2008-12-02UTC02:11:02RE: Sounds like craplandYeah, saw that this morning - part of me applauds their audacity, part of me thinks there should be more powers to lock people up for taking the piss. I'm a complex person me.Anyway, enough about skilled entrepreneurs / thieving scam artists. What's ... 2008-12-02UTC12:07:33Madame Zingara in LondonHi There,Madame Zingara will be in London at Battersea Power Station with our Theatre of Dreams for a limited run.We've just completed a two-year sellout run of our home country South Africa and are looking forward to entertaining London.More info ca... 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>2008-10-16UTC07:52:03Lone Star Comedy Saturday 1st NovemberThe Lone Star Comedy Club returns to the Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe Garrsion in Cheriton – on Saturday November 1st The line up consists of Quincy, Ed Aczel, compere David Whitney, plus a newcomer’s act. Quincy Quincy is a remarkable ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11633/Lone+Star+Comedy+Saturday+1st+November">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-14UTC08:40:55Over the top door staffI was removed from marthas because i asked a chap in a kilt if it was true that it was tradional for scots not to wear underwear under their kilts. I think this was harsh and ridiculous, and only came about because he "knew" management, i am a sia li... 2008-09-10UTC12:09:08RE: David Devant top tenContact (1239 Listeners) Extrapolating up this must be the David Devant song that has been heard by the most peopleContact is from their third album (power words for better living). Actually this is a good single as it has a cool accoustic version of... 2008-08-21UTC06:03:18Drinking and drivingA ten man bike powered mobile bar. Looks like something they built on Scrapheap Challenge recently:From www.pubcrawler.uk.com... 2008-08-07UTC12:13:20Hot Leg Review - first Hot Leg Review EVER?Was as we expected, maybe hotter, certainly smellier than I would have liked. We spent the evening secretly wishing they would play some songs that we knew - not necessarily Darkness songs, but maybe some cheeky covers, tipping their hat to their ref... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11497/Hot+Leg+Review+-+first+Hot+Leg+Review+EVER%3F"><img alt="Hot Leg Review - first Hot Leg Review EVER?" src="http://www.atproud.net/images/upload/gallery.jpg" /></a>2008-08-01UTC07:50:50Got an email about the School of ArtFrom Eamon Everall no less:Hi, you ask for info on Folkestone School of Art , I went there from 1966 to 1967. When i went it was where the multi story car park opposite the junction of Alexandra Gardens & Middleburg Square, now is. More or less oppo... 2008-07-31UTC11:39:06MJ Hibbett's Exciting Life In Rock is off to Edinburgh NOW!The Last Working Day Of The Month, Issue 42-------------------------------------------(MJ Hibbett & The Validators FACT, July 31st 2008)Hello all, and welcome to this FESTIVAL FUNTIME edition of the newsletter. Let's GO!GIGS TO COMEThis month I shall... 2008-07-04UTC08:11:31New Cross Murder Map!Just in case you're wondering how close the double murder and firebombing was from my old flat (even though I left there years ago), I just knocked this up for Mum and Dad, to give them a bit of a point of reference.View Larger MapIsn't google maps j... 2008-05-29UTC08:21:09Stop moaning about sore fingers, call yourself a man?Shame you're not around here at the mo - be happy to help with your chord learning. Yeah you don't have to play all strings for all chords (and there's nothing wrong with that). Learn the basic shapes and keep practising them until you don't have t... 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 ... 2008-04-15UTC07:47:40Folkestone camera club updateRecently our 5th Print competition of the season was held and judged by Kevin Harvey a member of St. Mary’;s Bay Camera Club and , a very experienced photographer with excellent tips on how we can improve our photography. Winners (points our of 20) ... 2008-03-05UTC09:14:20Ever feel lacking in skills?I do, all my skills are in software, if the power went off tomorrow I'd be SUNK! I wish I had more hardware skills, not just computer hardware, but general mechanics and making and fixing things. Here's an interesting article along those lines from w... 2008-03-01UTC09:55:49'PAQ to lifeYesterday's IPAQ battery investigations seem to have paid off, the little computer has come back to life again. I tried every special key combo known to man, and changing the power adapter, but I'm I'm pretty sure it was the threat of selling it off ... 2008-02-27UTC01:23:45Pasta and sauce confusionGot some pasta and sauce to microwave for lunch, really had nothing else left. Instructions say:1 Place 400ml of cold water and the contents of the packet into a non metallic bowl and stir2 Cover and microwave on full power for 5 1/2 minutes3 Halfway... 2008-01-19UTC08:14:53Second house-hunting trip around CanterburySaw five houses today in Canterbury, have a map with details of the things we saw. Clare's out tonight with Jenny, so it's a prime opportunity for me to do some fiddling about with maps and things, so sorry if it breaks. Not that you'll be on the com... 2007-10-16UTC06:28:10Rugby, RESULTWhat a great game and result on Saturday! we started off as usual with a trip to Canterbury, where there was a local food fair on, with stalls and demonstrations and things, and lots of local food producers in attendance. Got some bread and some plan... 2007-10-12UTC03:48:37Local Heroes and Hevy MusicLocal Heroes @ The Leas Cliff HallFriday 16th NovemberTickets Ł10Doors at 7:00pm After a long hiatus, Folkestone’s Leas Cliff Hall will be hosting a local music night on Friday 16th November, but this time it’s different. The event, Local Heroes, wil... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10574/Local+Heroes+and+Hevy+Music"><img alt="Local Heroes and Hevy Music" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10574/Local+Heroes+and+Hevy+Music">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-05-12UTC10:12:22Fareham to become a dry townPolice hope a blanket ban on alcohol throughout Fareham from June 1 will also cut anti-social behaviour in the town.Signs will soon start appearing in hot-spots across the area, warning residents about the new powers.This really does apply in pubs, r... 2007-04-28UTC10:46:39Boom shake the room!Well I suspect you've all been frantically refreshing wondering when I'd report from this morning's earthquake! Amazingly it was three and a half hours ago now, the power was off until just recently so there wasn't a lot I could do, no internets, and... 2007-04-28UTC10:41:00Power's just come back onAll safe here, just uploading my video!2007-02-03UTC04:34:54RE: It is all work work workAnd now all the muggers who do their research on the internet know:1) Where you work2) That you carry a nice spanking new Mac PowerBook Pro in you bag3) That you walk alone along a country lane in the dark from the train station (and therefore your r... 2007-01-30UTC03:46:58powerbook prois it set up to do a dual boot, i.e. os/x or xp?? which model is it you've got? 2007-01-30UTC07:04:11Working!Great weekend visiting family and friends, more on which later, I am pressed for time now I'm back working full time! Started yesterday, am learning all the systems, mostly PHP and XML no problems at all. It's a great place to work, huge and modern b... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/9970/Working%21"><img alt="Working!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/9970/Working%21">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-01-11UTC09:02:18The wrong kind of trees on the lineWhat a great day to start commuting again. Back on the five past midnight train into work this morning (ok, five past seven), and in my semi conscious repose I became more or less aware that the train was at a standstill, somewhere in mid kent. The t... 2006-10-13UTC12:43:27Write to the secretary of stateThat's who it is with now. Here is the town planning act, in case that is of any interest:Secretary of State's powers concerning plansDirection to reconsider proposals. 17.—(1) After a copy of a unitary development plan has been sent to the ... 2006-07-12UTC06:23:06I've done a bit of video stuffNot used TV tuner cards so can't comment on that. I wouldn't use the aerial lead anyway, all that RF conversion at either end makes for messy pictures. Never managed to get the scart -> s-video input working on my VC100. I get a picture, but it's in... 2006-07-12UTC11:32:42Not much to say for a few daysBeen watching quite a lot of Due South (we forgot to update our Amazon list) and doing some work on my Folkestone maps when I've had a few minutes. Now weather.I've sort of been enjoying the weather. Monday daytime I thought was fabulous, around lunc... 2008-06-10UTC12:40:26Astoriaplus Clinic, The Faint and British Sea Power... <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>2008-06-27UTC07:23:32South Parade PierPower broke down during their set. They're not really acoustic unplugged types, and they stormed off.