2008-11-26UTC09:02:05Lone Star Comedy, now with added German standupThe line up consists of Henning Wehn, Liam Mullone, Jim Smallman and a newcomer’s act.Henning Wehn is the German Comedy Ambassador to the UK. He calmly and clinically debunks the idea that Germans do not have a sense of humour.Henning does this by ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11755/Lone+Star+Comedy%2C+now+with+added+German+standup">Rated 5.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-11-14UTC02:54:07Something to push my desperate ticket touting from the top of the blogTerrible 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... 2008-11-05UTC02:06:50Non political newsAh, the weekend, seems like so long ago now. Chocka at work this week, I am shut away in isolation for two weeks to work on a new project. Good to be without distractions of people coming up to my desk, and actually good to be so busy, it's making th... 2008-11-05UTC07:27:44A new dawn, a new hope, a new America, etcA shift away from Conservatism, it's Obama what won it. The number of seats makes it look like a proper drubbing, Barack Obama winning two for each one that John McCain did, and it wasn't close like George W Bush's controversial win, but it looked li... 2008-10-30UTC08:07:48Who is Russell Brand?Lordy, could Russell Brand have done anything better to raise his profile than that phone call to Andrew Sachs? Mostly it's probably the Hate Mail on Sunday that's to blame. When the original Russell Brand show went out, no-one was listening. It's on... 2008-10-29UTC06:39:53The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th NovemberThe Holloways play the LCH, get tickets here. Not yet sold out, no need for ebay (yet). Support from local acts Underground Heroes and Seven Storey Down, full press release to follow.More dates nationally, at cosier venues than we get here, guess Fol... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November"><img alt="The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th November" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-26UTC09:00:52MediaMonkeyWhen I had hard drive problems recently and had to restore all my music library from a backup, I only had backups of the actual tracks and not all the associated itunes stuff. This means I lost most of my album artwork and things! Annoyingly itunes w... 2008-10-19UTC10:21:10webcamsAs a semi-regular visitor to Folkestone from the US, I'd enjoy looking through a webcam now and again. The usual googling hasn't turned up anything. Can anyone recommend a Folkestone webcam?<br />2008-10-15UTC01:03:17Great 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... 2008-10-14UTC06:53:49Escondido Sandgate still closed, but free cocktails at Escondido DealDoes not look like they're in a hurry to reopen Escondido Sandgate, but they're trying to make a go of the Deal branch, there's an offer of a free cocktail with presentation of the advert in My Shepway free sheet.... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11630/Escondido+Sandgate+still+closed%2C+but+free+cocktails+at+Escondido+Deal"><img alt="Escondido Sandgate still closed, but free cocktails at Escondido Deal" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2560500855_ac2a665c97_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11630/Escondido+Sandgate+still+closed%2C+but+free+cocktails+at+Escondido+Deal">Rated 7.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-14UTC06:50:30Yeah shame7k a month is not a lot of profit though I don't think for a place that size. Did not realise it was owned by a brewery, are you sure? I think it was independent.I heard the owners were scuppered after being fined for cutting down a tree, or somethin... 2008-10-14UTC06:46:07Obama mix free mp3Get it here, not heard it yet, but I think I'd urge people to vote Obama anyway. I'm not sitting on the fence like KISS. It's obviously not my call, but how often has the Conservative candidate been the better choice?That link courtesy of billy squie... 2008-10-06UTC06:32:15And the camera's working at lastOutgoing mail server is mail.btinternet.com, and username is just the username, not the email address. I authorised another email address on my own clarkeology.com domain to send from my btbroadband in the end, but don't think I really needed to do t... 2008-10-01UTC05:12:35Got my Folkestone Literary Festival ticketsWe're off to talks by David Starkey and Susie Dent, and I've also ended up with one for Sandi Toksvig. Clare was meant to be going with her Mum, but they've double booked. There are more things I'm tempted to go to, but it would mean going out on a s... 2008-09-29UTC12:26:23Splendid weekend of comedy, food, double dinners, and everythingGreat weekend. As an intro though, specifically for the people from work who mentioned they had found this page recently - at no point did I drink too much and become annoying, I am a fine upstanding member of staff. Probably you can go back to work ... 2008-09-26UTC02:14:32Come on over to my placeDo you want to come and work here? See our recruitment video.I'm positive they said they would ask permission before they featured us, I think I'm pretty definitely featured there in the bit where they say WE'RE LOOKING FOR A WEB GURU!!! That's not m... 2008-09-26UTC06:47:32Rocket man lands in Dover todaySwiss jet pack flyer Yves Rossy had to postpone yesterday's attempted personal jet crossing of the channel, but with any luck he'll be landing in Dover today, so look out for him, keep your heads down! The Guardian has more, or (sorry I'm in a hurry)... 2008-09-25UTC09:01:08Massive hen party descending on this week's Lone Star ComedyBig hen party booked in for Lone Star Comedy this Friday, a few tickets remaining though! Single tickets available online at Online via www.lonestarcomedy.co.uk but for two or more best call Richard on 07810 864228 or email lonestarcomedy@hotmail.com... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11595/Massive+hen+party+descending+on+this+week%27s+Lone+Star+Comedy">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-22UTC05:36:35Nice weekendHad a good weekend, reasonably uneventful but just NICE! Intended to start off with a quiz at The Grand, but they called Clare on the day to say it was cancelled, for a private function. Good job she had called to reserve a table and left her number,... 2008-09-20UTC09:20:11Susie Dent's coming to FolkestoneSusie Dent of Countdown's "Dictionary Corner" is coming to Folkestone as part of Folkestone Literary Festival 2008. At least I hope it's the same Susie Dent. We watch Countdown every day on 40D, so this will be nice.She has a regular publication call... 2008-09-17UTC01:07:25It is about the Whole World Cafe in the Old high streetwhen you go in the cafe you do not know what to do i.e self serve or be sit and be served.. it turns out it depends on the mood of the owner. The eldery Irish lady seemed bored to be there but i did order my food which was hard work as the black boar... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11577/It+is+about+the+Whole+World+Cafe+in+the+Old+high+street"><img alt="It is about the Whole World Cafe in the Old high street" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2580400301_d2b526002b_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11577/It+is+about+the+Whole+World+Cafe+in+the+Old+high+street">Rated 4.27/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-14UTC11:13:23More Terry PratchettThat signed copy of Nation is riding high at over a hundred quid today. Just having a browse around ABE Books at more Terry Pratchett, someone's selling an ex-library copy of The Light Fantastic for £500, that's what I've got. Nice to have an origina... 2008-09-13UTC07:42:22Terry Pratchett's Nation limited edition.I've got one of these a Nation special edition, I think. Dad queued from early this morning to secure one of these, and got it signed, good work!Had a great day in London where we also saw Terry Pratchett, he helicoptered between Hayling Island (wher... 2008-09-11UTC04:12:16Origami luggage labelsHow has no-one already made such a thing? Looking for an <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=origami+luggage+labels" title="Google for origami luggage labels">origami pattern for a baggage label</a> and I can find no such thing, can you help?2008-09-09UTC01:16:37Apothecary cabinet went for £395See 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'... 2008-09-05UTC01:56:50David Devant top tenJust 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... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11558/David+Devant+top+ten">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-05UTC07:18:28Folkestone fringeat the leas lift, curated by club shepway:this saturday and sunday cathy lomax and alex michon present l'estranger:where paranoid plup fiction drives out fact...a dishevelled young stranger arrives at a coastal town. his clothes are strange and his f... 2008-09-04UTC12:53:43The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home?Saturday is the rumoured day of reopening, has anyone any idea if anything is really happening? I went past there on Tuesday, lights were on so someone had been inside, but it wasn't clear if anything had changed. It didn't really look closed down at... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F"><img alt="The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home?" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-01UTC05:32:34The plot of a Christopher Brookmyre bookOK 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... 2008-09-01UTC06:03:03No more news about Gate 28 reopening then?I found nothing on Facebook, except a group saying "wouldn't it be good if it reopened"... it's still under offer, and still has not changed internally so I guess it could happen fairly quickly. If you have any more specific info please post it up he... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11547/No+more+news+about+Gate+28+reopening+then%3F"><img alt="No more news about Gate 28 reopening then?" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11547/No+more+news+about+Gate+28+reopening+then%3F">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-07UTC09:27:19Islington AcademyFree show!2008-11-15UTC09:21:20Leas Cliff Hallplus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.clarkeology.com/goldie+lookin%27+chain">Goldie Lookin' Chain</a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall"><img alt="Leas Cliff Hall" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>Tokyo Dragonsplus Renegade Playboys, midweek rock night at On The Rocks, Kingsland Road