2008-11-09UTC02:03:07If you google for Kaddy Lee-PrestonYou are instantly served up a picture of me, lovely... That's my all time most popular picture on Flickr, just browsing my stats. Here's the rest of the top ten, with their number of views. Kaddy Lee-Preston and me (4,578)music quiz* (3,106)Jellyfis... 2008-09-22UTC05:36:35Nice weekendHad a good weekend, reasonably uneventful but just NICE! Intended to start off with a quiz at The Grand, but they called Clare on the day to say it was cancelled, for a private function. Good job she had called to reserve a table and left her number,... 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... 2008-09-02UTC06:03:51Fighting Cocks on BBC Asian NetworkChum Charlie is film reviewer on Sunday's BBC Asian Network (1hr 15 in), no need for Realplayer to play BBC radio! Cheers Mark for that.Off to the quiz tonight.... 2008-08-27UTC12:08:24Woo, we took the Ship quiz again!The wife and I got 30/30 in this week's Ship Inn quiz, beat that! <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11541/Woo%2C+we+took+the+Ship+quiz+again%21"><img alt="Woo, we took the Ship quiz again!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11541/Woo%2C+we+took+the+Ship+quiz+again%21">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-21UTC05:12:46Beer festival at the Ship this weekendSee you there all weekend! Looking forward to this a lot.<br /><br />Going to try out the quiz for the first time in ages on Tuesday too, be afraid if you are competing against us... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11529/Beer+festival+at+the+Ship+this+weekend"><img alt="Beer festival at the Ship this weekend" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11529/Beer+festival+at+the+Ship+this+weekend">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-02UTC09:06:14I didn't know they did Blockbusters without Bob HolnessOne of those contestants looks familiar.... 2008-06-15UTC09:07:02Famous people who have lived in FolkestoneI'm looking for help online with a puzzle that a friend at work has set, it relates to a famous grave and plaque in Folkestone somewhere. No joy yet, but I did find this PDF of Folkestone Town Crier (the newsletter of the town council). It has a cros... 2008-06-10UTC01:38:58LONE STAR COMEDY CLUB – FRIDAY 27TH JUNE 2008 AT 7.30Following a triumphant show on 31st May The Lone Star Comedy Club returns to the Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe Garrsion in Cheriton. The line up for the new show will be EARL OKIN, JAMES SHERWOOD, compere MATT PRICE and a newcomer.Earl ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11312/LONE+STAR+COMEDY+CLUB+%96+FRIDAY++27TH+JUNE+2008+AT+7.30">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-06UTC04:05:04Great quiz at Chambers this bank holiday weekendShame I didn't know about it in advance so I could big it up here... no we didn't win, in fact we didn't even get to the pub in time to join in properly, but we sat and drank and played along anyway, very enjoyable! <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11225/Great+quiz+at+Chambers+this+bank+holiday+weekend"><img alt="Great quiz at Chambers this bank holiday weekend" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11225/Great+quiz+at+Chambers+this+bank+holiday+weekend">Rated 8.7/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-04UTC10:01:19Folkestone double death plunge smash horror tragedy!Yoinks, yesterday someone chucked themselves off the roof of Bouverie Square in Folkestone, and today the end of our road was sealed off by police because of a "scene". Police were stopping anyone getting close to what had happened, so a) we had to w... 2008-03-25UTC07:06:58And this one doesn't sound like an advertVery fair and balanced comments, thank you very much for this. I've not eaten at The New Inn yet, but I have relatives who live just round the corner so have been there for the quiz a few times and for a drink. Nice place, as you say it's more about ... 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 ... 2008-03-03UTC08:56:29Canterbury, but not house huntingNot a bad weekend. Started on a bum note, with a death, my sister's ma-in-law passed away unexpectedly on Friday, so thoughts with all the families involved obviously. Saturday we stayed local, didn't go to Canterbury as Clare was having lunch with h... 2008-01-18UTC12:32:44Through to the semi-finalsWe're having one of our "fun days" at work, got a team music quiz going on throughout the day, we're playing Buzz! The Music Quiz. And we're through to the semi finals!UPDATE: And we won! Heard a rumour part way through that the odds-on favourite had... 2007-12-27UTC01:54:53Big shout out to ChambersThanks for the kind words at the quiz yesterday, which was great. Free drinks and sweets presents for everybody, you can't argue with that.The presents were a pretty funky laser pointer / torch combo for everyone, a santa hat with flashing lights, an... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10791/Big+shout+out+to+Chambers"><img alt="Big shout out to Chambers" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10791/Big+shout+out+to+Chambers">Rated 8.7/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-12-27UTC01:50:18Festive FunWelcome back after the christmas break, hope you had a good one. We did, felt a bit quiet though, no big late nights or anything. Kind of handy really, as I'm back in work today, I volunteered to be in on these (hopefully) quiet days between christma... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun"><img alt="Festive Fun" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun">Rated 8.7/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-08-17UTC12:07:04The sister-in-law's waters have just brokenThis is a medical term that is related in some way to having a baby apparently. This means we're likely to have a new niece this afternoon, we'll call in to see her on our way to Canterbury for lunch tomorrow, I think she's in Ashford. This new niece... 2007-08-14UTC09:51:54quiz is wrong...Colin I have had M.S at at age of 18 but according to my G.P since I was 14 so I can't work and I find it hard to express my feelings but I do believe in Comming back as someone else in another life I still live with my parents in Cambridge2007-07-21UTC09:51:54Quiz actionDidn't go see the band in Hythe last night, did the quiz at The Grand instead. It's an easy one, so though we did quite well, we didn't do well enough. We dropped six questions out of 36, two on our vital joker round, so no meal for four prize for us... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10340/Quiz+action">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-06-06UTC12:39:13Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)First off, huge trouble at the quiz at The Ship last night - the wife and I were on different teams, as we had friends with us. It was looking like Clare's team was going to walk the mini quiz with a straight ten out of ten, and we'd got one wrong, s... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29"><img alt="Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-05-22UTC12:57:31Tip top weekendFor a change we didn't go to Canterbury, though we will be again this weekend. Made a proper session of it on Saturday to celebrate Clare's brother Kev's visit from the Miami. Lunch in Escondido, then a crawl around Hythe taking it (at least) The Bel... 2007-05-04UTC09:07:36I got electionAnd yay, we did get to vote, at the polling station around the corner from our flat, and it was good. A disappointing range of local candidates, I think I went for the best of a bad bunch.Farewell then, weeping fig - our big pot plant that we bought ... 2007-05-02UTC08:58:22This quiz is getting less funThe wife and I were made to sit apart again in the Famous Ship Quiz, no-one else gets this treatment, wonder what's going on? We don't win every week, but ironically Clare has won each time we've been made to play apart..."FUN" quiz, every Tuesday at... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10189/This+quiz+is+getting+less+fun"><img alt="This quiz is getting less fun" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10189/This+quiz+is+getting+less+fun">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-04-25UTC08:11:23Even I'm getting bored of the man with no face nowNo posting for five days, even though I'm sure I've had things to say, just been a bit busy. Interesting things that have happened include;* A suspicious fire near work in Hythe, a new development of flats was arsoned, not found this n the online new... 2007-04-10UTC12:51:14Kings of quizEvery week we struggle away at the friendly fun quiz at The Ship Inn in Sandgate, and we hardly ever come away with the top grand prize of a bottle of wine. This week, for a change we tried the Sunday quiz at Saltwood Castle (Saltwood Castle Hotel no... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10128/Kings+of+quiz">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-04-08UTC03:45:57Good drinking weekendWe checked out the annual Easter Ales Festival at Chambers on Thursday and Friday nights, and have had a couple of nights back at the flat playing pool and listening to my new Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs collection, and had a day in Canterbury (inclu... 2007-02-22UTC09:30:53Sleep easy families of South LondonThis gun crime problem among your children is surely close to resolution - BBC Breakfast today had the UK's least famous man Richard Blackwood in to give his point of view. I can only assume they had a real guest lined up who pulled out at the last m... 2007-02-06UTC07:02:32Rabbits and finchesWalk home from work today wasn't so dark, not pitch black anyway, not sure if that's the position of the moon or something, or that it's really getting lighter. We went to the office at the weekend, so I could show Clare where it was, and we saw a ra... 2007-02-02UTC07:55:06It is all work work workReally enjoyed my first week in the new job, it's a great place and a good crowd. And I'm not just writing this in case anyone there remembered the url from my CV and decides to investigate at some point. I even achieved something in my first week, I...