NEWS
last updated 2 May 2004
visitors to Shark online during April 2004: 13,883

DIONNE WARWICK
02-05-04 I was fortunate enough to meet Dionne Warwick (whose music I love) recently-ish in Amsterdam. Read about it here

THE US ELECTION: OVERSEAS VOTERS
01-05-04 This is an important, smart, newly-launched site which asks everyone in the world to urge their American friends living overseas to vote in the forthcoming US elections on 2 November 2004 www.TellAnAmericanToVote.com

HOROSCOPES
01-05-04 Have just posted this month's horoscopes by the excellent Bridgett Walther here

FILM AGENDA + SITE UPDATES
29-04-04 Have just posted this week's film agenda here and added a month's worth of events to the WhatsOn database. Over the weekend, I'll add some more Shark Tips plus horoscopes and other columns...

RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS
04-04-04 The site had a record number of visitors for March - 15,728 so thanks very much for visiting and the improvements will happen when I have some time... Meantime thanks for your feedback on the site and for those who are still writing to say they miss Shark.

DJ DUCK'S RETRO QUACK
23-02-04 Have just added a new song and will try to add them a bit more frequently in the future! Click here

SHARK SURVEY: FEEDBACK WANTED
22-02-04 I'm about to start developing and updating Shark's website and it would be a great help if all visitors to the site could take a minute to provide some feedback on the site here Whether you're a regular visitor or just passing through, it all helps... Thanks! PiP

THANKS!
02-02-04 Thanks for all the emails that have been coming in - mostly from people I haven't met - expressing disappointment at Shark stopping publication. I'll try and get round to answering them all soon and posting some of them in Letters. But meantime big thanks! xx

STOP WHALING IN ICELAND
23-01-04 Click on the link below to help end this horrendous practice.Thanks...
http://act.greenpeace.org/col/get?i=959&sk=is&la=en

BOOKINGS.ORG
02-12-03 A special thanks to those who have been booking their Amsterdam hotels via the link at UnderwaterAmsterdam. The site (which is completely unfunded) gets a small fee so it's much appreciated.

LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE UNIQUE TO STAY?
01-08-03 Try the B&B in the home of Holland's legendary Xaviera Hollander, author of the Happy Hooker. Visitors to the site get a 10% discount when they book. See here for details.
SPECIAL OFFERS ...
01-06-03 Another reminder to check out the Special Offers page. People have been sending in some great offers: €3.50 discount on shows at Boom Chicago Thursday through Sunday, a free pint of Heineken and a free Margarita cocktail. Please do make use of them - and tell your friends – as if they're a success then I'll be able to get more groovy offers for Shark visitors...
MESSAGE BOARD
18-04-03 Am doing a trial run with a message board and have found a free one run by the French (I'm becoming increasingly Francophile these days). It's OK apart from the 'smileys' which are a bit naff but after hours of trying to upload my own custom-made images I gave up. C'était vraiment immmmpossible! Hope it's fun and useful and all that... And although I have already compiled a list of 'rude words' that will be automatically censored out please keep it clean as I really can't be ***ing ***ed to moderate it. Message Board
PROMOTING YOUR EVENT
27-01-03 A reminder that I have compiled a 3-page downloadable .pdf file entitled The Art of Making A Press Release (and as patronising as it sounds...). Note that other journos might find it useful to distribute also... Click here to get to the .pdf page.