2007-10-10UTC12:02:40Do you know all the songs?I'm not Irish at all, the wife is on her Dad's side, and some of their friends are who were out. Chief knower-of-all-the-songs is actually Scottish, but he sings like an Irish... Then again there's probably a lot of crossover, I always think of Green... 2007-09-26UTC08:41:58An aggressive youth in a tracksuit, should not be hard to find...Reprinting from Kent news, hopefully they'll get a result, are there not CCTV cameras all over the Leas?POLICE are appealing for help identifying a group of youths who assaulted and hurled abuse at a street cleaner.The 62-year-old broke his arm when ... 2007-07-17UTC12:31:54Edinburgh (being the second part of our holiday)Edinburgh is nice. "Our kind of city" the wife wrote on her postcards, and I agree. We got a speedy train there from Carlisle into Edinburgh Haymarket, this was the side of the city we were staying on. We could have been a bit closer to the action bu... 2007-07-16UTC04:20:22The wedding (being the first part of my two week holiday write up)We started our little trip with a wedding, the least possible wedding that was still attached to home by land that I have ever been to. This was somewhere one side of the Scottish border, and the reception was just the other side, which was quite a n... 2006-09-28UTC08:01:36Now The Mirror has the storyHere, and they put PERVERT in capitals, just so you know...A PERVERT is dressing up like movie character Mrs Doubtfire to grope teenage girls.The cunning predator disguises himself as a granny to strike up conversation with teenagers and young women.... 2006-08-19UTC08:37:19RE: I am hereNot really, saw Paul Merton doing improv the other day. My mother is here so now it's been Classical Graffitti, Scottish Contemporary Ballet (urgh) and the Tattoo tonight. Seeing Andrew Maxwell next week which should be good!I never have time to do a... 2006-06-13UTC09:36:52Tax the squirrel farmsBad news from CBBC:People who shoot or trap grey squirrels should be paid, a member of the Scottish parliament has said.Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser has called for the Scottish Parliament to introduce the bounty to protect red squirrels from their g... 2006-06-05UTC01:17:49What I done on my weekendHuge weekend then, we really packed quite a lot in. Started off with a Friday off, though still a commute up to London, we had our trips to Admiralty House and Number 10, through Clare's work.Instead of snoozing on the way up to London I took the opp... 2006-06-01UTC03:33:05Ronnie Scotts RejectsHi<br /><br />Does anyone know how much these guys cost for a corporate evening event?2005-09-13UTC10:26:45Ronnie Scott's RejectsRSR recently performed as part of a summer music festival organised by More London (<a href="http://www.morelondon.co.uk">www.morelondon.co.uk</a>). Maybe they can put you in touch. Good luck!2005-09-05UTC08:22:52I am trying to track down Ronnie Scott's Rejects, if still going, for a gig next year, my sister's wedding. Anyone have any idea of how to get hold of them? No trace on an internet search.Anyone reading this with any ideas, perhaps your could post a ... 2005-08-22UTC10:30:44Altered ImagesWhat was it you particularly liked about them then..?<br /><br /><img src="http://www.firstfoot.com/Bad%20Scottish%20Pop/Bad%20Scottish%20Pop/Images/groganthen.jpg" />2005-08-22UTC12:15:09Ronnie Scott's RejectsIn 1996 I had the marvelous idea of going down a pub to check on a band called Ronnie Scott's Rejects.Hey, these guys should be world touring !!Thank you Ronnie Scott's for your phenomenal presentation ! I wish you had a DVD already ! Specially now t... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3832/Ronnie+Scott%27s+Rejects">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-08-04UTC07:05:30just a coincidence I thinkI pasted that in from an email I got, maybe someone else knows more. I got an email too from an Eric Clarke in the US Air Force who has the same birthday as me, he's interested in tracing his family tree:My name is Eric Clarke I was born 7/27/1974 in... 2005-04-06UTC09:39:16Folkestone in the news!Did you see Folkestone on the BBC news last night? John Prescott came to town to unveil a monstrous poster of Michael Howard with the slogan "Forward not Howard". Where in town did this happen?Here's what Labour say they've done for Folkestone, here'... 2004-09-17UTC06:55:17Don't forget that Sunday is "International Talk Like A Pirate Day".2004-06-16UTC04:17:54RE: Big weekend thenCongratulation on your engagement !<br />Very pleased for you both.<br />Ryan (scottish git, you probably dont remember)<br />2004-05-24UTC08:38:43Wedding venues in KentFollowing a link from the London By London mailout about civil wedding ceremonies, I have found a list of approved venues in Kent... not sure who they're approved by, the list is shorter than I thought! We might start looking this weekend, to give us... 2004-01-27UTC12:57:56Metallica and Linkin Park for DownloadTwo of the biggest rock bands in the world are confirmed to headline thisyear's Download Festival, winners of Kerrang!'s 2003 Festival Of The Yearaward. Metallica, who have sold more than 90 million albums, won numerousawards and were the secret gues... 2004-01-20UTC02:20:47ScottVest<a href="http://www.scottevest.com/">the new place I'll be buying all my clothes</a>, possibly, geek-TASTIC! It's <a href="http://www.rohan.co.uk">Rohan</a> to the next level... built in networking and solar panels?2003-11-05UTC09:56:12RE: any link?Hi James,Although the Clarke name does have Irish/Scottish origins we don't have, apart from my mother's Rainey family who originate from Ireland some where! I have not checked this line yetRegards, Bazzer... 2003-10-01UTC08:43:24SomeoneWalking to work today I saw someone, and I know he's an acotr type, but I don't know his name. He's got ginger hair and he's quite an imposing chap, in his late twenties, and looks as if he might have an Irish or Scottish accent. Can you help? He loo... 2003-09-19UTC07:00:14International Talk Like A Pirate DayARRR!On a spoddy note I am posting this image without using an IMG tag, I've done it as an object instead... this means I can include HTML in the equivalent of the ALT tag, and no-one should see a broken image thing... just learned it, as the proper ... 2003-06-02UTC03:12:51Goodnight Jim BobJames Robert "Jim Bob" Morrison, formerly of Carter USM release an full length album "Goodnight Jim Bob" today, if you liked Carter you'll like this, and if you didn't you might like it also... stereoworld.co.uk for more details... bit of a lazy revi... 2003-05-06UTC02:32:20A West London based freebie“Where else could you find Anita Pallenberg dancing away to Courtney Love on the decks playing the Rolling Stones?” GUARDIANThe answer is Alan McGee’s Death Disco, where recent visitors to the 200 capacity club have included Stella McCartney, Sadie F... 2002-05-24UTC02:16:48Idlewild launch Barfly Glasgow!Top Scottish rock band Idlewild will play a warm up gig ahead of their T in the Park festival appearance (13th July). The band who recently appeared on the David Letterman show in the states and have a new single American English (released July 1st)... 2002-01-07UTC11:52:18Jack Live ReturnJack make a welcome (and all too rare) return to the world of live gigs, and will be playing "93 Feet East" on the 12th of February...93 Feet East is at 159 Brick Lane, that London, and you can get tickets here for a bargainous seven quid...Jack are ... 2001-05-11UTC02:02:56Belle and Sebastian DatesWith thanks to dedicated Stuart Murdoch stalker Idleberry, we have rest of the Belle and Sebastian English at last...Scarborough Futurist Theatre (June 26th)Preston Guildhall (27th)London Royal Albert Hall (29th)Cardiff St David's Hall (July 1st)Birm... 2001-05-01UTC05:16:57Beat the Tube StrikeWhat better way to celebrate the tube strike than leaping around like a loony at Radio 4, 21 Notting Hill Gate this Wednesday, May 2.Captain Soul and Spare Snare play live, and there will be the usual eclectic disk-jockeying, and also "a full quota o... 2001-04-26UTC02:32:00Belle and Sebastian tour datesNo, not the English dates, sorry, here are the Scottish dates that everyone else ran with a couple of days ago:Saturday 9 June - Dunoon Queens HallSunday 10 June - Perth City HallMonday 11 June - Dunfermline Carnegie HallThursday 14 June - Aberdeen M... 2006-03-28UTC01:34:25SpitzAnthony Reynolds and Matthew Scott, Jack basically, I preferred the whole band, but still good.... 2008-06-10UTC12:40:26Astoriaplus Idlewild, Scott 4, and Unbelievable Truth - unbelievably SHIT more like. Thom Yorke's brother's band. Part of NME Brats week.... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>