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the captains table 26 the stade (folkestone harbour), folkestone kent 01303 221 959

KISS plus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden. Finsbury Park London Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 7NT [Saturday 5 July 1997]

Heineken Festival Kirsty MacColl and Tom Robinson. Honestly, I went to some better gigs than this. Southsea Common [Thursday 19 August 1993]

Warm Jets + Frankie Machine, at Club Silver Rocket. The Garage 20 Highbury Corner, Islington London N5 1RD [Friday 4 May 2001]

Genealogy / family tree

Yeah Yeah Vote Helen Love Vote here on Steve Lamacq's Buzz Chart for "Shifty Disco Girl", the new single from the coolest band in the world... [Tuesday 16 May 2000]

Vote Cocks (slight return) The Fighting Cocks are on Steve Lamacq's Buzz Chart this week, you know what to do... [Thursday 6 July 2000]

Get your maps out Frankie Machine releases another single at last... [Wednesday 20 September 2000]

Frankie Machine Winners 5 hot copies of The Cartesian Product EP sent out today... [Tuesday 3 October 2000]

Steve Lamacq Surrey University Bookshop [Thursday 5 October 2000]

Frankie Machine Live Dates At last! [Monday 9 October 2000]

Whatever happened to the Infidels? Chris McCormack's new band was supposed to be called that, innit? [Tuesday 10 October 2000]

What is the best music format? CHEERS to MJ Hibbett for the singles... [Friday 20 October 2000]

Frankie Machine Live London Debut Like the title says... Tuesday February 20th at the Bull and Gate... [Saturday 17 February 2001]

Frankie Machine Cancel Arse! [Monday 19 February 2001]

Tonight's Dancing Action Come out and play [Friday 4 May 2001]

Paul McCartney goes down on one knee Macca does the deed... PROPOSES of course... [Friday 27 July 2001]

Chris McCormack Hundred Reasons gig - 9/08/01 [Friday 10 August 2001]

Steve Lamacq Dublin Castle [Thursday 16 August 2001]

Dougie - or at least I think it was... On the train from Macclesfield to Manchester [Friday 18 January 2002]

Anyone 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! [Monday 8 April 2002]

Francis Albert Machine Win copies of the new album! [Tuesday 29 October 2002]

Frankie Machine Winners It's prizes galore round here... please be worse at the game if you are postage zone two though. [Friday 8 November 2002]

When do the Macca tickets go on sale then? He's got a ticket to ride, so where do we get tickets to him? HERE! [Wednesday 19 February 2003]

Steve Lamacq Athlete at ULU [Saturday 29 March 2003]

Steve Lamacq Metro Club - 12pm Thurs 20th March [Saturday 29 March 2003]

Athlete Astoria [Tuesday 13 May 2003]

A Libertine Astoria [Tuesday 13 May 2003]

Steve Lamacq Astoria [Tuesday 13 May 2003]

Phil Daniels Astoria [Tuesday 13 May 2003]

arcade games [Sunday 18 May 2003]

Patrick Joseph [Sunday 18 May 2003]

Steve Lamacq The Kills @ ULU [Thursday 22 May 2003]

Steve Lamacq Glastonbury [Wednesday 2 July 2003]

fat ginge on washing machine off the phones4u ad hmm well for six years during my high schooldays M [Saturday 5 July 2003]

Smack the Pingu [Thursday 29 January 2004]

Smacked Face [Sunday 22 February 2004]

Half Man, Half Machine [Monday 29 March 2004]

Half snowman, half machine [Tuesday 20 April 2004]

Half Man, Half Machine [Tuesday 20 April 2004]

Japanese vending machines are go [Friday 30 April 2004]

RE: Japanese vending machines are go [Friday 30 April 2004]

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

Razorlight Secret Machines [Friday 2 July 2004]

Organic veg deliveries in Folkestone [Wednesday 7 July 2004]

Har Mar Superstar Secret Machines [Wednesday 7 July 2004]

Interpol Secret Machines [Wednesday 7 July 2004]

Rob Maclean Starbucks Glasgow [Thursday 5 August 2004]

So close to a free iMac [Wednesday 18 August 2004]

wot you need is [Thursday 19 August 2004]

Mac boot key combos [Thursday 19 August 2004]

Boots then asks for a password [Thursday 19 August 2004]

bloody m*c [Friday 20 August 2004]

okey, apparently it's the PRAM thats the problem [Friday 20 August 2004]

gawd i'm bored [Friday 20 August 2004]

Where were you yesterday man? [Friday 20 August 2004]

That is better than the computer I use at work [Friday 20 August 2004]

so er [Tuesday 24 August 2004]

That's the bunny! [Tuesday 24 August 2004]

iMac update [Tuesday 24 August 2004]

Shane macGowan [Tuesday 5 October 2004]

Lara's Loves and Lies [Tuesday 2 November 2004]

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

Here's what to do with that free iMac [Wednesday 2 February 2005]

Mackenzie Crook [Tuesday 8 February 2005]

This is super distressing [Tuesday 8 February 2005]

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

Lifehacker [Wednesday 9 February 2005]

iMac latest [Wednesday 9 February 2005]

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

get osx on it! [Friday 11 February 2005]

Will do [Friday 11 February 2005]

osx [Friday 11 February 2005]

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

Groupware BAD [Thursday 17 February 2005]

Groupware Bad [Thursday 17 February 2005]

A Day In The Life of Miss McDonald [Sunday 20 February 2005]

lampbane: Katamari Doh-macy [Tuesday 22 February 2005]

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

Working from home [Tuesday 8 March 2005]

iMac [Wednesday 9 March 2005]

Cheers, yes [Wednesday 9 March 2005]

we had the same problem [Thursday 10 March 2005]

I think my old iMac is behaving OK [Thursday 10 March 2005]

Google maps hacked smacked and whacked [Wednesday 3 August 2005]

ah, but [Thursday 4 August 2005]

I don't suppose you could include anything too cunning in there [Thursday 4 August 2005]

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

So, super weekend [Monday 13 March 2006]

RE: So, super weekend [Tuesday 14 March 2006]

The whole thing makes no sense [Tuesday 14 March 2006]

RE: The whole thing makes no sense [Tuesday 14 March 2006]

It's a sensible idea to backup DVDs, in case your machine eats them [Tuesday 14 March 2006]

Hillside Social Club [Sunday 19 March 2006]

It's great to have this confirmed by someone who knows! [Monday 20 March 2006]

Wheels of confusion... [Tuesday 21 March 2006]

Fleetwood Mac & Tofts? [Friday 24 March 2006]

Vanished businesses [Wednesday 20 September 2006]

Feltonfleet School [Wednesday 20 September 2006]

The Crowe / Larken collection [Wednesday 20 September 2006]

Folkestone and its neighbourhood by S. J. Mackie [Wednesday 20 September 2006]

Radnor Club postcard [Wednesday 20 September 2006]

The Executive Club / West Cliff Shades / The Happy Frenchman [Wednesday 20 September 2006]

West Cliff Shades [Wednesday 20 September 2006]

RE: Radnor Club postcard [Thursday 21 September 2006]

RE: Feltonfleet School [Thursday 21 September 2006]

Cheers, did you see the picture on westcliffshades.co.uk? [Thursday 21 September 2006]

Mac H8erz [Monday 12 February 2007]

RE: Mac H8erz [Monday 12 February 2007]

Macs are good for work too [Monday 12 February 2007]

Only used a mac once [Tuesday 20 February 2007]

Yes I watched the new Screenwipe [Wednesday 21 February 2007]

Hacking the WidePod How to hack and crack your new IPOD "Wide" [Friday 7 September 2007]

Twitter [Tuesday 8 January 2008]

Not sure where that came from... [Thursday 10 January 2008]

RE: Not sure where that came from... [Saturday 12 January 2008]

It's a long way to Gutsy Gibbon [Sunday 13 January 2008]

Apple Airbook [Tuesday 15 January 2008]

RE: It's a long way to Gutsy Gibbon [Tuesday 15 January 2008]

Cheers! [Wednesday 16 January 2008]

Three Mackeral [Sunday 20 January 2008]

the three mackeral [Thursday 31 January 2008]

thanks for that Julie [Thursday 31 January 2008]

RE: Folkestone and its neighbourhood by S. J. Mackie [Friday 1 February 2008]

RE: Folkestone and its neighbourhood by S. J. Mackie [Friday 1 February 2008]

RE: the three mackeral [Friday 15 February 2008]

Look at the rubbish I went to in 1993 [Sunday 3 August 2008]

RE: Vanished businesses [Friday 15 August 2008]

My recent visit [Friday 3 October 2008]

Is it still the Three Mackerel? [Friday 3 October 2008]

Speaking of consoles... [Tuesday 27 January 2009]

More wifi fun [Thursday 29 January 2009]

One step closer to a xbox media centre I plugged in my home made cable and nothing has gone bang yet [Monday 16 February 2009]

Anyone got anything to say about Folkestone that doesn't involve machetes? NICE ONE but let's talk about something else! [Friday 8 May 2009]

Tracey Ann Pryke exhibition in Sandgate ART! NICE THINGS! NO MACHETES! [Friday 8 May 2009]

Regardez, Ecoutez et Repetez New album out, on 6 Music all day tomorrow [Wednesday 13 May 2009]

RE: Tracey Ann Pryke exhibition in Sandgate [Tuesday 19 May 2009]

@pauly #m12590 thanks for posting that pauly http://bit.ly/7u8RB [Tuesday 19 May 2009]

Harry Clarke's birth by twitter Might come back and update this one with more details... [Monday 8 June 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]

A laptop for less than a tenner? A laptop, in ten parts, 99p per part, get in! [Monday 27 July 2009]

"Highly regarded in industry circles as one of comedy's most exciting new prospects" Lee Mack! [Wednesday 21 October 2009]

Stop with the "Rage Against The Machine" christmas facebook campaign The same people win no matter which track you buy you mugs [Wednesday 9 December 2009]

High Speed rail link is live today So all timetables have changed, look out! [Monday 14 December 2009]

F**K you I won't buy that Laura Ashley coffee table that you tell me! Never mind ratm #lauraashley4xmas [Tuesday 15 December 2009]

RATM at #1 and #3 in the mp3 download charts right now So looks like it might do it... [Tuesday 15 December 2009]

A grey day today grey, wet, dull, blee. [Wednesday 30 December 2009]

Living Room night this Friday at The View [Thursday 28 January 2010]

Hot Tub Time Machine good film! [Monday 17 May 2010]

Weekend roundup [Monday 28 June 2010]

Rails 3 documentation in Mac OS dictionary neat idea, have not used osx dictionary before... [Friday 24 September 2010]

Not the best start to the day Harry spewed massively in the car this morning :-( [Monday 29 November 2010]

Cage Against The Machine BUY IT! [Monday 13 December 2010]

Iron Pauly [Thursday 27 January 2011]

More presents [Monday 26 December 2011]

Page Turner Overdrive [Friday 13 January 2012]

Giving up on the Arduino [Saturday 18 February 2012]

This is not an Arduino [Wednesday 22 February 2012]

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...