2008-08-05UTC06:17:42Apologies, I was drunk when I posted thatIt's fairly local, that's the exciting thing. The likes of Ricky Gervais, visiting our humble county, whoever would have imagined such a thing.... 2008-07-09UTC04:38:26Cancelled Gig/Bad vibesI am a PROFESSIONAL solo singer guitarist and was booked MONTHS back to play at the Neptune Inn on 31st July 08. I phoned today to confirm and the guy there was stroppy and rude, saying I would not go down there as they never have solos. I offered a ... 2008-06-27UTC11:29:06RE: GBP49.95 for eight days parking at Gatwick airport!Not quite, see location of all the airports here... I made that map! Well, google made it and I fed it with things.Thanks for chipping in anyway, whoever you are. Do you work for a rival parking firm, or have you just had a bad experience?... 2007-11-24UTC12:05:44Fake GAP voucherHmm, I smell bullshit, there's a supposedly fake GAP voucher doing the rounds offering a 60% discount at GAP today, I heard about this on www.bbc.co.uk/breakfast - don't worry though, GAP will still be offering a genuine 30% discount to anyone turnin... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10706/Fake+GAP+voucher">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-10-13UTC08:44:16Day of SPORTNo, more likely day of EATING, with SPORT for dessert. Don't suppose we'll see any of the England v Estonia game today though you never know, we will be in Canterbury. There's some kind of food fair on in Dane John gardens, which is near the bus stat... 2006-11-14UTC09:49:55At least that Bergerac range is nice and light...Lordy, that's not good! We have a couple of bookcases, and whoever did the delivering brought them up four flights of stairs without comment. Looks like we were lucky!2006-09-21UTC05:10:34Aching againMore decorating today, still no job, so another day helping Dean out. Here he is, supping beer, while I was hard at work painting:Got no before shots, so you can't see quite how much we've done, but the room was all originally dark red. There's a du... 2006-08-23UTC08:45:08RE: Amphitheatre gigsThanks for posting that here, I'll add them to the calendar. Please mention this site to whoever's organising / promoting the gigs, it's the first place many people will look, being the top search result...... 2006-05-05UTC01:00:18Folkestone - seventh best holiday resort in the UKFrom the Guardian:Sam Hill, spokeswoman for the Camping and Caravanning Club, which has an amazing 400,000 members in the UK (most of them stuck in front of me on the motorway), recommends Folkestone and the Kent coast. "It's gorgeous," she says. "Th... 2006-04-26UTC07:44:15More chain funI've just remembered, the takeover of Ottakers by Waterstones has been approved by whoever it is that approves these sort of things (not the staff of Ottakers is my guess). What's this going to do for the town? Maybe Starbucks will move into the clos... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8213/More+chain+fun">Rated 6.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-04-24UTC02:41:21Woo, good work whoever you are!2006-04-19UTC08:43:53Zutons ticketsHeard on www.onfolkestone.co.uk that the gig's sold out - IT'S NOT, get Zutons tickets here. The gig's on the 25th of May.In case this causes a run on the final batch of tickets, and it really is sold out when you read this give ebay a try, prices ar... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8151/Zutons+tickets"><img alt="Zutons tickets" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8151/Zutons+tickets">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-04-19UTC08:33:23Hmm, you could also trywww.mrgig.com, they both seem to be mostly pub bands to me though. I would give whoever promotes the bands at Lanterns (that used to promote at Stripes), that seems to be more the style of music, and they don't seem to bother with the other local ban... 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... 2006-02-25UTC04:26:20RE: 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... 2006-02-13UTC10:21:21Weekend reportSuper weekend, starting with The Mighty Boosh at the LCH, funny, good, we felt a bit old though, they do attract a young audience, lots of whom were dressed up. I maybe enjoyed the show a bit more than my companions, though it did feel a bit like a c... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/4632/Weekend+report"><img alt="Weekend report" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/4632/Weekend+report">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-07-26UTC10:11:53When commuting goes badI'm getting bored of this terror alert lark now, last night it took us more than five hours to get home. Got the train as far as Marden, when we ground to a halt, a suspect package on a train in front of us. So we waited, and waited, and probably sho... 2005-04-08UTC08:40:20Contribute some stuff to it if you canThere's a chance that whoever changed it before will do the same again, but I put a note on there saying "look out for this BNP crap", so hopefully it'll be OK... Feel free to contribute any more commentary here too!2005-01-21UTC10:51:37Folkestone and Stokey in the same Guardian column?The Guardian's Backbencher column today has a mention for Stoke Newington's own 73 and the fact that the reality TV winning political candidate has announced his intention to stand against Michael Howard in Folkestone. More on www.voterodders.org. Wi... 2004-12-14UTC01:21:28Back on form!And back to the top of the charts I assume!<br /><br />Whoever the fuck Leilani is..?2004-10-31UTC12:22:20There's only one Tommy WalshTow nights out in Stokey, whoever ehard of such a thing. Went to the White Hart (my table football definitely improved since I saw this, then on to Church Street, The Lion and then Anglo Asian. Not to self, same note as last time I had the Modu Masal... 2004-10-28UTC10:50:35Shanel's BrasserieNow lets get one things straight first of all. I do not go out of my way to be critical or pick faults in resturants. I would dearly love to fall head over heels with every place we visit and I'm quite happy to turn a blind eye to some shortcomings... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2176/Shanel%27s+Brasserie">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-02-23UTC03:02:01RE: ClarkeTo whoever listed in Sep 2003, my links point back to a James Clarke who married a French Woman (in the Martinsburg VA USA) and had three sons by the names of James, Anthony and Marshall. I have found further research that Anthony eventualy went to ... 2003-11-12UTC12:05:12Goldie Lookin' ChainMost excitingly of all, I was introduced to Goldie Lookin' Chain at the Darkness aftershow last night! I remember Adam Hussain and Eggsy, but there others too, it was loud and beer was flowing, sorry I forgot names. Thanks to whoever it was who gave ... 2003-05-20UTC03:44:46Morrissey Under The InfluenceLiking the posters for this new album "Under The Influence", it looks like the first in a new series tracking the influences of big pop types... Moz is the subject of this one, I don't know much about it (*cough* send me a copy whoever you are, 109X ... 2002-09-25UTC11:08:33Tony WilsonAnthony H Wilson was at the best of In The City gig tonight, watching The Darkness, Ravenettes, Saint Rose and whoever the band that were finishing just as we got there were. 2002-04-29UTC09:47:31Paradise City - YorkshireTune into "Lamacq Live" tonight at 8, where our Steve will be exclusively revealing that Guns 'n Roses will playing at Leeds Festival this August Bank Holiday.Damn, that went a bit pear shaped innit? I have been playing some sort of logic puzzle all ... 2002-04-08UTC10:39:33Anyone want to buy a smoke machine?If anyone asks you this question, drop me a line, I got this missive from the smashing folks at Silver Rocket - they've been ROBBED! Our lovely smoke machine disappeared off the stage upstairs at the garage on Friday night during Silver Rocket. Andy ... 2002-02-26UTC04:04:20WILL YOUNG CONCERT!Will Young has been invited by The Queen to perform some karaoke in her garden on June 3rd.Oh, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, Brian Wilson and the remaining members of Queen will also be there. The... 2001-09-08UTC10:43:13Main SingerAbout 3 months ago im sure i spotted the lead singer from slipknott same build and hair (from what u can see under their disguises) he was out side a filling station talkin to another man, his eyes were identicle to what they are and im sure the oth...