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Osteria Posillipo Canterbury, Kent 01227 761471

Alborz 9 Trinity Crescent, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2, UK 01303 252717

Portsmouth Pyramids Marine Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 3ST

The Wedgewood Rooms 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW 023 9286 3911

Club Onyx Pavilion Marine Gardens, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1QE 01303 252200

Koko 1a Camden High Street, Camden, London NW1 7JE

Luciano Pizzeria 60 Tontine Street, Folkestone

Bella Pizza 124 Sandgate Road, Folkestone

ASK Pizzeria 24 High Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2JE 01227 767617

caffe venezia 60-61 palace street, canterbury, kent 01227 787 786

The Cure Passport gig Amazing, we got in to the Barfly, read my Cure review. Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN [Friday 5 March 2004]

New Order Pissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mond Finsbury Park London Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 7NT [Saturday 2 June 2001]

Travis With Starsailor and Ryan Adams and I think Remy Zero. A Warchild benefit night, I quite literally have the t-shirt for this one mate. Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Monday 4 February 2002]

WASP Not sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to... Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth [Sunday 21 May 1989]

The Darkness SOLD OUT in advance, we only just squeezed in, debut single out this week. Notting Hill Arts Club Notting Hill, London W11 3JQ [Wednesday 14 August 2002]

The Darkness BANG Magazine launch party, free booze! Plus another band, was it The Libertines again? 93 Feet East 150 Brick Lane, London E1 6RU [Tuesday 25 March 2003]

The Primitives Ah, past their peak, still a treat to see them at a venue this size. The Joiners 141 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 1NS [Wednesday 26 June 1991]

Belle & Sebastian Karaoke as a warm up act? Or was it Franz Ferdinand? We went in late and missed all that, but a friend of a friend did get up and sing Lazy Line Painter Jane with the band. Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Wednesday 3 December 2003]

NME Bratbus tour The Bluetones, Cardigans, Heavy Stereo and Fluffy.
Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Monday 22 January 1996]

Damon Albarn Democrazy, bit worthy really, and not that thrilling, but nice to be somehwere trendy for a change... Neighbourhood 12 Acklam Road, Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5QZ [Monday 22 December 2003]

Genealogy / family tree

Howie Hustler Hollywood (Hustler magazine store) [Monday 28 August 2000]

Jerry Sadowitz Farringdon Road, London [Thursday 31 August 2000]

Nigel and Jason from Unbelievable Truth A Curry House, near The Zodiac, Oxford [Sunday 17 September 2000]

Gaz Coombes The Dragon pub in Kemp Town, Brighton [Tuesday 16 January 2001]

Gaz Coombes The Dragon, Kemp Town, Brighton [Tuesday 16 January 2001]

Tara Fitzgerald Costcutters on Green Lanes (again!) [Tuesday 20 March 2001]

leftfield axion-beach-rock in zeebrugge,belgium [Thursday 22 March 2001]

The blind one out of PJ and Duncan Gorillaz gig - Scala [Friday 23 March 2001]

Jamie Theakston, Jodie Kidd and Vanessa Feltz Sports Illustrated party at The Collection, SW3 [Wednesday 11 April 2001]

Richard Hawley Paleo Festival - Geneva, Switzerland [Thursday 9 August 2001]

Papa Roach Geezer/Frontman Coby Dick Dino's Italian Resteraunt nr Oxford Street London [Wednesday 29 August 2001]

Keith Richards Papagayo Club, Saint- Tropez, France [Thursday 13 September 2001]

famke janssens café de paris, saint tropez [Thursday 13 September 2001]

eddie jordaen villa romana, saint tropez [Thursday 13 September 2001]

zoe & norm super furry animals, brixton academy [Thursday 4 October 2001]

Ian Watkins, Lee Gaze, Stu Richardson, Mike lewis Pizza hut!! [Thursday 15 November 2001]

Jools Holland In me local Boozer [Wednesday 12 December 2001]

Jeremy Irons At the JTQ gig at the Jazz Cafe [Thursday 27 December 2001]

Kieran, Didz & Tom Beta Band @ Sheperds Bush Empire [Wednesday 23 January 2002]

nick from QOTSA in 'lazyrider' bar, manchester [Wednesday 23 October 2002]

Mark Keds 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Dids 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Matt The Hat 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Emmy Kate 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

The Libertines 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

The Darkness 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Hello [Thursday 8 May 2003]

Birdcage was too loud [Saturday 17 May 2003]

Royal Bengal [Sunday 18 May 2003]

Links [Sunday 18 May 2003]

Friday 13th [Friday 13 June 2003]

Stokefest [Sunday 15 June 2003]

Royal Bengal [Sunday 15 June 2003]

Phool Cobee Jalbaza [Monday 16 June 2003]

Dudes from dirty sanchez GAME ON - Dome [Wednesday 25 June 2003]

Mark Bolan's leather hat [Monday 30 June 2003]

Wheatus, Liz Brown London [Tuesday 8 July 2003]

Clicia [Sunday 31 August 2003]

The Beatings at Franz Ferdinand gig at ICA [Saturday 13 September 2003]

Send out another ad for MTV2 Gonzo tour [Friday 10 October 2003]

Closed on a Saturday night [Monday 13 October 2003]

Hells Bells [Wednesday 22 October 2003]

The Fly [Wednesday 22 October 2003]

Order Magazine [Wednesday 22 October 2003]

RE: Order Magazine [Tuesday 4 November 2003]

Suede split [Thursday 6 November 2003]

Competition Crazy [Monday 1 December 2003]

Queens of Noize [Monday 1 December 2003]

Suede [Monday 1 December 2003]

Suede onstage at 7.30pm [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

Suede @ London Astoria [Saturday 13 December 2003]

Suede were amazing [Monday 15 December 2003]

Frozen balls [Monday 22 December 2003]

Royal Bengal / Royal India [Tuesday 30 December 2003]

Kings of Leon secret gig [Tuesday 30 December 2003]

Franz Ferdinand [Tuesday 27 January 2004]

Insane in the Chain [Wednesday 4 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Wednesday 4 February 2004]

cider and black? [Thursday 5 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Thursday 5 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

I thought that was Adam Hussain in the visor [Friday 6 February 2004]

That's P Zane with the beard [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Saturday 7 February 2004]

Trapped by Zombies! [Tuesday 23 March 2004]

Some pretty amazing erotic photography [Monday 26 April 2004]

Vanessa Feltz BBC London [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

Q Magazine's best gigs ever [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

RE: Q Magazine's best gigs ever [Thursday 29 April 2004]

RE: RED SQUARE [Thursday 29 April 2004]

untold craziness [Wednesday 5 May 2004]

Robot Sex [Thursday 6 May 2004]

McMansionization Of Suburbia [Saturday 8 May 2004]

crazy nazi robot jollies [Monday 10 May 2004]

RE: Robot Sex [Tuesday 11 May 2004]

Julia McKenzie Primrose Hill [Thursday 20 May 2004]

Vanessa Feltz Camden, Greenland Street [Friday 21 May 2004]

Summer has barely started... [Friday 4 June 2004]

I've been to Brazil, am I cool? [Friday 4 June 2004]

Razorlight Secret Machines [Friday 2 July 2004]

Brilliant, brilliant Generation ZZZ musings on love [Tuesday 6 July 2004]

you betcha [Thursday 15 July 2004]

Vanessa Feltz Marylebone High Street [Friday 16 July 2004]

Chambers Quiz [Sunday 18 July 2004]

Index Of [Friday 30 July 2004]

Noel & Liam Bo Diddley gig at the Jazz Cafe [Wednesday 4 August 2004]

Dan Peppe (Themroc and Zoe Ball's bit on the side) Clarkenwell Green [Thursday 5 August 2004]

Well, that's how I found you, Pauly [Friday 6 August 2004]

SMITHS REUNION! SMITHS REUNION! SMITHS REUNION! [Friday 6 August 2004]

Crazy rumour [Thursday 2 September 2004]

azz [Tuesday 14 September 2004]

ooo? [Tuesday 14 September 2004]

GLC crew [Sunday 3 October 2004]

To our Dave (Preece) [Thursday 14 October 2004]

Placebo 2003 [Friday 15 October 2004]

Thanks for that info [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeh been to good few (gets ticket stub collection)-reef, motorhead, polyphonic spree, the darkness, turin brakes, spiritualized, local band nite fe... [Friday 15 October 2004]

Oh yeh was v disappointed really wanted to see em, pilok of a bass player "damaged his hand". yeh rite! [Friday 15 October 2004]

damaged his hand in a [Friday 15 October 2004]

man, to see AC/DC there... [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeah was pretty gd gig even if GLC did get a lot of stick, i mean i jus thought it was funny even if they were gettin a lot of abuse cos they seeme... [Friday 15 October 2004]

They were expecting the stick [Friday 15 October 2004]

found it on google, after searhcing for tofts on there wanted find out bit more on this venue that balck sabbath played at in the late 60's. my dad... [Friday 15 October 2004]

I think there were two different venues known as Tofts [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeah sure, ive added the site to my signature on our footy team site, ---Turkeys footy! Won't get many hits ... [Friday 15 October 2004]

Not sure but.. [Friday 15 October 2004]

Couldn't figure out from that where you played [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeh sorta [Friday 15 October 2004]

I'm glad it's two weeks until the Chambers quiz [Tuesday 26 October 2004]

Lazy day [Saturday 30 October 2004]

VISITORS Web Log Analyzer [Saturday 30 October 2004]

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas [Monday 1 November 2004]

The Darkness play Brixton, slight return [Thursday 4 November 2004]

SuprNova.org - .com and .net are scammers! - The REAL Universal BitTorrent source [Thursday 4 November 2004]

Hmm [Thursday 4 November 2004]

Did someone mention a quiz? [Monday 8 November 2004]

Pauly we have you to thank for the £100 in getting the tie breaker question right and it had nothing to do with MUSIC!!!!!! [Monday 8 November 2004]

Dom? Dean? [Tuesday 9 November 2004]

the name box? [Tuesday 9 November 2004]

That's the one [Tuesday 9 November 2004]

I think I'm getting the hang of this! [Tuesday 9 November 2004]

Azureus - WhatIsNat [Wednesday 10 November 2004]

Chambers Quiz [Tuesday 7 December 2004]

cool link [Saturday 11 December 2004]

Secret Franz Ferdinand gig [Thursday 16 December 2004]

Just spoken to Special Mail [Thursday 16 December 2004]

You can all rest easy now [Thursday 16 December 2004]

Good to see there's some civilisation in Folkestone [Thursday 16 December 2004]

Christmas day's the next quiz [Thursday 16 December 2004]

Amazon favelet [Tuesday 11 January 2005]

Gazza [Monday 17 January 2005]

First DVD rental hiccup [Wednesday 19 January 2005]

renting [Wednesday 19 January 2005]

It's familiar [Wednesday 19 January 2005]

That's what I was thinking. We rented the Seinfeld boxset in December. That's nine discs, which was what put me off switching to Amazon. [Wednesday 19 January 2005]

What's Screen Select's deal then? [Wednesday 19 January 2005]

Screen Select do these tariffs:

1 Disc at a time (4 per month)
£7.99

1 Disc at a time (Unlimited)
£9.99

[Wednesday 19 January 2005]

On Amazon you prioritise them [Wednesday 19 January 2005]

That's not bad actually. Screen Select have changed their tariffs around since last time I looked. I need to work out how many films we watch each ... [Wednesday 19 January 2005]

Kathleen HAZZARD [Wednesday 2 February 2005]

Hi Martin,
kathy's family comes from Wickham in Hampshire as far as I am aware, I will check tis and get back to you.Shedfield is nearby,do yo...
[Wednesday 2 February 2005]

Hazzards of Shedfield, Hants [Monday 7 February 2005]

Mackenzie Crook [Tuesday 8 February 2005]

This is super distressing [Tuesday 8 February 2005]

RE: This is super distressing [Thursday 10 February 2005]

Ugandan Discussions: Private Eye Covers [Tuesday 15 February 2005]

Make Magazine [Monday 21 March 2005]

Francis Clarke & Elizabeth Marriott [Wednesday 23 March 2005]

Customs and Excise raid Folkestone Harbour [Monday 18 April 2005]

What do you reckon, fags? Booze? Or dodgy DVDs? [Monday 18 April 2005]

RE: Customs and Excise raid Folkestone Harbour [Monday 18 April 2005]

Exciting stuff [Monday 18 April 2005]

Action Plan + Razorlight [Thursday 2 June 2005]

Amazon bargains of the week [Tuesday 7 June 2005]

Vote for Juanzo [Friday 24 June 2005]

Funeral for a QUIZ [Thursday 30 June 2005]

RE: Frozen balls [Monday 3 October 2005]

Crack-crazed squirrels terrorise South London | The Register [Monday 10 October 2005]

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Full steam ahead [Wednesday 19 October 2005]

Alex Zane soho [Tuesday 25 October 2005]

Just shouting by himself? [Tuesday 25 October 2005]

RE: Just shouting by himself? [Tuesday 25 October 2005]

I'll let it go, good spotting skills [Tuesday 25 October 2005]

RE: I'll let it go, good spotting skills [Tuesday 25 October 2005]

Tres productive weekend [Monday 7 November 2005]

RE: Tres productive weekend [Monday 7 November 2005]

what do you think it'll take a long time to do? [Monday 7 November 2005]

RE: what do you think it'll take a long time to do? [Monday 7 November 2005]

My DVD is proper bo [Monday 7 November 2005]

RE: My DVD is proper bo [Monday 7 November 2005]

More likely I've just been lucky so far [Monday 7 November 2005]

Ipaq HQ Forums - TUTORIAL: resizing/downsampling .AVI videos [Tuesday 8 November 2005]

RE: More likely I've just been lucky so far [Thursday 10 November 2005]

Welcome to virtualdub.org! - virtualdub.org [Saturday 12 November 2005]

ZX81 T-shirt - A physical ZX81 taped to a t-shirt (item 8734270114 end time 13-Dec-05 14:55:50 GMT) [Tuesday 6 December 2005]

re elizabeth cole born 1794, daughter of john cole [Saturday 14 January 2006]

We also have an Elizabeth Cole born 1794, eldest daughter of John Cole [Saturday 14 January 2006]

Azureus : Plugin Details for SafePeer [Saturday 21 January 2006]

Lots of new things! https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Entertainment&id=1327 [Tuesday 7 February 2006]

Ooh yeah I got google chat today [Wednesday 15 February 2006]

Official Google Blog [Thursday 16 February 2006]

Official Google Blog: Chat + Email = Crazy Delicious [Thursday 16 February 2006]

Nazareth in 1973 [Thursday 16 February 2006]

Working from home [Tuesday 21 February 2006]

RE: Frozen balls [Tuesday 28 February 2006]

Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Tuesday 28 February 2006]

Why are you searching for "frozen balls" anyway? [Tuesday 28 February 2006]

Crazy life of the superwoman [Thursday 2 March 2006]

RE: Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Sunday 5 March 2006]

That could be quite amazing [Sunday 5 March 2006]

RE: Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Monday 6 March 2006]

RE: Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Friday 10 March 2006]

RE: That could be quite amazing [Friday 10 March 2006]

yay to that! [Friday 10 March 2006]

i read that in this week's paper [Friday 10 March 2006]

RE: Hazzards of Shedfield, Hants [Sunday 25 June 2006]

RE: Hazzards of Shedfield, Hants [Friday 30 June 2006]

RE: Kathleen HAZZARD [Tuesday 12 September 2006]

And are you a Hazzard? [Tuesday 12 September 2006]

Harry Clarke auction frenzy [Thursday 28 September 2006]

Kosso bigged up on techcrunch [Friday 23 May 2008]

AF&RM CAMRA says Gate 28 is reopening as a pizza restaurant [Monday 15 September 2008]

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