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Tikay visited the Broadway last night and it sounds great

but he reminds me to remind you of something very important

Please either join as a member beforehand or ensure, if it is your first visit on the 7th January, that YOU BRING PHOTO ID (driving licence, passport etc) to enable you to join up there and then (now the 24 hour rule has been abolished). We would hate anyone to be disappointed on the day.

Please also allow plenty of time before the comp starts (7.30pm) to arrive, there could be upwards of 100 of us waiting to join up, have our photo taken and then enjoy the fun

We are hoping, perhaps, that some of you will arrive from mid afternoon onwards to get to know us and everyone else and so we can get to know you if we don't already

Kev's going to have a pie stall open, Red Dog will be signing autographs, there will be a "guess Tikay's age competition", first prize use of his Stannah stairlift, Heid will be snuck away in a corner addressing any emotional issues you need help with, Ironside will be giving "playing AK off under the gun tutorials" and Robert HM and Snoopy will be joining forces to calm your nerves in their own inimitable fashion

So there's no excuse not to arrive early!

BUT REMEMBER PHOTO ID.

Cheers.
 

Please note ... the pie stall will be for information purposes only !!!  The pies will be from my own personal collection, and will NOT be for sale !!

 :tikay:

Mr End neglected to mention that I do charge for putting you through the emotional wringer.

1. Damn good talking to - Gin and tonic
2. Bit of a rant - Double Gin and Tonic
3. Salacious passing of gossip - I buy you a pint.
4. Emergency call out - (crying in the toilet) Packet of Marlboro Lights
5. Sexual Problems - Free - but make sure they are good.

I do pro bono work on a very selective case by case basis.

Please provide your own tissues.

Is that for a single or double gin?

Well, seeing as I have never really liked U2 (apart from the one where they are on top of the building), then I am afraid it's going to have to be a double.

Too clever and contrived for me that Heid, I just do mindless smut.

Merry Crimbo to the best looking mod xx

Spoony isn't online though Tank <g>

Thank you darlin', you just made my xmas :)

Errrrrrrrrr

Will you be running a Bad Beat service too Heid for exiting neurotics ?

I think a Bad Beat Booth could be a money-spinning franchise  ;reallyamsorry; ;reallyamsorry;

Sheesh....Actually that's probably more of a +ev situation than playing in the tourney actually.....

£5 for me to be sympathetic, a quid to just listen?

How many runners we got again?

Can you explain how he happened to be there Christmas Eve when it was shut?
Just curious?
BTW as it aprpoaches i feel more and more for Richard who single handedly organised all of this and the vast majority will never meet, top chap

I can assure you it was NOT shut ifm, we - Rhow, Dave & myself - had a lovely meal, but there was no Poker. We left around 0200 Christmas Day. What a lovely place! We bumped into Derek Baxter there, and a dealer who used to be in Walsall, "large" fella, nice guy.

I feel for Rich too, we are hoping he can come alonng to the after hours stuff in the Hotel though. He worked SO hard for blonde to put this on, it's a tragedy, I agree.

You must mean Dave, big fella, ugly as sin  :D
I only asked cuz their own site said they were closed (not that i'd have gone there), someone asked me.
I do hope Richard is involved, top lad and i think has a lot to do with the success of the place.

"ugly as sin".....your words, not mine! Nice fella. he was Pit Bossng the Gaming Tables.

Dunno what the website said, but it was deffo open, but that may explain why it was almost empty.

Well if we are on about the same chap we will probably find out soon enough.
The Dave i talk about is one of "us" and has been for a considerable time now!!
What did you think of the menu at the place Mr K?
I thought it to be of a high standard but limited........................

Many Thanks for your kind words IFM and Tikay, I do plan to be at any after hours activities :D Be that at Marriott, Thistle or a nice little 24hr club/den down the road. Up for anything, as usual!

I am awaiting a decision to see if they will let me in @ the Broadway for that weekend only. Looks doubtful but always the optimist.

Hope you all had a great Christmas!!

I really do hope everyone enjoy themselves at the Broadway, it is a top venue with 1st class facilities and staff. Definately a club to watch out for, and I am very disappointed that I wont be a part of it's success (damn principles).

The "Big Chap" is Dave "The Sweeney" ----- Top Bloke -----

The very best to ALL

dik9

You have done a lot of work for this event, for which I thank you. I hope you can attend the main event. Treat this as signature number 3 of the petition.

 :)up THX Robert!

I'm with Robert on this , after all the hard work you have put in i think you should be allowed to play  :respect: ;applause; :respect:

I agree no 5 here, would be very unfair if dik not allowed in.

Can we join the Broadway on line, or do you have to do it on the day?

Thx Dewi, even if you did it online you still need to produce ID and sign your membership application, so you might as well do it on the day, bring ID produce and sign takes about 3 minutes but i would get there a bit earlier to avoid the que. Have a good time!

dik9 has been a great help, and I too hope he will be there on the day, minus Scooby Doo costume.

If not, we'll have to pinch the keys for the bar at the Marriott later.

but knowing dik9, he could probably organise that too.

Yes, I'm # 6 on the petition to ensure dik can attend! Dave (Colclough) is speaking to the owner on Thursday, we will see what he says. It would be just awful if Rich could not attend, he worked so hard for blonde on this. Bloody principles, cause wars, cost jobs, & cause so much unhappiness in this world.

ifm - the Menu at Broadway? Limited, yes,but good, although in the subdued lighting, the writing on the Menu was FAR too small for me to read.

I had a prawn cocktail, & it was one of those "blocks" of prawns, not what I expected in a high-class place like broadway.

The turkey - ditto, I'd hoped for slices, but it was 2 "lumps", a bit odd I thought. Nice though. I asked for Roasties as well as mashed spuds, but despite asking twice, they never came, although to be fair, a belated apology did. I also asked for "no veg" & the meal came smothered in dark green leafy stuff, spinach I think, which took an age to weed off.

Finished it off with "rich sponge something with ice-cream" which was a real disappointment, it eas a cupcake without the topping, very disappointing.

So, I'm sorry to say, the Restaurant did not anything like match the quality & ambience of what I thought was THE best fitted-out Casino I have ever visited in the UK, almost the nicest I have ever been in, the possible exception in Europe being Baden. A truly tremendous place, a real eye-opener.

Wasted on Birmingham, I'd say........

#7

 :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard:

Actually the choice now available to us humble Brummies is quite impressive, we have:-

Walsall (best range of comps in the country, no doubt)
Broadway (great casino, all dealer comps, excellently "done out", though all comps are £20)
Star City (starting up some new comps, VERY popular at the mo but a terrible structure IMO)
Gala Birmingham? (not been yet but they are trying hasr apparently)
Dudley castle (i like this place, good structure but smoking is allowed at the table)
There are also the sorrento in walsall and a few others in Birmingham itself, good times.

I'll be 8,9 and 10.

Or just 8 lest I sully the sincerity of the signatures by putting in a couple of fake names.

I think everyone would want Dik there who was going IMHO :)

So that's about 110 names on the list innit?

Stick me down at #10 as he dealt and played for me at P4C Nottingham  TYVM matey :)

#11,Ive followed everything written about the Blonde bash, since its conception.It will be a great shame if someone who's commited so much time and effort is not allowed to be a part of it.

Allow The Rich(Dik9) One, ; to be there, mssrs broadway management. ;tk;

me #12 looking very very forward to this bash being a member for a short time ill be nice to meet all of you

For those of us not up to speed on this, why is Dik9 not welcome? Sorry if I have I missed a post on this, but couldn't spot the answer.

He resigned his position as Manager of the Broadway, so that makes his attendance difficult, but we are trying to find a way for him to attend. But it's outwith oir control.

Thanks for reply, had assumed it was something worse than that. Let's hope they sort it out, life's too short and all that. Must get back to my Phil Tuffnell poker DVD, sure it will make all the difference on the 7th.
  rotflmfao

YUp, "lifes too short" (to be arguing & faling out), if only more peeps thought that way!

never mentioned you may be attending Rich,

Thanks tightend on this topic its just what i came on to remind everyone about.

The cardroom will be open at 4pm Saturday and sunday for people to come in and register. Ideally i'd like all players on the saturday in by 7pm and registered with real names (for paperwork sakes)

Name tags have been organised and i'm currently finalising an ante structure that incorparates a few 10 minute breaks here and there so you can all socialise and talk to Redog after he's been eliminated lol after all i'm planning it as more of a social event than a big tournement.

Only thing bothering me is getting it done and dusted by 330am as i would have prefered a 6pmish start but we have to stick to Diks original plans (not that theres anything wrong with them), But if it gets to that stage we could always bring finalists back on sunday afternoon if there are no objections of course (i'll get this sorted one way or another)

Also sorry to be a pain


But if anyone would like to PM me their real names (initial + surname will do) strictly for registration purposes that would be great. This will be needed for anyone who thinks they wont be at the casino well before the comp starts

I know quite a few of you guys anyway but i still have 80+ who i dont know lol or cant remember

so if your playing and cant be at the club for 630pm i would really appreciate your details in advance


Thankyou

Oh and Tony are 425 coming?? heard someone mention it, if so i will need to know so we can accomodate them.

Of course Dik should be there - and any small minded management decision which says he shouldn't will get my vote - my vote to walk away and never darken their doors again. never slow at coming forward I will then talk about their decision in derisory tones to anyone who wantes to listen.

Tracey

Tracey,

I'm not sure if the decision as to whether dik9 attends is a Management one, or a Gaming Commission one - it may be the latter, so we need to hang fire on criticising Broadway for the moment.

Wolfy - 425 had hoped to be there, but it's now unlikely, as it clashes with the William Hill Rankings Awards in Paris. But it MAY still happen, it is, after all, the Poker 425 blonde Forum, so I know that if 425 CAN be there, they will. I will know for sure next week.

Absolutely - no offence meant if its gaming commission decision because they are god. However if its a management decision they should remember that they are not......

They are GOD?

So where does that leave Ariston?

going on and on and on and on and on

#14

Thanks for ALL of your support everyone, it is very much appreciated. However the only way that I would be allowed in is as a guest of the management, and this would be extremely rare for an ex employee to be invited. My main concern is that everyone has a good time and enjoys themselves,.The whole concept was really, so that people could put faces to names and to give "the communty" an even closer feeling (not that it even needs it!). The poker was really a tool to do such a thing as it is the common denominator, therefore giving an excuse for people to meet up. The fact there is a poker game serves 2 purposes, the first is a bonus as everyone enjoys playing it, the second is an ice breaker for people who have never met. This could have been done in a pub, but I couldn't see people travelling from all across the UK to attend for 4 hours of getting rat arsed. This is why I put the £100 FO on the Sunday as those people were more than likely to stay overnight for a comp they could win a few quid at.
A comp, a quiz, food and drinks, pleasant surroundings and staff, and a good gathering of people from here. Sounds better than a New Years eve party to me! I am jealous, but please don't turn this into a "poor dik9" thread LOL. I am sure if I don't see you at the Hotel (maybe even the casino), our paths will more than likely cross, if not whilst I am running a comp, then at a future blonde bash. :D

Great Post dik, you understand us perfectly, & it would be a crying shame if you are unable to attend, but there is always the Marriott Lobby, if all else fails. But we still hope & pray you can attend, & I've asked Dave to ask the owner about it.

Fingers xx'd.

Hi Tikay and Blondites,

Although I guess I am a million-to-one shot to get a seat in the tourney on Saturday (but will definitely play on Sunday), I cannot miss the Blonde Bash that will surely be the social event of the year/decade/century. So I am flying back from Austria to attend :)up

After chatting with Lord RED-DOG during a L**brokes online tourney the other night, I wouldn't dare miss it.

I have a couple of questions though. If all the "blonde commentary team" (Jen, Tikay, Snoopy, DC, Mrs DC etc.) are playing poker, who will keep the waiting world and blondes across the globe up-to-date with the Live Tourney Report? If somebody brings a laptop along, I will help out if I can. I only have 3 hours of experience from The Vic with Tikay in May though.

Secondly, I met up with His Blondeship in St Kitts a few weeks ago and he was wearing a Blonde logoed zip-up fleece. I am dying to find out where on earth can these superlative fashion accessories be purchased? Please say they will be available on "the big night".

Can't wait to catch up with all of you next weekend.

Mike :)

No need for a lappy, I fixed the computer up in the cardroom with wi-fi internet :)up, but I think cardroom magic might be up and running now, so it might be best for someone to bring one just in case. Austria.....? Now that's a real blondite!

will there be any blonde merchandise avialable at the tourni?
or an freebies lol

* COUGH * .......i'm owed a blonde cap  ;)

Hee hee ;D

Travelling from Austria is a piece of.......errrm... cake, Dik. It's the getting time off during the busy season at work that is the tough bit.

Any requests for Austrian choccy (the best in the world) or Schnapps is welcomed. Although I guess I can't take grog into the Broadway.

Peculiar but true, a fine chocolate delicacy from Salzburg (where I am currently stationed) is something called Mozart Balls (oooh err). I took some to The Vic in the Spring and Tikay munched 'em all. So they must be good.

We had some Mozart Balls on christmas day, they are yummy. Now if you happen to have a box or two with you in Brum you will have lots of friends you never knew you had.

Langboy - excellent news!

We are in discussion with The Broadway with a view to upping capacity, so I am sure there is a very good chance that extra seats will be available, we realy do not want to turn anyone away from our comp if we can help it.

Tighty is sorting everything - almost by default, thank you Tighty - but Monty Burns was due to speak to The Brodweay yesterday about the extra capacity we need, & I will let Tighty know as soon as Monty gets back to me.

dik9 - you are just THE greatest, you have thought of EVERYTHING! I do SO hope you can attend.

Ah Tikay et al,

You are  Ad Ad Ad Ad (Diamonds), all of you.

Feel like I must bring extra chocolates now, for everyone. ;D

Just hope that the customs people at Coventry Airport look favourably upon chocolate smugglers /:-|

Cheers,
Mike

yeah i'll have some schnitzel if your bringing em lol gives me summat to eat during all the hours i'll be doing runnin this thing lol


the extended capacity has been discussed but i'm still none the wiser as to a decision

no 8)

is saturdays tournament gonna be featured on blonde in the live tournament thread?

I think all the updaters are playing themselves, so maybe difficult. tikay may start an update during the second level, he'll need to find something to do.

I ubnerstand that dik9 made an arrangement that a computer terminal would be made available to blonde, & I will bring my lappie just in case.

So as soon as someone busts out of the comp, they can start the Live Update, whioever it is. But it's 4/6 it'll be Ironside, 6/4 Red-Dog, 3/1 The Jumper, 5/1 Tighty, & 66/1 me.

ok last longer me and you old man how about £50 ?

Old man? Who he?

Bur you can have one with me. Any day. I've had 59 with Ariston, not lost one yet. Mr Stamina, that's me. I can last all night.

ok your on

would be good if we can get it on here.
all the blondites who cannot make it could keep in touch and i have a few friends from our poker group who will sign up to follow my progress lol.

also will be great to read on sunday when i get home