2008-10-08UTC06:00:48More camera strangenessI 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... 2008-09-25UTC11:31:03James Goddon, is a decent man, a loyal friend, who if he gave you his word would stick to it no matter what. He employed a great number of people, and was loyal to Folkestone, it is just a shame Shepway council did not show him some respect.The town... 2008-09-20UTC08:50:07How strange to compare this Wagamama review with todayI never have Yasai Katsu Curry any more, though I used to eat it all the time in London. Maybe this was my first visit to the Canterbury branch...... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11589/How+strange+to+compare+this+Wagamama+review+with+today">Rated 7.77/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-17UTC05:39:14Another odd looking Bergerac Oak tableHere's another Bergerac Oak dining table with the same odd colouring as the other pieces I've seen on ebay recently... is this maybe an older colour that John Lewis used to do? Our bookcases are the mid coloured "Alsace" range, it's not that, but we ... 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... 2008-09-03UTC08:47:23Apothecary cabinet strangeness in SurreyYou will of course remember this cabinet that I bigged up recently, it was listed for £100 and I put in a few bids for it, as I liked it and it's full price would be over two grand and it matches what we've got. It sold in the end for £545 to someone... 2008-08-20UTC04:17:56Wahey, stranger!Found your blog, via facebook recently. Did I leave a message? I meant to. Hope you are well.2008-07-13UTC10:59:19Gone ApeWent to Go Ape at Leeds Castle on Friday, bit of a work jolly. None of the pictures or video really came out that well, but here is me on a zip line / death slide / flying fox.It was great! Some pictures to come too.As a reward for watching my video... 2008-06-13UTC06:41:14Are you down with OPP?The excellent Other People's Photographs project has been absorbed into some Channel 4 project and is putting their name to www.opp2.org. Only two pictures posted there from Folkestone, no actual connection with the OPP project as far as I can see so... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11325/Are+you+down+with+OPP%3F"><img alt="Are you down with OPP?" src="http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/gallery/gallery2.jpg" /></a>2008-06-12UTC02:48:43Too old to rockhave my new starter at work, our industrial placement from Canterbury University for the year. He seems a nice guy, but in making conversation I asked him what he was listening to... Simply Red! Phil Collins! Robbie Williams! This guy is not even twe... 2008-05-29UTC11:01:54Useful tips for guitar beginners!This is what I was after, thank you Neil and Mark:cheat - don't use every finger on every string like the books suggest in strange cramped positions.if you want open chords 90% of songs are D C and G2 bar chord shapes and don't worry about extending ... 2008-05-28UTC03:05:47Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08Hevy is extremely excited to be presenting their biggest event so far this August, featuring two of their favourite upcoming bands supporting Turin Brakes at the Leas Cliff Hall.Leas Cliff Hall, FolkestoneFriday 8th August 2008 (08/08/08)Doors 7:00pm... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11288/Turin+Brakes+play+the+Leas+Cliff+Hall+in+August%2C+08/08/08"><img alt="Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11288/Turin+Brakes+play+the+Leas+Cliff+Hall+in+August%2C+08/08/08">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-06UTC12:37:38Thanks for clearing that up!Another STRANGE "fact" I heard from someone at work was that the lady in question jumped <em>after</em> she'd finished her shift in Wilkinsons... why would you not do it before?2008-05-06UTC12:09:12RE: Folkestone double death plunge smash horror tragedy!Yes she did! She actually came off of the Asda carpark and i certainly won't forget5 coming face to face with her smashed on the pavement! Suicide remains the most selfish act ever!!! I CANNOT find it within my self to feel sorry for.......best to wi... 2008-05-02UTC06:20:41We saw thisStrange halo effect around the sun, did you get it here? It was mad, I have tried to photo it but couldn't get back far enough. How do you get further away from the sun?Aha, reflected in my new shades! We really did see this in the sky though.... 2008-04-11UTC09:21:44Strange time travelAs previously possibly mentioned, I am listening to old Mark Radcliffe radio shows, on the mp3. Just listened to the last ever graveyard shift show on Radio One, and then (in exactly the wrong order) the first ever graveyard shift show from 1993. And... 2008-03-24UTC11:57:27Mighty 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 ... 2008-03-18UTC02:59:25New not-comedy on BBC4Looking forward to this, the first in a new series "The curse of comedy", it'll be a drama mockumentary type thing about the relationship between Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. Starring Jason Isaacs (The State Within) as Harry H Corbett and Ph... 2008-03-15UTC04:58:10Still Cure tickets leftLess than a week to go until our gig of the year The Cure at Wembley on Thursday. Got an automated call from Ticketmaster telling me the stage times; 65daysofstatic are on at 7pm, and the Cure at 8pm, so that gives them plenty of time to play the thr... 2008-03-02UTC10:21:06Did Channelfly get taken over by Mean Fiddler (or the other way round)?Just got a strange MAMA Live email, grouping the Barfly and Mean Fiddler venues together:I know Barfly had taken over Kentish Town Forum, but it looks like even more has gone on now, since I left. Hasn't done anything for their share price though, I ... 2008-01-26UTC09:33:00GahJust investigating my amazon referral fees, seeing why I've not earned anything in about a year... this month my referral earnings are MINUS four pounds twenty-seven. Seems someone bought this camera last month, KERCHING, that's about a tenner commis... 2007-12-31UTC09:52:02Been quiet for a few daysNo I've not been out on the larry-large every day over christmas, been a bit under the weather actually, though that's not what's kept me off the computer. When I'm not at work and Clare's home too I never get to sit in front of the computer, she's p... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10799/Been+quiet+for+a+few+days">Rated 6.36/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-12-19UTC06:23:25I'd like to see something wittyUm, I can't think what though.Whatever happened to other people's photographs, I thought they were meant to be on display at Bouverie Place. They used one of my pictures, but no sign of it so far...... 2007-12-19UTC07:36:50If a picture paints a thousand words...Does this video clip of us in Belgium this weekend make anything I have to say on the subject completely redundant?See, Mum, Dad, Clare and me on a humungous big wheel, part of the Plaisers d'Hiver festival type affair that was going in Brussels this... 2007-12-12UTC08:27:05burstin folkestone darts eventThat sounds good, someone's landed here searching for burstin folkestone darts event. No idea what it is yet, it'd be great if it was some top players. The Burstin is the monstrous hotel down by the harbour, it's a strange little community all of its... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10760/burstin+folkestone+darts+event"><img alt="burstin folkestone darts event" src="http://static.flickr.com/52/161125290_57e8bf744a_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10760/burstin+folkestone+darts+event">Rated 2.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-11-25UTC02:03:02Titanic themed christmas party at Brands HatchStrange sort of thing: 2007: Christmas aboard the ship of dreamsThe spectacular setting of Brands Hatch circuit, together with the proximity to London and the M25, makes this the perfect Christmas party venue. Trust our expert team to take the hassle... 2007-10-09UTC01:34:06Get your official Baywatch floats hereHow strange, a chum at work is selling official genuine baywatch floats, as used by the Hoff in the TV show.More at http://www.baywatch-buoys.co.ukUPDATE: New URL for your official baywatch buoys, and they've stopped selling them on ebay, boo, how do... 2007-09-27UTC11:25:47The Cure playing WembleyThe Cure are playing Wembley on March 20th according to the nme. Thanks to Emma for pointing this out, she's right though, we have been spoiled in seeing them in the very cosy confines of the Barfly, as part of a lucky crowd of about 200 people. Can ... 2007-06-15UTC05:09:33Who sets their ebay auction to finish at 6pm on a Friday?Just in from work too late, this Habitat Radius tallboy that I was after just went, for 360 quid, and it was in Kent, bah. As always, I should have put in a higher bid to start with, but not being around at the end of the auction I'm sure I would ha... 2007-05-17UTC10:48:00I ain't afraid of no ghostsStrange email of the day:My name is **** and I am very interested to hear that you have had strange experiences at the Mayfly. I am part of a Paranormal Investigation team called ‘Beyond The Mist’ and am enquiring if you would allow us to do an Inves... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10228/I+ain%27t+afraid+of+no+ghosts"><img alt="I ain't afraid of no ghosts" src="http://www.pathfinderpubs.co.uk/images/Pubs/4653.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10228/I+ain%27t+afraid+of+no+ghosts">Rated 6.31/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaRescheduled from 6/6/97 I think. Huge drunken night, I possibly broke my elbow, I will scan the picture in of it... <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>2005-11-13UTC11:41:59University of Portsmouthwith <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.clarkeology.com/whipping+boy">Whipping Boy</a> and Sun (aka <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.clarkeology.com/silver+sun">Silver Sun</a>)2008-06-14UTC11:20:34The Wedgewood RoomsStrangelove, Powder, Pusherman and Elcka. I hope I can find some better tickets than this!... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/v/2103/The+Wedgewood+Rooms">Rated 6.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>