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The blonde Hall of Fame

Any member can nominate via PM another member for inclusion. The nomination is run past the mods. Member can write about the nomination, or leave it to the mods


Here is the current Hall of Fame

http://blondepoker.com/index.php?q=taxonomy/term/11

Entries can obviously be for outstandfing poker success such as big event wins, but also for community contribution etc

We have a Successful nomination, from an Anonymous Member.....


Raymond "Mondatoo" Norton.

They write

"I'd like to nominate Raymond 'Mondatoo' Norton for the Blonde Hall of Fame.

Ray, for me, is someone that all of us can look up to and learn from.  He's one of the 'youngsters' but has never appeared bothered about appearing 'cool'.  Well respected and liked by (i hesitate to say all, but I think it's true in this rare case, so I will) all of the forum, this became evident by the overwhelming support he got at the weekend on the live update thread.  I might be wrong, but I don't think we've ever had such unswerving support for a fellow blonde in a poker tournament, even when we've had guys at final tables in WSOP events. Loads of us sat up way past our bedtimes, constantly refreshing the page, absolutely genuinely wanting the guy to win the lot.

If one steps back and things about the very few people on blonde who have no adversaries, it's usually because they keep themselves to themselves, stay out of trouble, don't voice their opinion.  Not so for Ray.  This year he started up his diary thread, and has kept at it, sharing with us the ups and downs of the online grind. He's not afraid to voice his opinion on other, sometimes more controversial threads, either, but always manages to do so without causing offence and without upsetting anyone.  A rare skill indeed.

It was great to see Mondatoo sporting the blonde badge with pride this weekend.  Of all the 1000s of blonde members, there are few, if any, that would make a better ambassador for the site, and I'd like to see him take his rightful place in the hall of fame".

Here is Ray's diary thread http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=46739.msg1281399#new

and here is Ray in action


No, not this one

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a167/Laxie/blonde%20Bash%209/inlurv.jpg)


but these ones

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_M7mySuUsa6c/TQtwSt7uoyI/AAAAAAAAOYE/TNFKVAgkquc/IMG_4831.JPG)

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_M7mySuUsa6c/TQ7ZQC1t7XI/AAAAAAAAOsU/XmCG_Nenyew/IMG_4996.JPG)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_M7mySuUsa6c/TQ7YmtlszCI/AAAAAAAAOsE/QP6LJI4HohQ/IMG_4994.JPG)


Congratulations Ray. Up the Toon!

 ;applause;

Congratulations Raymondo. Much deserved.


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Legend

Deffo true.

Well deserved, top job Monda.

Can I have my £20 back now?

this


and this

nice one Mond :)up

Top man , well deserved

Well deserved.

Wp Mondoooooo.

One thing that showed this weekend was the level of support for Ray - was absolutely awesome.

Congrats Ray.

First foreign inductee?

Congrats Ray. Top man  ;hattip;

Never meet Monda but as   feel I know the young fella.

Totally deserved  ;applause; ;applause; ;hattip;

Continued success monda.

Looking forward to the acceptance speech at the next bash...will translators be provided? :)


Well done Ray

nah, that fella out of the beach boys was first in

top bloke

N1 Ray, please grim Kin

Absolutely delighted for ya Mond!!!  ;applause; ;hattip; God help us if he has to make an acceptance speech though.   rotflmfao   :kiss:

Not really sure what to say.I really didn't expect this and when I read Pleno say congrats on HOF I thought he meant the thread.

Kind of seems not enough to just keep saying thank you but that's all I can think to say right now so....

THANKS EVERYONE

 ;applause; ;applause;

Well deserved mate

Congrats

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; :respect:

Hehe, wiiiiiiiiii

Congrats, well deserved!!!

P.S. How did Sofa-King get in?!

 ;applause;

Congratulations Ray  ;applause;

That would make an epic Quotamid Ralph! ;)

Congratulations to Raymondo! Speech at the next bash IMO!

fav mondo moment is when he offered me a drinking challenge and only an hour later he could hardly walk without bumping into walls.

I am wearing his white jacket that i still have from vegas to mark his inclusion into HOF.

Haha,it's always a good idea to offer a drinking challenge when you've been on it for about 12 hours already,rofl.I think that was the same night as the com moment with them three lasses  ;)

ya and same night you stitched shrewdie up for a $200 taxi looooooooooooooooooooool PAIIIIIIIIIIII him shrewdie

I did offer him the money :)

So much comness in one night.

Pardon?

I thought it was a good speech tbh, I understood most of it.

cwas nice meeting you m8! well played........... i was smashed wernt i !!!

LOL and dressed as a snooker player

Yeah u2,I never really noticed  ;whistle;

Made a change it not being me.

Belated wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

Congratulations young man

WD fella