2008-07-09UTC01:14:45BonekickersDid you see Bonekickers on TV last night? I will watch some crap, but even I had to turn it off, it was so bad! I am still tempted to catch up on what I turned off on iplayer later, just to reassure myself that it was just about the worst thing ever.... 2008-06-19UTC09:37:15These guys rave about The IndiaNot sure I trust these guys, they do make it sound good, but we did not have a good meal there and I don't have faith in the place.It's had no positive votes from visitors to this site, anyone visited recently?... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11347/These+guys+rave+about+The+India">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-23UTC06:46:29Kosso bigged up on techcrunchThey call him a seesmic.com clone but they like him... I thought phreadz.com was still a secret actually. For the uninitiated, it's like a chat room / message board, but based around your webcam. So many people have them these days that it makes sens... 2007-11-18UTC06:21:59Particularly fulsome weekend, with curries.Splendid weekend, a bit different this time, starting off with a half day on Friday. I headed to Winchester to meet up with some friends, and really needed the extra time to make the most of the night. Clare stayed home watching Children in Need afte... 2007-10-16UTC12:45:19I'd calmed down, but now I'm seething again!There was another show on, when Nigella was off air, a "how to make simple Indian food" type thing, and it was shit, and the woman doing the show reminded me of a really bad Nigella. There was hardly any cooking (and the cooking she did do was fried ... 2007-05-17UTC10:48:00I ain't afraid of no ghostsStrange email of the day:My name is **** and I am very interested to hear that you have had strange experiences at the Mayfly. I am part of a Paranormal Investigation team called ‘Beyond The Mist’ and am enquiring if you would allow us to do an Inves... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10228/I+ain%27t+afraid+of+no+ghosts"><img alt="I ain't afraid of no ghosts" src="http://www.pathfinderpubs.co.uk/images/Pubs/4653.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10228/I+ain%27t+afraid+of+no+ghosts">Rated 7.01/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-05-08UTC10:16:34Top weekendGreat weekend visiting, eating, and drinking, very nice indeed, cheers. Not such a bad journey down to Fareham as it might have been, considering it was the bank holiday and traffic was supposed to be monstrous. Normal holdups around Hindhead and the... 2006-09-06UTC09:49:01Indian summerNice day again today then, I thought when the weather turned a bit ropey on the first of the month that we were due six months of winter... going to be in the eighties today, and looking good for our weekend too.Several more job applications in, noth... 2005-10-03UTC11:15:00Ace weekendTook a road trip to Fareham to visit the family this weekend, borrowing Clare's dad's car. No problems getting there, though it's not a drive I've done myself before, up the M20, round the M25 and then down the A3. The A3 near the Devil's Punchbowl w... 2005-09-19UTC02:22:57My Life In The Making – American TourMLitM fly out to the states on the 18th September for a week’s tour. They play four shows with American band ‘Another Tradgedy’ playing Lexington, Indianapolis, Chicago and Detroit. They have also been invited to play this year’s Mid-point festival i... 2005-07-02UTC09:34:00Paul Leslie CLARKERe: Paul Leslie CLARKEMy grandmother, Eliza Clarke, was left a 1914-18 widow with 7children, when her husband was gassed in the war. She remarried a Lawrence. Granmdad Clarke is buried in the top left hand corner of Stoke Newington cemetary as you fa... 2005-04-20UTC09:38:39RE: More San Francisco tipsHere is a list of veggie places in the SF/Bay area..... if I can remember the name of the AMAZING indian I will post that too..I remembered its here.. http://www.maharanirestaurant.com/http://www.vegdining.com/GetRestList.cfm?id=1&rgk=abfs-ac-su-anSo... 2005-04-02UTC09:43:15In defence ofHmmm... maybe you got them on a bad night. It can be quiet, and that combined with the fact that the chef likes high romantic classical music playing in his kitchen can make it a slightly surreal experience for those used to Ravi Shankar and loud con... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3125/In+defence+of">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-03-29UTC10:54:06Easter beasterA lot to write about, had a huge great easter weekend and really managed to fit quite a lot in. Can I remember it all is the question though... Friday daytime is too long ago to be sure, but in the evening we did a little tour of Stoke Newington Chur... 2005-03-07UTC05:46:59Bad CurryWent to Eastern Nights on Saturday evening, at the top of the Old High Street for a curry, as it had been recommended. Normally in Folkestone we'd go to The New Delhi, and it's always good, but OH NO, I had to speak up and insist we try something new... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2834/Bad+Curry">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-01-23UTC11:18:09We found the fabbest Indian in SF, loads of veggie options, I thought I had died and gone to heaven, we even got a free bottle of wine by reading one of the food guides in our hotel and stealing the advert. So where else do you fancy then? (for you... 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... 2004-12-14UTC11:42:08I want your mushrooms. Where are they?Folkestone in the Guardian today, in a story about how magic mushrooms have come back into the mainstream and the highstreet, and then suddenly there's a superbad crackdown again:One retailer caught in the police crackdown was Andy Burgess, who runs ... 2004-09-15UTC07:32:12Chaos in the house!Looks like there are going to be new measures in place following today's storming of the House of Commons by pro fox killing types. I think they could do with a complete overhaul, and rather than bringing in the police or MI5 or Point 4 (ha), why not... 2004-06-01UTC09:16:35Love on the rocks with pilau riceJust been given a menu for Holloway's Red Rose Tandoori, and it proudly proclaims "best Indian Restaurant in the UK", as voted by The Darkness, if that's not a recommendation then I don't know what is. Does anyone know where The Darkness are right no... 2004-06-01UTC08:40:51Big knobsWho'd have believed something so ace could come out of Cheriton of all places? As part of our "Clare's bro is visiting from The Colonies" celebrations at the weekend, we had an ace curry from Cheriton Balti and Tandoori, really very good indeed. Some... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/1519/Big+knobs">Rated 6.13/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-05-10UTC10:15:43Kapetan MichalesI think I'm going to have stop eating out in Folkestone soon - we either seem to have a comically awful meal or the restuarant closes down. I have been going to Kapetan Michales on Bouverie Road West for about 18 months and every time I have had a g... 2004-03-16UTC04:21:56Timothy's Wine BarFolkestone is in danger of becoming a culinary wasteland. Sure, it has the usual collection of OKish Chinese, Indian and Pasta / Pizza joints. But, with the exception of the cosy Kapetan Michales, you have to go to Sandgate or Hythe to get a half-d... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/1035/Timothy%27s+Wine+Bar"><img alt="Timothy's Wine Bar" src="http://static.flickr.com/25/36610194_67483589d7_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/1035/Timothy%27s+Wine+Bar">Rated 4.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2003-11-30UTC06:59:34TayyabApparently authentic Pakistani food, absolutely bloody fantastic curry anyway, and well worth the enormous queue we had to get in on Saturday night. It's small, and it's got no booze license, and it was a bun-fight to get a table (much queue jumping)... 2003-10-20UTC11:11:32Addy (sorry, I don't know his second name)this is the paraplegic who is in the inbetween films on BBC 1, you know the ones... they have people doing Rugby chants on a cliff top, Indian dancers in a palace all doing their thing to the same little tune, well he's the middle black one of the th... 2003-09-15UTC03:03:14Bhangra on PopExHi, if it was you who emailed me this:Hey if i give you a load of names for Bhangra(indian) music could you put them all on the list of people you can buy. I feel that it is only fair to put Bhangra people onthe list becausethey do sing and do do som... 2003-08-19UTC09:15:28Tonight at the EnterpriseJust thought I'd let you know that Motel168, a band I'm currently working with, are playing the Enterprise tonight - on stage 9.15. The band is fronted by ex-Morcheeba backing vocalist Pegy Gaile and they play a unique, very chilled out country regga... 2003-08-07UTC09:20:11The Gurkha ChefNow this is how I like my night's out to be organised, good work Dave!A table is booked for 8.30pm on Thursday 7th August at the Gurkha Chef in Winchester. The address of this restuarant is 17 City Road, and is a short walk from the train station or... 2003-06-17UTC10:02:51Stoke Newington TrafficHey, they're clearing away a load of dumped cars on Manor Road, lifting them onto the back of trucks... not sure all of them were actually dumped, none were wrecks or burned out. Didn't take a picture as I was afeared of either being chased away by t... 2003-06-13UTC10:43:49Electric Six, The Crimea and American Analog Set at the BarflyRight, I messed up my weekly task for Big Brother (AKA Barfly what sit upstairs) so instead of crying in the diary room I am running this news piece for them to make up for it.If Grandaddy ever had the inclination to trim their beards and tidy themse...