2008-10-15UTC01:03:17Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev... 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 ... 2008-09-25UTC11:31:03James Goddon, is a decent man, a loyal friend, who if he gave you his word would stick to it no matter what. He employed a great number of people, and was loyal to Folkestone, it is just a shame Shepway council did not show him some respect.The town... 2008-09-19UTC05:51:30Folkestone Literary Festival 2008Where is the lineup? www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk has nothing yet. I really should have already joined up as a friend and be running their site for them shouldn't I...Names I've heard so far include Will Self, John Hegley and a return for local lad Da... 2008-08-27UTC08:09:52Sandbanks Restaurant, The Pavilion, Wear Bay Road - Sat 23rd AugI haven't written one of these reviews for a while and, to be honest, I wondered whether I ever would again. There are only so many times you can be bothered to write something about crap food served by people who don't give a damn about good food o... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11540/Sandbanks+Restaurant%2C+The+Pavilion%2C+Wear+Bay+Road+-+Sat+23rd+Aug">Rated 7.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-12UTC03:16:41Tipping etiquetteHad the day off today a day working jolly hard at home, as our new fridge freezer was being delivered. I shouldn't joke about it, the working from home I mean, but it's a running routine between Clare and myself, she works at home once a week usually... 2008-08-01UTC08:35:51Just too late for the weekly mailout (again) Folkestone FringeFrom Folkestone Fringe:at georges house gallery:the king and I, private view friday1st august, 7pm30 years after his death, elvis presley still has a firm hold on the collective imagination and this still continues to grow as younger people discover ... 2008-07-16UTC12:45:06Oo-oo-oo, we're going to the zoo-oo-ooJust had a meeting at Port Lympne, at their conference facilities, as we needed a lot of people in the room at the same time. Nice place, good to see the house, I've not been before.Some monkeys were whooping all through the meeting, very distracting... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11423/Oo-oo-oo%2C+we%27re+going+to+the+zoo-oo-oo"><img alt="Oo-oo-oo, we're going to the zoo-oo-oo" src="http://static.flickr.com/30/37650217_22498dd96a_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11423/Oo-oo-oo%2C+we%27re+going+to+the+zoo-oo-oo">Rated 5.53/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-13UTC02:38:46Celestial Radio? Sounds like PIRATE RADIO!:: folkestone fringe ::14 june - 14 september 2008celestial radio: a visionary journeyon saturday 19th july artists zoë walker and neil bromwick will sail into folkestone harbour aboard their magnificent mirror tiled yatch, the celeste. adorned with... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11409/Celestial+Radio%3F+Sounds+like+PIRATE+RADIO%21">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-04UTC04:19:53stereophonics againI've got one of these, that's not it though, hope it goes for a good price. If you want to buy mine, maybe with the tickets I have for Folkestone, get in touch. We're going to end up going at this rate :-(Last chance for tickets (other people's ticke... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11388/stereophonics+again"><img alt="stereophonics again" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11388/stereophonics+again">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-02UTC06:33:18Who will buy my Stereophonics ticketsSlight repost from Folkestone Gerald and my blog / forum there:I can't decide whether or not to go to Stereophonics next Tuesday, we have messed up a bit in arranging a lie in the following morning so it's not really convenient now. Do you want my s... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11381/Who+will+buy+my+Stereophonics+tickets"><img alt="Who will buy my Stereophonics tickets" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11381/Who+will+buy+my+Stereophonics+tickets">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>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>2008-06-18UTC12:14:16Knowledge is hassleSomeone's made a great stencil of Karl Pilkington. I won't embed it right in, as I've just been a bit sniffy about people reusing my pics, and it would be hypocritical, which is not like me at all...... 2008-06-16UTC12:52:50the most glorious holiday destination in all EnglandMan alive we've had a lot of press over the past couple of days (we as in Folkestone, rather than me personally), it's been great. The weekend of Triennial events itself was good and there was a real buzz about the town. I'm not entirely sure that it... 2008-06-14UTC06:59:20Psst, wanna buy a Tracey Emin?A GREAT day around Folkestone today, it was the start of the Triennial and there was tonnes to see. Number one activity was hunting down the Tracey Emin's before they got stolen. She'd cast several bronze sculptures of abandoned baby clothes that she... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11326/Psst%2C+wanna+buy+a+Tracey+Emin%3F">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-13UTC06:41:14Are you down with OPP?The excellent Other People's Photographs project has been absorbed into some Channel 4 project and is putting their name to www.opp2.org. Only two pictures posted there from Folkestone, no actual connection with the OPP project as far as I can see so... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11325/Are+you+down+with+OPP%3F"><img alt="Are you down with OPP?" src="http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/gallery/gallery2.jpg" /></a>2008-06-05UTC08:24:43Speaking of journeys through time and space...The Mighty Boosh festival lineup is out, as seen on posters at Folkestone station, though I'm sure I could have been quicker off the mark than that. It's a bit ropey actually. The 'Boosh themselves headline I think, with The Charlatans, Gary Numan, W... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11305/Speaking+of+journeys+through+time+and+space...">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-16UTC07:03:09FHS MTG 19 MAY 7PM THE GRAND, THE LEAS, FOLKESTONEPLEASE DO COME TO THE GRAND HOTEL ON THE LEAS ON MONDAY MAY 19th AT 7PM. Once again Folkestone's history is under threat as developers plan to demolish the Harbour Railway Station, the Station Master's House, the Signal Box and Viaduct in order to b... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11273/FHS+MTG+19+MAY+7PM+THE+GRAND%2C+THE+LEAS%2C+FOLKESTONE">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-07UTC06:30:35Folkestone suicide tragedyAn apparent eye witness has come forward to the tragic death on Friday, claiming that NO, there was not a crowd to witness the event and NO, no-one was holding up a mobile phone filming:Asd for what you've been told about people there taking pictures... 2008-05-04UTC10:01:19Folkestone double death plunge smash horror tragedy!Yoinks, yesterday someone chucked themselves off the roof of Bouverie Square in Folkestone, and today the end of our road was sealed off by police because of a "scene". Police were stopping anyone getting close to what had happened, so a) we had to w... 2008-04-20UTC05:24:30Yesterday's house huntA trip to Canterbury yesterday, an early start, four houses to see. First one was a bit further out than we first thought, up Whitstable Road, though not an insurmountable distance to Canterbury West. The house is at the end of a cul-de-sac, so you h... 2008-03-24UTC11:57:27Mighty Easter weekender, with The CureHope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... 2008-03-03UTC08:56:29Canterbury, 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... 2008-02-29UTC07:36:16looking for suitable venue in FolkestoneHi,We are looking for suitable venue in Folkestone one of our gigs.We are an 8-piece live band called The Vintage Corporation and we organise our own 60’s and 70’s gigs. We are looking for halls in London and the South East to perform in.Requirement... 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>2008-02-07UTC03:50:30RE: 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 ... 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>2008-01-31UTC01:40:35"Sadly disappointed with La Tavernetta"No, I'm not disappointed with La Tavernetta, I've never been there, though I've only seen bad reviews from other people over on FG, but I am sadly disappointed that that was the last contributed comment on this site, I'm BORED of seeing it over in th... 2008-01-04UTC11:13:59RE: Whole lot of interesting detail there, though you do sound a bit bitterThe "Euphoria" just sounded like a gay bar, when in fact it was just another rough Folkestone dive.I'm not bitter about anything, just don't want people wasting their hopes and cash on this money pit.Five changes of name in six years is never good. 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