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RE: Thanks for chipping in on the site anyway

Sorry to jump in but I'm seeing some valuable input here. You're all clearly live music fans so could I ask you all who would be your top 5 live bands to see. It would be most helpful if they are current and still performing and preferably the kind o...

Something to push my desperate ticket touting from the top of the blog

Terrible day of trains yesteray, have been training it in most of the week as my friend and neighbour who gives me a lift in has been off. Yesterday, morning train in CANCELLED! Started walking to look for a bus with a fellow commuter, and luckily we...

Bar Below opening night Friday 14th November

Just seen a poster at work. Actually this was open ages ago, we went there for New Years once when Chambers cancelled. Some kind of relaunch then. There will be a DJ and live entertainment:Opening Friday 14th November @ 18:00 � 23:00 with; DJ JDP spi...

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Own Gig - want to book your favourite band to do a private gig?

Hmm just seen http://www.owngig.com on popbitch, it's a site where you can get together with likeminded fans and pay your favourite band to do a gig. And it really can work, see this news piece from them: We are a matter of days away now from making ...

I might know of one ticket

I think I know someone who might not be able to go, stay tuned, or email me - fg@folkestonegerald.com - or maybe some other kind soul will read this and reply?Sandi Toksvig is also doing a date at the Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury, have you tried ...
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A bit I contributed to from the popbitch book

Well kind of, Clare and I brought this tiger back from Las Vegas and gave it to Camilla, who has used it in her Siegfried and Roy recreation in the book:...

Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)

Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev...

Gate 28 reopens at last Friday 26th

Grand reopening of Gate 28 this Friday, at last the rumours have come sort of true. Walked past today, the pumps are back, it's going to be the same kind of bar it was before by the looks of it. Possibly see you there for last orders......

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The only pub around with an indoor smoking area?

Went to the Skuba Bar last night and sat in their new conservatory for the first time. We had two smokers with us who were very pleased to see they've found some kind of loophole against the smoking ban. The walls of the conservatory can be opened ri...
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Apothecary cabinet went for �395

See it here, wonder if it will reappear on the listings again. Could have been a proper bargain, but that picture looked suss, like someone had revarnished it themselves.Speaking of REVARNISH, well kind of, I keep looking at words and thinking "that'...

David Devant top ten

Just browsing last.fm to see if anyone's mentioned the David Devant gig at the 100 Club (and they haven't), but I see this top ten of their tracks most listened, by users of last.fm. Who have installed the software, that monitors what you're listenin...
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The plot of a Christopher Brookmyre book

OK so this story doesn't have a plot that we know of so far, but each bit of information that's eeked out of nowhere by the press leads the imagination in different directions, like a good book. Of course, this is not a book, these are people's lives...

Speaking of tipping, see what tipped over

This tree tipped up in the high winds I guess:That's the terrace / smoking area of The Bank Bar under that tree, don't suppose there was anyone sat out there with today's weather anyway. This looked fresh, it must have only just happened. Snapped tod...

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Hot Leg Review - first Hot Leg Review EVER?

Was as we expected, maybe hotter, certainly smellier than I would have liked. We spent the evening secretly wishing they would play some songs that we knew - not necessarily Darkness songs, but maybe some cheeky covers, tipping their hat to their ref...

New shop in town

There's a new Camden style retro shop opened in Folkestone. Today was the first day of opening, just low key at the moment, they're going to launch properly in a couple of weeks, I'm sure they'll invite me along for the champagne reception.Unfortunat...

PHREADZ podcast

Well sort of. Some of the content from Kosso's phreadz.com is also available in MP4 format, which is kind of handy for ipod video. So I'm hoping this feed will populate my ipod with the fascinating conversations these guys are having. Only some of th...

folkestone herald

trying to locate a body painter from Dolphins Road who was recently in the F Herald - 19th July - Can you help please
Kind regards
Ann Eatwell

www.ukbodypaintingfestival.com

New Cross Murder Map!

Just in case you're wondering how close the double murder and firebombing was from my old flat (even though I left there years ago), I just knocked this up for Mum and Dad, to give them a bit of a point of reference.View Larger MapIsn't google maps j...

I bought a thing

This is what I bought at the boot fair yesterday, but was too traumatised to write about because of squished finger:It's a valet like this one, but a bit nicer I think. It looks older than it is and I've no idea what wood it's made out of, it's been ...

I have only been looking at the quality of the jeans, not the bottoms

That side panel is only showing listings for the style and size of jeans that Clare is looking for, but if you let me know your measurements I'm sure I can make a page just for you.I thought of looking for some jeans for me, but I buy them so infrequ...

That's exactly why!

Go on, buy some second hand pants off ebay via one of my links!

I put the links up there as obviously I check out my own website all day long and it lets me see at a glance what prices things are at...

RE: Woo we won a "Seven For All Mankind" auction at last!

Is that why there is always a strip of jean auctions down the right side of your site? For some reason those pictures of people's used jeans disturb me - and I can't work out why.

CLUB CHICKEN ROYALE WEDNESDAY 16TH JULY!

Club Chicken Royale returns at the Dry Bar on Wednesday 16th July with a sizzling lineup of live bands and DJs! LIVE:MOLLOY! effin' brilliant angular electro pop rock!GLUCKSKINDER! progressive, alternative, visual!FALLING MAJESTIES! psychedelia, elec...
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Woo we won a "Seven For All Mankind" auction at last!

Clare has got some �200 quid jeans on the way for just �13 pounds. They're not as-new or anything obviously, but should still be good jeans. I am aware that is suspiciously low, there must have been some clue that the jeans were fake, that we missed....

An opportunity to learn @ the University Centre Folkestone for free!

Step up to Business is a Short course (18hours) which will provide an enjoyable and lively look at business and enterprise.Learners will learn the basic of business. Ideal for those considering a start-up or just to improve job, and promotion prospec...

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Psst, wanna buy a Tracey Emin?

A GREAT day around Folkestone today, it was the start of the Triennial and there was tonnes to see. Number one activity was hunting down the Tracey Emin's before they got stolen. She'd cast several bronze sculptures of abandoned baby clothes that she...
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Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08

Hevy is extremely excited to be presenting their biggest event so far this August, featuring two of their favourite upcoming bands supporting Turin Brakes at the Leas Cliff Hall.Leas Cliff Hall, FolkestoneFriday 8th August 2008 (08/08/08)Doors 7:00pm...

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Wedding video and new jeans

Had a slightly rum Saturday night out but then a lovely Sunday afternoon to follow. Felt a bit queasy on Saturday so although we went out to Folkestone in the day, and had lunch at The Whole World Cafe (felty queasy before we went there, certainly no...
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The three rules of vegetarian food

From Neil, I hope he doesn't mind me reproducing this here, it's spot on. We were discussing pies:A veggie one would be possible, were it not for the first of the "foodindustry 3 laws of vegetarian food", i.e. "don't make it any fun", so unfortunatel...

Poor Jimmy Godden

I do feel sorry for Jimmy Godden as it appears that anything he owns seems to catch fire. I mean it's wasn't so long ago that some b****** set fire to another property that he owned (Mr B's Arcade on Margate seafront), burning it to the ground. Then ...

Finsbury Park

plus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden....