Updated the tree with new infoSome updated birth dates and marriage info...No joy with the IPODWindows '98 is having none of it, got to upgrade it, will try and get XP next week, or give it a go in LINUX... found some sites that might be interesting, posting them here to keep them safe... IPOD Lounge and ephpod.com. Damn, was sure I had second... Cooking with QuinoaMade a vegetable stir fry with quinoa for tea AND stuff peppers, AND a tomato sauce, very productive evening in the kitchen. Didn't quite follow these instructions, but more or less. It was good, will give it a go again. Message ends.Might have disco... Comedy Tonight TooCharity show at the Theatre Royal Haymarket... decided not to go for the gala buffet tickets, even though Clare's fave Ian McKellan MIGHT be there... there couldn't offer any guarantees on the phone, so it could easily just have been a Sunday night i... Remote light switch has arrivedIf you never hear from me again it is because I've tried to do some mains electrics by myself and it's gone horribly wrong. Dad helped replace the dry liner that I broke on the bathroom light switch, it seemed to go smoothly, we can isolate the power... then you get the same problem as with most "for profit" genealogy resourcesYou have to pay before you know if there's anything relevant to your family, don't you?That's P Zane with the beard<strong>2000AD</strong> AKA <strong>Two Hats</strong>, was the one wearing 2 hats... I was stood a long way back and the sound might have been distorted by the people, and the cider, so I could be wrong... I will get definitive answers from the band.NOTHIN to do WIT GREEK FOODaight you boys, don't forget THE FIGHTING COCKS return on Friday 30th at Last Rockers Club / Caernarvon Castle plus guests, see u down the front INNIT. Pauly, I have a Pikey T shirt for you.Dunno about u lot, but highlight of my weekend was seeing Mo... did u fiddle with my message?there's something different about it.have you been to st margaret's bay? i remember being a young lad and slipping on the rock pools and falling in the water and stuff.also, one of the good things about dungeness way is that they have sandy beaches -... now…where can we find a picture of a whale with an erection?<a href="http://hinterlands.cc/index.php?showtopic=66">here</a> of course !I present without comment...<img src="http://www.nznature.co.nz/nznat/items/images/possumfurnipplewarmers.jpg">I went to the zoo todayI was in training all day today at Port Lympne, and what was the most exciting animal I saw? Yes a squirrel!OK I did see rhinos and a red panda on my lunch break, and monkeys by the truckload, more pictures to come. Also they messed up my lunch again... not 'down' with the 'kids' anymore ?click <a herf="http://www.csupomona.edu/~jasanders/slang/CSRP921.html">here</a>!Not all men with a mustache are gay!<a href="http://www.handlebarclub.org.uk/">Here's</a> the proof.that is without doubtthe best flash animation i have ever seen. how long do u reckon it took to do that? I am in trouble with Mrs Paulyfor not dedicating my defacement to her. Saw it today, it's just about still there. Welcome, are you local?Did you go with Gary?"Gary Hawkins" who also posted spontaneous praise below?I think, but Ill have to check with my source<br />That it is something to do with the wee. Rats dont like it, and mice dont like rat wee.<br /><br />Anyways, Ill check and let you know either way, there is always the danger Im talking crap.Electric multiple units with a sexy front endThe Guardian has the story about the Folkestone bullet trains, and confirms the idea that they'll only be ready for 2009:The timetable for the trains has slipped by two years. The Strategic Rail Authority hoped to launch local services by the time th... Girl with a PERL earringNice advent calendar!On a programming tip, my hosting company uksolutions.co.uk just upgraded my account, I've now got half a GB of storage, and five times the data transfer at no extra cost! Up to 25 GB now I think.... What would be wrong with Top Gear for food?You're the second one to say that, a magazine programme about food is great, like <strong>Food and Drink</strong> used to be. Just so long as it didn't feature <strong>Jeremy Clarkson</strong> at all.How you getting on with Bulldog DSL btw?Apple - Are you fed up with them too ?So, after 16 months of owning a G3 iPod, I’m thinking of giving it all up and going back to CDs…My first replacement was swapped out by Apple Europe quite quickly - they picked up from my office on Monday, and a new, brown-boxed Pod was on my desk by... You have to come up with an ideathen it has to become popular, then you have to cash in on it at the right time. Easy eh? Best if you can find some way to exploit what you already do to, if you have to learn a new thing before you start your big venture, then you're starting at a d... Here's what to do with that free iMacHow to turn it into a PVR... Got to do something soon with it (and another old PC I have hanging around) and the feeds from radiotimes.com / bleb.org.I got that link from lifehacker.com which is A Sony sponsored blog, fairly horrible really, but doin... How I Feed My Cats with LinuxI don't even have a cat, but <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7403">here's a handy guide</a> to controlling external appliances with your computer... One day I will have me some of that.How to Whistle With Two Hands"Maxwell has more in common with Barley's nemesis, Dan"Yeah, that's what everyone would like to think... On the subject of Shoreditch, there was a huge road closure this morning, near where the filming was yesterday, busses on diversion and everything... Around the end of Great Eastern Street I think, th... howto: getting started with microcontroller programmingSwitch off!Been forwarded something from Green Energy about a day of switching off applicances. I do try, maybe it would be cool to have a day in the dark ages. Hard to work, being a computer bod and all, and no-one would be reading my blog. Oh, they're suggest... Jimmy GreavesAn audience with Greavesie, plus Ron 'Chopper' Harris and compere Terry Baker.Uriah HeepWith support from NazarethCatherine WheelWith God Machine... Says "Meterodome" on the website.Hawkwind<a href="http://www.starfarer.net/support.html">this page about Hawkwind support acts</a>:<br /><blockquote>The Hippy Slags supported at Folkestone in 1988(ish), with another band maybe the Ozrics?</blockquote>Skid Row<strong>Gary Moore</strong> (also of <strong>Thin Lizzy</strong>'s band of this name (nothing to do with <strong>Sebastian Bach</strong> et al) played Folkestone some time this month, not sure what day...CaravanCaravan Express Tour with Gordon Giltrap and SundancePolyphonic Spreewith <strong>Mull Historical Society</strong>, <strong>Hope of the States</strong> and <strong>The Hokum Clones</strong><br />Europeans and how we liveSomething to do with John Otway and also Steve Hogarth - the same one who took over from Fish in Marillion?Catya MarĂ© - CANCELLEDDanish sensation voted no.1 on Myspace will be coming to La Vue restraunt and Wine bar to dazzle people with her classially fused sounds and her violin. Tickets are only ÂŁ12 and available from 0871 918 0949 or online at LSP99.co.uk... The FallA benefit gig for a journalist Leo Finlay, with Ash and possibly Tiger and Formula 1. Matt Lucas was there. Possibly Travis also played...... PJ HarveySome <strong>Radio One</strong> event called <strong>Soho Live</strong> with <strong>John Parrish</strong>, <strong>Baby Bird</strong> and <strong>Geneva</strong>.QueenOnly <strong>Brian May</strong> and <strong>Roger Taylor</strong>, with <strong>Paul Rodgers</strong> on vocals, no <strong>John Deacon</strong>.<br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/3163100579_5baa77a105.jpg" />Super Furry Animals<strong>Soho Live</strong> with <strong>Mansun</strong> and <strong>Fun Lovin' Criminals</strong>. I met <strong>Noel Gallagher</strong> at this show.EamonGenuine spat with his ex-girlfriend? Or a couple of stage school brats put up to it by the label? You decide... Only 17.50 to you squire! He's opening for <strong>Britney Spears</strong> in the US of States you know...One Night Of QueenQueen tribute show... Is this the one with the chap from Stars in their Eyes in it?Howard MarksDrugs-TASTIC, you and me and the guy from <strong>Sparks</strong>, hanging out with <strong>Howard Marks</strong>!Seven Drunken Nights<strong>The Dubliners</strong> with <strong>Paddy Reilly</strong> playing live in DublinThe PoguesTheir annual christmas outing, with <strong>Shane McGowan</strong> and everythingMotley CrueWembley Arena, with <strong>Skid Row</strong> and <strong>White Lion</strong>...New OrderPissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mon... The Temper Trap in ManchesterThe Temper Trap in Manchester tickets The Temper Trap celebrate Christmas with a one-off show at the beautiful Koko in Camden. The Australian band returns for a full UK headline...TravisWith <strong>Starsailor</strong> and <strong>Ryan Adams</strong> and I think <strong>Remy Zero</strong>. A Warchild benefit night, I quite literally have the t-shirt for this one mate.The DarknessSetlist: "Bareback", "Black Shuck", "Best of me", "Love is only a feeling", "Get your hands off", "Givin' up", "Stuck in a rut", "I believe in a thing called love", "Love on the rocks with no ice"The Darkness<strong>NME</strong> On night, with <strong>Kennedy Soundtrack</strong>The DarknessBest of In The City, with the Raveonettes (who we saw) and Saint Rose and more... The DarknessBig proper gig, with label mate support from <strong>Sweatmaster</strong> and <strong>Sludgefeast</strong>.MadonnaPlus 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...... The PrimitivesPlus the <strong>Pale Saints</strong>, I later went on to work with their lead singer at <strong>nme.com</strong>Belle & SebastianKaraoke as a warm up act? Or was it Franz Ferdinand? We went in late and missed all that, but a friend of a friend did get up and sing Lazy Line Painter Jane with the band.... Paul McCartney<strong>Mothers Day</strong> present for Mum and Clare's mum, we went with them and Dad and Emma. Jim missed out as he has been to more gigs with us before...