Up:SalviaIts good times and way too harsh to do with a pipe but wicked awesome with a Water Bong. <br /><br />It must get terribly boring in Scandinavia at timesLook what they've come up with! It's Miss Softie.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.exet.nu/html/sales/softie/softiework.shtml'><img src='http://www.exet.nu/html/sales/softie/softiework/softie_oppning.gif' alt='MissSoftie' border='0' /></a>Shed AnthemsThe mighty Shed Anthems by MJ Hibbett and the Validators has arrived at last and it is a thing of beauty indeed, a six track sampler type mini album, in follow up to last year's This is not a Library.I say sampler style, as it features tracks from th... I think you'd get to him via The Creative FoundationTheir website is <a href="http://www.creativefoundation.org.uk">creativefoundation.org.uk</a>, good luck, I guess you're after some funding..?Steven Pastel (him of the Pastels)After a hard days shopping I was returning home on the above train and noticed a familiar face sitting in the same carriage as me. It turned out to be the Glaswegian Pop Pixie Stephen Pastel from the Pastels (who don't have any share value in PopEx, ... Sit Down, next to me, on a shelfJames' first official biography, titled Folklore: The Official Story, has been completed, and the book is on track for release on 9 November.The book is available exclusively on the band's official site now, or you can pre-order it from Amazon at a d... Glastonbury, Sold Out!Ooh, Glastonbury has sold out... anyone know where there are more tickets? Wayahead have none now. Isn't the lineup supposed to be confirmd when all the tickets are gone? Oh, apparently Ticketweb have none either. Anyway, thisis the lineup, as swiped... I'm more hungover than I thought I wasI feel like I'm going to chuck, this has come on suddenly, blee...Went to the Here and Now show at Wembley last night, it was office-party-TASTIC! Spandau Ballet (well some of them), ABC, Belinda Carlisle, Toyah, China Crisis and Go West, just the hi... Monkeys on viagraWEIRD one, got a call about a contract job yesterday, for a big pharmaceutical company nearby. In collecting my details, the agent asked me about animal testing and said "I have to record your response to this, and pass it on to the client"... This s... Only via google adsense<a href="http://www.google.com/adsense">google.com/adsense</a>Flutter, a mockumentaryAmerican, but quite funny:Cheers Simon.... Andy Murray-ometerToday Andy Murray is 85% British... saw this on popbitch board the other day, just been reminded by the newsletter...... Aargh, I just missed "Kinky Kent Munch, Folkestone"Kinky Kent Munch, FolkestoneWe will be meeting in The Castle Inn again for the seventh Folkestone Munch. Last time over 30 people came along and we all had a great evening. As you walk in from the street, go into the lounge bar (NOT the Dungeon Bar!!... Comedy at EscondidoFood, drink and comedy at Escondido on 10th September at 19:30 to 23:00The cost is £19.95 per person and as this is priced by Escondido it cannot be discounted. A superb Mexican meal followed by top Stand up ComedyWhat is on the menu?Nachos, Fajitas ... A Mindblowing Stop-Motion Lego Homage to GamesVia Stu's iphone game newsletter.Hmm, had lots to say today, I was plotting it all out on the way in to work today. But it's all gone now. Very busy morning, busy afternoon on the way too!... Christmas for saleChristmas day at Warwick Castle up for grabs on ebay. Starting price of £25,000 though some does go to charity.Via popbitch.com / @popbitchnews... David Devant play the 100 Club in FebruaryI'm unlikely to make this gig on Thursday 4th February I guess. Takes a lot of planning and notice to get us out of the flat at all, let alone to London. Maybe though, I will check with the wife!Clare's friend's band are the support, so that gives us... "Rumours are circulating that a Suede, sans Bernard, reunion and Albert Hall gig are about to be announced"Latitude Festival 2012: Weekend in Suffolk12/07/12 &pound;226.05 <strong>Henham Park Southwold</strong> <a href="http://ticketsales.at/folkestonegerald/1662810.html">tickets</a> <br /><br />Ricky Gervais presenting the Golden GlobesI guess this will be taken down soon:youtube.com/watch?v=qbe2dtRt0Ik... Lost in ten minutes, courtesy of the RSC<a href="http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2010/02/the-rsc-gets-lost-in-10-minutes/">Lost in ten minutes</a>, just saving this for 'ron as I am working through my lunch today.<br /><br />UPDATE: watched it now, not really very good.Hot links of the dayLego rubiks robot solves the cube in 12 seconds, thanks for that one @hpoom.Also here's that Folkestone urban skiing video that's been generating a bit of a buzz recently.BIt busy for actually writing stuff up. We are all well though, my cold is near... Genuinely free five pound betBetfair are giving you a totally free GBP5 bet. All you have to do is click through and sign in with your name and email address. This is what you have to choose:Champions HurdleBack one of these two outcomes:1. Go Native/Binocular/Solwhit2. The othe... Nice Pacman logo / game on google today!<a href="http://www.google.co.uk">google.co.uk</a> (but I think you knew that).<br /><br />This will only appear today as it's the 30th anniversary of Pacman... It's all js too (not flash anyway).Ghosts of World War II<a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-ghosts-of-world-war-iis">Some brilliant potatoshopping</a>, merging WWII pictures with modern shots of the same scene, smart. Via <a href="http://www.popbitch.com">popbitch.com</a>.Phone controlled beer cannonThis is as cool as hell, a phone controlled beer cannon:Via @stuartdredge and his iphone games bulletin:THINGS I'M LIKING TODAY- The new Discovr music app for iPad - tinyurl.com/4ueu8zo- Solar-powered iPhones? Yes please... tinyurl.com/5tcpgkl- Pokem... Sony Bravia KDL24EX320W LED HD 1080p TV, 24 inch, Freeview with Built-in Wi-Fi, WhiteThinking about this TV, any advice anyone?Probably actually get it from John Lewis but will shop around online. I thought I wanted a 32'' but not sure we have room for that in the bedroom. Don't have a lot of places to put it that aren't going to mea... New telly is here!The new TV just turned up at work. Awkward that it is today, when I don't have the car, and Clare is collecting me because... turns out Clare thought I was joking about buying a new TV and is not too pleased about it. Do you not read this blog, the w... The new telly rocksThe internet and DLNA side of it all just works, it picked up my home media server (that I have only really been using for extra storage and backups so far) and streams all the old TV series that I'd forgotten I had saved on there no problem; Veronic... Now I want another new tellyMaybe this one, I have started saving already... we got our other telly when we got married, which is about a million billion years ago now. I have not used all the features but decided that I REALLY REALLY REALLY need them all on the main telly. So ... Duvet day #2Still feeling like crap here so have not gone to work again. Better than yesterday as I slept a lot better last night, so will be back up to speed tomorrow. So spending the day sitting, just sitting. This gives me time to think about the serious stuf... Olivia HarveyLa Traviata in Bologna, ItalyAmid the glittering social whirl of Parisian life, the courtesan Violetta notices a handsome young man at a party and, rather against her better judgment,...An Evening of Dance featuring Vincent and FlaviaFiorella Mannoia in Pavia33.17La Traviata in Bologna, ItalyAmid the glittering social whirl of Parisian life, the courtesan Violetta notices a handsome young man at a party and, rather against her better judgment,...Faith No MorePlus Scat Opera, according to this scan from nirvanaguide.com. Via anaussiemusicfan.com/fnm/, though they don't have the Metronome show, maybe t... La Traviata in Bologna, ItalyAmid the glittering social whirl of Parisian life, the courtesan Violetta notices a handsome young man at a party and, rather against her better judgment,...La Traviata in Bologna, ItalyAmid the glittering social whirl of Parisian life, the courtesan Violetta notices a handsome young man at a party and, rather against her better judgment,...Queen Elizabeth's ElephantA play, heard about this via <a href="http://www.kentarts.org.uk">kentarts.org.uk</a>La Traviata in London130.90Icehockey World Championship 2010: Switzerland - Latvia in Mannheim85.69La Traviata in Bologna92.14La Traviata in Bologna76.16Icehockey World Championship 2010: Italy - Latvia in Mannheim28.56La Traviata in Bologna92.14La Traviata in Bologna92.14La Traviata in Bologna141.03La Traviata in Bologna92.14La Traviata in London198.00La Traviata in London69.85La Traviata in Venice255.89La Traviata in Venice224.62La Traviata in Venice224.62La Traviata in Venice104.25