BlurSaw Blur at the Astoria, reviewed it here, apparently the song they did with Phil Daniels is called "My White Noise" and is featured as the hidden track on Think Tank... nice that it's done as a REAL hidden track, not just tacked on the end after a b... Royal BengalAfter a very short pub crawl yesterday (couple of smashing pints in The Defoe, then no drinks in Bar Lorca, as their "all cocktails £9 a jug" offer turned out to be a lie, then the Coach and Horses]]) we did end up going to The Royal Bengal in the en... Oof, bum arse service in The JackdawJust been to The Jackdaw for lunch, and though the food was great again (one Indonesian vegetable satay, one roast beef and one roast turkey, not all me you understand) we had a hiccup with our starter. The main courses came before the starter, not i... Denim and Leather (but not actually leather)What a smashing day, it's the first time this year I've not had my big coat on and have given the denim jacket a dusting down, nice... I will be up Primrose Hill later with my top off no doubt.Had a bundle of things I wanted to say, but spent so long... Pirates of the Caribbean is aceWell worth going to see, and Warner Village Islington was a great place to see it. Apart from the bloke sat next to me, who stank. Seats were big, plenty of space, very comfortable.Johnny Depp is great as Captain Jack Sparrow, he apparently based his... Thanks for the Google Get feedbackI've tried running when <strong>kazaa</strong> is not running, but still no joy. Good to know there is a debug mode, feels like one of those <strong>IPOD Secrets</strong> that you hear about! Put more stuff in it!Gigs at The Black Horse Monks HortonSunday 26th November Counterfiet Notes from 8.30Sunday 3rd December Acoustic Blues from 8.30food served from 7pmcavery every Sunday from 12 noon open all day 4 real ales and traditional ciderthebestpubintheparish.com... A quarter of commuters have found love in the tubeaccording to a poll by London Underground. And who's printing this shite? Yes, Metro. What should the sharpest response be? The other 75% can never find love becuase they've gnawed off their genitals in sheer frustration at the poor service? Stuck at... Trimming the Apache logBeen a while since I wrote something that will be of no interest at all to anyone reading, so here's something as a reminder to me, here's what I did to trim the size of my log filesSetEnvIf Request_URI "..css$" dontlogSetEnvIf Request_URI "..js$" do... more on the facenot really allowed to say much, otherwise will risk losing payoff. one could of course speculate that a resurgent Face would embarass Emap - making it look as though they were the problem, not "market conditions"alternatively, an observer might sugge... the face will rise again...... but it will be in zombie formWhy didnt The Face let Simon Fuller buy The Face?no they are backwardlet face it they have only barely discovered digital mobilesIntresting that a Short Message isnt necessarily short anymore since you can take one SMS and daisy chain it to another one, and another and anothermaybe it should be not-so-short message se... Yeah, but the same actors won't be in the movieWORD is that Mr T will have a cameo in the film... not sure about the heart attack, he had cancer I think.Another restaurant we can't go back toQuite a positive and constructive weekend, not as much pubbing as usual. Got a new washing machine delivered, (thankyou very much Dean and Dom for carrying it up the stairs) and done some washing in it. Also got the fireplace sorted, got the quote fo... Yeah, there's a lot more activism in thereQuite a lot about boycotting Wal-Mart and the like, and it has less relevance to us here in the UK... Still that's good, it is different to the site, but then if he was just reading the storiess from the site, it wouldn't really be worth listening to... Maybe this is the sort of place I should have boughtHaving a scan of homes-on-line.com for Folkestone property, and found only one property - this. I'm sure this is already sold, can't believe it's only 250k, that's the sort of place I should probably have gone for, some income potential, and a lot cl... The Pogues - alrightWent to see The Pogues last night at Brixton Academy, and they were alright... was a nice christmassy vibe, but I didn't really get into it... pubs in Brixton were RAMMED with pre gig drinkers, and the venue itself seemed equally overfull. My theory ... They can't swim, they attract enemy radar...Insane Pentagon chemical weapons plans from newscientist.com:Most bizarre among the plans was one for the development of an "aphrodisiac" chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each other. ... The FireplaceWell here's the new fireplace so far:the fireplaceBit of a crappy picture, taken on the phone, but you get the idea... all that new plastering needs painting, so we're going to have a go at the whole room... also that mess around the floor will be co... Ooh, it's another Snow Patrol track!Yeah, it would be GREAT dancing at the disco of your IPOD! Don't worry, sorted it now man, lots of Queen, Foo Fighters, and AC/DC...Blood on the tracks (nearly)BBC reports a man spotted on the tracks of the channel tunnel... There was three hours delay while the power was turned off and the was searched for... Police officers and Eurotunnel staff later found the man who had boarded a train near the terminal... "When the rest of the track is finished in 2007 it will be possible to commute from St Pancras to Folkestone in 35 minutes"That sounds a bit quicker than I'd heard before, but so says propertyinvesting.net... it also adds:Folkestone is a nice town generally – no really bad areas. Down by the harbour it's got "further to go" than other parts of the town. Much of Folkeston... Forgot we had family trying to fly right nowNot flapping their arms and running round the garden, but booked on a flight back from Ireland in the morning, which is now grounded. They've been told there are no flights because the volcanic ash is affecting radar, not the dust in the engines stor... Lunch at the JackdawHad been meaning to try out the Jackdaw for a good while, we pass through Denton every time we go to Canterbury, but aren't usually in a position to stop. This time we were!Super meal, plenty of choice, a REALLY nice pub. We were on wheels, so couldn... Traversing the HTML Table with JavaScript and DOM interfacesThe Ship Inn has finally been extendedThis was talked about all the time I used to go in there, I never thought it would happen. They have a swanky looking dining room and new roof terrace now, looks very nice. The front bar still seems the same though.Went past today and peeped in the d... Lunch at the Jackdaw - slight returnWent BACK to the Jackdaw this weekend, there's a bus from Folkestone goes straight there, of course, we've done the journey many a time on the way to Canterbury. Anyway, on to LUNCH!Clare had the same meal she has every time we go, (steak and Guinnes... Guy GarveyDrinking, smoking, chatting, being friendly. Great gig, seeing them again at ULU next week. Great album too by the way, and only a tenner in most shops.Craig DavidIn the Crush Bar getting ready for the recording of The Patrick Keilty show. Looking very showbizz with the crew!KISSplus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden.... Gene Loves JezebelNot sure if the gig was actually at the Metronome or not, were you there, do you know?Jacques<strong>Anthony Reynolds</strong> and <strong>Matthew Scott</strong>, <strong>Jack</strong> basically, I preferred the whole band, but still good.Faith No MoreSetlist: Chinese, Faster, R'n'R, Crab, Care, Sweet, Blood, Spirit, Bowen, War Pigs, Grade, Anne, Bother, Jungle... not sure where this gig took place.James+ Thousand Yard Stare, James were the support, Thousand Yard Stare were the headliners. I think Suede support Thousand Yard Stare in Portsmouth...... Elvis Costelloand the attractionsGoldie Lookin' ChainCANCELLED!!! Do you remember howling them off the stage when they supported The Darkness last January? Well, they're BACK! You knows it. Update: oh no they're not, it's cancelled...The DarknessI dragged Neil and Camilla, of The Face and Popbitch along. IT WAS ME THAT MADE THE DARKNESS POPLIAR!Oliver in LondonOliver TicketsOliver is the new spectacular musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Starring Rowan Atkinson as Fagin, the musical features a sensational score full...Monsters of RockAC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes. A pretty special line up at the top of the bill, shame it was the shortest Donington bill ever. Got a coach up from Portsmouth. m/... WASPNot sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to...... Anthraxplus <strong>Living Colour</strong>. My first proper gig, went up on a coach trip. See the patches on my denim jacket m/Brian WilsonYes of the <strong>Beach Boys</strong>, one to tick off the list. He was a bit unsteady on his feet but he had great support in recreating the perfect sound.Nirvanaplus <strong>Captain America</strong> and <strong>Shonen Knife</strong>. I got the t-shirt and everything, wish I still had it. Birmingham Hummingbird is now part of the Academy.And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead<strong>NME Brats</strong> show, plus <strong>Rocket From The Crypt</strong>, <strong>Peaches</strong>, and <strong>The Strokes</strong>, yes <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/6833/Saturday+%40+The+Brats">I did see them</a>...Ashplus <strong>60ft Dolls</strong> who brilliantly smashed the place up. <strong>Bis</strong> were meant to play too.The Black CrowesAnother freebie of some description. Noel and Liam Gallagher were there.Bitch AidThe party to raise some money for popbitch - putting it here as a gig as I met <strong>John Deacon</strong> that day, I just found an autographed receipt in with my tickets...SupergrassMTV Five Night Stand... wish I could find more details of these online, I know the support acts were good too.Primal ScreamSome sort of <strong>all nighter</strong>, we didn't stay the pace. Was this the first gig with <strong>Kevin Shields</strong>?McAlmont and ButlerFree thing through work, a gig for competition winners originally billed as being <strong>Paul Weller</strong>, actually turned out more interestingly as these guys and also <strong>Space</strong>The Divine ComedyI left after the support <strong>The Frank And Walters</strong> to go to a local gig, I was "getting in" with people and trying to be a face on the scene to help with my fanzine...Sam BrownPart of the ace monthly cabaret nightSheep On DrugsPower broke down during their set. They're not really acoustic unplugged types, and they stormed off.Beetle BashVW festival, think this is the one with Collapsed Lung, Reef, and The Prodigy, with Keith Flint rolling across the crowd in a big hamster ball...... Live Music - The MercurialsLive Spanish/jazz music from the Mercurials at Tim's Vino & Tapas, 3a West Terrace, Folkestone. o Time: from 8:00pm. o Admission: free - priority seating given to diners. o For further information or to book a table please call 01303 249... Voulez VousThe ABBA story - so actually a story, or just a tribute show? We have tickets for this, if you want them I would think you can have them for free...One Night Of QueenSeems to alternate visits to the LCH with rival tribute act "Magic - A Kind Of Queen"Open Air Concert - "It's a Swing Thing" Featuring Peter Dinsley and The Allied Big Band+ The New Debonnaires + Guests. Rat Pack &amp; Swing. Tickets &pound;17.50 adv. 7.30-11pm Gates open 5.30pm<br /><br />"Because you couldn't get tickets to Glastonbury..."Magic - A Kind Of QueenAlternates visits to the LCH with rival tribute act "One Night Of Queen". HEY, this is the band we saw at the Zurich Rugby final!