2008-02-29UTC07:36:16looking for suitable venue in FolkestoneHi,We are looking for suitable venue in Folkestone one of our gigs.We are an 8-piece live band called The Vintage Corporation and we organise our own 60’s and 70’s gigs. We are looking for halls in London and the South East to perform in.Requirement... 2007-12-13UTC04:45:16RE: Speaking of coolIf you consider your comment about reading this in 5 years time then the moment for talking about your xmas party hasn't passed. You'll not remember it in 5 years unless you put it in here now.2007-12-12UTC11:56:32Speaking of coolVery cold and frosty today, nice to look at but slippy underfoot.Aware I've been neglecting this a bit recently, a shame because I've been doing more reading of my own older posts, and enjoying some of the details I'd forgotten. This is obviously all... 2007-12-10UTC02:12:55Free bonus bit of decorationGot decorators in right now, finally getting our earthquake damage done, and they've done a nice job so far. They just came back for a couple of hours finishing off today, and one of them confessed that he'd broken one of our pictures. "No problem, w... 2007-12-10UTC02:04:07Cheers for the feedbackI might give a couple of them a go, other friends have recommended the Sunday Times one and the Laithwaites one. You just KNOW that supermarkets do this mark it down to mark it up lark, at least the club will make me try some different types. If only... 2007-11-25UTC02:03:02Titanic themed christmas party at Brands HatchStrange sort of thing: 2007: Christmas aboard the ship of dreamsThe spectacular setting of Brands Hatch circuit, together with the proximity to London and the M25, makes this the perfect Christmas party venue. Trust our expert team to take the hassle... 2007-01-04UTC07:45:13Christmas tellyTime for some christmas roundup type things, I really did have a great time during our extended break, so much so that I didn't post all the tedious minutiae (can you tell from my embiggened vocabulary I've been playing a lot of Scrabble?), so I'll t... 2006-12-23UTC11:23:06Too busy being festive to updateBeen 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. ... 2006-04-03UTC06:39:23RE: Anyone been made redundant before?Sorry to hear that matey - it's never good. Wait, does that mean you won't be the custodian of pooex anymore? It's the end of an era, I shall stop playing in memorial.Anyway, I got laid off last xmas and got a stonking pay out, mainly because the par... 2006-02-20UTC09:58:48RE: DARKSIDED!!!I live in Seattle (geographically, just about as far away from this woman's home as one can get and still be within the US), and we're as dumbfounded by this display as you are. It frightens me to think that this woman votes, but at least I can now u... 2005-12-21UTC09:57:35ZeitgeistGood toss del.icio.us is back up again today, this leads me to Google's zeitgeist report for 2005... this is some charts and graphs (I love charts and graphs) of on what people were searching for (and finding) this year. Interesting to see that podca... 2005-12-12UTC11:34:55John ThompsonIn the Xmas markets on Sat, with the family. It was heaving so they had their work cut out getting through the crowds. Lots of people nudging each other going "you know who THAT is...?"2005-01-24UTC12:28:41you wanna avoid italy thengidayjust returned from our xmas vacation in europewhic involved a stay in italy, and a long search for any quisine other than pasta and bloddy pizza which we tired of after 2 daysgawd knows how the locals manage to consume all those carbs and stay... 2005-01-04UTC12:07:25St Pancras to open in 2007According to this Article in The Times...The three additional platforms to the east are reserved for new fast trains from east Kent which will use the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link line and cut commuter train times by up to two thirds...Fingers cross ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2533/St+Pancras+to+open+in+2007"><img alt="St Pancras to open in 2007" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2533/St+Pancras+to+open+in+2007">Rated 8.7/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-01-03UTC08:05:24Christmas roundupHad a GREAT Christmas break in Folkestone, quite a lot of sitting in and relaxing, playing dominoes, watching DVDs (lots of series one, why did Doyle leave? He's WHAT???) and remarkably not eating out once. Normally a trip there means restaurants fo... 2004-12-23UTC01:07:50Folkestone Interweb accessPopped into somewhere on <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/bouverie+road+west">Bouverie Road West</a>, and it's full of posh kids playing multiplayer games and swearing. A lot.<br /><br />Merry xmas.2004-12-23UTC01:05:00Merry ChristmasIn an interweb cafe (but without the cafe) in Folkestone, as I am overdrawn and needed to do some hasty internet banking before I could finish my shopping! All clear now, probably won't be back online until 2005...Got this from b3ta, enjoy, merry xma... 2004-12-20UTC10:36:14FfffffreezingSo, as mentioned before our office party was Friday night, actually in our office, and it seems to have been a resounding success. We had to leave early to try and get to Fareham, but so great a time was had by all they had to turn the heating off, a... 2004-12-16UTC05:36:37Christmas day's the next quizDon't be rubbing it in about your enormous mansion, we have traded in rented flats in the London for another flat in Folkestone, albeit quite a nice one... good to know there's more people out there in the same boat!I Don't do sports, but there does ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2498/Christmas+day%27s+the+next+quiz"><img alt="Christmas day's the next quiz" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2498/Christmas+day%27s+the+next+quiz">Rated 8.7/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-12-15UTC10:37:59fine thanksalthough i just have their 1mb service which is provided through bt...unfortunately even though i live in central london i live by an exchange which doesnt have their kit in, so i couldnt take advantage of their 4mb service. must say though, it is b... 2004-12-07UTC01:00:00Manic TuesdayHad a long weekend in Folkestone, but I have returned to chaos... www.popex.com, www.record-producers.com, www.channelfly.com and other work sites all down... not big issues to fix, but annoying... one of them the power lead had fallen out the back.... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/2453/Manic+Tuesday"><img alt="Manic Tuesday" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/2453/Manic+Tuesday">Rated 8.7/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-11-29UTC01:34:05do u reckonthis looks loog? unlimited bandwidth apparently!i'm concerned about going to canterbury at xmas now - maybe i shall stay in and not bother going in to town if it's packed.im curious about folkestone. am i correct in thinking they (or are going to) op... 2004-11-29UTC01:11:14TurduckenSo this is why the trendy xmas dinner of the year is stuffed ultimately into a goose and not a turkey... Thanks www.ntk.net. I am keen on trying to make my own kev equivalent of this, though a tomato stuffed in an onion stuffed in a pepper is going t... 2004-11-19UTC12:25:25Helena Bonham CarterLast night dressed in a victorian style tartan dress turning on the Marylebone High Street xmas lights with Vanessa Feltz and Danny Baker.<br />Gfour were due to perform, but had to leave in haste :-(2004-01-06UTC02:53:29Rory McGrathI am ACTUALLY stalking this man.Honest.6 Jan 2004, 9pm. He was wobbling from overdoing at xmas and had his usually bout of rickets judging from the bowed leg structure.Either that or he's got a gigantic pair of love-nuts. I'll investigate shall I?... 2003-12-27UTC06:03:51Good ChristmasBACK in London now after a smashing (but short) family Christmas... with having xmas eve off we got down to Fareham in plenty of time to relax and receive the first of our xmas bonusses - a ride in the Beetle... this was my first car that I bought in... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/674/Good+Christmas"><img alt="Good Christmas" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2258164808_401d81aaea_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/674/Good+Christmas">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2003-12-13UTC08:07:49Day of flat viewingI'm a bit nervous about seeing the flat, what if it's perfect and then I have to REALLY commit?Last night was good, quieter than expected though. I blew out the Channelfly xmas party at The Enterprise to go see Electric Soft Parade doing a cheeky gig... 2003-11-10UTC11:30:43Weekend reviewWent to International Student House on Friday for a gig, and to a good pub called The Albany, then to Winchester on Saturday to see MJ Hibbet, had a FOUR HOUR journey back from there because of the rail replacement bus service being caught up behind ... 2003-01-03UTC05:03:14Nigel LythgoeGot sent a mail from a punter who would like to remain anonymous:> Oh didn't tell you!> > Ended up in Stringfellows after our xmas dinner -> saw nigel lythgoe> havin a> dance off a laydee!! ha haMore details as they come in...... 2002-11-27UTC11:16:12Darkness things:Some webzine has interviewed themThere's a cool new t-shirtThey're playing the XFM Xmas Party at the new Marquee clubThey're supporting Disturbed at Brixton AcademyCheers...... 2005-11-07UTC09:27:19Islington 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.2008-06-16UTC06:22:18BarflyBefore I worked there, I think there were bands. THIS is why I left the <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/wonderstuff">Wonderstuff</a> early, doh... There was a ruckus and the police sent us all home. <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 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>