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This is my personal site, so if you search here for pubbing or other places it will only return vin 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 vin on 'Folkestone Gerald, where I list national and international places...

jon's vinos y tapas west terrace, folkestone

Tiger Soho Live, plus Divine Comedy, and "special guests" as headliner it says here... Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN [Wednesday 13 November 1996]

Super Furry Animals Soho Live with Mansun and Fun Lovin' Criminals. I met Noel Gallagher at this show. Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN [Tuesday 12 November 1996]

Suede Fan club gig, played the new album, then a hits set, then a "wheel of fortune" set including best songs "My Dark Star" and "The Living Dead"... Electric Ballroom Camden, London NW1 8QP [Tuesday 16 July 2002]

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 Oxford Street, London W1 1RF [Friday 6 September 2002]

Anthrax plus Living Colour. My first proper gig, went up on a coach trip. See the patches on my denim jacket m/ Hammersmith Odeon Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH 020 8563 3800 [Monday 13 March 1989]

Wolfsbane Found the ticket now! I went to the gig on my own, then got the last train up to Rugby, where I was staying for college. Can't find details anywhere online. Much stage diving, one of my favourite gig.s The Marquee 105 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT [Sunday 6 October 1991]

stellastarr* plus The Ordinary Boys and The 22s. Looks like everyone was there to see the Ordinary Boys, but I thought they were a bit ordinary... stellastarr were OK, not quite as convincing as on record though. Islington Academy London [Monday 24 November 2003]

Revolting Cocks plus Godflesh and Bomb Everything (AKA) Bomb Disneyland. Got a video of this gig, you can see me stagediving on it. Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Thursday 24 January 1991]

The Vines supported by The Libertines. Two gigs in one night, think I saw either The Darkness or Neds Atomic Dustbin this day too... Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN [Thursday 7 March 2002]

David Bowie Plus Suede and Divine Comedy. It booted it down with rain, but we had a great time. Old Trafford Cricket Ground [Wednesday 10 July 2002]

Genealogy / family tree

D'ya Ken? All back to Ken Livingstone's place, tonight, with Fatboy Slim AND Scanty Sandwich... [Thursday 13 April 2000]

Free Elliot Smith! No, he's not been busted, but XFM are giving away copies of his album this week... [Monday 17 April 2000]

Billy Corgan to give birth "I'm having a baby, and he's going to be called 'Our Kid'" says frightening bald man... [Wednesday 24 May 2000]

RHCP Fans: Not A Clue Are they having a laugh or what? [Thursday 13 July 2000]

The only living boy in Kings Cross Got a couple of freebies for the Jim's Super Stereo World gig this weekend... [Wednesday 19 July 2000]

Free Coldplay Gig Channelfly are giving away free tickets to see Coldplay... [Monday 24 July 2000]

Snow Patrol and Belle and Sebastian live tonight SCREAMADELICA present Snow Patrol live, and a B&S DJ slot in Dublin... and a Libellous Vinyl night in Torquay - PopEx goes RURAL! [Thursday 3 August 2000]

Free Reading / Leeds Tickets Ooberman are giving away a pair of tickets for each weekend... [Wednesday 23 August 2000]

Donna Air, Davina McColl and Gail Porter Reading Fest hospitality area [Tuesday 29 August 2000]

Devina Mccool Brixton [Saturday 16 September 2000]

Having the time of your life Kylie closes three weeks of shit TV... [Monday 2 October 2000]

Lofty Holloway (ex Eastender - remember?) Out the back having a fag (cigarette) [Thursday 5 October 2000]

Win a WAP phone Giving it away at last... [Friday 20 October 2000]

Vinnie off of Renford Rejects Oxford Circus [Saturday 4 November 2000]

Ethan Hawke My Arse... It was him, and possibly Elton John too... [Thursday 16 November 2000]

Spill Your Television Fun Lovin' Miller-Nals! Geddit??? [Friday 1 December 2000]

Dos Cerveza, por favor Casino Royale are giving away free tickets... [Wednesday 6 December 2000]

Captain Soul @ Notting Hill Arts Centre First live gig of the year? Not for me, I'm having an early night... [Wednesday 3 January 2001]

Divine Comedy News Massive New album, single, tour and, uh, website... [Friday 12 January 2001]

Divine .COMedy First dates sold out, but HEY, the website has changed... [Monday 15 January 2001]

Suede Carboot Clearout Suede are having a big clearout of STUFF, at the VIP International Record Fair... [Tuesday 23 January 2001]

The Worlds First "web enabled" single - on vinyl Frightening technological advance are in store... [Friday 26 January 2001]

Gavin Rossdale Threshers, Narbougough Rd, Leicester [Monday 19 March 2001]

Talvin Singh Stoke Newington [Monday 2 April 2001]

Kevin Shields Rocker's Disco, Stoke Newington [Wednesday 18 April 2001]

Kevin Mitchell from jebediah Melbourne Airport [Thursday 21 June 2001]

Davina McCall Kensington [Wednesday 8 August 2001]

Talvin Singh Channelfly HQ [Thursday 23 August 2001]

Running Order Nah, can't be bothered... hope you're having an ace bank holiday weekend! [Friday 24 August 2001]

Anyone going to see Divine Comedy then? Divine Comedy play four dates in October... [Tuesday 9 October 2001]

Send Me Bootlegs Win some smashing vinyl by Ladytron, Missy Elliott and Adam F... [Monday 12 November 2001]

Divine Comedy Lillies Bordello, Dublin. [Thursday 22 November 2001]

Vinny Jones Walthamstow Dogs [Wednesday 26 December 2001]

We're getting BACK to NORMAL Happy New Year, things are MOVING again on popEx... [Wednesday 2 January 2002]

Irvine Welsh Wetherspoons in Brixton [Friday 4 January 2002]

The Vines play ULU Get your tickets now, this one's going to be big... [Thursday 14 March 2002]

Some more Vines tickets available Get in there quick, it's going to be a good one... [Thursday 4 April 2002]

The Vines Half assed review of last night. [Thursday 11 April 2002]

This looks good b3ta.com raised their funding, so they're having a party to celebrate, come along... [Tuesday 16 April 2002]

The Ambassador is giving away Oasis promos Come to the Monarch this Saturday... [Thursday 18 April 2002]

Win Roskilde Tickets Go to Sputnik at the Monarch this Friday, they're giving away tickets AND travel... [Thursday 9 May 2002]

Phil Hartnoll In my mates' living room [Sunday 22 September 2002]

I knew if I kept this game up long enough, I'd get something worth having... If you wanna be a adored, buy someone this... [Thursday 10 October 2002]

Craig fromThe Vines & Cooper Temple Clause Temptation Records Launch gig at the Metro Club [Monday 11 November 2002]

A disappointing thing NOW what do I buy my cat loving chums for christmas? [Tuesday 3 December 2002]

Pat Nevin (ex Chelsea FC and Scotland) Fulham Broadway [Thursday 13 February 2003]

WRASSLE HIM TO THE GROUND! They're having wrestling at the Download festival... [Wednesday 7 May 2003]

Thieving bastards [Monday 9 June 2003]

Irvine Welsh Stoke Newington [Tuesday 17 June 2003]

Today's listening Working from home today so can listen to what I like without having to get someone to put it on for me!
[Tuesday 1 July 2003]

It's the vinyl countdown Darkness tour is on sale proper now! See you at Hammersmith Odeon... [Wednesday 2 July 2003]

Life Savings [Sunday 20 July 2003]

Vini Reilly Oklahoma Cafe/Shop Manchester [Saturday 26 July 2003]

Electric Soft Parade [Friday 8 August 2003]

Loving This [Friday 8 August 2003]

Folkestone Weekender [Saturday 30 August 2003]

Doctor Doctor [Sunday 31 August 2003]

someone did get some popbitch passwords, how slack [Monday 1 September 2003]

Saving this link for Ron [Saturday 6 September 2003]

David Blaine living in a box, living in a perspex box [Monday 15 September 2003]

Stuart Lee and Kevin Eldon Stoke Newington [Tuesday 7 October 2003]

IPOD Engraving [Thursday 6 November 2003]

Craig Kelly ,actor, played Vince, in Queer as Folk Barfly, Camden [Saturday 13 December 2003]

Kevin Bacon Manhattan, Outside Bloomingdales [Monday 22 December 2003]

Johnnie Jackson Vines gig, Electric Ballroom [Friday 20 February 2004]

Lost in Translation [Wednesday 10 March 2004]

Power Words for Better Living The new album by David Devant and his Spirit Wife [Monday 19 April 2004]

Having an Allotment [Tuesday 11 May 2004]

RE: Having an Allotment [Wednesday 12 May 2004]

Irvine Welsh Old Coffee House, Soho [Tuesday 1 June 2004]

Ken Livingstone BBC London, Marylebone High Street [Wednesday 2 June 2004]

Levinhurst [Thursday 1 July 2004]

Lessons for the day [Tuesday 20 July 2004]

broken CSS [Tuesday 20 July 2004]

Steven Arnold (Ashley Peacock in Corrie) Driving towards Swinton [Friday 23 July 2004]

There is one upside to having mice [Saturday 24 July 2004]

Nice [Monday 26 July 2004]

We're moving! [Monday 26 July 2004]

I think, but Ill have to check with my source [Monday 26 July 2004]

Rad Douglas Strathclyde Driving Range [Thursday 5 August 2004]

Gmail could not be found [Thursday 5 August 2004]

well gmail [Friday 6 August 2004]

Mate is having trouble today [Friday 6 August 2004]

Driving the neighbours away [Monday 9 August 2004]

Johnny Borrel, Carl, Gwen Stefani, Gavin from Bush hahahaa not telling youuuuuuu! [Monday 6 September 2004]

I hate myself for loving you [Thursday 9 September 2004]

SEO [Thursday 9 September 2004]

Why do so many of your links link inward (like that SEO link), is this a ploy? I clicked on it hoping for some handy tips ;)

Anyway, I w...
[Thursday 9 September 2004]

Not a ploy at all [Thursday 9 September 2004]

Record Producers [Friday 10 September 2004]

HA-HA! [Monday 13 September 2004]

I Was Made For Loving Nottingham [Thursday 7 October 2004]

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

The first rule about job club [Monday 14 February 2005]

Sandgate [Monday 14 February 2005]

but [Monday 14 February 2005]

The sea defences have been much improved in the last year [Tuesday 15 February 2005]

i [Tuesday 15 February 2005]

Bill Gates and other communists - Richard Stallman [Thursday 17 February 2005]

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

A very moving experience [Monday 4 April 2005]

Divine Leisure [Thursday 7 April 2005]

Pool at a price [Thursday 7 April 2005]

I think those second hand tables must be pretty good [Thursday 7 April 2005]

Fun Lovin' Criminals coming to Folkestone [Monday 13 June 2005]

Keira Knightly in a KISS t-shirt [Wednesday 24 August 2005]

i'm sure having a pic [Wednesday 24 August 2005]

I think it only works if you're really thin [Wednesday 24 August 2005]

Chin Chin [Wednesday 24 August 2005]

I can't think what she looks like in profile [Thursday 25 August 2005]

Lovin [Wednesday 28 September 2005]

hey, that's nice! [Wednesday 28 September 2005]

Having a whale of a time [Friday 20 January 2006]

Moody lighting [Tuesday 24 January 2006]

RE: Moody lighting [Tuesday 24 January 2006]

Cheers, reassuring [Tuesday 24 January 2006]

RE: Moody lighting [Wednesday 25 January 2006]

John Lewis, start saving [Thursday 26 January 2006]

RE: John Lewis, start saving [Saturday 28 January 2006]

Aha, of course, just got about four Andy's checking in [Saturday 28 January 2006]

Vince Martyn [Friday 17 March 2006]

First full day of knowing my leaving date... [Tuesday 4 April 2006]

RE: First full day of knowing my leaving date... [Tuesday 4 April 2006]

Yep, sure I could [Wednesday 5 April 2006]

RE: Yep, sure I could [Wednesday 5 April 2006]

You never visit now anyway! [Wednesday 5 April 2006]

RE: You never visit now anyway! [Wednesday 5 April 2006]

haha, how long before this one is blocked..? [Wednesday 5 April 2006]

I think you're taking this very well [Wednesday 5 April 2006]

She's always confident about everything [Thursday 6 April 2006]

Just saving these for 'Ron [Saturday 29 April 2006]

Squirrel plants super walnut tree [Tuesday 2 May 2006]

Day 4, IPOD battery still behaving [Tuesday 9 May 2006]

Vince Martyn [Thursday 18 May 2006]

RE: Vince Martyn [Friday 18 August 2006]

Thanks for checking in Vince [Friday 18 August 2006]

*cough* how much??? [Wednesday 23 August 2006]

Tim's Vinos and Tapas review (slight return) [Tuesday 3 October 2006]

Kevin Gritten [Tuesday 19 December 2006]

Kevin Gritten [Tuesday 19 December 2006]

RE: Vince Martyn [Tuesday 9 October 2007]

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