2008-11-26UTC05:31:18Getting the weekend lined upOff to London, lunch in Wagamama, tea in Pain Quotidien, and no time for actual christmas shopping at all, SMART!Off to Munich in January too, me, on a business trip, whatever next! I can take my new business cards along and look at them and stuff.... 2008-07-24UTC11:58:47RE: Windibank family treei have since discovered that richards father was richard widebank also, and was a banliff whatever that was,and anns father was thomas hobbs, they married 1st novembe 1846. if anyone has a match please contact me as hitting brickwall.thanksD Rodgers... 2008-07-22UTC06:03:04Refunds on BA and Virgin flights to the USAGet your refunds here! IF YOU BOUGHT A TICKET ON BRITISH AIRWAYS OR VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS IN THE U.S. OR IN THE U.K. BETWEEN 11 AUGUST 2004 AND 23 MARCH 2006, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A PARTIAL REFUND OF THE FUEL SURCHARGE.We've joined in on this, ou... 2008-07-01UTC08:13:06Very cheap VIP tickets for Zoo Thousand!Look here cheap vip tickets for zoo thousand / zoo8 / z008 / whatever, less than cost price, a lot less in fact! You could get a bargain here...Speaking of which, I can't decide whether or not to go to Stereophonics next Tuesday, we have messed up a ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11380/Very+cheap+VIP+tickets+for+Zoo+Thousand%21">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-17UTC07:55:17There's me worrying about inflation and the economy in generalBut look, free drinks, money behind the bar from a company that you don't even actually know, it's just like the old days of the first dotcom boom. I remember those "First Tuesday" or "Second Wednesday" nights or whatever they were when people who wo... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11337/There%27s+me+worrying+about+inflation+and+the+economy+in+general">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-14UTC09:04:18Lawks a Lordy, that's a lot of money...What's so special about them that they cost 300 GBP or whatever? 2008-05-09UTC06:08:18The three rules of vegetarian foodFrom Neil, I hope he doesn't mind me reproducing this here, it's spot on. We were discussing pies:A veggie one would be possible, were it not for the first of the "foodindustry 3 laws of vegetarian food", i.e. "don't make it any fun", so unfortunatel... 2007-12-19UTC06:23:25I'd like to see something wittyUm, I can't think what though.Whatever happened to other people's photographs, I thought they were meant to be on display at Bouverie Place. They used one of my pictures, but no sign of it so far...... 2007-11-05UTC01:16:29Short weekendWhere did that go then? I'm sure I was only at work an hour or so ago and now it's time to go back again... Tired today, had quite an action packed weekend that just went too fast. Started off with work drinks in Trashford, a couple in the Phoenix (S... 2007-11-02UTC11:37:50RE: 10 myths about vegansBah, more self-righteous chat from the Vegans."Oh, look at us, we are all kind to the animals as well as healthy and fashionable really – and some famous and fashionable people are Vegans too you know. We are so misunderstood". As far as I'm concerne... 2007-10-30UTC06:58:32The Pretty Things in FolkestoneSome pictures I've just been sent, of The Pretty Things when they played at Micks' Flamenco Bar (now better known as Pipers) in 1967:That last photo was taken outside George Robey's the tobacconist a couple of doors down from the club.The next two we... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10633/The+Pretty+Things+in+Folkestone"><img alt="The Pretty Things in Folkestone" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2581239642_3c6cf68824_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10633/The+Pretty+Things+in+Folkestone">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-10-27UTC07:47:42TFI The WeekendBit of a choppy working week, but now two days respite. Which is nice. So, off to see the family in a few minutes, hence being up and about at this time.Quiet night in last night, Brand new Rebus on TV, lots of swearing for an ITV show I thought, the... 2007-10-17UTC05:49:41Ooh, also watchingHeroes, new series is great, even despite the rubbish "English" and "Irish" accents... where did they get these people?Nice, that link to Heroes shows up lots of very old posts from the days of popex, my "heroes and villains of the year", from whatev... 2007-09-21UTC05:16:52Site's been away for a few hoursMaybe it's still away now, maybe you can't read this, maybe no-one reads this anyway, whatever, the site has been away for a few hours because the hosting company have moved me onto another machine because I was getting too many hits and that.Funny o... 2007-08-23UTC11:19:49RE: Not so convinced thoughI'd love to see your drawings of Bruce Willis or any of your artwork if you have a website or whatever. 2007-08-03UTC09:48:24Try and get a local paperThere's very little info online actually, www.lcrhq.co.uk might have info on the high speed rail link, AFAIK still not due until the end of 2009, and that's not allowing for any new postponements. I made the move from London with all this in mind tho... 2007-02-21UTC01:51:40No ideaI was at that gig, that was 2001, long time ago!Whatever happened to any of those bands? I only really knew JJ72 and Serafin and even they imploded.... 2006-11-16UTC09:46:22Creative Players PantoHi and hope you are well............................. This is to announce the reading for The Creative Players Pantomime which will be either 'The white Cat' or 'Santa in Space'. The White Cat is a very traditional Pantomime..........Santa in Space i... 2006-10-24UTC10:09:18Dolphin FilmingDave the Dolphin has been in touch again, firstly with a full filming schedule from the BBC (their Inside Out TV programme will be filming a Folkestone Dolphin special), and local people really ought to be involved... The plan is:Meet near the harbou... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/9664/Dolphin+Filming"><img alt="Dolphin Filming" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/9664/Dolphin+Filming">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-08-07UTC04:07:09RE: My last thingsAnd didn't you create something that was BLUDDY GRATE. <br /><br />Well done, cariad, and all the best for the future. I'll be watching here for whatever exciting thing happens next.2006-08-07UTC09:55:37My last thingsMy last day at this job started with my last delayed train on the way in to this job, fifteen minutes late, though I hardly noticed as I slept quite well on the way in. I suffered the grimness of the last blocked train toilet on this commute too, ble... 2006-06-24UTC06:09:54The HermitageThey have just won the KM award for good food 2006 for South and East Kent - whatever that means! <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8613/The+Hermitage"><img alt="The Hermitage" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2496134859_780229c35f_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8613/The+Hermitage">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-05-08UTC03:14:28Roger De Haan's plans for the townI lived in Folkestone for the first 21 years of my life and then left to study up north 11 years ago and never moved back. All of my family still live in the town so I visit regularly a few times every year. It may be my 'rose tinted specs' view of... 2006-04-03UTC09:21:40Cackling, dozyDidn't sleep so well last night, perhaps it was the residual excitement of such a nice weekend, or maybe it was apprehension about what this week will bring. Either way, neither of us could sleep. So good then that there were some OUTSIDERS in our ca... 2006-04-02UTC03:04:32Chops!Started the weekend with a super rarity, drinks in Farringdon. Been trying to meet up with a couple of the Fareham boys who are commuters too and work in the area, and this week no-one had a good excuse not to do it, so it's all on - To The Eagle. It... 2006-03-10UTC10:42:31Going undergroundHalf day today, it's the day of the great lunch outing, going with some buddies on a tour of Down Street Underground Station this afternoon. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), was a station of the ... 2006-03-06UTC09:28:15PlotBlogNothing but a bunch of hoes, it's Stu's allotment blog, gone live today. Good luck mate!Just checking another blog from the same stable / plot whatever, Bayraider and some excellent auctions - check out signed Star Wars stuff, a smelly cat, Princess... 2006-02-25UTC04:26:20RE: Could well be the guitarist who directed the music thenHi Guys,thanks for coming to the gig..hope the jazz didn't put you off! Re. your query..(Just to clarify, certainly not snarky)In terms of the jazz thing- not so much a new direction. I've actually been singing jazz for coming on ten years (ooh, just... 2006-01-11UTC11:46:04IPOD pantsIPOD pants, Levi's possibly making a pair of fully wired jeans. There are a few things like this around already, but a pair of jeans is more practical around the home / office / high street than a bulky snowboard coat or rucksack. Oh and there's a ne... 2005-12-28UTC05:38:57And two eyes made out of, er, sproutsUs in the snow today in the in-laws garden, Clare took the picture that's why she's missing... We really did have an amazing amount of snow here in Folkestone, more than I've seen in years. Four or five inches fell overnight, on top of whatever fell ...