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Canterbury Technical College Canterbury

Marine Pavilion Folkestone

Tofts 35-39 Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent

School of Art Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, Kent

Saga Pavilion Folkestone

Impressions 33 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JT

The White Lion Hotel 70 Cheriton High Street, Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4HF 01303 270007

Portsmouth Pyramids Marine Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 3ST

Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN

the british lion 10 the bayle, folkestone, ct20 1sq 01303 251478

Coldplay Coldplay Barfly session was today, I was there... cosy. Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN [Tuesday 1 August 2000]

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]

The Darkness First time I saw them, at Uncle Bob's Wedding Reception. Water Rats Theatre 328 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross London WC1X 8BZ [Saturday 7 July 2001]

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]

Transvision Vamp Second time seeing them here, Sinead O'Connor was there too. Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth [Thursday 20 June 1991]

VH1 Divas Chaka Khan, Celine Dion, Mary J Blige, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Jewel, Lisa Marie Presley, Ashanti, Shania Twain, Pat Benatar, Isley Brothers, Queen Latifah, Sharon Osbourne and STEVIE WONDER! MGM Grand MGM Mirage, Paradise, NV 89109, USA [Thursday 22 May 2003]

Darkness album launch With free bar and rock karaoke! Just found invites and a promotional sick bag, was I that bad? The Cross 17 - 31 The Arches, York Way, London N1 0UZ [Wednesday 9 July 2003]

The Black Crowes Another freebie of some description. Noel and Liam Gallagher were there. The Scala 275 - 277 Pentonville Road, London N1 [Monday 9 April 2001]

Gene A work freebie, we nearly didn't get in because I couldn't prove I was who I was claiming to be (I wasn't). A charity contribution sorted it out... Forum The Kentish Town Forum, 9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1JY 0207 428 4099 [Thursday 25 March 1999]

McAlmont and Butler Free thing through work, a gig for competition winners originally billed as being Paul Weller, actually turned out more interestingly as these guys and also Space Islington Academy London [Friday 1 November 2002]

Genealogy / family tree

translation required? [Wednesday 19 February 2003]

Exhibition of artefacts [Saturday 10 May 2003]

OLD STUFF! [Saturday 10 May 2003]

Stoke Newington Action [Wednesday 14 May 2003]

Saint Rose [Thursday 15 May 2003]

TRAPPED! [Tuesday 15 July 2003]

RE: TRAPPED! [Tuesday 15 July 2003]

Titanic Exhibition was good [Friday 18 July 2003]

Database corruption again [Tuesday 22 July 2003]

Squirrel Surprise [Tuesday 22 July 2003]

Fennels [Tuesday 22 July 2003]

Darkness December dates [Thursday 31 July 2003]

Plymouth Pavillion [Thursday 31 July 2003]

Passione D'Amore [Sunday 3 August 2003]

More Folkestone houses [Sunday 3 August 2003]

Programming [Sunday 3 August 2003]

ranked at last [Saturday 9 August 2003]

Congestion Charge [Monday 11 August 2003]

Family arrive this evening [Monday 11 August 2003]

Warner Village Islington [Sunday 17 August 2003]

Pirates of the Caribbean is ace [Sunday 17 August 2003]

Pirates of the Caribbean MISSTEAKS (and spoilers) [Monday 18 August 2003]

Keira Knightly Masturbation Stories [Monday 1 September 2003]

Stoke Newington Cinema [Monday 1 September 2003]

Darkness Tickets 2003 [Thursday 4 September 2003]

More virus action [Friday 5 September 2003]

Two fat ladies divided by two little ducks [Friday 5 September 2003]

London On London [Friday 5 September 2003]

Pioneer Soundtracks [Sunday 7 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 8 September 2003]

Darkness Tickets, buy or sell! [Tuesday 9 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 10 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 10 September 2003]

really need a ticket for Hammersmith [Friday 12 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Friday 12 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 15 September 2003]

Sturgeons Tradional Camden Town Bread Pudding [Monday 15 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 17 September 2003]

There's one here for Bournemouth: [Wednesday 17 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Thursday 18 September 2003]

International Talk Like A Pirate Day [Friday 19 September 2003]

Redesign [Friday 19 September 2003]

Sarah TRIBE [Tuesday 23 September 2003]

RE: Sarah TRIBE [Thursday 25 September 2003]

Darkness are at Brixton Academy tonight too [Tuesday 30 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 1 October 2003]

Darkness Manchester tickets [Thursday 2 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Saturday 4 October 2003]

ah there's an extra 2600 went on sale [Saturday 4 October 2003]

the darness in brum [Monday 6 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Tuesday 7 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 8 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 8 October 2003]

RE: We want darkness tickets NOW!!!!!! [Thursday 9 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Friday 10 October 2003]

RE: Sarah TRIBE [Sunday 12 October 2003]

RE: Sarah TRIBE [Sunday 12 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 13 October 2003]

Keep the faith [Monday 13 October 2003]

Darkness Cancelled! [Monday 13 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 15 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets WANTED [Thursday 16 October 2003]

Darkness cancellations [Monday 20 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 20 October 2003]

Haikksun [Monday 20 October 2003]

The Darkness [Wednesday 22 October 2003]

Darkness @ Hammersmith Odeon [Wednesday 22 October 2003]

New Darkness gig announced [Wednesday 29 October 2003]

PopBitch Halloween Ball tonight [Thursday 30 October 2003]

RE: Barfly changes [Thursday 30 October 2003]

Barfly changes [Thursday 30 October 2003]

SSX3 [Friday 31 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 5 November 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Thursday 6 November 2003]

Did you win? [Friday 7 November 2003]

Darkness @ London Astoria [Tuesday 11 November 2003]

SSX3 [Tuesday 11 November 2003]

The day of the gig [Tuesday 11 November 2003]

Darkness review [Wednesday 12 November 2003]

Clare's Graduation [Saturday 15 November 2003]

Infiltration [Friday 21 November 2003]

Pirates of the Caribbean DVD [Sunday 30 November 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 1 December 2003]

Competition Crazy [Monday 1 December 2003]

Queens of Noize [Monday 1 December 2003]

Flat inspection [Tuesday 2 December 2003]

IM Communication Error error code = 200 [Thursday 11 December 2003]

Supervision [Friday 12 December 2003]

RE: London On London [Sunday 14 December 2003]

Syndication for the IPOD [Tuesday 23 December 2003]

Back to work [Monday 29 December 2003]

106 Diversion [Monday 29 December 2003]

Permission to ROCK [Tuesday 30 December 2003]

London By London [Friday 2 January 2004]

Pirates of the Caribbean game [Saturday 3 January 2004]

Keira Knightly Wallpaper [Thursday 8 January 2004]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Saturday 10 January 2004]

Rail confusion and the curse of me [Monday 19 January 2004]

RE: Rail confusion and the curse of me [Tuesday 20 January 2004]

You knows it! [Thursday 22 January 2004]

Onion Bag [Thursday 29 January 2004]

Chav [Monday 2 February 2004]

RE: SSX3 [Thursday 26 February 2004]

RE: Pirates of the Caribbean MISSTEAKS (and spoilers) [Wednesday 3 March 2004]

Wedding Invitation [Sunday 7 March 2004]

RE: Wedding Invitation [Monday 8 March 2004]

Lost in Translation [Wednesday 10 March 2004]

RE: Rail confusion and the curse of me [Thursday 11 March 2004]

Titanic Convention [Monday 5 April 2004]

now…where can we find a picture of a whale with an erection? [Tuesday 20 April 2004]

That whale [Tuesday 20 April 2004]

how do you circumsize a whale? [Tuesday 20 April 2004]

RE: That whale [Tuesday 20 April 2004]

Where do you find out how heavy it is? [Wednesday 21 April 2004]

RE: That whale [Wednesday 21 April 2004]

Remember grouphug.us, the confessional site? [Monday 26 April 2004]

apropos of the mobiles / saudi rebellion story [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

RE: apropos of the mobiles / saudi rebellion story [Thursday 29 April 2004]

Any Questions Answered [Thursday 29 April 2004]

Most Extreme Elimination Challenge [Saturday 1 May 2004]

Wonderful, could be big [Saturday 1 May 2004]

RE: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge [Sunday 2 May 2004]

Click on refresh to make sure you have the latest version of this page! [Thursday 6 May 2004]

McMansionization Of Suburbia [Saturday 8 May 2004]

This is my friend Imran from Detroit's illustration [Monday 10 May 2004]

Hip hop nation question yourself [Tuesday 18 May 2004]

Otterly fantastic [Wednesday 19 May 2004]

RE: Otterly fantastic [Thursday 20 May 2004]

The ease of navigation of the London Underground [Thursday 20 May 2004]

How to make a pirate radio station [Thursday 17 June 2004]

You sue my ass, I'm suing yo' ass! [Friday 18 June 2004]

Clissold Leisure [Friday 18 June 2004]

Leisure Connection Watch [Friday 18 June 2004]

Jules Pipe [Friday 18 June 2004]

Leisure Connection [Friday 18 June 2004]

Diane Abbott [Friday 18 June 2004]

This'll be about her sending her kid to private school then? [Friday 18 June 2004]

RE: Keira Knightly Wallpaper [Saturday 19 June 2004]

miriam [Monday 28 June 2004]

Validation, that's what you need... [Thursday 1 July 2004]

goodall -Tribe [Friday 2 July 2004]

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

Validation, that's what you need [Friday 9 July 2004]

Poor wee mouse [Thursday 15 July 2004]

Oh nice chest [Thursday 15 July 2004]

I'm sure there are millions of them [Thursday 15 July 2004]

Other people's blogs [Thursday 15 July 2004]

you betcha [Thursday 15 July 2004]

Hackney Lookout [Saturday 17 July 2004]

My mice [Sunday 18 July 2004]

Index Of [Friday 30 July 2004]

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

Pixies Tickets [Friday 6 August 2004]

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

look ive got a question about how [Friday 6 August 2004]

Are you joshing me? [Friday 6 August 2004]

i see [Friday 6 August 2004]

A wireless how-to [Friday 6 August 2004]

Dressed for the occasion [Monday 9 August 2004]

Some IPAQ / Pocket PC links [Wednesday 25 August 2004]

More Pocket PC recommendations [Wednesday 1 September 2004]

Action Plan [Wednesday 15 September 2004]

Folkestone mushroom magic [Sunday 19 September 2004]

Our mushrooms [Monday 20 September 2004]

they arent even real hedgehogs---how disappointing [Monday 20 September 2004]

Yes, you can [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

do u think [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

If it needs to be secure, it has to be that one [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

one last question i wanted to check [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

Apparently yes [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

nah, not yet [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

also [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

There's not a lot of colour on the page [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

oh bollocks [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

Never mind, at least you were the 2000th message left on this weblog [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

Re Rail Confusion and the curse of me [Friday 8 October 2004]

Fawkenham [Friday 8 October 2004]

GMail Drive shell extension [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

thief [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

She is [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

its there honest [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

Suede reunion [Wednesday 13 October 2004]


God wouldnt that be fab?!?!

Not sure about the Morrissey thing though, after what he said about Brett "He will never forgive God ...
[Wednesday 13 October 2004]

It's definitely happening [Wednesday 13 October 2004]


Oh my GOD! OK now I am excited. Really excited.....

It would be a massive Morrissey back track if they did support him however,...
[Wednesday 13 October 2004]

Some in the studio snaps [Monday 18 October 2004]

Visions of sinking ships [Wednesday 3 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]

Action Plan tonight [Thursday 11 November 2004]

MAKE SOME NOISE + ELECTRON SOUL RECORDS @ LEGION PRESENTS: [Friday 12 November 2004]

Darkness Brixton spare tickets [Monday 15 November 2004]

4 Darkness tickets for Brixton (23rd November) [Monday 15 November 2004]

I have two spare for The Darkness at Brixton too! [Monday 15 November 2004]

BroadCatching using RSS & BitTorrent to automatically download TV shows - Engadget - www.engadget.com [Friday 26 November 2004]

2 x DARKNESS WEMBLEY TICKETS 4 SALE [Sunday 5 December 2004]

Who reads these service agreements anyway? [Wednesday 15 December 2004]

oo - get them... [Thursday 16 December 2004]

Commission Junction [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]

Inspiration [Friday 17 December 2004]

Writing an Extension for Firefox [Thursday 6 January 2005]

I wonder if Worlds Apart ever did an album called ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead? Just a thought. [Thursday 6 January 2005]

Creative Foundation [Friday 7 January 2005]

Westgate Pavilion [Tuesday 25 January 2005]

Mouse Price [Monday 7 February 2005]

Try this site for unusual properties for sale property.org.uk/unique

[Monday 7 February 2005]

If you buy one in France [Tuesday 8 February 2005]

Turn your Mac mini into a low-cost recording studio [Wednesday 9 February 2005]

How To Start Your Very Own Blog In Fifty-One Easy Steps! || kuro5hin.org [Saturday 12 February 2005]

wow! that mouseprice is great! well, apart from the fact I've now seen the true price the previous owners of this place paid for ours! w*nkers! [Saturday 12 February 2005]

Yep, still too scared to look at it myself... [Monday 14 February 2005]

Sarah Tribe [Monday 14 February 2005]

UrbanDictionary.com: Define Your World [Tuesday 15 February 2005]

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

New Home Of Me and My Monkey [Wednesday 16 February 2005]

How-To: Make a cheap portable espresso machine - Engadget - www.engadget.com [Wednesday 16 February 2005]

How to Stop Receiving Credit Card Offers || kuro5hin.org [Friday 18 February 2005]

LIDO Consulation deadline tomorrow [Thursday 24 February 2005]

HOW-TO: Turn your laptop into a home security system [Friday 25 February 2005]

Do-do-do do-do-do-do do-do-do-do do-do-do-do [Wednesday 9 March 2005]

Terry Nation [Wednesday 9 March 2005]

Desolation - a photoset on Flickr [Tuesday 15 March 2005]

Adam Curry saviour of the universe!!! [Tuesday 29 March 2005]

Can find only one mention of that page [Tuesday 29 March 2005]

Folkestone train times [Monday 4 April 2005]

I used to do Clerkenwell-Cannon Street and it's pretty easy - 521 bus from Chancery Lane tube/ Holborn Viaduct, or failing that, I think a 17 does ... [Monday 4 April 2005]

Some Girls [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

well im going [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

Whose network do I connect to on the train then? [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

ok [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

Cheers, there are so many options! [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

oh right, but then I'd have to pay [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

correction [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

All sounds a bit modern to me [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

GOODALL LINE [Tuesday 12 April 2005]

GOODALL [Tuesday 12 April 2005]

Cheers for the contribution [Wednesday 13 April 2005]

Relocation, Relocation [Thursday 14 April 2005]

California recommendations [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

More San Francisco tips [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

"When the rest of the track is finished in 2007 it will be possible to commute from St Pancras to Folkestone in 35 minutes" [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

RE: More San Francisco tips [Wednesday 20 April 2005]

You don't need to be, just paste it in [Wednesday 20 April 2005]

oh cleva pauly [Wednesday 20 April 2005]

Popscene [Friday 22 April 2005]

Mushroom Magic [Wednesday 18 May 2005]

mushrooms?! TUT [Wednesday 18 May 2005]

They're good old fashioned eating mushrooms [Wednesday 18 May 2005]

mOOMINTRUDE [Wednesday 18 May 2005]

Yeah you didn't spoil anything [Wednesday 18 May 2005]

The Sports Pavilion, Dartford, Kent (gig) [Tuesday 24 May 2005]

No sorry, bit far out for me [Tuesday 24 May 2005]

Action Plan + Razorlight [Thursday 2 June 2005]

Two 14-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of arson and grievous bodily harm [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

Best Gigs Ever [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

OMG, Wolfsbane... they were FAB!! [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

Oh and.... [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

not asking for your name? [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

Repetition [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

of course [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

It was just too good a post to waste [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

Don't be shy! [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

Stage dive? [Thursday 9 June 2005]

current valuations [Tuesday 21 June 2005]

The Metronome up for auction [Sunday 3 July 2005]

Tracing Staffordshire Goodalls 1800 to present [Friday 8 July 2005]

John Goodall / Rowlands castle [Wednesday 27 July 2005]

I aspire to a gold card, but I struggle to pay off my debts [Thursday 4 August 2005]

hmmmmmm............... [Thursday 4 August 2005]

But I DON'T have satellite TV [Thursday 4 August 2005]

but you are posh like me! [Friday 5 August 2005]

golf? rugby? [Friday 5 August 2005]

yeah, i think we are the exceptions... [Friday 5 August 2005]

I think I DO live in a desirable locale! [Friday 5 August 2005]

Yeah, you are right, they are scarily accurate. Our area is pretty much like described. Im just the blip, which I dont mind. If I wasnt we proba... [Friday 5 August 2005]

Those adverts, with the very lively Italian pensioners [Monday 8 August 2005]

My last day as a single man [Thursday 11 August 2005]

Congratulations [Friday 12 August 2005]

Millenium vegan restaurant [Tuesday 30 August 2005]

RE: GOODALL [Monday 17 October 2005]

RE: current valuations [Tuesday 17 January 2006]

Not sure I can help you there! [Wednesday 18 January 2006]

How-To: Scale video for better HDTV viewing - Engadget [Thursday 16 February 2006]

Fareham makes the national news again [Friday 24 February 2006]

RE: Fareham makes the national news again [Sunday 26 February 2006]

RE: Fareham makes the national news again [Monday 27 February 2006]

Excellent, cheers! [Monday 27 February 2006]

RE: GOODALL [Wednesday 1 March 2006]

MJ Hibbett [Friday 10 March 2006]

Harry Clarke auction frenzy [Thursday 28 September 2006]

RE: Plymouth Pavillion [Sunday 20 January 2008]

Will do! [Sunday 20 January 2008]

Remote light switch has arrived So attempting to wire that up tonight... [Friday 24 September 2010]

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...