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>2008-11-25UTC09:50:24RE: Cheers Darlin'Tell me about it, my expenses form is hard enough to fill in let alone trying to work out what tax rate goes where.Imagine the poor newsagents and shopkeepers who have to go around and take 2.5% off the price of everything? OR, what will really happe... 2008-11-08UTC09:34:47I fought the law, and the post office wonDamn, tried to beat the system this week, and failed. We went to see David Starkey last night, presenting his new book Henry: Virtuous Prince, part one of his biography. Very interesting, and makes a change to sitting in front of the telly, sort of. ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11683/I+fought+the+law%2C+and+the+post+office+won">Rated 0.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>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>2008-10-29UTC03:58:08Josephine Butler campaigns in FolkestonePlease can you tell me if there are records of Josephine Butler's visit to Folkestone in her campaign against the Contagious Diseases Act on the last quarter of the 19thC2008-10-25UTC09:36:20Ew, I used to drink Stella!Did make it easier to find booze satisfaction at places like Barfly though...2008-10-10UTC01:41:30A rare night out in London tonightMeeting a friend here after work before meeting Clare later, and staying in a hotel, how decadent. Tomorrow, lunching and shopping.Camera update: it just sent me an email, the first in days. Always a bit nervy receiving a mail saying "motion detected... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11625/A+rare+night+out+in+London+tonight">Rated 6.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-07UTC12:46:55it's definitely cheaper than a webcam and a dedicated serverbut yeah it's not working very well yet... it will be handy for security, see if anyone comes to the door etc, it should email me when it motion detects, so I can point it at the telly and get a video email if the telly falls over or anything like th... 2008-10-02UTC12:39:12Some details from this week's Herald about Gate 28According 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... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11609/Some+details+from+this+week%27s+Herald+about+Gate+28"><img alt="Some details from this week's Herald about Gate 28" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11609/Some+details+from+this+week%27s+Herald+about+Gate+28">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>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... 2008-09-05UTC07:18:28Folkestone 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... 2008-08-24UTC11:25:42Got a sword and a beard? Want to be in Justin Hawkins' new video?I wouldn't have thought people needed much encouragement to take a weapon along to a Justin Hawkins performance really. Not sure I can make this, but would you like to be in the ex The Darkness frontman's new video?I have been asked to supply big bea... 2008-08-22UTC06:34:15There does seem to be some sort of local connection hereI recognise some names on <a href="http://www.channelwebscene.co.uk">http://www.channelwebscene.co.uk</a>, but the site itself is a bit short of detail, and so was that introductory post... care to come back and tell us any more?2008-08-03UTC06:55:54Look at the rubbish I went to in 1993I was clearly going to anything that was going in 1993, but Pulp played Portsmouth TWICE in 1993 and I didn't go. What was going on? Radiohead also played Portsmouth and Southampton this year, supposedly my peak years when I was doing the fanzine, I ... 2008-08-02UTC06:53:58Has anyone seen Clare?And I assumed she just headed off to Barcelona as planned! Someone's got her! Can you read that phone number?I'm posting a lot more this weekend. Can you tell I am bored? I've even done some cleaning and some DIY, and for TWO walks around town.... 2008-08-01UTC08:13:32Some old photos of FolkestoneI bought an album of photos not so long ago and these photos of Wear Bay Road and Folkestone were included in it. I thought you might like to see them and possibly pass on the the ones of Wear Bay Road to any residents of houses featured. I don't kno... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11473/Some+old+photos+of+Folkestone">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-18UTC07:57:17More video of Go ApeMore video of our day at Go Ape last Friday. Actually the same video but I can embed it now. Watch it quick before Google spot the copyright infringing soundtrack:Watch it in high quality, not sure if I can embed it in high quality yet.... 2008-07-15UTC09:41:07Boot FairCan you tell me when the next boot fair is please at Etchinghill cricket club<br />Regards<br />K Talbot <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11414/Boot+Fair">Rated 7.53/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-14UTC10:30:56MJ Hibbett's Exciting Life In Rock press launch and thingsHello - this is a special mid-month version of the newsletter just to let you know about some RATHER Exciting New Things, these being our new single, the video to go with it, and the press launch for the Edinburgh Show. Let's GO!THE NEW SINGLEOur bra... 2008-07-13UTC02:00:42New Beach Holiday Villagecan anyone tell me if the sea wall is open yet at new beach. thanks2008-06-13UTC06:04:27Too boringLess posts about PHP, javascript and KML to come, as my friend - let's call him the cowardly civil servant to offer him some anonymity - found it boring. While he was reading at work. How do you find the time mate? I'll tell you what's boring, it's m... 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... 2008-04-23UTC01:00:32Pirate museumThere's a pirate museum in Key West, Florida. If you're going to Key West any time soon, why not call in there and tell me how it was? Some more Key West links, in case you or anyone know is going.Sloppy Joes a bar with live music, with live webcams ... 2008-04-21UTC07:57:48RE: Radio 1 big weekend lineupSeems the BBC are taking matters into their own hands and creating yet another competition disaster - apparently both Hazel and I have registered! NO we haven't BBC if you are reading and I want them to tell me where they got all my details from.2008-04-21UTC08:01:05Radio 1 big weekend lineupThis is a free festival in Maidstone in a couple of weeks, you can register for tickets today, but please don't, it will decrease my chance of getting any:Saturday 10 May Main StageMadonna, The Fratellis, Usher, Scouting For Girls, Duffy, The Feeling... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11198/Radio+1+big+weekend+lineup">Rated 1.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-04-12UTC11:32:49House huntTwo houses today in Canterbury, different parts of town, but with things in common. For starters, both too expensive really at 250k each. If the market really is tumbling we might be able to make a cheeky offer on just about anything we see now thoug... 2008-04-08UTC08:22:10Folkestone camera club updateOn 30th March was our 5th digital image competition of the season when our members learn from the judges comments, tips, advice and experience. Our judge was Mr Dave Mason who came to us from Woolwich, a very experienced photographer, and his results... 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... 2008-03-14UTC07:19:58Ricky Gervais XFM radio show MP3sDo you have any? Been listening to lots of Ricky Gervais recently, old radio shows from XFM, and they're great (if repetitive). Now we want more, and we want earlier. The oldest show we have is from November 10th 2001, which I think was an officially... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11065/Ricky+Gervais+XFM+radio+show+MP3s">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-02-27UTC04:23:35Is my reply button broken?It's hard to tell, this is fairly quiet for comments at the best of times, and my Dad's away so that's about 50% of my audience at a stroke. Just heard from a friend that it's not working, do me a favour and give it a try...[/neediness]UPDATE: Might ... 2005-11-07UTC09:27:19Islington Academyplus The Ordinary Boys and The 22s. Looks like everyone was there to see the Ordinary Boys, but I thought they were a bit ordinary... stellastarr were OK, not quite as convincing as on record though.... 2007-11-22UTC06:31:28Portsmouth PyramidsSo 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 ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/v/89/Portsmouth+Pyramids">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>