http://www.claremahon.comQuick query of my database, returned as xml, for use in my ajax apps 9847 From Hell is great - in fact, I haven't seen many Johnny Depp films that I haven't liked apart from the awful remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (never the same without Gene Wilder, who curiously looked a little bit like my dad). 51.0800 1.1645 http://www.clarkeology.com/m/9847/RE%3A+Too+busy+being+festive+to+update 9846 Been doing all the usual things though, one lot of xmas drinks with some friends that I don't see often enough, no christmas drinks with other friends that I'm not going to see now until after christmas, what with living too far away, a great shame. ... 51.0800 1.1645 http://www.clarkeology.com/m/9846/Too+busy+being+festive+to+update 8735 Just searching on a whim and I found this Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, illustrated by Harry Clarke. This is Harry Clarke who is Clare's great grand uncle, no blood relation to we Clarkes, but now part of my family. The book must have just been put on... http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8735/Harry+Clarke+on+Ebay 3918 So, we sadly had to leave Santa Barbara, and we drove on down to LA... Was a bit intimidated at the thought of driving in LA, I've only driven London once or twice before and that was a long time ago, mostly I've only done gentle village roads. The j... la http://www.clarkeology.com/m/3918/Los+Angeles 6476 We saw him, really we did, in Hollywood. He was walking, and alive!We missed Johnny Depp by just ONE DAY, he was having his handprints done outside Mann's Chinese Theatre the day after we left...... celebrity stalking stalking heads http://www.claremahon.com/m/6476/Superman 6456 I thought it was THE LAW that you saw famous people at airports? I think I saw someone from wifeswap at LAX, but can't be sure, pretty feeble... We spent some time in a bar in LA that I found out on getting home is Morrissey's favourite... but no sig... http://www.claremahon.com/m/6456/Saw+NO-ONE+while+on+holiday 1758 They're STILL filming something on Manor Road, in a big old building that has "Depository" on the front, the trucks have been camped outside it for a few days now, and you can see lights and things inside. In my mind, it's Johnny Depp filming Charlie... http://www.clarkeology.com/m/1758/I%27m+ready+for+my+close+up+Mr+Burton 1101 Got the David Devant single today, there's a review up here, get tickets for their Dingwalls show... Also some more links to Goldie Lookin' Chain pictures... They're playing live tonight, supporting the Super Furry Animals, and also at some "new band... http://www.clarkeology.com/m/1101/Updates+of+the+day 204 Well worth going to see, and Warner Village Islington was a great place to see it. Apart from the bloke sat next to me, who stank. Seats were big, plenty of space, very comfortable.Johnny Depp is great as Captain Jack Sparrow, he apparently based his... http://www.clarkeology.com/m/204/Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+is+ace 7011 Valued punter Elliot has thrown some free tickets our way for a new London Club "Coo Shee Coo", for tonight.It's on Manette Street, next to the Borderline, and it's "very small, very exclusive" by all accounts... First four people to mention popEx on... http://www.clarkeology.com/m/7011/Coo+Shee+Coo