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As those of you who were at bb5 will know ericstoner/Brendan Hartnett was inducted into the blonde Hall of Fame at the weekend with a short presentation pre-competition

Here is the entry that accompanies the award:

http://www.blondepoker.com/index.php?q=node/12689


Many congratulations to Brendan, and much deserved

Great to see him on good form in Cardiff!

Fantastic tribute, to a great mate ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

Couldn't say it better, congratulations Brendan ;applause;

was writing a tribute at the same time tighty wrote this i hope you all dont mind if i post it anyway.

http://www.blondepoker.com/index.php?q=node/12689

we've had some fantastic players added to the hall of fame for beating the odds on the poker table i.e jp kelly, stuart fox, brian wilson and most recently julian thew to name just a few.
we've had recreational players included for poker achievements i.e trace t, suzanne, colchester kev and recently  jonmw.

weve even had 2 people entered in for being total nutcases by pushing there mind and bodys to the extremes in the tank and flushy.

every single one of those and the ones not mentioned are well deserved.

now lets talk about our latest addition to the blonde hall of fame.

a guy who has beaten the odds in real life, a man who achieves in life every day and a human being that pushes his body to the extremes every day.

Brendan as fought everything that life has thrown at him for many years, hes been dealt some shit hands but has played them most determindly and has refused to fold.

Brendan could have gave up at the first bad hand and lesser men like myself probably would, not once have i seen brendan look for sympathy or wollow in self pity.
it would be very easy for Brendan to sit at home, fulfil his love of poker online, no that would be to easy for a man like Brendan!
Brendan attends every blonde bash (hospital permitting), a number of APAT events and numerous other live events.

i have just spent the weekend in Brendans company along with many other blondes. It was great to see Brendan around the casino, hear his infectious laugh and see his cheeky grin.

Brendan is an inspiration to us all and proving no matter what life throws at us we can beat it with determination and a stubborness not to give in!

i know Brendan will be embaressed by this thread and i hope my words do him justice and theres so much more i could add but please join me in congratulating Brendan on his entry into the blonde hall of fame.

 ;applause; ;applause; :cheers: :cheers: ;letsparty; ;letsparty; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend; ;tightend;

i've merged them Paul, thanks for writing. Good stuff!

nice one tighty thanks

Nice write up Paul, hit,nail & head

A TRUELY deserved honour.

A GREAT man.

First time I met Eric, was at cardiff last year (or maybe the year before?!)

I soon became aware what a great guy he was, and at the end of the night while he was asking for someone to operate the wheelchair lift, i shouted out "Get up and walk you lazy bastard!" - knowing it would be taken with the humour it was intended.

The next day, Eric WALKED into the casino! A sight to be remembered.

 ;tightend; :respect: ;tightend;

Wonderful choice - well deserved.

Congratulations Brendan x x x

Many Congratulations Brendan  ;hattip;

Ask me to define courage, bravery, modesty and humility and I will point toward Brendan.

Congratulations.

A much deserved honour.

Nice one Brendan ;applause; :respect: ;applause;

;tightend;

Personally I feel this is not deserved and I'm sure that many here will agree with me, and furthermore...........I'll get my coat.

Congrats Brendan  ;)

Congrats again Brendan  :cheers:

Simply a wonderful honour for such a great guy, truly deserved.

Our congratulations Brendan and our love.

Bainn & Harmony.

Congratulations chocolate buddy  ;D

Congrats Eric Brendan Eric Mate,

There is a story on another thread appearing near the top of the GD board at the minute that brings a lump to the throat but people are questioning its legitimacy. Here we have the real thing..........

Always a pleasure squire, will see you at the next bash :)up

Very well deserved , congratualtions Eric xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fully deserved -- congratulations

Superb.
 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

Very well deserved Brendan, but you were already in my hall of fame.  :respect:

Couldnt think of a more deserved person to be entered in the H.O.F!

Finally caught up with him in the bash after missing him in the APATS and had a lovely convo.

Great man and see you very soon Sir!

p.s. Great write up Turny aswell!

Fully deserved (not least for being on the same table as Ironside and Simon No wab at the bash  ;) ) and Congratulations Brendan.

Well done Brendan,  n1

Very well deserved Brendan, I met him for the first time on Saturday and it was a pleasure to spend some time in his company.  ;tightend;

Very well done Brendan.

A lovely man...well deserving!  Delighted for you!!!   ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

Congratulations

many many congratulations.

Phil It's been bugging me since I read your post..................but is your song quote Queen biitch, by The Dame.(DB)

"She sighed like Twig the wonderkid, and she turned her face away"

Indeedy............always thought it amazing that he started out on a music career with Marc Bolan and they couldn't make it until they split up

But the film is a saddening bore

Nice one Eric.....I will always remember Dublin APAT for your performance...........Twas even better than the Guinness!
 ;hattip;

Blah...I still think you're a nasty guy to play HU though.. ;)

 :goodpost: well said