Pop MateTesting this for a mate, looks cool: http://www.popmates.co.uk It's like Friendster apparently.Day two of IPOD funFigured out the IPOD band index duplicates, it was down to rogue spaces at the end of the artist names... on the MusicMatch software it ignores any extra spaces at the end of names, so "Bon Jovi" is the same as "Bon Jovi ", but on the IPOD itself i... Fuzzy Artist MatchingNice, got my Barfly public facing artist page working now, so that a URL like foo.bar/who/is/the+darkness will work, no matter who the band is who, and a certain amount of fuzzy pattern matching will work too, like foo.bar/who/is/darkness, foo.bar/wh... Remote light switch has arrivedIf you never hear from me again it is because I've tried to do some mains electrics by myself and it's gone horribly wrong. Dad helped replace the dry liner that I broke on the bathroom light switch, it seemed to go smoothly, we can isolate the power... A mate contributes:Goldie Lookin' Chain supported the Super Furry Animals the other week - they finish with a song called Your Mother's Got a Penis. I think one of them may be Charlotte Church's boyfriend too. Not sure if those facts are related.... RE: A mate contribute:Nah that was just a wind up by them that fooled heat magazineRE: Sending Marketing Materials to SlovakiaWhile saying they want the paper for recycling, I think the reason is much more pragmatic. If you get companies to send you all their marketing information, and projected sales, brochures, and such, persons in Eastern Europe can make easy reuse of th... RE: Sending Marketing Materials to SlovakiaI've had several of these so told them I didn't have a printer. They still send duplicates, tho.Mate is having trouble todayBut I am in just fine now... I think it was problems with connections to Google's various servers, and the problem is shifting round the country, like some massive problematic tour.MySQL Pattern MatchingI like realising things, been using % symbols everywhere in mysql for too long...Missed Lovejoy Cowboys last night, I was tricked into watching Buffy instead... It's not even out on DVD yet, we'll be getting it when it is, oh yes...Busy at work, roll... Matilda GrantI do not think she came from Winterton Stoke,but am almost certain it was Winterbourne Stoke. She would have been baptised on 3 July 1853 and would have been the daughter of Frederick & Ruth. Frederick was my Great x 2 grandfather's brother.Matilda GRANTSomething to be going on withRoy*******************4.Frederick Grant Bapt: 11 Apr 1830 WBS, m 19/01/1852 WBS d ?wife Ruth Merridew b 1832 WBS (1881 Fareham) d ? children 5.Ellen b 23/03/1852 WBS 5.Matilda b 03/07/1853 WBS (see 1881 Fareham... MatildaHi "Cousin" Bazzer.Got your message and can give you Matilda's ancestry back to about 1750 in the village of Chitterne in Wilts. The document runs into many pages so cannot be sent here, but affirms we are indeed related. So get back to me on jzg@bi... Cheers mater!I suspect it's that XML::RSS isn't finished, but I will investigate further... You might have hit the nail on the head, I'm not specifically predeclaring the enclosures, maybe I need to do that, I thought XML::RSS would pick it up. There's no mention... BroadCatching using RSS & BitTorrent to automatically download TV shows - Engadget - www.engadget.comCheers for the tips mateThanks mate!Good to be back in touch mate!Did we see Jonathon King? Roasted TomatoesBah, making lunch, thought I'd have a hummus and roasted tomato baguette, like what they used to do in Pret. Rick Stein says they take nearly two hours... so, it's going to be hummus and half roasted tomatoes.Had a fairly constructive day yesterday, ... Oh yeah, we got a microclimateIt's always nice to get <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2100-1972963,00.html">a mention in The Times</a>...Matt BellamyHe was at the My Vitriol gig last night, saw him in the bar, but NOT DRINKING, and without his trademark blue hair.David BeckhamOn the 23rd September 2000, Ryan Giggs, Gianfranco Zola, Marcel Desailly, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham, Jimmy 'Floyd' Spermbank were also there.Matt BellamyWatching Hundred Reasons and being a wanker. Pushing into everyone to get himself noticed and them not saying a word to any fans who approached him!Cerys MathewsWell, it was last year about 4am. My girlfriend was working on the stand, serving up enchiladas and chimichangas and the like and I was keeping her company. Cerys was there, dancing to the TECHNO on the soundsystem, looking a bit wired, like she'd ha... Cerys MatthewsTuesday, around lunch time. She was walking with some bloke, looking not very sober...Matt BellamyJust hanging around chatting. Looked like he was pining for a certain special lady.Phil HartnollEr... I went to my mates house (he owns a pub and there was another mate's private party downstairs) and Phil Hartnoll was there. We had drinks and spl***s and chatted. Or rather he chatted mainly with other people 'cos I was cathing up with somebo... Mark Greaney, Hilary Woods, Fergal MatthewsSaturday 7th October - After their amazing gig, I managed to get past a beefy security bloke and get their autographs on my album... yes Hilary is as sexy face to face!! JJ72 rule!Meg MatthewsOK, she's not anything to do with Oasis any more, which makes her not a celebrity any more, but it's been a dry few weeks so...World Famous Party Planner and Socialite Meg "Meg" Matthews, spotted on Regents Park Road. She was having a spot of lunch, ... Ex-Sex Pistol Glen MatlockLunchtome, Wednesday 9th January. The jettisoned, now re-instated bassist and eater of Harry Monk sandwiches was poncing along and shot me a look which could only be described as "Yes, that's right it's me". To wit i returned fire with a glance that ... JacquesAnthony Reynolds and Matthew Scott, Jack basically, I preferred the whole band, but still good.The FallA benefit gig for a journalist Leo Finlay, with Ash and possibly Tiger and Formula 1. Matt Lucas was there. Possibly Travis also played...... TravisWith Starsailor and Ryan Adams and I think Remy Zero. A Warchild benefit night, I quite literally have the t-shirt for this one mate.The DarknessBig proper gig, with label mate support from Sweatmaster and Sludgefeast.The AvalanchesWent with an old workmate, got drunk before the gig and I think I went home as soon as the band came on.The Beta BandNME Brats show, lovely write up: [quote]Flash forward a few years to the Beta Band in January 2000, at an NME Brats show. I don't really remember much, other than that I was with a big group of my gigging mates in the upstairs bit, we were all trolle... Graham CoxonExcellent, good to see his <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag=clarkeology-21#&mode=blended&keyword=blur" title="Amazon: Blur">Blur</a> bandmates turning out to cheer him on the audience too, Damon was pogoing away like a goodunThe Montrose AvenueMatt Everitt of Menswear was in the band, this was the height of girly indie, there were tiaras, fairy wings, and even rollerskates in the crowd.Boss Hoggplus Cibo MattoLive Music - The MercurialsLive Spanish/jazz music from the Mercurials at Tim's Vino & Tapas, 3a West Terrace, Folkestone. o Time: from 8:00pm. o Admission: free - priority seating given to diners. o For further information or to book a table please call 01303 249... Jonah Matranga7.00Lone Star ComedyMatt Welcome + Dave Dynamite + Coline Owens + new MC Dan Willis... see you there!Singin' In The Rain - Torbay Operatic and Dramatic Society15Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Speed Dating NightJust turn up on the night and register your details for free by 8pm. Speed dating starts promptly at 8.30pm with 3 minutes per candidate. At the end of the evening, any matches will be announced (or not if you prefer it to be kept private)For more ... Tractor Tom2pm Matinee1st Test Day 4: England v Pakistan in Nottingham1st Test Day 4: England v Pakistan in Nottingham tickets Tickets to see the English Cricket team play a number of Test and One-Day International matches against Australia, Bangladesh and Pakistan are now available...Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Joan Armatrading vs SupportBeat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Rugby Match - Folkestone v GravesendBeat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Beat The Frog, Manchesters cruelest & best amateur night., Up to 10 acts step up to try & Beat the Frog, but you decide who stays & who goes!4.00Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society, And Their Circle 1926-72, Zoe Bellof, Last Tuesday Society, Hendricks Lecture Series7.002nd Test Day 1: England v Pakistan in Birmingham2nd Test Day 1: England v Pakistan in Birmingham tickets Tickets to see the English Cricket team play a number of Test and One-Day International matches against Australia, Bangladesh and Pakistan are now available...Folk EveningAn evening of Folk Music in Keppel's Bar. 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