2008-11-13UTC01:31:16Bar Below opening night Friday 14th NovemberJust seen a poster at work. Actually this was open ages ago, we went there for New Years once when Chambers cancelled. Some kind of relaunch then. There will be a DJ and live entertainment:Opening Friday 14th November @ 18:00 – 23:00 with; DJ JDP spi... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11691/Bar+Below+opening+night+Friday+14th+November"><img alt="Bar Below opening night Friday 14th November" src="http://semstudio.co.uk/lavue/images/front_fs.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11691/Bar+Below+opening+night+Friday+14th+November">Rated 6.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-29UTC06:39:53The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th NovemberThe Holloways play the LCH, get tickets here. Not yet sold out, no need for ebay (yet). Support from local acts Underground Heroes and Seven Storey Down, full press release to follow.More dates nationally, at cosier venues than we get here, guess Fol... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November"><img alt="The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th November" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November">Rated 4.86/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-07UTC06:47:26Mysterious young entrepreneur secures local supportHmm got emailed this today and thought "I recognise that chap", he used to work at our place. Read the whole press release though, have you any idea what the business is? The accompanying pictures show our Dan stood next to a painted lady (literally,... 2008-09-29UTC12:26:23Splendid weekend of comedy, food, double dinners, and everythingGreat weekend. As an intro though, specifically for the people from work who mentioned they had found this page recently - at no point did I drink too much and become annoying, I am a fine upstanding member of staff. Probably you can go back to work ... 2008-06-17UTC06:41:02See Ricky Gervais directing Karl Pilkington in his new filmhere on The Culture Show, only for a couple more days though, get in quick. Look for the little bald caveman.More details on Ricky's movie blog on www.rickygervais.com.My neighbour told me yesterday there's a thing on Steve Wright's radio show called... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11336/See+Ricky+Gervais+directing+Karl+Pilkington+in+his+new+film">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-23UTC06:46:29Kosso bigged up on techcrunchThey call him a seesmic.com clone but they like him... I thought phreadz.com was still a secret actually. For the uninitiated, it's like a chat room / message board, but based around your webcam. So many people have them these days that it makes sens... 2008-03-31UTC12:25:45Do The Indie KidMJ Hibbett has a new single:Do The Indie Kid is OFFICIALLY out on April 7th but you can get in early RIGHT NOW and buy the 7" Single version (here), if you'd like to. Mr Steve Lamacq played it last week and it sounded GRATE on the radio (I thought so... 2008-03-18UTC07:41:09Could be dreadfulA review of the US remake of Spaced. Well, a review of the script. It's being remade without the cooperation of the original creative team of Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson and Edgar Wright, seemingly it went ahead without their knowledge. Simon Pegg ... 2008-03-14UTC07:19:58Ricky Gervais XFM radio show MP3sDo you have any? Been listening to lots of Ricky Gervais recently, old radio shows from XFM, and they're great (if repetitive). Now we want more, and we want earlier. The oldest show we have is from November 10th 2001, which I think was an officially... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11065/Ricky+Gervais+XFM+radio+show+MP3s">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-03-11UTC09:03:43Great book, slight repostI've got this book and it's great, a full history of all the drinking establishments in Folkestone and surrounding villages. And here's a rare copy on ebay, starting bid 99p.Splendid weather today, think the storms have moved North, it's bright and c... 2008-03-07UTC07:24:36Great sounding gig coming up in FolkestoneThursday 20th March at the Southcliff Hotel sees "The Seaside Sessions", an event in aid of charity, featuring Great Northwestern Hoboes, Filo Beddow (Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and yes they will be playing Bluetones stuff), The Lettabes, Steve-O ... 2008-02-25UTC04:34:22RE: now all we need is the date...Nope, Manics were the only gig I saw there. Rest where all at Canterbury Uni, the Leas and Maidstone. Saw The Chords reunion/final gig at Maidstone working mans club, total 70's retro right down to the big fight at the end, no rockers to fight so the... 2008-02-25UTC04:24:56RE: is the rotunda amusement park stall at folkestone ?No loss, it was pants2008-02-19UTC12:01:59RE: Thanks for that, think it's the Metronome you meanYip was the Metronome, forgot its name as it was a very short lived venue, pity had a nice atmosphere. But though intoxicated at the time I can definatley state the gig did happen.<br />It was just as Generation Terrorists was climbing the charts.2008-02-07UTC03:50:30RE: Ride, Verve, Mercury Rev, and The Manics in FolkestoneI saw Ride in Folkestone in 1992, I believe at the Leas, used to have the ticket stub for date but cant help with that. I also attended the Manics gig in folkestone at the venue that used to be the converted cinema. They had to reschedule the gig as ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10939/RE%3A+Ride%2C+Verve%2C+Mercury+Rev%2C+and+The+Manics+in+Folkestone"><img alt="RE: Ride, Verve, Mercury Rev, and The Manics in Folkestone" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10939/RE%3A+Ride%2C+Verve%2C+Mercury+Rev%2C+and+The+Manics+in+Folkestone">Rated 4.86/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-31UTC06:54:42the three mackerali find it really hard to understand why certain people here cannot support local people who are trying to improve folkestone.i have visited the three mackeral on numerous occasions and have always found it to have a warm friendly atmosphere with plea... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10913/the+three+mackeral"><img alt="the three mackeral" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125207980_7462933961_m_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10913/the+three+mackeral">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-15UTC09:12:04Apple AirbookThere's a new ultra portable mac to be announced todday I think, some speculation here on Wired, see how everyone has to comment without reading the article? (Cue replies here, missing the point of this post, if there was a point, and there were any ... 2007-12-19UTC02:39:10HiHi my name is shane and im looking for sum 1 called Steven Todd he owns part of club indigo and i just want 2 say hi 2 him and 2 c how he is doing because his little sister has told me so much about him and i wuld like 2 met up with him some time if ... 2007-11-26UTC07:25:26RE: Is Nero that much better?85 coffe shops, 16 girlie clothes shops and 95 music and video stores, was in the shiny new shopping centre for 20 minutes and the security alarms went off about 45 times, bring on the chavs2007-10-08UTC07:09:27hi Pete its Steve and ann the guys who moved to new Zealand just want to say that your home page looks great i really miss rock n roll and all the bands , and the people down in your rock n roll club ,they have a rnr club here but you fall over laug... 2007-04-30UTC11:07:56Earthquake larks from Folkestone Freecyle7. Offered - Chimney pots - Folkestone Posted by: "maxtedsteve" Date: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:30 am ((PDT))Slight damage due to dropping from a great height!Only suitable as crocks for drainage.... 2007-01-04UTC07:45:13Christmas tellyTime for some christmas roundup type things, I really did have a great time during our extended break, so much so that I didn't post all the tedious minutiae (can you tell from my embiggened vocabulary I've been playing a lot of Scrabble?), so I'll t... 2006-12-06UTC10:39:24ClottoFrom www.portsmouthtoday.co.uk, though I first read it in The Sun yesterday, shame on me... poor Fareham / Gosport man:Ecstatic Steve Moseley danced on his desk, threw money from his wallet at colleagues and told his boss to stick his job after being... 2006-11-08UTC11:31:38Gig guide from this week in 1981!so it wasn't all big name indie bands playing the Metronome every night as I've been led to believe... here's a fascinating republication of gig listings from 1981, from the good people at www.kentgigs.com. Don't forget my Folkestone gig guide though... 2006-08-07UTC11:58:49Top 100 best popex playersSaving this here, the 100 richest popex players on the day the site closes... 1. Andrew Marshall 2. MuddyFunkster 3. DanMingo 4. paulfaw 5. jorma kaukonen 6. patrick777 7. wong again 8. Andy 9. boff 10. callas 11... 2006-07-03UTC08:57:53David Walliams, greased up in FolkestoneDavid Walliams is swimming The Channel tomorrow, from Folkestone beach. Good charity fund raising work funnyman feller! The Sun has more...If anyone has any episodes of the Comedy Central TV show "Asylum" (I think it featured David Walliams, along wi... 2006-06-15UTC01:52:32A burgeoning local film industry?Sounds good, seen a couple of things in the paper about people making films locally, good luck with finding something locally.I (not Steve T) am still commuting daily from the West End of Folkestone into London, it's exhausting innit? I am being made... 2006-06-15UTC01:09:41RE: Folkestone enthusiasthi Steve T - you still around in Folky? I just moved here too - down by the harbour - I work in film and commute in to London at the moment... hopefully will find a way of working closer to home soon though...2005-12-24UTC09:22:27Shakin stevens family tree searchI'am looking for shakys family tree2005-12-19UTC11:18:18Erk, workI get in this morning and have urgent work waiting for me right away, this is not a good start to the week. We had a bit of a refit of IT around the office, so there are a few snags to sort out, think it all went smoothly though. Had a very quiet wee... 2008-05-22UTC06:58:09The Lyceum TheatreFairly bland sets of Tony Ferrino and possibly Alan Partridge, but warm up came from <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/simon+pegg">Simon Pegg</a>.