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This is my personal site, so if you search here for pubbing or other places it will only return bla pubbing / places I have been to or plan to go to. Fingers crossed it will return those anyway...If you are interested in a more broader search please try bla on 'Folkestone Gerald, where I list national and international places...
School of Art
The Black Bull Hotel
The Black Horse
Blandred Farm
The Black Griffin
blackheath halls
Monsters of Rock AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes. A pretty special line up at the top of the bill, shame it was the shortest Donington bill ever. Got a coach up from Portsmouth. m/ Castle Donington
The Darkness Setlist: "Bareback", "Black Shuck", "Best of me", "Love is only a feeling", "Get your hands off", "Givin' up", "Stuck in a rut", "I believe in a thing called love", "Love on the rocks with no ice" Metro
Andrew WK NME tour with Lostprophets, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Coral. Was looking forward to AWK. Very disappointed. Astoria
The Black Crowes Another freebie of some description. Noel and Liam Gallagher were there. The Scala
Steve Coogan Fairly bland sets of Tony Ferrino and possibly Alan Partridge, but warm up came from newcomer Simon Pegg. Whatever happened to him? The Lyceum Theatre
Frank Black He played Pixies songs Camden Underworld
Black Grape Their first gig. Joe Strummer and Alex Blur were there too. The Wedgewood Rooms
Frank Black Pixies frontman solo show, plus The Wannadies. I met him and got some posters signed. Portsmouth Pyramids
Starsailor + Black Moses. I got locked in the toilet at this gig. Barfly
Black Crowes Those pesky 'Crowes are going to be all over us like a rash... [Monday 22 May 2000]
London Clubland Massive CLUB BEER are the leaders in the new chart, they celebrate with a Jim's Super Stereo World gig... [Wednesday 5 July 2000]
Oops UPS-side yer head... Sorry the site was down for two hours, there was a power failure in the Black Sabbath area... [Tuesday 29 August 2000]
Black Day Heavy rain, and the Fighting Cocks split, can things get worse? [Friday 15 September 2000]
Black Christmas Ten Benson recording a christmas album... [Thursday 19 October 2000]
Black Friday Things are fixed. Sort of. Time for a reset? [Saturday 4 November 2000]
Ethan Hawke My Arse... It was him, and possibly Elton John too... [Thursday 16 November 2000]
Nicky Wire's Mother Blacwood,Gwent [Friday 15 December 2000]
Why popEx was out of action Blah blah, internet, blah blah... [Wednesday 31 January 2001]
A gig. That you can't go to Get your Frank Black shares while they're hot... [Wednesday 21 February 2001]
Julien Casablancas the el rey theater in los angeles [Friday 30 March 2001]
Free Beer Ace Black Crowes gig, not at all hard to handle... [Tuesday 10 April 2001]
Noel and Liam Gallagher Black Crowes gig at the Scala [Tuesday 10 April 2001]
julian casablancas and albert hammond jr. new york city [Monday 12 November 2001]
NME Award Tour Andrew WK, LostProphets, The Coral and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club tour together in Jan and Feb... [Tuesday 13 November 2001]
BRMC Secret Gigs Click here for how to get tickets here... [Monday 4 February 2002]
Win Black Rebel Tickets! Quick! You might be too late for the tickets, but enter the other competition for rarities... [Friday 10 May 2002]
Tonight, tonight, tonight The Crimea and the Black Madonnas support Electric Six at the Barfly, ace... [Wednesday 23 October 2002]
Craig David BBC Belfast - The Blackstaff Building [Wednesday 22 January 2003]
Tom Jones BBC Belfast - The Blackstaff Building [Wednesday 26 February 2003]
Matt le Blanc (Joey from Friends) Cipriani Hotel in Venice [Monday 2 June 2003]
PopEx and gig tickets and that Pssst, Miss Black America gig tonight. [Tuesday 17 June 2003]
Radiohead and Frank Black tickets Radiohead tickets, with no fanfare? [Wednesday 9 July 2003]
Frank Black Witnness Festival [Monday 14 July 2003]
BACK in BLACK [Monday 18 August 2003]
Really pissed off [Monday 18 August 2003]
Black Beans [Tuesday 2 September 2003]
No joy with the IPOD [Wednesday 3 September 2003]
Elbow Room [Sunday 7 September 2003]
I bet he drinks Carling Black Label [Tuesday 9 September 2003]
David Blaine living in a box, living in a perspex box [Monday 15 September 2003]
Independent testing of David Blaine [Monday 29 September 2003]
PopEx Down [Monday 29 September 2003]
David-prat- Blaine in his box! [Friday 3 October 2003]
AC/DC tickets Hammersmith [Monday 13 October 2003]
Up early to get those AC/DC tickets [Monday 13 October 2003]
Barfly admin [Monday 13 October 2003]
AC/DC tickets (slight return) [Monday 13 October 2003]
AC/DC [Tuesday 21 October 2003]
Julian Casablanca and The Strokes Bowery Ballroom [Friday 7 November 2003]
Your Pants Bowery Ballroom [Wednesday 19 November 2003]
Blasted Mechanism London Cargo Club / 333 Club [Thursday 20 November 2003]
Ongoing Excel / PERL stuff [Thursday 27 November 2003]
Too many fields appear to be blank [Thursday 27 November 2003]
How to convert an Excel date to a UNIX date [Thursday 27 November 2003]
Doh! [Friday 28 November 2003]
Insane in the Chain [Wednesday 4 February 2004]
RE: Insane in the Chain [Wednesday 4 February 2004]
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club anyone going to see them tonight? [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]
A quarter of commuters have found love in the tube [Tuesday 17 February 2004]
Black Jackson Didn't I post this last week..? [Tuesday 9 March 2004]
So, is Black Steel due a rerelease then? [Wednesday 17 March 2004]
Tony Blackburn BBC London, Marylebone High Street [Wednesday 12 May 2004]
Black Beans [Wednesday 21 July 2004]
GLC crew [Sunday 3 October 2004]
To our Dave (Preece) [Thursday 14 October 2004]
cool link [Saturday 11 December 2004]
Tone (Black Mariah) [Thursday 21 April 2005]
Someone Likes Yoghurt [Monday 23 May 2005]
Radio Blah Blah [Thursday 26 May 2005]
mark from black-mariah with gareth (bm's producer) [Thursday 23 June 2005]
Blah blah London blah blah [Tuesday 12 July 2005]
Update [Tuesday 12 July 2005]
west wing [Tuesday 12 July 2005]
Clarke Family of Wymering [Saturday 23 July 2005]
Hi Barbara,
I don't think we are connected but you never know. I have not traced all my Clarke's yet. You were lucky to see a headstone of you... [Sunday 24 July 2005]
Clarke Family [Monday 25 July 2005]
Gillian Coles is the church warden. Her email is gillian.d.coles@btinternet.com The names were recorded in 1970 that is the ones that could be read... [Monday 25 July 2005]
Black Mariah [Thursday 15 September 2005]
Escondido [Sunday 15 January 2006]
RE: Escondido [Monday 16 January 2006]
ah, usted habla Espaņol [Monday 16 January 2006]
RE: Escondido [Sunday 26 February 2006]
Man I feel like a... KERBLAM!!! [Monday 3 April 2006]
RE: Man I feel like a... KERBLAM!!! [Tuesday 4 April 2006]
RE: Escondido [Sunday 16 April 2006]
An honest day's work! [Wednesday 20 September 2006]
RE: An honest day's work! [Thursday 21 September 2006]
Sorry, know nothing about the Blackberry [Thursday 21 September 2006]
RE: Sorry, know nothing about the Blackberry [Thursday 21 September 2006]
They look quite good to me [Thursday 21 September 2006]
RE: They look quite good to me [Thursday 21 September 2006]
That does sound like a plan [Thursday 21 September 2006]
RE: That does sound like a plan [Thursday 21 September 2006]
Still working at this hour..? [Thursday 21 September 2006]
Blackberry accessories [Thursday 21 September 2006]
Gigs at The Black Horse Monks Horton [Wednesday 22 November 2006]
Black Horse @ Monks Horton [Wednesday 22 November 2006]
Cheers for this update Harry [Wednesday 22 November 2006]
Stay out of the Nine Black Alps and into the red [Wednesday 2 May 2007]
Meet the new boss [Thursday 17 May 2007]
RE: Meet the new boss [Thursday 17 May 2007]
Hey, it has been ages [Thursday 17 May 2007]
RE: Hey, it has been ages [Thursday 17 May 2007]
Looks like Leeds might be safe for a while [Friday 18 May 2007]
RE: Looks like Leeds might be safe for a while [Friday 18 May 2007]
hope the conference is good [Friday 18 May 2007]
well, er... [Friday 18 May 2007]
Ha ha, you're in on the computer on a Friday night, you spaz! [Friday 18 May 2007]
Nob off [Friday 18 May 2007]
She's good, she's a city high flyer [Friday 18 May 2007]
Sweet [Friday 18 May 2007]
I used to see Allan about once a year [Friday 18 May 2007]
He used to say the same thing. [Friday 18 May 2007]
Really pictures of pies [Friday 18 May 2007]
More food porn available on flickr now [Thursday 24 May 2007]
that food looks ridiculous [Friday 25 May 2007]
Edinburgh (being the second part of our holiday) [Tuesday 17 July 2007]
RE: Edinburgh (being the second part of our holiday) [Friday 20 July 2007]
Oh NOW you come up with suggestions... [Friday 20 July 2007]
Blackpool (being the third part of my two week holiday write up) [Sunday 22 July 2007]
RE: Blackpool (being the third part of my two week holiday write up) [Tuesday 24 July 2007]
RE: Blackpool (being the third part of my two week holiday write up) [Tuesday 24 July 2007]
Oh NOW you come up with suggestions... [Tuesday 24 July 2007]
Didn't go up the tower or on the ride [Tuesday 24 July 2007]
Just like a man.... [Monday 30 July 2007]
I like the sound of Sheffield [Monday 30 July 2007]
A view over the pool [Friday 3 August 2007]
For sale, 2 bed apartment, Costa Blanca (South) Pinar de Campoverde [Friday 3 August 2007]
Benefits of Costa Blanca apartment [Monday 6 August 2007]
Site's been away for a few hours The blog is back, dressed in black... [Friday 21 September 2007]
Something apparently "as pikey as Wilkinsons" to open in Folkestone [Monday 10 December 2007]
RE: Something apparently "as pikey as Wilkinsons" to open in Folkestone [Thursday 13 December 2007]
Newcomer? I've been here nearly four years now, where's my equity? [Thursday 13 December 2007]
Who says the housing market is dead? [Monday 21 January 2008]
RE: Who says the housing market is dead? [Monday 21 January 2008]
the text entry box is just something I was trying out at work [Monday 21 January 2008]
Black Monday [Tuesday 22 January 2008]
RE: the text entry box is just something I was trying out at work [Wednesday 23 January 2008]
RE: the text entry box is just something I was trying out at work [Wednesday 23 January 2008]
Ever feel lacking in skills? [Wednesday 5 March 2008]
RE: Ever feel lacking in skills? [Wednesday 5 March 2008]
Should everything be a black box though? And WHY can't you fix my IPAQ? [Wednesday 5 March 2008]
RE: Should everything be a black box though? And WHY can't you fix my IPAQ? [Thursday 6 March 2008]
YOU could learn to fix it yourself! [Thursday 6 March 2008]
RE: YOU could learn to fix it yourself! [Friday 7 March 2008]
There you go, who says degrees are not worth the paper they're written on? [Friday 7 March 2008]
Metallurgists blame Titanic disaster on rivets [Tuesday 15 April 2008]
Linksys WVC54G wireless camera, btinternet SMTP and gmail [Monday 6 October 2008]
RE: Linksys WVC54G wireless camera, btinternet SMTP and gmail [Friday 31 October 2008]
Thanks Mark, I hope someone finds that helpful [Saturday 1 November 2008]
Blanket box frenzy Want to buy an ottoman? [Tuesday 6 January 2009]
Father and son Another picture! Got me in this one unfortunately though. [Monday 8 June 2009]
Retired ottoman! Rarely seen! [Monday 6 July 2009]
Michael Jackson black or white doll Friend is selling one of these jacko dolls [Thursday 9 July 2009]
Black Sabbath 1970 [Wednesday 15 July 2009]
Thanks for that brilliantly detailed reminiscence [Wednesday 15 July 2009]
RE: Thanks for that brilliantly detailed reminiscence [Thursday 16 July 2009]
RE: Skid Row [Thursday 16 July 2009]
Ha I knew that about Skid Row, let me explain! [Thursday 16 July 2009]
RE: Ha I knew that about Skid Row, let me explain! [Thursday 16 July 2009]
RE: Ha I knew that about Skid Row, let me explain! [Thursday 16 July 2009]
did deep into your fading memory [Friday 17 July 2009]
RE: did deep into your fading memory [Friday 17 July 2009]
RE: Thanks for that brilliantly detailed reminiscence [Saturday 18 July 2009]
Thanks for even more detail [Saturday 18 July 2009]
Skid Row (Gary Moore) rare vinyl [Sunday 19 July 2009]
RE: Skid Row (Gary Moore) rare vinyl [Sunday 19 July 2009]
RE: Thanks for even more detail [Sunday 26 July 2009]
Habitat Radius table and chairs, starting cheap! Maybe I'll spend my premium bond win on this! [Saturday 5 December 2009]
Some unusual gems for you on the Tasting Table this weekend..... at Karl's Good Food this Saturday [Friday 26 February 2010]
Anyone know of a Folkestone venue in the '80s called Peter Pipers? Guessing it's just Pipers... [Tuesday 27 April 2010]
Hard work today [Tuesday 29 June 2010]
The Hobgoblin pub is now The Black Griffin [Sunday 5 December 2010]
Dreams Last night I dreamed about the Beatles. [Friday 14 January 2011]
BLAM (Black Americano) [Thursday 20 January 2011]
Harry and Daddy's day of (DIY) fun Bought a sander, could not find the duct tape I wanted. I am not planning to tape or sand Harry. [Sunday 30 January 2011]
Ah missing kitten in Saltaire, can you help? [Monday 14 March 2011]
Missing black cat in Seabrook Please call Ewen on 07859 068 940 if you see him 
[Tuesday 10 May 2011]
Lonely Planet compares Dover to Blackpool [Wednesday 11 May 2011]
Some Suede videos from the shows we went to [Tuesday 24 May 2011]
HACK DAY [Friday 25 November 2011]
Paul Clarke's blog - I live and work near Folkestone. Married to Clare and father to Harry, I am a web dev, and I like javascript, PHP, Folkestone Gerald, pubs, restaurants, history, genealogy, TV, music, popbitch, squirrels, pirates ☠, time travel, stained glass...
