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My RSS feed

My RSS feed is now here, and up to date, thanks Muddyfunkster for the tip off that it had not been updating... if you have the bookmark for the old feed you should be forwarded automatically...48 subscribers? Really?...

Coldplay tickets

Coldplay play Wembley, Hampden Park and Lancashire County Cricket Club in September next year, some very big gigs indeed, and Ticketmaster will have some special packages here. Regular tickets also go on sale at 9.30am today.ColdplayColdplayColdplayC...

Lone Star Comedy, now with added German standup

The 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 ...
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Evil day

Cold and horrible here, just done the shopping in the rain. Some snow this morning, too wet to settle though. FREEZING like I don't think I have ever known in Canterbury yesterday, proper arctic. Wondered round the shops a bit while Clare was having ...

Dad, did you say you were after a new phone?

How about this one?

A chum just sent it, they're made in Folkestone apparently...

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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Cure tickets on sale at 9am

Get them here, good luck. An initial batch already sold out through www.nme.com, guess that's why there are no advanced tickets that we O2 customers are supposed to get.Maybe see you here later if we miss out, though I'm not sure we'll pay much if Th...
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Cure tickets

Seems it's nearly time for our annual pilgrimage, The Cure are playing the O2, it's an NME brats show, except it's called the Shockwaves big gig now. Seems they're playing Brixton the night before but it's at the awards ceremony. I've been before, la...
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RE: Linksys WVC54G wireless camera, btinternet SMTP and gmail

I have a similar problem and I got tired of fighting with it. Most of these cameras also will send a screen shot to an ftp server so I wrote a vbscript that polls the server and then sends an email using my workplace smtp server. Obviously, you need ...

The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th November

The 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...

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RE: sandy toksvig tickets

Hi Clare,

I have managed to get hold of 2 tickets to Sandi Toksvig if you still need them.
Please call me on 01303 245799.

Roberta

This seems to be the oldest surviving popex news post

Oasis tickets

Get tickets here for Oasis biggest ever open air tour in 2009. The Enemy and Kasabian to support. A chum just saw Oasis at Wembley Arena and says it was fantastic, but he'd not seen them since 1996 and been building it up since then. Of course I dive...

Metallica tickets

Metallica tour the UK! Get tickets here, on sale Friday morning.Wed 25th Feb - Nottingham Trent FM ArenaThurs 26th Feb - Manchester Evening News ArenaSat 28th Feb - Sheffield ArenaMon 2nd Feb - London O2 ArenaTues 3rd Feb - New...
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sandy toksvig tickets

Dear Gerald - I am desperate to get 2 tickets for Sandi Toksvig's gig on Nov 8 - they are sold out and the office say no refunds are given so NOONE will send theirs back. Any ideas?

Clare Baker

creative support ofr Poppy Appeal

PRESS RELEASE17TH OCTOBER 2008NO EMBARGOART GALLERY SUPPORTS POPPY APPEAL IN SPECIAL WAYThe Fofu Art Gallery on Rendezvous Street in Folkestone is supporting this years Royal British Legion (RBL) Poppy Appeal in a very special way by dedicating an en...

My family History

Hi I am intereted in genealogy and have recently found out from my brother that he used to dance at Leas Cliff Hall in the 50s when he was stationed at Dover while serving in the York and Lancs reg, coincidentally my father told him he did the same t...

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Lone Star Comedy Saturday 1st November

The Lone Star Comedy Club returns to the Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe Garrsion in Cheriton � on Saturday November 1st The line up consists of Quincy, Ed Aczel, compere David Whitney, plus a newcomer�s act. Quincy Quincy is a remarkable ...
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AC/DC tickets

AC/DC are touring, first time in eight years apparently, though it's certainly not that long since we saw them at Hammersmith Odeon, guess that really was a special one off tour.Tue 14-Apr-09 AC/DC London The O2 On Sale From 10:00 17-Oct-08Tue 21-Ap...

Folkestone Literary Festival Brochure - OUT NOW!

Folkestone Literary Festival 2008 - 1st to 9th NovemberIf you haven't managed to check out the programme for this year's festival online you'll be pleased to know that the brochures are now available in many locations around Folkestone and the surrou...

Feeling the credit crunch in Folkestone? KCC apparently are

Little old Kent county Council got a mention on this morning's Guardian Daily Podcast. Apparently Kent County Council had rather a lot of (our) money invested in an Icelandic bank that just went bust :-(

Sources etc when I get home.

More camera strangeness

I had a burst of five emails in a row from the camera, not sure if it's when I'd tweaked with the settings or not so no idea if it's working or not. Might try turning off the video attachment see if that's any easier on the email. Found lots of stuff...

Linksys WVC54G wireless camera, btinternet SMTP and gmail

Dug out my wireless camera, to see if it could be used as a web cam - it's good quality, with sound, but more for security monitoring than sitting in front of the screen and talking. Don't think it can, but it's good to have it up and running again a...

Is it still the Three Mackerel?

It has had more names than that in just the few years I've been here, it seems jinxed... It was Nostalgia Bar a fifties themed bar just before it was Euphoria I think. I've only liked one of the incarnations in recent years, when it had the hexagonal...

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My recent visit

I recently visited my old home town for a funeral, and would just like to comment that I am still so happy to see Shepherd & Neame ales in Folkestone.The first thing my son and I did when arriving at Folkestone West station, was to have a "swift half...
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Some details from this week's Herald about Gate 28

According to the Folkestone Herald:It's under new ownership because Roger DeHaan sold the freehold, hmm why would he do that? I wonder if it's because Jimmy Godden has been buying up properties on the same street.The same owner owns the Gate Inn in H...

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FOLKESTONE LITERARY FESTIVAL 2008

FOLKESTONE LITERARY FESTIVAL 2008 - 1st to 9th NovemberThe full programme is now available on the festival website www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk where you can also book tickets online.Top names this year include Kate Adie, Will Self, Denis Norden, Sir ...

Splendid weekend of comedy, food, double dinners, and everything

Great 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 ...

Massive hen party descending on this week's Lone Star Comedy

Big 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...
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RE: Don't ye be forgettin' dawgs

ee by gum, run up the gibbet ya scurvy mutts, or walk up it if your too old. Well,I tried...

Leas Cliff Hall

SOLD OUT

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Astoria

Goldie Lookin' Chain
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Islington Academy

Free show!

Mean Fiddler

plus Lockdown Project.

Leas Cliff Hall

plus Goldie Lookin' Chain

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Metro

I've got a tiny bit of video footage of this one.

Notting Hill Arts Club

SOLD OUT in advance, we only just squeezed in, debut single out this week.

Electric Ballroom

Went with an old workmate, got drunk before the gig and I think I went home as soon as the band came on.
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The 100 Club

£6.50
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Barfly

Coldplay Barfly session was today, I was there... cosy....

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Spitz

Anthony Reynolds and Matthew Scott, Jack basically, I preferred the whole band, but still good....

The Wedgewood Rooms

plus Jolt (Mark Kedsd of the Senseless Things) and Yellow Car, reviewed in $OLD OUT
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Portsmouth Pyramids

So who was it actually played the Pyramids this night? I know I was at the Mike Flowers Pops one, I remember holding the door open to a radio reporter so they could report from the gig using the payphone in the lobby, as their satellite phone wasn't ...
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