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Canterbury Technical College Canterbury

The Joiners 141 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 1NS

Osteria Posillipo Canterbury, Kent 01227 761471

The Grand The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2XL 01303 277175

La Vue 6-8, Aspen House, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1TH 01303 227000

Southcliff Hotel 22-26 The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2DY 01233 622795

Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN

New Cross Venue Clifton Rise, New Cross, London SE14

The Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary. Park House, Stelling Minnis, near Canterbury, Kent CT4 6AN 01303 862622

folkestone people's history centre 67 old high street, folkestone, kent

Goldie Lookin' Chain I've got a tiny bit of video footage of this one. Metro Oxford Street, London W1 1RF [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

Super Furry Animals Soho Live with Mansun and Fun Lovin' Criminals. I met Noel Gallagher at this show. Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN [Tuesday 12 November 1996]

Six By Seven Plus ...Trail Of Dead, awesome. There was another Trail of Dead show just days before this, not sure it's the Highbury Garage show I'm thinking of buy maybe. Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Wednesday 19 April 2000]

The Tears plus 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. Heaven Villiers Street, London [Thursday 16 December 2004]

Travis With Starsailor and Ryan Adams and I think Remy Zero. A Warchild benefit night, I quite literally have the t-shirt for this one mate. Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Monday 4 February 2002]

WASP Not sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to... Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth [Sunday 21 May 1989]

The Darkness Have I misdated this one? I was at David Bowie this day... Water Rats Theatre 328 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross London WC1X 8BZ [Wednesday 10 July 2002]

The Darkness SOLD OUT in advance, we only just squeezed in, debut single out this week. Notting Hill Arts Club Notting Hill, London W11 3JQ [Wednesday 14 August 2002]

The Darkness Was this the Carling "Homecoming" type event? Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Saturday 5 April 2003]

Madonna Plus Hue & Cry and The Bhundu Boys, but not the rumoured Wet Wet Wet. My first concert, went with a friend from school and some friends of his dad. Sounds a bit weird now. Got the t-shirt, programme, every bit of junk going... Wembley Stadium Wembley, London [Monday 20 July 1987]

Johnny Marr Near his house in Altrincham, Cheshire [Friday 6 July 2001]

robbie williams at his dads house [Tuesday 4 September 2001]

Clarke Family Tree [Thursday 9 January 2003]

welcome to the board First ever post on this site, welcome to my "new" genealogy site... [Thursday 9 January 2003]

Ada Maria Clarke [Thursday 23 January 2003]

Yes we are in the UK [Friday 24 January 2003]

Ada Maria Clarke [Tuesday 28 January 2003]

Ada Clarke's grave [Saturday 1 February 2003]

that picture [Friday 7 February 2003]

alma clark [Monday 7 April 2003]

That's probably Woolwich [Monday 7 April 2003]

clark [Tuesday 8 April 2003]

clark [Tuesday 8 April 2003]

Sorry, I had a quick search [Tuesday 8 April 2003]

Stoke Newington car crash [Sunday 25 May 2003]

is this your car? [Monday 26 May 2003]

My roots [Thursday 3 July 2003]

names look familiar [Friday 4 July 2003]

RE: names look familiar [Wednesday 9 July 2003]

Electric Soft Parade [Friday 8 August 2003]

Loving This [Friday 8 August 2003]

Congestion Charge [Monday 11 August 2003]

Family arrive this evening [Monday 11 August 2003]

Natural History Museum [Thursday 14 August 2003]

Some links to add to popex when it's back [Thursday 14 August 2003]

Saving this link for Ron [Saturday 6 September 2003]

Haikksun [Monday 20 October 2003]

Gedcom.pm [Tuesday 28 October 2003]

Mahon Family Tree [Wednesday 29 October 2003]

Subterranea Brittanica [Wednesday 12 November 2003]

Where does all this water come from? [Wednesday 26 November 2003]

Leaky roof [Wednesday 26 November 2003]

This is my new weblog... [Sunday 30 November 2003]

Good work sos! [Monday 1 December 2003]

Is this a virus? [Wednesday 3 December 2003]

Things to buy [Wednesday 3 December 2003]

Squirrel vs Magpie [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

Sir or Madam, [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 21 December 2003]

RE: Sending Marketing Materials to Slovakia [Monday 22 December 2003]

RE: Sending Marketing Materials to Slovakia [Sunday 28 December 2003]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Monday 5 January 2004]

RE: Sending Paper to Slovakia [Wednesday 14 January 2004]

Charles Valentine & Ada Maria Clarke [Thursday 15 January 2004]

Encyclopedia Titanica [Monday 19 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Thursday 22 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Thursday 22 January 2004]

RE: Squirrel vs Magpie [Monday 26 January 2004]

Family Tree [Friday 30 January 2004]

I would try one of the other links on this site [Saturday 31 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 1 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 1 February 2004]

RE: Family Tree [Sunday 1 February 2004]

RE: Larry Kovacs, [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

THIS IS NOT LARRY KOVACS SITE [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

A quarter of commuters have found love in the tube [Tuesday 17 February 2004]

Updated Folkestone gig history [Thursday 19 February 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Thursday 19 February 2004]

Good work fact man! [Friday 20 February 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Monday 23 February 2004]

Cheers for that! [Monday 23 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Tuesday 2 March 2004]

RE: query from Eastern Europe [Thursday 4 March 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Friday 5 March 2004]

RE: THIS IS NOT LARRY KOVACS SITE [Sunday 14 March 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Sunday 21 March 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Friday 26 March 2004]

Dungeness [Tuesday 13 April 2004]

RE: Dungeness [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

No three eyed fish [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

did u fiddle with my message? [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

No no fiddling [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

this is maggie's bay in all its splendour [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

Very nice [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

I have travelled far... [Monday 19 April 2004]

this is you [Monday 19 April 2004]

Erik is angry [Monday 19 April 2004]

Erik Bloodaxe [Monday 19 April 2004]

i don't think this is real… [Monday 19 April 2004]

David Devant and his Spirit Wife [Thursday 22 April 2004]

give a loved one a treat this summer! [Friday 23 April 2004]

Alternatively [Friday 23 April 2004]

i thought about keeping this one to myself… [Tuesday 27 April 2004]

Holy shit I want this BBQ [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

This man... [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

All the contributors [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

The John's Not Mad / Mad World mashup [Thursday 29 April 2004]

Hang on, isn’t that [Thursday 29 April 2004]

Well [Thursday 29 April 2004]

Vietnamese theme park based on Buddhist hell [Sunday 2 May 2004]

Click on refresh to make sure you have the latest version of this page! [Thursday 6 May 2004]

This is my friend Imran from Detroit's illustration [Monday 10 May 2004]

Various evils and work [Wednesday 26 May 2004]

i think this is great, but… [Wednesday 26 May 2004]

but this is the way of life [Thursday 27 May 2004]

Shed Anthems [Friday 4 June 2004]

RE: somethin' stupid [Tuesday 8 June 2004]

this was on londonbylondon yesterday too [Tuesday 8 June 2004]

was on tv last night [Friday 11 June 2004]

This is what I call try hard [Tuesday 15 June 2004]

RE: This is what I call try hard [Thursday 17 June 2004]

You sue my ass, I'm suing yo' ass! [Friday 18 June 2004]

Clissold Leisure [Friday 18 June 2004]

Leisure Connection Watch [Friday 18 June 2004]

Jules Pipe [Friday 18 June 2004]

Leisure Connection [Friday 18 June 2004]

Diane Abbott [Friday 18 June 2004]

This'll be about her sending her kid to private school then? [Friday 18 June 2004]

1901 Census [Monday 28 June 2004]

Folkestone and District Family History Society [Monday 28 June 2004]

No-one told me Stokey would be like this [Wednesday 30 June 2004]

working at home [Wednesday 30 June 2004]

I thought this place was dead [Sunday 4 July 2004]

Joan PENTONY [Friday 23 July 2004]

None that I am aware of at this moment in time.
Regards, Bazzer
[Tuesday 27 July 2004]

Hi Allan,
No Pentony's in our line.
Bazzer
[Tuesday 27 July 2004]

This is from Clare's family tree [Wednesday 28 July 2004]

Sonny MAHON [Friday 30 July 2004]

Thanks for this [Friday 30 July 2004]

Who said I'd not use this new gadget? [Thursday 5 August 2004]

Shanel's Brasserie [Tuesday 31 August 2004]

Folkestone mushroom magic [Sunday 19 September 2004]

Our mushrooms [Monday 20 September 2004]

they arent even real hedgehogs---how disappointing [Monday 20 September 2004]

Yes, you can [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

do u think [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

If it needs to be secure, it has to be that one [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

one last question i wanted to check [Tuesday 21 September 2004]

Apparently yes [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

nah, not yet [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

also [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

There's not a lot of colour on the page [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

oh bollocks [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

Never mind, at least you were the 2000th message left on this weblog [Wednesday 22 September 2004]

BBC - Kent History - Titanic Lives [Monday 27 September 2004]

I pity the fool who's not looking forward to this [Tuesday 12 October 2004]


I think John Cusack would make a FAB Murdock....
[Wednesday 13 October 2004]

But hang on [Thursday 14 October 2004]

Yeah, but the same actors won't be in the movie [Thursday 14 October 2004]

Placebo 2003 [Friday 15 October 2004]

Thanks for that info [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeh been to good few (gets ticket stub collection)-reef, motorhead, polyphonic spree, the darkness, turin brakes, spiritualized, local band nite fe... [Friday 15 October 2004]

Oh yeh was v disappointed really wanted to see em, pilok of a bass player "damaged his hand". yeh rite! [Friday 15 October 2004]

damaged his hand in a [Friday 15 October 2004]

man, to see AC/DC there... [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeah was pretty gd gig even if GLC did get a lot of stick, i mean i jus thought it was funny even if they were gettin a lot of abuse cos they seeme... [Friday 15 October 2004]

They were expecting the stick [Friday 15 October 2004]

found it on google, after searhcing for tofts on there wanted find out bit more on this venue that balck sabbath played at in the late 60's. my dad... [Friday 15 October 2004]

I think there were two different venues known as Tofts [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeah sure, ive added the site to my signature on our footy team site, ---Turkeys footy! Won't get many hits ... [Friday 15 October 2004]

Not sure but.. [Friday 15 October 2004]

Couldn't figure out from that where you played [Friday 15 October 2004]

Yeh sorta [Friday 15 October 2004]

This is not our wedding [Tuesday 19 October 2004]

My mate is getting married this weekend, I wonder if it's for that wedding?

Muddy [Wednesday 20 October 2004]

I retract this review [Monday 25 October 2004]

Folkestone RestauRANTS [Sunday 31 October 2004]

gay bars in folkestone kent [Wednesday 3 November 2004]

This BBC page has some [Wednesday 3 November 2004]

I need this [Friday 19 November 2004]

Sunday Bloody Sunday [Wednesday 24 November 2004]

I didn't like it, it annoyed me. But then I only heard it at the end of the Podcast and I was sick of listening to those two guy's inane drivel and... [Wednesday 24 November 2004]

Yeah sounds like you like the show! [Wednesday 24 November 2004]

that reallyis fucking ace!

I might crack up the old Acid software and mash me up some tunes again.

or maybe I'll just send in...
[Thursday 25 November 2004]

I liked the content of the show, their voices and delivery style did my head in. I suppose it's one of the draw backs of podcasting, we aren't all ... [Thursday 25 November 2004]

This is what's stopped me doing a show so far [Thursday 25 November 2004]

Turducken [Monday 29 November 2004]

how about, cherry tomatoes in peppers in a marrow (with other nutty bits) in a pumpkin?


Russian Vegetables (like a doll.. geddit?...
[Tuesday 30 November 2004]

Not sure about this... [Wednesday 1 December 2004]

Could work! [Wednesday 1 December 2004]

Yey, let's bring the interweb to it's knees!

Muddy
[Wednesday 1 December 2004]

Maybe it's already been brought down [Wednesday 1 December 2004]

we actually had this for christmas last year [Wednesday 1 December 2004]

I just couldn't bare to eat something who's name started with Turd. [Thursday 2 December 2004]

Wow [Thursday 2 December 2004]

Ooh, now the site is down again [Thursday 2 December 2004]

Maybe this is the sort of place I should have bought [Thursday 16 December 2004]

electronic pen [Monday 27 December 2004]

Expose Club [Tuesday 4 January 2005]

Expose Club = Penny Theatre [Tuesday 4 January 2005]

Rolling Stones 1964 [Thursday 13 January 2005]

Thanks a lot for this [Thursday 13 January 2005]

Rearranged this message board [Monday 24 January 2005]

How to Whistle With Two Hands [Friday 18 February 2005]

Video: Lejo DJ [Saturday 19 February 2005]

Index of /pierceive/adblock [Tuesday 22 February 2005]

How did I miss this one? [Tuesday 15 March 2005]

Local history [Saturday 19 March 2005]

Banksy takes New York [Thursday 24 March 2005]

Google ups the stakes again [Friday 1 April 2005]

Gmail Storage [Friday 1 April 2005]

Isn't this their april fools? [Friday 1 April 2005]

Gmail [Saturday 2 April 2005]

Check out the gmail homepage now [Monday 4 April 2005]

Buy this [Friday 8 April 2005]

Westenhanger Castle [Thursday 14 April 2005]

Who I should vote for... [Thursday 14 April 2005]

haha - i got this! [Thursday 14 April 2005]

You know which way to vote! [Thursday 14 April 2005]

I was neutral on the war [Friday 15 April 2005]

Have a drive past my house on the way home [Friday 15 April 2005]

Paula Radcliffe [Monday 18 April 2005]

RE: Paula Radcliffe [Monday 18 April 2005]

We where in london at the weekend [Monday 18 April 2005]

It was Paula Radcliffe's poo, for sale on EBAY [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

Ooh yeah it's all Vegas themed isn't it [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

morning [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

This page is on clarkeology.com [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

oh you might have cached the CSS [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

oooh [Tuesday 19 April 2005]

yep its a wee bit mad! [Wednesday 20 April 2005]

And now they've removed that one [Wednesday 20 April 2005]

RE: Joan PENTONY [Saturday 30 April 2005]

Howard [Sunday 1 May 2005]

Charles Kennedy's in Folkestone this week [Monday 2 May 2005]

Missed Doctor Who again this week [Sunday 15 May 2005]

23 6 801 [Tuesday 17 May 2005]

We were going to go overseas and tour, and I think wisely decided not to do it at this time. [Tuesday 31 May 2005]

Damn I had a really good headline in mind for this [Tuesday 31 May 2005]

Headline? [Tuesday 31 May 2005]

BTW did you know that "Dirty Old Town" was about Salford. learnt that in a bar called "Maggie o'Brien's when we were in Spain [Tuesday 31 May 2005]

I did know that [Tuesday 31 May 2005]

801.23.06.141 [Thursday 2 June 2005]

That's all copied and pasted from some australian site [Thursday 2 June 2005]

23 6 801 [Monday 6 June 2005]

Ah, season 23 was Trial Of A Timelord - no Daleks. Episode 6 was the second part of "Mindwarp" (note who the villains are) in which the Doctor goes... [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

I'd heard before it was this [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

How have their only been four seasons between Colin Baker and now? [Wednesday 8 June 2005]

My gigography [Tuesday 21 June 2005]

Don't forget we went to see Bros together at Wembley Stadium, 1988 ;-) [Tuesday 21 June 2005]

That does remind me actually [Wednesday 22 June 2005]


That reminds me that I once saw NKOTB and Jason Donovan.....
[Wednesday 22 June 2005]

Har, har. My worst is Bon Jovi in 1988... [Thursday 23 June 2005]

Bon Jovi rule, actually [Thursday 23 June 2005]

Does this look like a helicopter landing pad? [Friday 29 July 2005]

This week's transport rubbishness [Tuesday 2 August 2005]

Lots of IPOD battery packs [Tuesday 2 August 2005]

Mine does that, charge it up, says its full, end of day nothing.

Damn thing, its bloody annoying as I don't want to have to bring my cha...
[Tuesday 2 August 2005]

yeah it's a bit shitty [Tuesday 2 August 2005]

MIDASUNO + DAN.WILL.ED IN CANTERBURY THIS TUESDAY [Tuesday 2 August 2005]

had mine 18months.. but lke you say, I had been through many before that. Its a bit disappointing, perhaps I should get one of those handy solar ch... [Wednesday 3 August 2005]

Wear Bay Dock [Monday 22 August 2005]

Where's that then? [Monday 22 August 2005]

History of The Langhorne [Monday 22 August 2005]

Copt point [Monday 22 August 2005]

re: Great gigs held at LCH [Sunday 28 August 2005]

Thanks this is great [Monday 29 August 2005]

I need this [Friday 21 October 2005]

Electric scooters are allowed on public transit (bus/train/plane) whereas gas-powered scooters are prohibited. Noise and air pollution of gas-power... [Monday 31 October 2005]

Is this an attempt to post an ad here? [Monday 31 October 2005]

RE: My gigography [Friday 4 November 2005]

Good to be back in touch mate! [Friday 4 November 2005]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Tuesday 8 November 2005]

This is great, I don't suppose you have any memorabilia from that time do you? [Tuesday 8 November 2005]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Friday 18 November 2005]

What bands did you see there Bruce, anyone good? [Saturday 19 November 2005]

RE: Copt point [Wednesday 30 November 2005]

Cheers! [Wednesday 30 November 2005]

The Wayne McConnell Quartet [Thursday 12 January 2006]

RE: The Wayne McConnell Quartet [Thursday 12 January 2006]

Oh not this again [Thursday 12 January 2006]

Browncoats Rise Again. The fund-raising drive to revive Joss Whedon's Firefly. [Tuesday 17 January 2006]

RE: Browncoats Rise Again. The fund-raising drive to revive Joss Whedon's Firefly. [Tuesday 17 January 2006]

I think this is mostly asbestos related [Tuesday 17 January 2006]

Still seeking more Folkestone gig history [Friday 20 January 2006]

RE: The Wayne McConnell Quartet [Friday 20 January 2006]

The Ramones in Canterbury [Thursday 2 February 2006]

Found another connection between The Ramones and Canterbury [Sunday 12 February 2006]

Aha, found it now [Sunday 12 February 2006]

RE: gay bars in folkestone kent [Tuesday 14 February 2006]

Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Tuesday 28 February 2006]

Toft`s / gigs in 1969 [Saturday 4 March 2006]

Good to have that info [Sunday 5 March 2006]

RE: Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Sunday 5 March 2006]

That could be quite amazing [Sunday 5 March 2006]

RE: Good to have that info [Sunday 5 March 2006]

Danke schon! [Monday 6 March 2006]

Folkestone Gerald update [Monday 6 March 2006]

RE: Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Monday 6 March 2006]

RE: Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight [Friday 10 March 2006]

RE: That could be quite amazing [Friday 10 March 2006]

yay to that! [Friday 10 March 2006]

i read that in this week's paper [Friday 10 March 2006]

Use less water, pay more money | This is Money [Friday 17 March 2006]

RE: Use less water, pay more money | This is Money [Friday 17 March 2006]

Excellent news, cheers [Friday 17 March 2006]

RE: My gigography [Wednesday 12 April 2006]

John Otway was a highlight for me [Thursday 13 April 2006]

RE: This BBC page has some [Saturday 28 June 2008]

RE: Toft`s / gigs in 1969 [Saturday 8 November 2008]

This week's QI [Wednesday 17 February 2010]

RE: gay bars in folkestone kent [Sunday 21 February 2010]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Sunday 17 October 2010]

Lol Tolhurst is back for this Cure show [Friday 30 September 2011]

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