My nan's maiden name is clarkeHi - im starting to look into my family tree and my nan's maiden name is clarke. she grew up in middlesex but her parents were from ireland, tipperary. Has the name Maureen clarke popped up in your research??Who said I'd not use this new gadget?I have used my new gadget for something work related, after only a few days. Can I claim it back on expenses now? Every month I get a list of ticket sales from Ticketmaster as an Excel spreadsheet, which I forward on or look at on someone else's comp... UK Radio Aid"Today is the most extraordinary day ever in radio. Every commercial station in the UK is broadcasting UK Radio Aid - a day of very special guests, presenters and activity to raise money for the Tsunami appeal. You'll never hear anything like it agai... Customs and Excise raid Folkestone HarbourSaw the tail end of Customs and Excise jumping someone near the fishmarket yesterday afternoon,remind me never to try and smuggle anything, looked pretty painfull having three heavies landing on top of you without warning.Scared the cr*p out of my wi... RE: Customs and Excise raid Folkestone Harbourseemed a bit heavy handed just for cigs or booze, there must have been a good dozen or so C&E guys - as far as we could tell the first 3 jumped the guy from behind and got him on the ground in an instant so they must have been expecting some resistan... Re: what you saidFrom the site: "I decided to give steganography a try on Flickr’s system, wondering if they somehow sensed altered images"Altered Images ROCKED - all 80's new wavers ought to make a comeback - look at how well the Gang of Four are doing on the R6 pl... BayraiderJongoDiscoverd from a source that Craig David Had moved in with his Manager in my village nr Maidenhead. Got drunk and drove round his house wiv loads of bmw's and Jags outside and shouted "UK garage with a smooth R&B groove". I didnt quite believe it was... Pete Holmstrom5:30pm 1/5/01. Pete was walking down the street and walked past me. That's it. But he looked cool.J from said ex- banddrowning his sorrows in cheap gin and german lager(holstenhofmeisterpils or something)t'other week. Claude the drummerHe constantly drums on the desks, he's a developer, programmer, and I see him every day, 9 to 5 sort of times monday to friday!I'm afraid he was out aloneSisqo InfernoHere are all the divis that bands paid out this week... global sales dictated most of this week's returns, and Sisqo proved to be still hugely undervalued...17.6% - £3.14 Santana24.5% - £1.99 Sisqo10.5% - £1.78 'N Sync18.8% - £1.69 Destiny's Child15.... Have a METAL WEEKENDI'm off to see Iron Maiden on Saturday night at Shepherds Bush Empire, I've just decided...UPDATE: Can't remember if I did go to this or not...... Gigs, etc...OK, so if you're in London, and you're not going to Eminem at Docklands Arena, PJ Harvey at Shepherd's Bush Empire, Texas at Wembley Arena, or Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall, there are still opportunities for you...The Cooper Temple Clause pla... Went to Maidstone todayPrimarly we went to Maidstone to get Harry new shoes. Bit far just for that, but Maidstone has a La Tasca so it just beat Folkestone. Last time we went to La Tasca I think we had five dishes between us. This time, because of a special deal going on w... Bitch Aid TonightTonight The Saint Bar, in Leicester Square will witness the capital's greatest fund-raiser since Live Aid - yes, it's Bitch Aid.popbitch.com needs money for a new server, and a couple of enterprising fans have organised a bit of a beano to raise some... Maiden! Maiden! Maiden!Bah, their Clive Burr Benefit Gig at Brixton has all sold out!There's always a slim chance they will add more I suppose...... GEZ AID Went to see Ash last night at Brixton Academy, and it was very nice - mostly because of the way they played. Every song was played far too fast, and all at exactly the same tempo, so it was just like seeing The Ramones, it was ace.They did a huge en... Billie Bans "The Sun" Snow DomeWas trying to read someone else's paper on the tube this morning, and a chap had his hands over part of the front of his copy of The Sun, so all I could see was "Billie Bans Sun Sn__ Do__"... One could only assume the old currant bun had had some hil... Download FestivalThis Download Festival is looking good, who's up for it? Two day metal festival 31st of May and 1st of June at Donington Park... Headliners are Limp Bizkit and Iron Maiden, also featuring Marylin Manson and the Deftones so far, many more to be announ... Limp Bizkit cancel DownloadLimp Bizkit have pulled out of the Download festival, apparently because they're a bit busy on their new album or something. get tickets here, but without them. Hey, maybe that's more of an incentive to go... The lineup still features Iron Maiden, Zw... Bayraider rocks \m/It's a good job work didn't pay me off, I would have spent all the money on AC/DC's old tourbus... Thanks bayraider.tv.... RE: Bayraider rocks \m/I found myself in the world's highest bar in Namche Bazaar, Nepal on my way to Everest base camp in 2003, and I walked through the door and was greeted by AC/DC's "You shook me all night long" blasting out of a fairly sophisticated stereo. May not ... Iron Maiden / Spontaneous Human CombustionDigital Spy says Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is presenting a show about spontaneous human combustion and he'll be investigating a case in Folkestone ten years ago...... You know I said there was no-where to log-in?This is what I get using different browsers when attempting to post comments. Happens at home & at work.FirefoxIEAnyone else missing the username/pw boxes in firefox?... Who said all those circus school lessons were a waste of time?My first bit of video editing on the new computer:That's not a special effect though, that's a real burp after our recent night out in Hythe. If you speed up the slowed down bit you can hear someone saying something like "oh my flipping blimey"...... Maidstone: GOODWe went to Maidstone, and it was good. Fifty minute journey on the train to get there, with a change at Ashford, but worth going to. We had lunch in Pizza Express opposite Hazlitt Theatre, though there's quite a lot of other choice. Would be nice to ... RE: Maidstone: GOODHow is maidstone looking now - i keep reading in the papers that it's got a bit "trendy" (*shudder*) - i havent been for years but when i did last go it was full of chavs.also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery this is very interest... I ain't afraid of no ghostsStrange email of the day:My name is **** and I am very interested to hear that you have had strange experiences at the Mayfly. I am part of a Paranormal Investigation team called ‘Beyond The Mist’ and am enquiring if you would allow us to do an Inves... Ride+ <strong>Mercury Rev</strong>, and not <strong>Verve</strong> who I originally said...Belle and SebastianPaid 5x over the odds for a ticket, but we had to get in. Got in the <strong>aftershow</strong> too, there was just us and <strong>Jarvis Cocker</strong> there. Ooh did I drop another name?Iron MaidenBitch AidThe party to raise some money for popbitch - putting it here as a gig as I met <strong>John Deacon</strong> that day, I just found an autographed receipt in with my tickets...Iron MaidenWas on a training course in Hounslow, turned up too late for support band Wolfsbane, and anyway we had no tickets, but got given some by someone outside, I am sure it was <strong>Tommy Vance</strong>. Apparently we saw Jonathon King there too.Iron MaidenSnuck in, and got thrown out again before the gig started. Went home, having not seen the gig.Crash, Higher On Maiden, Mentallica, Guns 2 Roses15.00AidaTurmoilAn indie / rock covers band, think it's them, logo looks like Iron Maiden's m/SONISPHERE FESTIVAL : WEEKEND WITHOUT CAMPING, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, MÖTLEY CRÃœE, Alice Cooper, Placebo, Cult, Iggy & The Stooges, Slayer, AnthraxDeath & The Maiden, Carducci QuartetAida - Arena di Verona in Verona, ItalyThe Arena di Verona is hosting the Verona Opera Festival season. Covent garden?s Royal Opera, The Sydney Opera House or La Scala may stake their...Aida - Arena di Verona in Verona102.36Aida - Arena di Verona in Verona199.03Jameson Raid, Cloven Hoof15.00Hardeep Singh Kohli - The Nearly Naked ChefGrab a seat and tuck in, as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli. This celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening's entertainmentLaidback luke presents Super You & Me, Laidback Luke, Wolfgang Gartner, Bart B More, Kids of Funk, Dan castroAida in Rome159.56Aida - Arena di Verona in Verona, ItalyThe Arena di Verona is hosting the Verona Opera Festival season. Covent garden?s Royal Opera, The Sydney Opera House or La Scala may stake their...Right Said Fred10.00live music - Chix Wiv PixProbably The Best Girl Blues Band This Side of The Mississippi . Maidens Head (28 Wincheap Canterbury Kent Ct1 3qz 01227 472333) 20:00 walk - The Heart of Bishopsbournemeet at Mermaid Inn, Bishopsbourne (TR188526) 14:00-16:15 Rory McLeod with support The Dealers BBC Folk Awards Best Live ActReturns to Maidstone in Support of Folk Against Fascism. Doors 7pm &pound;15.Aida in Rome103.77Aida in Rome103.77Sonisphere Festival 2010 in KnebworthSonisphere Festival 2010 in Knebworth tickets Sonisphere has put together a line-up that brings together the best rock and metal acts of today. Heavy metal legends, Iron Maiden and German...Aida - Arena di Verona in Verona, ItalyThe Arena di Verona is hosting the Verona Opera Festival season. Covent garden?s Royal Opera, The Sydney Opera House or La Scala may stake their...80s Rewind Festival 2010 in Henley-on-Thames80s Rewind Festival TicketsThe closest you will ever get to Live Aid! See the greatest popstars from the 80s live at the 80s Rewind Festival....