24 from Folkestone GeraldPauly Escondido Sandgate still closed, but free cocktails at Escondido Deal Does not look like they're in a hurry to reopen Escondido Sandgate, but they're trying to make a go of the Deal branch, there's an offer of a free cocktail with presentation of the advert in My Shepway free sheet.... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11630/Escondido+Sandgate+still+closed%2C+but+free+cocktails+at+Escondido+Deal"><img alt="Escondido Sandgate still closed, but free cocktails at Escondido Deal" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2560500855_ac2a665c97_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11630/Escondido+Sandgate+still+closed%2C+but+free+cocktails+at+Escondido+Deal">Rated 7.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11630/Escondido+Sandgate+still+closed%2C+but+free+cocktails+at+Escondido+Deal">more</a>... 1.1482,51.0738,0 The Jackdaw, Denton It appears to have closed down. <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11601/The+Jackdaw%2C+Denton"><img alt="The Jackdaw, Denton" src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001P1BOI.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11601/The+Jackdaw%2C+Denton">Rated 5.48/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11601/The+Jackdaw%2C+Denton">more</a>... 1.1682,51.1814,0 Come on over to my place Do you want to come and work here? See our recruitment video.I'm positive they said they would ask permission before they featured us, I think I'm pretty definitely featured there in the bit where they say WE'RE LOOKING FOR A WEB GURU!!! That's not m... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11599/Come+on+over+to+my+place">more</a>... 1.0332,51.0875,0 AF&RM CAMRA says Gate 28 is reopening as a pizza restaurant Not sure if that info is more up to date than what I read on Facebook. This is from the September issue of Marsh Mash, the newsletter of Ashford, Folkestone and Romney Marsh branch of CAMRA: The bad news, The Fox Willesborough was firmly closed when ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11574/AF%26RM+CAMRA+says+Gate+28+is+reopening+as+a+pizza+restaurant"><img alt="AF&RM CAMRA says Gate 28 is reopening as a pizza restaurant" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11574/AF%26RM+CAMRA+says+Gate+28+is+reopening+as+a+pizza+restaurant">Rated 2.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11574/AF%26RM+CAMRA+says+Gate+28+is+reopening+as+a+pizza+restaurant">more</a>... 1.1461,51.0739,0 The only pub around with an indoor smoking area? Went to the Skuba Bar last night and sat in their new conservatory for the first time. We had two smokers with us who were very pleased to see they've found some kind of loophole against the smoking ban. The walls of the conservatory can be opened ri... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11570/The+only+pub+around+with+an+indoor+smoking+area%3F">Rated 4.43/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11570/The+only+pub+around+with+an+indoor+smoking+area%3F">more</a>... 1.1727,51.0766,0 David Devant top ten Just browsing last.fm to see if anyone's mentioned the David Devant gig at the 100 Club (and they haven't), but I see this top ten of their tracks most listened, by users of last.fm. Who have installed the software, that monitors what you're listenin... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11558/David+Devant+top+ten">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11558/David+Devant+top+ten">more</a>... -0.1353,51.5162,0 Sandbanks Restaurant, The Pavilion, Wear Bay Road - Sat 23rd Aug I haven't written one of these reviews for a while and, to be honest, I wondered whether I ever would again. There are only so many times you can be bothered to write something about crap food served by people who don't give a damn about good food o... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11540/Sandbanks+Restaurant%2C+The+Pavilion%2C+Wear+Bay+Road+-+Sat+23rd+Aug">Rated 7.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11540/Sandbanks+Restaurant%2C+The+Pavilion%2C+Wear+Bay+Road+-+Sat+23rd+Aug">more</a>... 1.1957,51.0837,0 Leas Cliff Hall Carl Barat of The Libertines, and his new band, they're very good... Plus Hot Club de Paris and Mando Diao. Hey, we went to this one!... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall"><img alt="Leas Cliff Hall" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall">Rated 4.43/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall">more</a>... 1.1735,51.0758,0 HQ Club Free <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2414/HQ+Club">more</a>... -0.1466,51.5410,0 Main (our calendar) Downing Street tour <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/1/Main+%28our+calendar%29">more</a>... 1.1646,51.0799,0 Astoria Reading warmup at the Astoria... aargh, who will video LOST for us?... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/95/Astoria">more</a>... -0.1306,51.5160,0 12 Bar Club MJ Hibbett <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2079/12+Bar+Club">more</a>... -0.1292,51.5155,0 Dingwalls Album launch gig <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2081/Dingwalls">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2081/Dingwalls">more</a>... -0.1459,51.5415,0 Brixton Academy Glastonbury warmup <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/152/Brixton+Academy">more</a>... -0.1152,51.4654,0 93 Feet East BANG Magazine launch party, free booze! Plus another band, was it <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag=clarkeology-21#&mode=blended&keyword=the+libertines" title="Try Amazon for The Libertines">The Libertines</a> again? <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2087/93+Feet+East">more</a>... -0.0713,51.5216,0 Metro 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" <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2078/Metro">more</a>... -0.1445,51.5129,0 Notting Hill Arts Club SOLD OUT in advance, we only just squeezed in, debut single out this week. <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2084/Notting+Hill+Arts+Club">more</a>... -0.1948,51.5091,0 Camden Underworld The Darkness <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/157/Camden+Underworld">more</a>... -0.1420,51.5386,0 Ocean The Darkness <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2085/Ocean">more</a>... -0.0551,51.5444,0 Water Rats Theatre Have I misdated this one? I was at <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/david+bowie">David Bowie</a> this day... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2083/Water+Rats+Theatre">more</a>... -0.1194,51.5289,0 Royal Festival Hall <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/arthur+lee">Arthur Lee</a>, magic. Hmm, did we go in 2002 or 2003? <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2095/Royal+Festival+Hall">Rated 5.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2095/Royal+Festival+Hall">more</a>... -0.1168,51.5057,0 Bull and Gate I dragged Neil and Camilla, of The Face and Popbitch along. IT WAS ME THAT MADE THE DARKNESS POPLIAR! <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2086/Bull+and+Gate">more</a>... -0.1412,51.5504,0 Barfly supported by The Libertines. Two gigs in one night, think I saw either The Darkness or Neds Atomic Dustbin this day too...... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/115/Barfly"><img alt="Barfly" src="http://www.clarkeology.com/blog/upload/barflylondon.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/115/Barfly">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/115/Barfly">more</a>... -0.1500,51.5433,0 Yo Below Popbitch A-Z <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2854/Yo+Below"><img alt="Yo Below" src="http://static.flickr.com/63/186271427_929246dd98_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2854/Yo+Below">more</a>... -0.1077,51.5225,0