2009-01-06UTC09:02:57Ian Cognito for Lone Stary Comedy club in JanuaryAnd it's back at Lanterns! And it's pay day! Ian Cognito headlines, here's the (nearly) full lineup:Tom Price is a British Actor and one of the stars of the Five Comedy show Swinging. He has also appeared as police officer PC Andy Davidson in a numbe... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11936/Ian+Cognito+for+Lone+Stary+Comedy+club+in+January">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>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 ... 2009-01-03UTC04:49:33How 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... 2008-12-31UTC02:21:11So long AstoriaCatching up on what friends have to say, and I find out from Darryl that there is a closing date for the Astoria, LA2, and Metro. The sites of some great gigs, key moments of my time in London probably. A shame. Think my first time there was to see U... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11915/So+long+Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>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 - ... 2008-12-22UTC03:14:51Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music FestivalAn anti-press release from Sellindge Music Festival! Probably best to get some bands on board and send out some info about who is playing your festival, rather than just going on about someone else's festival. Good to point this out though, Zoo8 was ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11898/Red+List+/+Zoo9+/+Sellindge+Music+Festival">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>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... 2008-12-21UTC04:23:20Christmas farmers market at Capel village hallA Reminder please, that the Capel-le-Ferne Christmas Special Farmers Marketwill be held on Tuesday 23rd December from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. atCapel-le-Ferne Village Hall, Lancaster Avenue, Capel-le-Ferne, Nr.Folkestone.All stallholders and organisers... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11892/Christmas+farmers+market+at+Capel+village+hall"><img alt="Christmas farmers market at Capel village hall" src="http://www.capelleferne.info/images/marketoverview.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11892/Christmas+farmers+market+at+Capel+village+hall">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-12-18UTC07:31:31I did not win that xboxOutbid on an old school xbox, bah. Do you have one? Are you local? Can I collect? I don't care about any games but a remote would be nice. I passed up on one that went for a tenner for this one, because it came with a remote.... 2008-12-16UTC06:21:05Tour of the day - The Wedding PresentI had heard they were back together (ie David Gedge was playing under the name The Wedding Present again), this is great! And of the three dates confirmed for the new year, one of them is in Portsmouth... can't remember if I have ever seen them at th... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11877/Tour+of+the+day+-+The+Wedding+Present">Rated 6.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-12-12UTC10:01:52RE: I'll tell you what that remote controlled helicopter needs - A GUN!I hope derrick does not see this2008-12-12UTC09:40:18I'll tell you what that remote controlled helicopter needs - A GUN!Dude! From Gizmodo:... 2008-12-09UTC07:19:59Remember: Eurotunnel is not as good as you think it is going to beHad a nice weekend in Lille, marred on the way home by a Eurotunnel delay. We were meant to be on the 10pm train home last night, and there was a twohour delay for some reason. No explanation, just an automated message when you are queued up in your ... 2008-12-03UTC02:01:28Bumping into friends in LondonKERRAZY, went to London last weekend and it was smashing, and we bumped into good chums Ralph and Linda and baby Astrid in GAP, what are the chances of that? OK, we had already arranged to meet up with them earlier that day at Pain Quotidien, which w... 2008-11-27UTC08:57:54Someone else struggling with their Habitat Radius wardrobe doorsWonder if the person selling this wardrobe was planning to sell the wardrobe anyway, or if the doors not shutting properly has driven them mad and made them want rid? That's how I read it:This wardrobe was bought from Habitat around 3 years ago. It c... 2008-11-26UTC01:05:40RE: now all we need is the date...sorry to come to this really late...but the Metronome was a great venue...and indeed, i can confirm i saw the following bands there...cardiacs/levitationkingmaker (supported by Suede in the week The Drowners was released)manics (don't remember it bei... 2008-11-26UTC09:02:05Lone Star Comedy, now with added German standupThe line up consists of Henning Wehn, Liam Mullone, Jim Smallman and a newcomer’s act.Henning Wehn is the German Comedy Ambassador to the UK. He calmly and clinically debunks the idea that Germans do not have a sense of humour.Henning does this by ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11755/Lone+Star+Comedy%2C+now+with+added+German+standup">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-11-21UTC11:30:39Clare's hotpot recipeMaking this for tea tonight, thought I would share the recipe with you...* Heat the oven to 180.* Chop a biggish onion into thinnish rings and start to fry gently in large pan.* Meanwhile make a start chopping up your veg - 2 or 3 large carrots, some... 2008-11-13UTC01:31:16Bar Below opening night Friday 14th NovemberJust seen a poster at work. Actually this was open ages ago, we went there for New Years once when Chambers cancelled. Some kind of relaunch then. There will be a DJ and live entertainment:Opening Friday 14th November @ 18:00 – 23:00 with; DJ JDP spi... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11691/Bar+Below+opening+night+Friday+14th+November"><img alt="Bar Below opening night Friday 14th November" src="http://semstudio.co.uk/lavue/images/front_fs.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11691/Bar+Below+opening+night+Friday+14th+November">Rated 6.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-11-10UTC07:25:56Cure tickets on sale at 9amGet them here, good luck. An initial batch already sold out through www.nme.com, guess that's why there are no advanced tickets that we O2 customers are supposed to get.Maybe see you here later if we miss out, though I'm not sure we'll pay much if Th... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11689/Cure+tickets+on+sale+at+9am">Rated 5.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-11-08UTC10:09:38RE: Toft`s / gigs in 1969I used to go to Tofts regularly during the 60s (when it was at Grace Hill). Used to be one of my favourite venues. (The other being the Epress Ballroom, a bit further down the hill on the other side)Can't remember dates, but I saw Long John Baldry th... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11686/RE%3A+Toft%60s++++/+gigs+in+1969"><img alt="RE: Toft`s / gigs in 1969" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/125206557_028ca4318b_m_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11686/RE%3A+Toft%60s++++/+gigs+in+1969">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-11-08UTC11:22:56Cure ticketsSeems it's nearly time for our annual pilgrimage, The Cure are playing the O2, it's an NME brats show, except it's called the Shockwaves big gig now. Seems they're playing Brixton the night before but it's at the awards ceremony. I've been before, la... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11684/Cure+tickets">Rated 5.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-31UTC10:46:05RE: Linksys WVC54G wireless camera, btinternet SMTP and gmailI have a similar problem and I got tired of fighting with it. Most of these cameras also will send a screen shot to an ftp server so I wrote a vbscript that polls the server and then sends an email using my workplace smtp server. Obviously, you need ... 2008-10-16UTC07:52:03Lone Star Comedy Saturday 1st NovemberThe Lone Star Comedy Club returns to the Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe Garrsion in Cheriton – on Saturday November 1st The line up consists of Quincy, Ed Aczel, compere David Whitney, plus a newcomer’s act. Quincy Quincy is a remarkable ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11633/Lone+Star+Comedy+Saturday+1st+November">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-15UTC01:03:17Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev... 2008-10-01UTC05:43:14What is it about local newspaper that makes mentals write in?Do these people not have blogs? <a href="http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Dambuster-s-dog-gets-new-film-remake/article-364605-detail/article.html">See the comments</a>2008-09-27UTC07:50:02gigs/www.thoughtsport.co.ukYou are advised to remove www.thoughtsport.co.uk from listings. You are breaking copyright and I as the owner of thoughtsport.co.uk did not give you permission to use the name. legal action will follow unless all refernce to Thoughtsport.co.uk is rem... 2008-09-25UTC09:01:08Massive hen party descending on this week's Lone Star ComedyBig hen party booked in for Lone Star Comedy this Friday, a few tickets remaining though! Single tickets available online at Online via www.lonestarcomedy.co.uk but for two or more best call Richard on 07810 864228 or email lonestarcomedy@hotmail.com... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11595/Massive+hen+party+descending+on+this+week%27s+Lone+Star+Comedy">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-19UTC05:51:30Folkestone Literary Festival 2008Where is the lineup? www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk has nothing yet. I really should have already joined up as a friend and be running their site for them shouldn't I...Names I've heard so far include Will Self, John Hegley and a return for local lad Da... 2008-09-17UTC05:26:07Escondido still saying closed for the forseeableEscondido is still closed, and the sign on the door still says it'll be closed until further notice, but there was apparently a piece in the paper saying it'd be open again in three weeks. Fingers crossed!Remember to invite us for the grand reopening... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11579/Escondido+still+saying+closed+for+the+forseeable"><img alt="Escondido still saying closed for the forseeable" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2560500855_ac2a665c97_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11579/Escondido+still+saying+closed+for+the+forseeable">Rated 8.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-07UTC03:01:51GlastonburySuede, REM, Radiohead, and The Darkness opening the main stage on the Friday morning...... 2005-11-23UTC04:31:04Brixton AcademyGlastonbury warmup2005-11-07UTC09:27:19Islington AcademyXFM Xmas party, watched support act <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/the+darkness">The Darkness</a> then went mad on free cocktails, don't remember the headliners. <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>2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaWith Starsailor and Ryan Adams and I think Remy Zero. A Warchild benefit night, I quite literally have the t-shirt for this one mate.... <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 ParkPissed 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... 2005-11-11UTC02:00:35Water Rats TheatreAt Uncle Bob's Wedding Reception, two gigs in one day (Scalarama was an all day type thing) I remember the new line up of The 'Cocks and the cheerleaders...... 2008-06-16UTC06:22:18Barflyand Alfie, Barfly sessions daytime thing recorded for TV. Can't remember if I stayed for Idlewild in the evening.... <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>2008-06-10UTC12:38:46The 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.... David DevantSomewhere, can't remember where this gig was <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/7343/7343/Free+Cock+Fighting">but I mentioned it on popex</a>...2008-06-10UTC12:40:26AstoriaNME Brats show, lovely write up: [quote]Flash forward a few years to the Beta Band in January 2000, at an NME Brats show. I don't really remember much, other than that I was with a big group of my gigging mates in the upstairs bit, we were all trolle... <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>2005-11-11UTC12:12:54DingwallsCamden Crawl type thing, can't remember where we went or who we saw right now. <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2081/Dingwalls">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-06UTC11:35:18Hylands ParkI remember Mel C and James Brown, but no-one who was any good.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>2009-01-01UTC06:49:15Tunbridge Wells ForumMy favourite band of the time, one of my few visits to Kent "before". <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2369/Tunbridge+Wells+Forum"><img alt="Tunbridge Wells Forum" src="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~twforum/theforum.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2369/Tunbridge+Wells+Forum">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-04-04UTC06:38:46New Cross VenueBefore I lived in <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/new+cross">New Cross</a>, 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... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2370/New+Cross+Venue">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-23UTC04:31:04Brixton Academywith support from <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/super+furry+animals">Super Furry Animals</a> and <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/stereophonics">Stereophonics</a>, who I don't remember at all...2008-08-14UTC06:24:05Camden FalconI bootlegged this gig, the audio's complete with a trip to the toilet part way through... <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>2005-11-05UTC03:25:17Santa Pod RacewayI clearly remember David Devant and Holy Barbarians, David Bowie, Sex Pistols and Foo Fighters too I think, must have seen a lot more though...... 2007-11-22UTC06:31:28Portsmouth PyramidsSo who was it actually played the Pyramids this night? I know I was at the Mike Flowers Pops one, I remember holding the door open to a radio reporter so they could report from the gig using the payphone in the lobby, as their satellite phone wasn't ... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/89/Portsmouth+Pyramids">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-14UTC11:20:34The Wedgewood RoomsCan't remember what, but I know I was at something at the Wedge this night, while <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/placebo">Placebo</a> were at the Joiners. Maybe it was a caberet. <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2103/The+Wedgewood+Rooms">Rated 6.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-14UTC11:20:34The Wedgewood Roomsplus Placebo. Not sure I actually went to this, I remember feeling really ill at the previous day's gig, think I was out for a few days with something like flu or glandula fever...... <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2103/The+Wedgewood+Rooms">Rated 6.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-04-11UTC05:48:41Earls CourtDid they have the Bootleg Beatles again? Or am I misremembering the <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/history/1994" title="See Folkestone Gerald gig history for 1994" class="year" class="year 1994">Southampton gig</a>? <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2097/Earls+Court">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-11UTC02:54:03Avon Park RacewayVW festival. I'm sure there were bands, can't remember which ones though. Was it Beetle Bash or Bug Jam that had The Prodigy, with Keith Flint rolling across the crowd in a big hamster ball?2008-05-20UTC06:34:24Reading FestivalJust went for the day, and we picked the worst day by far looks like, RHCP disappointed. I remember They Might Be Giants and Echbelly and Ginger Wildhearts playing with a broken arm.2008-06-15UTC10:13:11Castle DoningtonAerosmith, who I hardly even remember. Not a great lineup, though the biggest one ever. I enjoyed Wildhearts and Terrorvision.... 2008-06-14UTC11:20:34The Wedgewood RoomsI remember going clearly, but don't think this can have been the first of my trips to the <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/wedgewood+rooms">Wedgewood Rooms</a>, can it? <br /><a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/2103/The+Wedgewood+Rooms">Rated 6.38/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-11-06UTC11:04:28Bournemouth International CentreI remember us being a foot taller than anyone else in the crowd somehow...2008-06-15UTC10:08:00Wembley StadiumThe remaining members of Queen, Guns'n'Roses, Metallica, David Bowie, Elton John etc... not a bad lineup.... 2005-11-09UTC06:03:15Poole Arts CentreFirst time I saw them. Just caught up with a friend who was there too (and who I'd not seen for over ten years, he says Alice In Chains opened, followed by The Almighty at the Poole Arts Center gig '91 (if I remember correctly)... 2005-11-12UTC03:10:50Portsmouth GuildhallNot 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......