2009-01-08UTC07:30:12The same owners might not open it againbut keep up hope, once we get out of this recession people might start going out again! I'll put it in my diary for summer 2012...2009-01-08UTC07:29:10in your opinion of course, anonymous contributorFolkestone Gerald has no view one way or the other regarding this social club...2009-01-08UTC07:27:38got lots of non folkestone venues on hereGot lots of venues in Kent, mostly venues people who might go to Folkestone might also go to, Hastings isn't so far away! This one's probably been listed because of a local band playing there. I do have lots of venues in further away places like Lond... 2009-01-06UTC07:37:30Nickelback Platinum Pit ticketsInteresting what Nickelback are offering on their current tour, no champagne reception like Elton John did, but this is more what the rock fans would expect I think. The corporate rock fan with a few hundred quid in his pocket anyway, this is the kin... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11942/Nickelback+Platinum+Pit+tickets">Rated 5.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2009-01-06UTC07:10:46Snow patrolStill very icy round here, and even some residual snow on the ground from yesterday that did not thaw yet.Snow Patrol in Bournemouth 22/02/09 &pound;219.99 Bournemouth International Centre Snow Patrol 24/02/09 &pound;29.37 SECC Snow Patrol in Glasgow... 2009-01-06UTC06:18:57Blanket box frenzyHabitat radius blanket box, over a hundred quid already and there's still a week to go. I really like them, and apparently they've stopped doing them, but it's too far away for me to collect. So feel free to bid...... 2009-01-05UTC07:08:24Speaking of things gigographicI kind of was earlier, mentioned my gigography, was I really never at a gig at this week in history? Doesn't sound very likely, I think something's gone wrong. The dinner is on, I have a good twenty minutes to investigate before Clare gets in from wo... 2009-01-05UTC07:29:42We got snow this morningWasn't expecting that at all, looks lovely but not so helpful for our first day back at work of the year. Just seen Clare off to the station, she's shuffling carefully towards her train right now and hoping it's on time. It's apparently not going to ... 2009-01-04UTC12:13:52The Cure / NME Awards Big Gig ticketsNot Folkestone, not even that local, but a fairly easy journey from Folkestone to the O2 Arena, one we're making, I'd hate for you to miss out too. It's The Cure, and they're headlining the NME poll winners party type thing. Officially sold out, but ... 2009-01-04UTC11:57:1799p pints at Wetherspoons?According to this story from Fareham, does it apply across the whole Wetherspoons chain?Community pubs say there is no way they can match Wetherspoon's, which has slashed the prices of drinks at its pubs.The pub is selling pints of Greene King IPA al... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11928/99p+pints+at+Wetherspoons%3F">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2009-01-03UTC04:49:33How to dismantle an Omega pool table!Aha an answer to my question of the other day:Thank you for your email, the dismantling of the Omega table is very simple. If you look at the base of the table you will see there are a number of holes if you put your hand inside you will be able to l... 2009-01-02UTC11:18:10Couple of Habitat Radius bargains (in Oxford)Habitat radius TV cabinet and a Habitat Radius coffee table, sitting at a tenner each right now. If you're near Oxford this could be a deal for you...Really looking for one of these to come up, we need another bookcase, though that price has gone up ... 2009-01-02UTC10:58:32Coldplay with Girls Aloud???Is this a joke? Coldplay are playing Wembley with Girls Aloud! This is a far cry from their days at the Barfly, and doesn't really make much sense to me... Jay-Z is supporting on other dates too. Here's what Club Wembley are offering as a package, fo... 2009-01-02UTC09:59:38If Port Lympne are applying for the license I don't think there will be any problem with them getting itThe issue might be getting bands to play, after what happened last year. If none of the same people are involved then I expect big bands will start to sign up, but obviously punters are going to hold off spending the money on tickets until either som... 2009-01-01UTC09:40:00Happy New Year!Bit late, but hope it's a good one for you all, I know it's going to be an eventful one for us...2009-01-01UTC08:42:40Foals no longer supporting The Cure at the O2The last.fm event page has only Crystal Castles and White Lies playing now, not sure where the definitive list of acts is...Standing ticket here, for £53.90. Prices are rising, I'd get in quick if you want to go!Not sure what all these Kaiser Chiefs ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11920/Foals+no+longer+supporting+The+Cure+at+the+O2">Rated 5.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2009-01-01UTC07:27:49Haha nice one, have you scanned in all your tickets?I expect like me you don't have tickets for a lot of the shows we would have attended together... See you at The Cure though by the sounds of it!Kaiser Chiefs in Paris 27/01/09 &pound;82.50 Le Zenith - Paris Kaiser Chiefs in Barcelona, Spain 29/01/09... 2009-01-01UTC04:26:30an evening of clairvoyance with psychic medium colin fry tickets selling fastStill getting lots of searches for this sort of nonsense here:An Evening of Clairvoyance with Colin Fry 26/02/09 &pound;19.5 White Rock Theatre An Evening of Clairvoyance with Colin Fry 03/03/09 &pound;19.5 Leas Cliff Hall Colin Fry and TJ Higgs - Th... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11918/an+evening+of+clairvoyance+with+psychic+medium+colin+fry+tickets+selling+fast"><img alt="an evening of clairvoyance with psychic medium colin fry tickets selling fast" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11918/an+evening+of+clairvoyance+with+psychic+medium+colin+fry+tickets+selling+fast">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-12-30UTC05:35:45Dismantling an Omega pool tableIt's maybe time to get rid of the pool table, or at the very least store it somewhere, we kind of need the room... Only one question, HOW ON EARTH do I get it out of the flat? It's too heavy to move, adn too big to fit out the door. I know it arrived... 2008-12-30UTC03:51:05Punch up at the SeagullI used to work in this pub, so did some chums of mine, at least one who reads this blog. My runner up memory of this place is happy times working in the bar there (after leaving The Harbour Lights but before heading off to do the BTEC with Nixdorf), ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11911/Punch+up+at+the+Seagull">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-12-30UTC03:07:19RE: Lambert & WestonYou'll see yours was the only reply to that original post, from over a year ago though. If googling them brings back nothing but this site I think you've made every effort to track them down, so you should use the photos! I am not a lawyer though, mi... 2008-12-29UTC06:05:50Lovely christmas, where is the time going?Went to my folks, nearly four days but it rushed by like nobody's business. Christmas eve in the Red Lion in Fareham disappeared in a flash too, didn't even get round to speaking to everyone. Shame it's so infrequent that we meet up. Great christmas ... 2008-12-28UTC08:21:39I have seen Lemmy in a pub once beforeHe was in the Worlds End, Camden, playing the fruit machine, on his own. Would have been cool to see him in <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/4/Chambers">Chambers</a>... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11907/I+have+seen+Lemmy+in+a+pub+once+before"><img alt="I have seen Lemmy in a pub once before" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11907/I+have+seen+Lemmy+in+a+pub+once+before">Rated 8.51/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-12-28UTC08:18:48Legends of FolkestoneSpeaking to a friend last night in Chambers about legends of folkestone a Facebook group he has set up. Hoping to swap some info with my Folkestone history section... Over 1000 members, nice, and some interesting sounding events:Events:Darth Vader vi... 2008-12-24UTC10:18:14Not sure there is a connection, but you never knowBy family tree database is down right now, so I don't have all the dates to hand, but the Gertrude Rainey mentioned was my Grandmother who would have been born around 1920. She was from Salford, Manchester, but I believe her family were from Ireland.... 2008-12-23UTC07:46:02December newsletter from the George in RyeSounds great!We're looking forward to welcoming many of you to The George in Rye at Christmas time. If you're not staying but would like to come to Rye over the festive season, do pop in for a drink. Rye is great for last-minute Christmas shopping - ... 2008-12-23UTC12:45:20RE: Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music FestivalSellindge Music Festival apologises for any misunderstanding brought forth from the publication of the article "The Secret Behind Zoo Thousand and Nine". SMF does not claim to know if Red List Live does or does not employ all of the same organisers a... 2008-12-23UTC12:31:35Whoop, am I back in the ebay affiliate scheme again?All it needed was a little chasing up, they had some problem sending the automated email, Iw asn't barred or anything. Now as a test, check out this Habitat Radius double bed, not something I'm bidding on myself, just the only Habitat Radius piece av... 2008-12-22UTC06:15:10not actually been bannedthey just changed who their affiliate scheme is with, I applied to the new one and they say they're getting round to responding to everyone... They've not got around to me yet. The old affiliate code still works, see the ebay stuff in the right hand ... 2008-12-22UTC02:04:56ho ho ho very festive weekenderStarted our weekend at the Christmas of Sorts night at the Whole World Cafe, it was GREAT, though the lady running the cafe was as unwelcoming as ever, perhaps it's her style... The band playing (more of a collective really) were great, I was expecti... 2008-11-15UTC09:21:20Leas Cliff HallCarl Barat of The Libertines, and his new band, they're very good... Plus Hot Club de Paris and Mando Diao. Hey, we went to this one!... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall"><img alt="Leas Cliff Hall" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-11-26UTC08:57:14LanternsSo, that Lone Star Comedy night is a bit good isn't it? This week's lineup of Richard Herring, Gary Delaney and Owen Niblock plus resident compere Danny James were fantastic. It was my first trip to Lanterns, but those stairs are w... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/32/Lanterns">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-13UTC01:59:18Heavenplus 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.... 2009-01-03UTC03:22:13Mean Fiddlerplus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/lockdown+project">Lockdown Project</a>.2008-11-15UTC09:21:20Leas Cliff Hallplus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/goldie+lookin%27+chain">Goldie Lookin' Chain</a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall"><img alt="Leas Cliff Hall" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2/Leas+Cliff+Hall">Rated 6.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-26UTC04:23:11Alexandra Palaceplus Kings Of Leon who were OK, Travis a bit boring. VERY annoyed by the Carling-ness of it all and so we left early to get a proper drink.... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2096/Alexandra+Palace">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>Tokyo Dragonsplus Renegade Playboys, midweek rock night at On The Rocks, Kingsland Road2005-11-07UTC09:27:19Islington Academyplus The Ordinary Boys and The 22s. 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.... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/116/Islington+Academy">Rated 1.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-07UTC09:37:40Finsbury Parkplus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/cooper+temple+clause">Cooper Temple Clause</a> and more2008-08-03UTC07:28:10Electric Ballroomplus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/har+mar+superstar">Har Mar Superstar</a>. <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2069/Electric+Ballroom">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-19UTC09:36:4993 Feet EastBANG Magazine launch party, free booze! Plus another band, was it <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag=clarkeology-21#&amp;mode=blended&amp;keyword=the+libertines" title="Amazon: The Libertines">The Libertines</a> again?2008-05-23UTC06:57:15Royal Festival Hallplus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/my+morning+jacket">My Morning Jacket</a>, but I don't think we saw them. <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2095/Royal+Festival+Hall">Rated 5.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-16UTC06:22:18Barflyplus The Crimea seemingly... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly"><img alt="Barfly" src="http://www.clarkeology.com/blog/upload/barflylondon.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly">Rated 4.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-11UTC02:00:35Water Rats Theatreplus support from Jesus and Marychain's sister.2005-11-04UTC04:10:38Old Trafford Cricket GroundPlus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/suede">Suede</a> and <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/divine+comedy">Divine Comedy</a>. It booted it down with rain, but we had a great time.2008-05-22UTC06:58:25OceanMTV2 thing. Plus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/cooper+temple+clause">Cooper Temple Clause</a>.2008-06-10UTC12:40:26Astoriaplus Clinic, The Faint and British Sea Power. NME Brats?... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2009-01-03UTC03:22:13Mean Fiddlerplus Inner City Unit2008-06-16UTC06:22:18Barflyplus Experimental Pop Band and <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/haven">Haven</a>. <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly"><img alt="Barfly" src="http://www.clarkeology.com/blog/upload/barflylondon.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly">Rated 4.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaNME Brats show, plus Rocket From The Crypt, Peaches, and The Strokes, yes I did see them...... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-10UTC12:38:46The GarageDon'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 The Fighting Cocks.... 2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaPlus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/...trail+of+dead">...Trail Of Dead</a>, awesome. <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-14UTC06:24:05Camden Falconplus Chicks, at Camden Falcon. Probably a Barfly thing, but when it was at the Falcon... anyone remember such days?... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2368/Camden+Falcon"><img alt="Camden Falcon" src="http://static.flickr.com/22/36609815_7c84a4b638_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2368/Camden+Falcon">Rated 5.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-10UTC12:40:26Astoriaplus Idlewild, Scott 4, and Unbelievable Truth - unbelievably SHIT more like. Thom Yorke's brother's band. Part of NME Brats week.... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaNME Brats, plus Ultrasound, The Hybrids and Unbelievable Truth. There's a good chance I was at this, I had staff passes for the whole week. There was a Pavement and [artist]Super Furry An... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-07UTC09:37:40Finsbury Parkplus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden.... 2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaNME Brats show? Plus Octopus, Mundy and Stereophonics again apparently. Must have been a week of gigs around this time.<br /><img src="http://www.ibizaa-z.com/misc/tickets/lightningseeds_astoria_1997.jpg" /> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2009-01-03UTC03:22:13Mean FiddlerSoho Live, plus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/3+colours+red">3 Colours Red</a> and <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/imperial+teen">Imperial Teen</a>.2009-01-03UTC03:22:13Mean Fiddler<a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/soho+live">Soho Live</a>, plus <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/divine+comedy">Divine Comedy</a>, and "special guests" as headliner it says here...2008-03-14UTC10:16:43ULUplus Space and Shoot <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2098/ULU">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>