2008-05-30BST07:10:55did your spell checker kick in there?museums or musicians?<br /><br />Cheers for the tips though.2008-05-29BST09:22:56It's not cheating, it's perfectly validYou'll learn as you go through that most professional museums won't play full chords, just a sub-set of the strings....2008-04-29BST04:10:59RE: Pirate museumIt's ok, I've already ransacked it for anything worth taking. Which wasn't much, just some Lost DVD's and naked pictures of Kiera Knightly.2008-04-29BST02:30:07RE: Pirate museumOpps!2008-04-28BST09:17:35RE: Pirate museumah thanks for the update... so their house should be safe to burgle now :o)2008-04-26BST07:07:28RE: Pirate museum[u]They went at 11am on Thursday. Last text said they were in a pup in Atlanta with a three hour wait for the next flight!<br />Bazzer2008-04-25BST09:34:42RE: Pirate museumAh har, me land lubber - so when you going? Is it now? Are you there already? I sat in the bar at Miami airpot for about 5.5 hours, sat on a stool at the bar drinking merrily. Does that count as seeing Miami? Took me 30 hours to get home that da... 2008-04-23BST02:00:32Pirate museumThere's a pirate museum in Key West, Florida. If you're going to Key West any time soon, why not call in there and tell me how it was? Some more Key West links, in case you or anyone know is going.Sloppy Joes a bar with live music, with live webcams ... 2008-04-09BST09:29:13Poor Jimmy GoddenI 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 ... 2008-03-24GMT11:57:27Mighty Easter weekender, with The CureHope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... 2008-03-03GMT08:56:29Canterbury, but not house huntingNot a bad weekend. Started on a bum note, with a death, my sister's ma-in-law passed away unexpectedly on Friday, so thoughts with all the families involved obviously. Saturday we stayed local, didn't go to Canterbury as Clare was having lunch with h... 2008-03-03GMT07:23:07Jack the Ripper exhibition ticketsThis sounds good, there's a Jack the Ripper exhibition on at the Museum in Docklands. Not connected as such with my family, nor with your family I expect, but look, see, history and that. Fascinating stuff.From 15 May - 2 November Museum in Docklands... 2008-02-29GMT11:10:13Kent for free sold outAnyone feeling hard done by working this magically appearing non day and not getting paid any extra for it feeling hard done by? I'm not, they pointed out on BBC Breakfast today that even though we have this extra day, we have one less working day th... 2008-02-25GMT04:24:56RE: is the rotunda amusement park stall at folkestone ?No loss, it was pants2008-02-18GMT09:41:34Kent's big day out15,000 FREE TICKETS AVAILABLEMore than 15,000 free tickets to top visitor attractions across the county are available for Kent's Big Day Out.Among those taking part are:Godinton House & Gardens, The Canterbury Tales, Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, P... 2007-11-24GMT12:05:44Fake GAP voucherHmm, I smell bullshit, there's a supposedly fake GAP voucher doing the rounds offering a 60% discount at GAP today, I heard about this on www.bbc.co.uk/breakfast - don't worry though, GAP will still be offering a genuine 30% discount to anyone turnin... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10706/Fake+GAP+voucher">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-09-23BST01:37:35Tontine Street war memorial (for Tim Bryan)heard that there is a memorial site in tontine street that used to be a pub, got bombed in wwII?? Apparently there's a plaque on this site. Is it the little triangle at the end where the road splits?? (heading uphill from the amusements, etc.)[/quote... 2007-08-13BST09:00:42Louise Daniels, by email:I think the way the dolphin is being treated is absolutely disgraceful!!!! People have no consideration for the dolphin and are purely out for self gain to say “they swam with a dolphin!” I think it’s so selfish! The fate for solitary dolphins is alw... 2007-04-08BST04:42:34"an important part of amusement park heritage" gone forever...The Save Dreamland Campaign has worked tirelessly over the last few days to save the Runaway Coaster, being the only side friction figure eight coaster left in the UK and one of only two in the world. We believed it to be an important part of amuseme... 2007-03-14GMT02:21:38Do these look poisonous or what?I saw tonnes of them today.In other wildlife news, seeing lots and lots and lots of rabbits near work at the moment, because I'm walking by their field around dusk, when they are quite bold. Also I saw a massive massive rat in Folkestone, when Clare ... 2007-02-06GMT07:02:32Rabbits and finchesWalk home from work today wasn't so dark, not pitch black anyway, not sure if that's the position of the moon or something, or that it's really getting lighter. We went to the office at the weekend, so I could show Clare where it was, and we saw a ra... 2007-02-02GMT09:43:53So are we going to Glastonbury or what?I suspect not this year, as we have a lot on in June anyway, but if we were we'd have to register in advance... Weird. Will it beat the touts? I doubt it, unless all the artists' guests have to register in the same way, just as far in advance.Who wil... 2007-01-30GMT03:11:21Ajax landing pageHi There!Tim Bryan (me) ex-folkestonian...I heard that there is a memorial site in tontine street that used to be a pub, got bombed in wwII??Apparently there's a plaque on this site.Is it the little triangle at the end where the road splits?? (headin... 2007-01-04GMT07:45:13Christmas tellyTime for some christmas roundup type things, I really did have a great time during our extended break, so much so that I didn't post all the tedious minutiae (can you tell from my embiggened vocabulary I've been playing a lot of Scrabble?), so I'll t... 2006-12-01GMT10:17:25RE: Peene Railway MuseumGood luck with getting a gig, but this site is not affilliated with the railway museum, nor any venue, you should contact them direct.2006-11-30GMT02:29:21Peene Railway MuseumDear sir,I see by your site you put on live music-would you ever consider putting on live jazz mid week--with either a trio or quartet,Our website is WWW.POPEJAZZ.COMThis style of jazz is quite popular in a few venues in Folkestone;anyway consider it... 2006-10-13BST04:56:56I went to the Victoria and Albert museumHere's my picture of the window:The sign next to it does say "From the studio of Hary Clarke"...... 2006-10-13BST10:11:23Norman LamontWith a lady, in one of the religious art bits, talking about train times.2006-10-05BST08:51:58Harry Clarke at the V&AWell spotted Mum and Dad, there is a Harry Clarke at the Victoria and Albert museum:Harry Clarke was one of the great masters of 20th-century stained glass. He trained in his father's studio and at the Metropolitan Art School in Dublin, which gave hi... 2006-08-26BST05:40:32RE: is the rotunda amusement park stall at folkestone ?If it's still there it's not there for long, it's being demolished and redeveloped any day now. There was a temporary travelling fairground on the site on the last bank holiday. Can't see the Rotunda from where I'm sat, so that's the best information...