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Ah, 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...

This weekend's Folkestone Fringe events

friday night at the folkestone fringe, invites you to two previews:at the cube gallery, tontine street:new work by andy tuohypreview starts at 6 - 8.30 pmall welcome to see a continuation of some of the poster modern work seen earlier in the yearat g...

Mighty Easter weekender, with The Cure

Hope 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 ...

happy new year!

Originally posted at just after midnight, what service I offer eh? We were in at this time, we decided to take a year off from all the NYE shenanigans this year, and have a quiet one in watching the TV. How odd that BBC seem to have done exactly the ...

Hot weekend

Weekend was ace wasn't it? We started with a lunchtime pint with work at a nice pub called The Drum, then a few drinks just the wife and me. Saturday we headed to The Whole World Cafe, and what do you know it was actually open this time? We were a bi...

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Malice Box Quest

I made this, it's a game, all part of promoting a new book. The game goes live on 15th of Jan AFAIK, though you can register now. You can win a holiday and things by answering questions,following clues, and wiggling your way round a little google map...

Ripper indeed

Been plotting some writings regarding the Ipswich prostitute murders, getting a bit annoyed at the press calling this guy "the ripper". He's not ripped so much as a sheet of toilet paper as far as we know, he's been suffocating in Suffolk, can no-one...

I thought things looked funny from the train last night

Looking out of my window I could see lots of lorries queued up in the dark, I thought it was the entrance to the tunnel but wondered why I'd not noticed it before... Seems the M20 was closed last night, Operation Stack came into effect:Motorists were...

Lunch review

Free lunch at work today was sausage and mash, looked like Quorn sausages and most likely dairy infused potato, so I skipped out for a slightly disappointing lunch. It looked promising, veggie sausage sandwich from The Organic Sandwich Co, but it was...

Cable snappage at the lower leas coastal park!

Who on earth has a site called injury watch..?An investigation is under way after a cable slide at a children's adventure playground snapped, sending an 11-year-old boy falling to the ground.The accident happened on Tuesday afternoon at the Lower Lea...
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Leave Dave the dolphin alone!

The Folkestone Dolphin is in The Sun today:JET skiers and kayakers will be prosecuted if they harass a dolphin that has taken up residence in the English Channel.The dolphin who has been nicknamed "Dave" has made the sea off Folkestone, Kent, his hom...

Frenchman opening next week?

Not that I've spoken to anyone or anything, but I see these gigs coming through on the listings:Thu 5th Oct 2006 HeroesFri 6th The Sharpee's (should that apostrophe really be there..?)Sat 7th Clacket Lane TBCFri 13th TurmoilSat 14th Mary's Dog (that ...
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RE: Woo, good luck and well done

Hey Paul,Nice to meet you this morning. I spoke to the creative foundation this morning who have suggested that I write to Roger's PA, Linda Hodben, to register interest. Sounds like quite a formal way to go about it. I might try and get her phone nu...

Body washed up on Folkestone beach :-(

From Auntie:The body was discovered in Folkestone shortly after 2200 BST on Thursday.A police spokeswoman said it was believed to be that of a girl who was last seen in the water near the Rotunda amusement park earlier that day.And a sad update from ...

Keith Flint

From Andy:Walked into the record shop and there's this guy talking to the staff about new tracks he was working on. He had very bright bleech blonde hair, which I mistook this for being white and mocked him (in my head) for being an old man who still...

Folkestone - seventh best holiday resort in the UK

From the Guardian:Sam Hill, spokeswoman for the Camping and Caravanning Club, which has an amazing 400,000 members in the UK (most of them stuck in front of me on the motorway), recommends Folkestone and the Kent coast. "It's gorgeous," she says. "Th...

This Saturday's comedy

ALEX HORNE (we had alex booked for the literary festival gig last september, but he cancelled because he was filming the wkd adverts which are currently on tv! we spoke to him on tuesday and he was still on then so hopefully it's all go for saturday...
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It's good to be back, it's good to be back

Thankyou for the concerned phonecalls and emails and texts, I am all OK, just had a few days away from work and the computer with a bad back, too much housework I reckon. Gave me a nice relaxing time in front of the TV though.Before all that, let me ...

The perfect crime

After the fabulous treat of yesterday evening (sausage, beans and fried potatoes for tea AND two episodes of Lovejoy), this morning's long wait outside the office was probably due. No keyholder turned up for over an hour, so I couldn't get into the b...

Weddingtastic weekender

Might mighty wedding fun at the weekend, but I'm KNACKERED now... Headed back in to London Saturday morning for the wedding of Ralph and Linda at The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA for short), just off The S...

RE: Tofts did move

I do know that Tofts still was on Grace Hill in 1973 under this name. I was on an English course in Folkestone that year and never came back later. Toft's was one of our favourite haunts, although we mostly stuck to the girls from our English course,...

Jack White

In the Phoenix Theatre Bar last night, with Jude Law... Not spotted by me but by pal Nic P, who spoke to Jack too. Looks like they'd come from The Raconteurs gig, at the Astoria across the way.Also in the same bar but a bit earlier, Stephen Merchant....
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Boo... RAH!

I thought with the film coming out and everything, about now would be a peak value time for my old V for Vendetta comics. I've never sold anything else when I maybe should have done (like the first Darkness single), I always hang on too long until th...

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RE: That could be quite amazing

Things are moving faster and faster. The new shopping centre will be open early next year, and the word from the wise is that the train link will actually be EARLIER than planned (!)I spoke to Mike MacDonald of the council the other day, and he seeme...

RE: DARKSIDED!!!

I live in Seattle (geographically, just about as far away from this woman's home as one can get and still be within the US), and we're as dumbfounded by this display as you are. It frightens me to think that this woman votes, but at least I can now u...

Natalie Casey

She was not wearing a flashing santa hat. I spoke to her in the ladies and she was really sweet, much prettier in person as well.

Why's it always Rik Waller?

In Kent Children in Need - BBC appeal will be broadcast from Medway on Friday 18th November. The county will be awash with fund-raising events to collect cash for the BBC Children in Need appeal.On Friday 18 NovemberIn Medway the Black Lion Leisure C...

Clubbing in the week

Oof, not feeling too clever today, went to the popbitch party yesterday at The Player in Soho (ooh, google maps has new features). Went for a couple of drinks in The Blue Posts right across the road before it too. That's the kind of thing I miss abou...

This week's transport rubbishness

This week's bad thing was her train from Charing Cross being cancelled last night, so she was 40 mins late home. Poor flower! My journey was fine, except that I was concerned that I was on the wrong train when she didn't meet me at Ashford. I even sp...

John Goodall / Rowlands castle

HiEileenI was born in Rowlands Castle, your name is familer I may have spoke to you in the past whilst trying to trace info on my uncle Walter Fredrick Goodall Born in Compton Sussex, he had a son John Goodall who now lives in Godshill I.O.W,He was b...

South Parade Pier

Some rubbish spoken word thing. He is frightening so we laughed at his jokes anyway.