2008-12-02UTC10:50:33Sounds like craplandMy aunt went to this Lapland in the New Forest thing at the weekend and said it was bitterly disappointing, and then I saw it on BBC Breakfast this morning. Read Angry mum's lapland photo diary from www.dailyecho.co.uk and a report here from www.bitt... 2008-10-25UTC12:09:56CLARKERe: CLARKEi am searching for a brian r clarke that served in the united states air force and he would of been based in hygh wycombe area 1965.once he finished his tour of duty he then returned to usa.he was around the age of 22-25 back then .any info... 2008-10-01UTC05:12:35Got my Folkestone Literary Festival ticketsWe're off to talks by David Starkey and Susie Dent, and I've also ended up with one for Sandi Toksvig. Clare was meant to be going with her Mum, but they've double booked. There are more things I'm tempted to go to, but it would mean going out on a s... 2008-08-07UTC08:08:15Wagamama tipping policywe do not include a service charge and when people leave a tip, 100% of the money goes to our staff - they are the ones who earn it, and they’re the ones who should receive it! our staff are also paid national minimum wage or more and we do not use t... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11499/Wagamama+tipping+policy">Rated 7.77/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-31UTC11:39:06MJ Hibbett's Exciting Life In Rock is off to Edinburgh NOW!The Last Working Day Of The Month, Issue 42-------------------------------------------(MJ Hibbett & The Validators FACT, July 31st 2008)Hello all, and welcome to this FESTIVAL FUNTIME edition of the newsletter. Let's GO!GIGS TO COMEThis month I shall... 2008-07-21UTC01:01:40Lovely wedding!Went to a wedding at the weekend, and it was lovely. Got out of work early Friday, trained up to meet Clare at Auberge, then a step around the corner to The Wellington at Waterloo to get a real ale, then another step around another corner to a pub th... 2008-07-15UTC02:46:24DESPERATE TO FIND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH SURNAME WEBBERPlease help !!!! I live in the states, but I amdesperately trying to locate Carole, Penny, or Jim Webber who used to reside on eastern road in Portsmouth. It's been a few years, and the phone numbers I have are no longer valid. It is rathr urgent t... 2008-07-04UTC08:11:31New Cross Murder Map!Just in case you're wondering how close the double murder and firebombing was from my old flat (even though I left there years ago), I just knocked this up for Mum and Dad, to give them a bit of a point of reference.View Larger MapIsn't google maps j... 2008-06-22UTC04:39:29Portchester weekenderSpent a smashing weekend in Portchester as it was Mum's birthday yesterday. Headed over Friday afternoon on the train, meeting up with Andy on the way in The Golden Lion. Not a great pub but a good evening anyway and some nice pints of HSB and a chat... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender"><img alt="Portchester weekender" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/129574428_cbc63362c1_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender">Rated 5.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-18UTC07:03:40They HEART Folkestone, I HEART FolkestoneThese guys love Folkestone, they have made these, tiny heart head, uh, THINGS. Clearly it's more I HEART NY than anything else, but I'd still like to believe there's a little piece of my pants in there - Clare's mum made me these in 2002:That was bac... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11340/They+HEART+Folkestone%2C+I+HEART+Folkestone">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-12UTC02:48:43Too old to rockhave my new starter at work, our industrial placement from Canterbury University for the year. He seems a nice guy, but in making conversation I asked him what he was listening to... Simply Red! Phil Collins! Robbie Williams! This guy is not even twe... 2008-05-09UTC06:41:57Our actual first day in Key WestI realise that my previous post about our first day in Key West a) didn't contain any info, b) had things from our second day on the map, and c) has slipped down the page and no-one will read it. So here at last is the first part of our journey. Clar... 2008-04-11UTC05:36:46Glastonbury picturesThinking about Glastonbury, Mum asked at the weekend if we had any pictures of us there, bearing in mind we may never go again. And I thought LAWKS, no I don't! I found a few luckily, but they're rubbish, andn none that make it look like we're having... 2008-03-17UTC10:09:04RE: Remembering XFMdez interested in Ricky Gervais stuff, he was asking if you had any 11 o'clock show stuff? Glad today's over, mum dad nan mike Diane and Sandra came, so did chris and miche. Dez passed out by 5.30, his mum would've been proud! See you soon xx2008-03-03UTC08:56:29Canterbury, but not house huntingNot a bad weekend. Started on a bum note, with a death, my sister's ma-in-law passed away unexpectedly on Friday, so thoughts with all the families involved obviously. Saturday we stayed local, didn't go to Canterbury as Clare was having lunch with h... 2008-02-28UTC11:08:39Mothers day update from The George in RyeMothers Day is nearly here. If you haven't sorted anything out yet, fear not: we're hosting a Mothering Sunday Lunch at The George in Rye.Your mum will feel like royalty and you can all enjoy a lovely menu from our head chef Rod, full of the promises... 2008-02-12UTC04:17:11Weekend! Curry! Spazzy twitches! Everything!Great weekend, bailed out of work slightly early and got the train to Mum and Dad's, for a nice long relaxing weekend. As previously mentioned, Clare was in London drinking and dancing with her friends, and definitely not lighting fires, and I was he... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10953/Weekend%21+Curry%21+Spazzy+twitches%21+Everything%21"><img alt="Weekend! Curry! Spazzy twitches! Everything!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/2258161390_90d4f60c86_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10953/Weekend%21+Curry%21+Spazzy+twitches%21+Everything%21">Rated 6.88/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-24UTC10:02:2250% off at Zizzi'sWorth a thought, we're off to Canterbury this weekend, though BAH not valid on Saturdays. From money saving expert:What’s the deal?The Telegraph is offering readers 50% off main courses at Zizzi Italian restaurants, when you buy a copy of the paper f... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10887/50%25+off+at+Zizzi%27s">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-12-19UTC07:36:50If a picture paints a thousand words...Does this video clip of us in Belgium this weekend make anything I have to say on the subject completely redundant?See, Mum, Dad, Clare and me on a humungous big wheel, part of the Plaisers d'Hiver festival type affair that was going in Brussels this... 2007-10-29UTC02:12:21Splendid weekendedGreat weekend, went to visit the folks and we got down in plenty of time to go to Portsmouth Dockyard and see the Mary Rose and the Victory. The Mary Rose was more interesting than I thought, it's not just a big lump of driftwood, but the Victory was... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10627/Splendid+weekended">Rated 6.43/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-10-10UTC12:02:40Do you know all the songs?I'm not Irish at all, the wife is on her Dad's side, and some of their friends are who were out. Chief knower-of-all-the-songs is actually Scottish, but he sings like an Irish... Then again there's probably a lot of crossover, I always think of Green... 2007-09-29UTC08:55:46Cure ticketsCure tickets are on their way, though of course I didn't buy them from ebay at a vastly inflated markup, I got them from | Ticketbastard at a vastly inflated markup instead. Thirty five pounds each for the ticket, then another fiver each in ticketbas... 2007-08-21UTC06:30:25Back to the weekendI knew I'd written a few things this morning and forgotten to hit the send button, but didn't realise I'd turned the computer off as I ran out the door. I was about to blame the PC crashing, but it was all human error this time. So what did I have to... 2007-07-22UTC07:29:06Blackpool (being the third part of my two week holiday write up)Have you been to Blackpool? DON'T EVER EVER GO THERE, man alive, it was the worst place I've ever been to. A few people gave me odd looks when I said I was going to Blackpool for a couple of days as part of our grand tour, but only one person got clo... 2007-06-06UTC12:39:13Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)First off, huge trouble at the quiz at The Ship last night - the wife and I were on different teams, as we had friends with us. It was looking like Clare's team was going to walk the mini quiz with a straight ten out of ten, and we'd got one wrong, s... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29"><img alt="Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-06-03UTC04:52:45Good weekendQuick trip to Mum and Dad's on Friday, with an afternoon off work thrown in, to be there for a fabulous family barbecue for Dad's birthday - I knew it was his 60th really. Just a flying visit, but still really good, nice to see so many people in one ... 2007-03-08UTC03:45:51How I am the best at IPOD / genres / tagging / etc...A valued chum just posed these questions by email, and it fired me off in a huge response, so I thought I'd whack it up here too...1. When you have a CD what are you using to rip the CD, what bitrate and what codec are you using?2. what is the minimu... 2007-01-10UTC02:29:13Quiz funBroke with tradition yesteray at the Ship Inn quiz, it was a slightly weakened turnout, so we three were split into two teams. That was me on my own, and Clare and her mum on another team. Neither team did that badly I thought, though if you look at ... 2006-12-18UTC03:30:54SuffolkatorSo, a man has been arrested in connection with the Ipswich murders, and BBC have him on tape. I was saying to the wife when it transpired that the BBC had one of the victims on tape that I just BET they're interviewing everyone in town just on the o... 2006-12-01UTC12:24:22UpdatesTravel update: twenty minutes late today, eitehr track circuit failure, or track surface failure, I was a bit too asleep to hear it. How can the surface fail? Must have been circuit. Why couldn't it have been another ten mins delay, taking us into re... 2008-04-11UTC05:48:41Earls CourtMothers day present for Mum and Clare's mum, we went with them and Dad and Emma. Jim missed out as he has been to more gigs with us... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/2097/Earls+Court">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>