More Tales From The Tap RoomBeen looking for an original of More Tales From The Tap Room for ages, ie Tales From The Tap Room, but no joy. I have this book but would like a first edition. Get this one here and help Pilgrims Hospice, or you buy a new copy from Folkestone library... I thought that was Adam Hussain in the visorIsn't that Eggsie at the front?i thought about keeping this one to myself……and just dripfeeding it out as if i was finding them every week; but that wouldn't be very sporting would it?<br /><br /><a href="http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/coolrobots.html">Robot of the Week</a> I thought this place was dead... but I'm not sure if posting <a href="http://www.robert-krups.de/inhalt.htm">this</a> is the right thing to try to revive it. Eighties East German photography. The male nudes are especially creepy.Nothing to say todayBeen a bit busy, so no skiving off to watch the football today. I did watch England just about win yesterday, missed the goal. It did make the afternoon go quickly not stopping for lunch until 4pm. Have seen bits and pieces like Italy going out, out ... I thought upstream speed was 512k?That's how I remember it from when I first saw it, which is pretty fast. A mate's theory is that it's only burstable to 4Mb, not constant.What it's there for though isn't it?They must pay a licence or something don't they?I thought BOSE was aceBut I read somewhere that they're not all that... guess what you'd compare them to. Hey, some of my 96k recordings from tape / radio / car boot sale vinyl are very good quality!yeah, I like to share thoughI'm seeing it a bit as a SEO tool too...Thought for the dayFollowing my recent programming successes improving the PO (purchase order) system so it can be used by all of the companies in our group, and how it is acely searchable now, I'm going to expand the searching on this board, try and make it a bit more... yeah, they're not related thoughWhen I get a password for the iMac I might well plug the <strong>IPOD</strong> into it... My <strong>IPOD</strong> connects to my PC at home just fine! It's just when I try and expand my music sharing web a little...That's not the camera phone pictures thoughThat's regular paparazzi topless holiday shots of Charlotte Church... I'm saying the story about her mobile phone pictures being stolen isn't true.The Register thinks it is though, so maybe I'm wrong. Why have these topless shots (not those topless s... ta, not thought about doing any graphicy work for agesI used to do TONNES of it ten years ago, my fanzine was all done in Corel Draw. Cheers though, I might go look at inkscape as vector based stuff is handy. Gimp seems to be able to do some though anyway, you make "paths" out of vectors and then tell i... Yeah, was just pleasant enough thoughDon't my hands look big though?Like some kind of climbing lizard. Also the boys look a bit bored, I hope they're livened up in the final pictures.Thought so, though not got it yetI saw some posts on a forum about it. Still got episode 5 to watch anyway.Do you think she's bothered though?I thought it was only the 1.0 or previous that could do the unauthorised stuff?Gah, have I messed up? We are on 2.60 now. I don't imagine it's easy to change down to an earlier version of the firmware... Cheers for the links...RE: I thought it was only the 1.0 or previous that could do the unauthorised stuff?Anything upto version 2.0 is downgradeable (is that a word?) anyway it wont be long until 2.6 is cracked...although 2.5 is taking a while.My friend has hacked his and now has pretty much every game for it! Although at the present he cant play GTA as ... I had the same thoughtsWell, not seen episode two yet, but it was funny, but not the funniest thing ever. I don't want to sound like the kind of person who settles for "just OK", but it's probably wrong to expect each new comedy programme to be funnier than all the rest.Yeah it says Sandgate in the piece though<a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/93/The%20Grand">The Grand</a> isn't a real hotel any more is it? We asked in there about rooms, and they don't do regular by-the-night rooms I don't think...Yeah I thought I changed thisThe bloke from HIM? About 2/10 I reckon... Also, oh no, our names have disappeared! I will fix that.quality spot thoughHe always looks like he has a bad disease when I see him on tv now...New Dum Dum's Trading MadnessThe new Dum Dums single 'Can't Get You Out Of My Thoughts' is out on June 12th... For more info, check out the official site - www.dumdums.com...While you're there, why not check out the rest of what Sammy's part of the site has to offer - sammy.pope... Gigs, etc...OK, so if you're in London, and you're not going to Eminem at Docklands Arena, PJ Harvey at Shepherd's Bush Empire, Texas at Wembley Arena, or Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall, there are still opportunities for you...The Cooper Temple Clause pla... Happy thoughts, deep breaths, happy thoughts...Fighting Cocks play on home turf (Kentish Town Bull and Gate) tonight, with their new, new, new line up. Expect the unexpected or something, it could be a riot...Also, The Darkness play at Uncle Bob's Christmas Wedding reception tomorrow (Saturday 1s... Frankie Machine WinnersGot five winners for the Frankie Machine Competition, each of the following wins a copy of "Francis Albert Machine and Friends", which is much recommended - not just by me, by punters who've paid cash money.Luke Murray, ShropshireHel Murray, Stockpor... Robbie is the best selling artist EVER!Robbie Millions sold out 700,000 tickets in six hours at the weekend (according to a paper I found on the train) this makes him officially 7 times better than Elvis, The Beatles, The Stone Roses and KISS all squished together.There appear to be ticke... EXCLUSIVE COLDPLAY INTERVIEW!!!My mistake, I have put the word "exclusive" in there... what's happened is, Coldplay have sent an interview disk out with advanced copies of the new album "A Rush Of Blood To The Head". If I was a proper and experienced journalist I would pretend tha... Don't shoot until you see the whites of their BLOODY EYES!Oh, that was Zulu, and this is ULU, more specifically their gig newsletter they send me...We've just had confirmation that Deptfords finest, xfm favorites and indie darlings will be gracing us with their presence on the 28th March Sjm Concerts presen... The RainmakersDon't know what day in February this was yet... Very poor turnout though apparently.Thin LizzyGot bottled off possibly, though their manager to be was in the audience.The Tearsplus The Subways. First official gig for Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler's new band, though they went and did a couple of sneaky warmups before this in Oxford and somewhere else. Not that great really.... Selling HousesOh yes lover, another one! Only half an hour this time, clearly we don't have to watch it though...Duran DuranCeleb-tastic, we were sat just a couple of rows behind <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag=clarkeology-21#&amp;mode=blended&amp;keyword=stephen+fry" title="Amazon: Stephen Fry">Stephen Fry</a>.<br />Not sure if this was the 14th or the 13 though...stellastarr*plus <strong>The Ordinary Boys</strong> and <strong>The 22s</strong>. Looks like everyone was there to see the Ordinary Boys, but I thought they were a bit ordinary... stellastarr were OK, not quite as convincing as on record though.Camden Crawl IINot just this venue, all around Camden, I saw Collapsed Lung and Moby here though...... Phoenix FestivalI clearly remember <strong>David Devant</strong> and <strong>Holy Barbarians</strong>, <strong>David Bowie</strong>, <strong>Sex Pistols</strong> and <strong>Foo Fighters</strong> too I think, must have seen a lot more though...Chilli FiestaSome sort of chili event on this weekend in Chichester... best we keep the weekend free though I think...ToyahCaberet, hosted by Lee Hurst, with TV Smith, Dave Spikey, Pooka, Crisis Twins and almost certainly the Raymond and Mr Timpkins revue. Not sure this date is right, thought they were all on Fridays...Neds Atomic DustbinI saw them once more on this tour, in Reading uni / poly I think, can't find the date though...ThurmanBritpop, I thought they were the greatest at the time but it's not all aged wellLongpigsSee that, SIX in a row, <strong>Mansun</strong>, <strong>Perfume</strong>, <strong>Thurman</strong>, <strong>Fluffy</strong>, <strong>Gouge</strong>, <strong>Longpigs</strong>. At the time I thought what a GREAT time this is for music.StarsailorContemporary indie, not all that exciting though.Steak NightFish and vege options too, not sure they still do the more exotic meats though.David Devant and his Spirit WifeBefore I lived in <strong>New Cross</strong>, didn't really know where it was. We thought we could get a tube there (it was not running) and walked back to Waterloo after...Fleetwood Mac+ Kilroy. Some time this month, not the 14th, 24th or 25th though, anyone know for sure? Might not even have been the LCH...The Cuban BoysDon't recall if they did their "Hamster Dance" single, I do remember an ace cover of "Self Esteem", though I could possiblybe mixing it up with an earlier Helen Love gig... Plus <strong>The Fighting Cocks</strong>.Lone Star ComedyCan't remember who's playing, someone good off the national circuit though, and we're goingEchobellyPossibly this was 1994, I thought they were one of the first bands I saw at the Joiners, but I've got the details from <a href="http://www.olivergray.com/giglist.html">Oliver Gray's gig list</a>.Britain's Got TalentNeed tickets even though it's sold out? This is you!Ricky GervaisRicky Gervais is on tour! And we're going! Actually we're going on the 8th, don't see those online yet though...... Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control: Kathleen TaylorJLS in GlasgowJLS Tickets X Factor continues to create sure-fire popstars. Although JLS scored the second placebehindAlexandra Burke on the X Factor Show, the British four-piece boyband...Faith No MorePlus Scat Opera, according to this scan from nirvanaguide.com. Via anaussiemusicfan.com/fnm/, though they don't have the Metronome show, maybe t... Black Tie New Years EveUntil 5am, LOCALS ONLY though, no guests, so if you didn't already know about it I guess you're not going.Live at the Marquee: JLS in Cork, Republic of IrelandJLS Tickets X Factor continues to create sure-fire popstars. Although JLS scored the second placebehindAlexandra Burke on the X Factor Show, the British four-piece boyband...Monsters of Rock<strong>Aerosmith</strong>, who I hardly even remember. Not a great lineup, though the biggest one ever. I enjoyed <strong>Wildhearts</strong> and <strong>Terrorvision</strong>.Lounge On The FarmReally good lineup, they just added the <strong>New York Dolls</strong> though, aren't some of them dead?JLS in LondonJLS Tickets X Factor continues to create sure-fire popstars. Although JLS scored the second placebehindAlexandra Burke on the X Factor Show, the British four-piece boyband...