Going to the zoo, zoo, zoo<a href="http://www.londonzoo.co.uk">You can come too, too, too</a>... I don't think I like zoos, I don't like the idea of them that's for sure, but apparently I agreed already. I went to the zoo todayI was in training all day today at Port Lympne, and what was the most exciting animal I saw? Yes a squirrel!OK I did see rhinos and a red panda on my lunch break, and monkeys by the truckload, more pictures to come. Also they messed up my lunch again... Sir David AttenboroughYesterday, opening the Kimono Dragon exhibitionZoo ThousandThis music festival crept up on me The Cribs, Athlete, Funeral For A Friend and loads more (fairly small) bands are playing at Port Lympne this August. Can you get me free tickets?Hmm Mark Ronson is on the line up page but not on the homepage does th... Free tickets for Zoo ThousandYou can get in free to ZooThousand and other festivals if you work as a volunteer... festivalvolunteer.co.uk for more details. Let me know how you get on.If you don't want to you can buy tickets here, still some left. Seen lots of special offers for ... Free parking at festival for car sharersFree parking in some overflow car park or other if you have three people in your card it says here. Also a shuttlebus will be taking you to and from Westenhanger and Ashford stations, I hope that's free but I really don't know.I should be going to th... Very cheap VIP tickets for Zoo Thousand!Look here cheap vip tickets for zoo thousand / zoo8 / z008 / whatever, less than cost price, a lot less in fact! You could get a bargain here...Speaking of which, I can't decide whether or not to go to Stereophonics next Tuesday, we have messed up a ... Who will buy my Stereophonics ticketsSlight repost from Folkestone Gerald and my blog / forum there:I can't decide whether or not to go to Stereophonics next Tuesday, we have messed up a bit in arranging a lie in the following morning so it's not really convenient now. Do you want my s... Zoo9 tickets!Just saving a space on the site for next year! Was the festival a success? I hope so, and I hope it returns. (UPDATE: it was not a success, no-one hopes it returns).Ticketmaster have tickets for this year's festival, hope this link is still valid for... Kent Festival weekendWhy would they organise Booshstock and zoo+thousand for the same weekend? They're both fairly close (Hythe and Tonbridge) and obviously aimed at the same indie kids, this is like putting Glastonbury and Reading on the same weekend.We're not going to ... First review of Zoo Thousand and Eight inHere at safeconcerts.com, sounds a bit chaotic, more rumours of cancellations than actual cancellations possibly though.More here, seems Lethal Bizzle was promoted to replace Dizzee Rascal, not a bad call I wouldn't have said, though one was a Mercur... Zoo thousand and HATE!The Zoo Thousand Port Lymne festival sounds like the festival was awful, no-one really has a good word to say about it at work. At least two of the headliners did not play (but as the headliners were Athlete and Dizzee Rascal) that's not necessarily... Zoo Thousand and Hate on the BBCHere. Main things to be said are:* The organisers miscalculated cash flow* They had to cancel acts* Port Lympne stepped in, writing out a check for Ash there and then to ensure they'd go on stageGood on Port Lympne! I can't believe the same organiser... Oo-oo-oo, we're going to the zoo-oo-ooJust had a meeting at Port Lympne, at their conference facilities, as we needed a lot of people in the room at the same time. Nice place, good to see the house, I've not been before.Some monkeys were whooping all through the meeting, very distracting... RE: Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music FestivalSellindge Music Festival apologises for any misunderstanding brought forth from the publication of the article "The Secret Behind Zoo Thousand and Nine". SMF does not claim to know if Red List Live does or does not employ all of the same organisers a... Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music FestivalAn anti-press release from Sellindge Music Festival! Probably best to get some bands on board and send out some info about who is playing your festival, rather than just going on about someone else's festival. Good to point this out though, Zoo8 was ... RE: Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music FestivalI am a local kent promoter and have been contacted by red list about what I do. I have been assured that the men responsible for the zoo festival are not involved in anyway. Now from what I gather, there is a whole team of people working down there w... If Port Lympne are applying for the license I don't think there will be any problem with them getting itThe issue might be getting bands to play, after what happened last year. If none of the same people are involved then I expect big bands will start to sign up, but obviously punters are going to hold off spending the money on tickets until either som... The Wombats to headline Red List LiveOf course, why didn't I think of them when I was after animal named bands to headline this zoo festival? Apart from them being indie no marks I mean, who an old giffer like me would not have called a headliner.We are very happy to announce The Wombat... More lineup info for Red List LiveSee the official lineup, lots of ageing punks! Can't see this being much of a draw for the young people, but perhaps that's the plan..?Red List Stage * The Wombats * The Zutons * Klaus Says Buy The Record * Lights Go Blue * LongviewRLL... Foster Gearing's virtual reality zoom around our Creative QuarterFoster Gearing's video of it's vision for our very own Creative Quarter... hmm is there any mileage in pretending the FG on their video really stands for Folkestone Gerald?The Old High Street is much like that already isn't it? Has about that many pe... Training day yesterdayBit busy to blog these days unfortunately :-( Was in training at Port Lympne yesterday, not training how to be a zookeeper or anything, it's just where we held a training day. Nice, rubbish lunch for me though, basically lettuce sandwiches. Did have ... Tiring dayBeen in training at Port Lympne all day, not learning to be a zookeeper, oh did I do that joke last time? Another day of management training, we did disciplinaries and appraisals today. One specific example was how to deal with people who write about... RE: I went to the zoo todayI wanted to go to FOWA, but it's a bit too Javascript/Ajax orientated for me. Given that I build proper web apps and not widgets ;)They should do more Flash and Flex and then maybe I'd get to go - I'm well overdue on a jolly.Off to get the new Picasa... I did not know the Hevy festival was at the zoo this year...I have totally taken my eye off the ball. Full lineup here for the Hevy Festival, it's not one for the faint hearted is it? Get tickets here, £69 for a weekend camping ticket, £33 for just the day, or £89 for a "total" ticket, give you zoo access and... Harry's day at the zoo<iframe class="youtube" title="YouTube video player" width="800" height="600" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6qpxY9Ttxxw?hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Our day at the zoo yesterday. Will tidy this video up later.Happy birthday usClare's birthday today, and my birthday today too, happy birthday us. I am working, Clare and Harry are at the zoo having fun. Tonight Clare and I are going out for beer and chilli, ACE!Clare made me a vegan chocolate and banana fudge cake to bring i... Riding Lights Theatre Company "Roughshod Tour""Hope Street is the show which zooms in on the compelling drama of everyday life of all of us and asks: where does our hope come from?" Sounds like a special christian play to me<br />7.30pmZoo8 Music Festivalat Port Lympne Wild Animal Park & Gardens. info: 0870-750-4647 The Gentscontemporary songs, from Kylie to NOVANA (The UKÂs Only Tribute to Nirvana), Stereo Virgins05 , 19:00:00 at 451636/05/12 O2 Academy Liverpool tickets NOVANA (The UK’s Only Tribute to Nirvana), Stereo Virgins05 , 19:00:00 at O2 Academy Liverpool/05... Mentallica (tribute), Zoogang6.00Mentallica (tribute), ZoogangHevy Festival 2010Gallows, Glassjaw, Sepultura, Napalm Death and lots more. This is the fest that was on the beach last year, not the one that was at the zoo!