Half-price pole dancing pop starsCaught wind of a highly convoluted tale from the launch of "The Ambassador's Reception" two weeks ago, involving a netball team and one of the dancers from Steps, who is also a pole dancer... it's far to complex to go into here, but if you go along (... Underground house videoHave a look round the new underground houses built in what was the boiler house of the Metropole hotel. Bit of a video look round, courtesty of kentonline.co.uk. Prices around 300k each, but you can look for free!... The Chav Monkey is closed now<a href="http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/End-of-business-for-Monkey.6291546.jp">Who knew they had a dancing pole in there</a>? I had not been in there for a while...Another day of DIYThe rain is stopping me going out in the garden so far to tidy up that collapsed tree, but I have put up the new curtain pole across the front room. It's heavy, and the curtains on it are going to be heavy too. Hope the wall fixings are strong enough... Ed Tudor-PoleCaberet, with Nan Vernon, Wasp Factory, Kevin Eldon, George Egg, Rahmond and Mr Timpkins Revue, The Really Band and compere Lee HurstNapoleon Noir by Marcus Heath, MIGHTY ZULU NATIONAcoustic Festival - Adult Day Tickets, Levellers, The Hamsters, Amy Wadge, Monster Ceilidh Band, Leatherat, Monte Dons, Aziz, Gypsy Fires, Ed Tudor, Pole, Esinti, Chris Cross, Betroot KingsEd Tudor Pole5.00Gosport FestivalWedding Present + Credit To The Nation + Senseless Things. I know I went, I seem to remember one band did not though. One more band advertised somewhere, S*M*A*S*H? Not the Walpole Park in Ealing!...