Title: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 02:34:30 PM I'm not sure many of you will have noticed, but I've been AWOL from blonde for almost 3 weeks now. But I have had loads of "are you OK?" texts & e-mails from various, special, buds, & so I guess I had better explain myself. It had not been my intention to go missing, but it just kinda happened, then one thing sorta led to another........ Anyway, I've not missed more than 2 or 3 days consecutively on blonde since we started in January 2005, the absences being confined to when I go away - it's often tricky to find the time to surf blonde when away fom home, without a user-friendly PC readily available. In fact, I believe I have spent more time on blonde Forum than almost anyone else, which is pretty sad I guess! So, shortly prior to my Vienna trip, I had made a long-overdue attempt at getting caught up with my e-mails. Made decent progress for a few days, too. I had 4,600 unopened e-mails, though to be fair, loads of them were junk mail. How DO all these peeps know I need penis enlargement, or viagra? A woman would be handy before I get to the technical details........ Anyway, off we all trot to Vienna, & boy oh boy, did we have a good time. My life is one long holiday, but it WAS like a holiday. 5 of us, all very close mates, camped in an apartment, & a 24/7 cardroom round the corner, I was like a kid in a sweet factory. I busted out the Main Event late on day one after running my KK into Matey Boy's AA, & I was pretty miffed with myself. Miffed, because I had played AWFUL, really timid poker, & it was like a slap in the face to realise how weakly I had played. Then I did a stupid thing - still steaming from my exit, I immediately sat down in a cash game. I LOVE playing cash, but never seem to find time to play it. I played cash at Brighton around Christmas, won about £1k - sat to Lord Wernick's left in an Omaha game, & thoroughly enjoyed it. Then followed 4 straight winning cash nights on the Ladbrokes Cruise, 2 winning sessions in Nottingham, so suddenly I think I may be able to cope with cash games. Anyway, I sit down at Vienna, steaming, on Thewy's table, & 8 long & most enjoyable hours later, I get up, €1,800 to the good. Whahoo! But it's 0700...... So, back to the apartment, & I decide to miss that day's comp & get caught up on blonde. The rest of them all go to Concorde, I stay in bed, get up, tidy the apartment, then discover that my lappie is at Concorde Card Casino, so I cant do any work. Eventually, I go to the Concorde, fully intent on having a "blonde-session", & my arrival is greeted with "fancy some cash action tikay?"... Hmmmm.....Another marathon session ensues, & I eventually finish €1,200 up. Luverly....... Next day, I sort of got co-erced into playing the €500, & I start off like a bloody train. Really bold, aggressive poker, & I soon had plenny of chips, but I paid the price for trying to be lairy, when I called a raise with Q-6 suited & flopped trips on a QQ3 flop. All the chips go in, Matey Boy turns over KK, poor sod, but the river comes the K & I'm out. Cash game folllows, €1,900 profit this time, I've cracked it! But no sleep again, & no blonde...... Next day, after awaking bleary eyed mid-evening (I'd played until 0700) & I am back in the cash game. There followed one of THE most humbling experiences I haver ever had at a poker table. I played from 10pm until 1.30pm the next day - over 15 hours - & never caught one hand, or one flop. I lost almost everything I'd won over the previous 3 nights. Lot of lessons learned THAT night...... The plan post-Vienna had been to go straight to Monte Carlo - life's tough, eh? - but my cat-sitter had been on the 'phone to tell me Charlie was not herself, so I decided to go home from Vienna & see what the score was. As some of you appear to have heard (judging by the numerous phone-calls, though I still don't know how folks found out) ) things were not good with Charlie, &, suffice to say, my head was a bit messed up for a few days. But Jen was the Chip Mummy in Monte Carlo, & she called me up & implored me to get out there & forget about things at home, & I did not need much persuading, so off I went to Monte Carlo for 3 days, super time I had too, but again, no blonde time presented itself...... Flew home on Saturday, catch-up time loomed...... But the £300 Freeze was on at Walsall, & I could not resist, as I had not played since Vienna. Walsall it was. Made Day Two, not great shape, but OK, about 12k I think, with blinds about 400-800 as I recall. Anyway, went back on Sunday, and very first hand I find QQ, whahoo, Oppo Boy had AA, & that's Day Two finished! Off home then, but a mate calls me, "coming to Notts for the £50 tonight?". Of COURSE not, I say. So, I poll up to Notts, & would you believe go all the way to the Final, 3rd in that, for £1,200. Lucky Jim put THE most horrendous beat on me too, the bugger. But it was another late night, I got home at about 0500 for the second night running, & remember I'd come straight home fom Monte where I barely slept, too much fun going off, especially with Brian Wilson in full flow at the bar...... So, Monday it is, to do my blonde-catching up.....but first, lets keep on top of those e-mails. By way of tyrying to keep a handle on my e-mails, I've measured my e-mail activity today. I replied to 17 this morning, wrote 5 "fresh" ones, & the 17 replies generated 12 further replies. But at least I'm on top of the recent stuff. But one of them frightened the life out of me, & it was from a good friend. It said, (words to this efect) "you ought to get on the Forum, folks think something odd has gone off 'cos of all the exciting blonde stuff happening & no sign of you, they wonder if there is a reason"...... Nope, no reason, other than the above. EXCEPT...... More to follow later........! Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: patman on March 16, 2006, 02:38:42 PM just nice to see ya post...sounds like you had a ball! nice to switch of and realise even unintentionally that you have stuff that doesnt involve here...and here will always be here to come back to.
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: snoopy1239 on March 16, 2006, 02:38:48 PM I'd like to point out that RED-DOG is even sadder. ;hide;
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Gamblor21 on March 16, 2006, 02:40:21 PM Glad to see you back...
It was very strange while you were away! Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: RED-DOG on March 16, 2006, 02:46:50 PM Is there a card room in Acton?
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: TightEnd on March 16, 2006, 02:47:34 PM :hello:
Welcome to Blonde tell us about yourself Tikay...... Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Poppet7 on March 16, 2006, 02:48:43 PM Welcome back Tikay, it definitely wasn't the same without you! We missed you! x
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Robert HM on March 16, 2006, 02:49:31 PM Who's the old geezer?
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: raab11 on March 16, 2006, 02:51:58 PM :hello: Welcome to Blonde tell us about yourself Tikay...... rotflmfao rotflmfao Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: charmaine on March 16, 2006, 03:07:00 PM Great to see your back Tikay , and may i say you looked really good on poker 425 !!! :)
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: matt674 on March 16, 2006, 03:09:12 PM Great to see your back Tikay , and may i say you looked really good on poker 425 !!! :) That was Johnny Gould................ Tikay is the one who sits on the opposite side to the presenter!! Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: charmaine on March 16, 2006, 03:09:53 PM lol Matt, Tikay looked much better ;)
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: matt674 on March 16, 2006, 03:11:59 PM maybe its time to visit the monkey optician again :'(
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Robert HM on March 16, 2006, 03:13:04 PM lol Matt, Tikay looked much better ;) it must have been that cricketer bloke Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: TightEnd on March 16, 2006, 03:14:44 PM He's done nothing but play cards for weeks, you'd look not so bad either......
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 03:14:52 PM Is there a card room in Acton? Not that I know of, but it DOES have more Railway Stations than ANY town in Britain. Bet you missed that sort of info, eh? A blonde Cap to the FIRST person who can name all seven. And what lines they serve...... Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: TightEnd on March 16, 2006, 03:16:55 PM [ A blonde Cap to the FIRST person who can name all seven. And what lines they serve...... don't rush, he'll forget it :D Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Robert HM on March 16, 2006, 03:18:03 PM rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao rotflmfao
Feeling picked on yet? lol Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 03:18:10 PM Great to see your back Tikay , and may i say you looked really good on poker 425 !!! :) Gotta love that Charmaine. Robert & Matt - :redcard: :redcard: Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: RED-DOG on March 16, 2006, 03:19:31 PM Is there a card room in Acton? Not that I know of, but it DOES have more Railway Stations than ANY town in Britain. Bet you missed that sort of info, eh? A blonde Cap to the FIRST person who can name all seven. And what lines they serve...... You don't need a cap with an anorak Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Bongo on March 16, 2006, 03:19:43 PM Acton Central railway station, Silverlink
South Acton railway station, Silverlink Acton Main Line railway station, First Great Western Link North Acton tube station, Central Line East Acton tube station, Central Line West Acton tube station, Central Line Acton Town tube station, Piccadilly Line 0:-) Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 03:20:07 PM He's done nothing but play cards for weeks, you'd look not so bad either...... Almost true tighty, but wait for Part Two - I have been doing SOME work - like you would not believe..... Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: matt674 on March 16, 2006, 03:20:15 PM Robert & Matt - :redcard: :redcard: Ahh thats better, things are back to normal - was beginning to get red card withdrawal symptoms!! Good to see you back squire :) Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 03:21:20 PM Acton Central railway station, Silverlink South Acton railway station, Silverlink Acton Main Line railway station, First Great Western Link North Acton tube station, Central Line East Acton tube station, Central Line West Acton tube station, Central Line Acton Town tube station, Piccadilly Line 0:-) You been googling again Bongo? And how you gonna wear a cap with THAT hair? Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Nakor on March 16, 2006, 03:25:40 PM Great to have you back Mr K.
All back to normal now. Just to catch up on what you have missed . . . . Two word story gone. Usuaul suspects keep winning - with some great Pro action. And if anybody asks for a 'snowball' fight at BBII might I suggest you say NO. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: ruthless1 on March 16, 2006, 03:28:30 PM Welcome back, are you ready for the Bash?
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Trace on March 16, 2006, 03:33:33 PM Bloody hell while he was away we got to play...........
Now he's back, who's gonna be first to get a slap? Wait until he sees the boobs size thread - then there'll be trouble. :hello: Tikay - I've been a good girl.... rotflmfao where's the pig flying emotie? Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 03:34:38 PM Ready fior the Bash? As ready as I'm ever gonna be. Can't wait. Working through what appears to be a backlog of sixteen THOUSAND unread Posts may take a little longer, though.....! Oh, & I have a huge batch of PM's unopened. My apologies, I hope to get to them this evening. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Rod Paradise on March 16, 2006, 03:40:22 PM Great to have you back Mr K. All back to normal now. Just to catch up on what you have missed . . . . Two word story gone. Usuaul suspects keep winning - with some great Pro action. And if anybody asks for a 'snowball' fight at BBII might I suggest you say NO. Yep - there's been a bit of a 'teacher's out of the class' atmosphere the last couple of days :D Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: charmaine on March 16, 2006, 03:49:57 PM Hmmmm,, red light district thread indeed !! :redcard: ;ifm; :redcard: ;ifm;
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 03:50:42 PM Well the teacher is BACK. To ALL Scots. To ALL Welsh. To anyone who mentions boobs. To Trace. The The Jumper. :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: I can FEEL the power throbbing through my veins. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Scottish Dave on March 16, 2006, 03:55:30 PM welcome back godfather.....should be good to meet you again mate, if your arriving friday you can come out with tighty and the rest of us for the meet and greet evening/pool session
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Robert HM on March 16, 2006, 03:56:31 PM I can FEEL the power throbbing through my veins. :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Rod Paradise on March 16, 2006, 03:59:17 PM To ALL Scots. To ALL Welsh. :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: :redcard: I can FEEL the power throbbing through my veins. What did we do? Racism!!!! ;tk; Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: londonpokergirl on March 16, 2006, 04:03:29 PM Tikay (http://www.talknotts.co.uk/forums/style_emoticons/default/bottom.gif) ;)
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 04:04:06 PM Acton Central railway station, Silverlink South Acton railway station, Silverlink Acton Main Line railway station, First Great Western Link North Acton tube station, Central Line East Acton tube station, Central Line West Acton tube station, Central Line Acton Town tube station, Piccadilly Line 0:-) Reply DISQUALIFIED. You failed to answer the supplementary Question. "The first Beatle film featured scenes shot at which one of those Railway Stations?" Get THAT out of google! But good to see the Quiz Cheats are warming up for this weekend. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Bongo on March 16, 2006, 04:04:25 PM I hope that's not a straw mel! :o
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: The Truth on March 16, 2006, 04:06:03 PM welcome back ;tk;
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: londonpokergirl on March 16, 2006, 04:06:48 PM bongo stop you'll make me blush ;yellowcard; 0:-)
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: NoflopsHomer on March 16, 2006, 04:25:33 PM To anyone who mentions boobs. I knew Kev was special enough to have his own category. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 06:16:53 PM And so, to Part Two of why I've been AWOL.
All this needs to be read in the context of my earlier Post, obviously. First, I need to go back a while, to a promise I made myself. I wanted to play more Poker - don't we all? - but all my time was devoted to blonde, & some outside interests - TV work, Live Updating, writing articles for mags & the like, my work with William Hill, Poker 425 & Sporting Odds.com. When I retired, I promised myself I'd spend the rest of my life having fun. Wen, my "live round the corner Partner", & I seperated in October 2004, after 11 blissfully happy years, & my painkiller was blonde, to which I gave my all. But over Christmas this year, which was a bad time for me, I decided I needed to get the balance of my life a little more rounded. By chance, there was an Online Fessie over Crimble, on Blue Square, slow clocks, big buy-iins, sensible starting chips, & although I had never made any money in online multis previously, but earned extremely well in SNG's on Stars (up to the end of 2004) I did surprise myslf in the Blue Square Fessie, cashing twice from three as I recall. So I resolved to play more online Multis. Then I got 2nd in a SO.com jobbie, & started doing quite nicely in the $100 & $200 Freezeouits on Blue Square each night. Tom (Red-Dog) who's a special friend over & above our blonde relationship, had been nagging me to play Laddies, "they have some good comps" he kept telling me. Now, I tend to be away from home roughly 50% of my life, but when I am at home, I decided to play more Multis, like a daily routine, the Laddies $250 Freeze each afternoon, the two Blue Square Freezes each evening ($100 & $200) , the Wm Hill (Crypto) Freeze when I remembered, & the $300 Freeze on SO.com. (Which then got cancelled due to lack of interest). So the week or two pre-Vienna, that became the routine, plus everything else, but it was becoming a problem to fit it all in! But I stuck to where the profit (a very handy profit, too) was coming from - the Laddies Freeze, & the Blue Square Freezes. And I intend to continue to play online Comps, come what may. The comps may change, the sites may change, buit I'm gonna spend a certain % of my time playing online Multis, & will just have to try & squeeze everything else in somehow. Die quietly? Forget THAT! Parallel to that...... We made the decision a while back to Upgrade the blonde Server, but finding the right window of time was a nightmare, not to mention the damn money it cost. But we did it, 10 days or so ago, & I'm delighted with the speed we seem to have now. And parallel to THAT..... Our Site Re-Launch - well, it's been in the offing since the Tony G days, it's been a bloody NIGHTMARE. I'm not actually involved in the real work of doing it - thats the Techy Guys, & snoops is in charge of the migration of all the material - which involves a shed-load of work, ably assisted by Jen, Aaron, Rhow, & to a very small extenmt, me. But getting the look & feel of the new site right was ardous - colour, navigation, what to put where, a million questions, & various peeps to consult. Then the Launch Date - what a story that was. We encountered some "slippage", & that in turn caused, well, some "friction" shall we say. Never again......But we are ready to roll now - almost - & it WILL hapen on the due date. And parallel to THAT...... I cut a pretty complex deal, complex in that it seemed to involve heaps of e-mails, (& still does, maybe a dozen a day) & a whole load of time. I can't divulge it right now, for commercial reasons, but hopefully, in a day or two, I will be able to spill the beans. But it's good for blonde, & I'll tell you everything, honestly & openly, as I always do. And parallel to THAT..... The Cardroom. I believe there ae threads explaining/discussing this, so I'll not comment further in this threrad on that subject. But talk about cause me grief........This week has been, I freely admit, th worst time I have ever had on blonde. By a country mile. You cannot begin to imagine how much stuff it involves sorting out. Dave did all the spadework, kudos to him, but even my little bit, well, let's not even go there. Then there's teluing everyone what we've done, why, how & where. This is the start of that, but only a small part of it. On top of that little lot, I'm on a serious - & do mean serious - diet. I do eveything full-on, & I've lost more than 2 stone since Cardiff - that's what, 5 weeks? But it comes with a price. Food is energy, no food is no energy, 'nuff said, I'm wrecked. But the diet will be finished in another month. Glory be. Excuses? I'm your man. But it's good to be back. xx Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: AndrewT on March 16, 2006, 06:29:53 PM Seems like a juggler trying to keep lots of balls up in the air at the same time.
Speaking of which - http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A&search=jason%20garfield (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A&search=jason%20garfield) Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Sunday8pm on March 16, 2006, 06:39:41 PM good to see you back ol' fella :)
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 06:41:32 PM Seems like a juggler trying to keep lots of balls up in the air at the same time. Speaking of which - http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A&search=jason%20garfield (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A&search=jason%20garfield) WOW! Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Royal Flush on March 16, 2006, 06:42:14 PM Tony, i copywrited 'chip mummy'
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 06:43:54 PM Tony, i copywrited 'chip mummy' Well I copyrighted "Flushy is a Fish". TBH, I shamefully adnmit, I've not yet read the Monte Carlo Update. Or the Vienna one. Or even the Luton one...... ;hide; Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Royal Flush on March 16, 2006, 07:05:59 PM Tony, i copywrited 'chip mummy' Well I copyrighted "Flushy is a Fish". TBH, I shamefully adnmit, I've not yet read the Monte Carlo Update. Or the Vienna one. Or even the Luton one...... ;hide; Firstly, FU. Secondly, they are all crap, dont bother. Oh and that video is amazing! Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: TightEnd on March 16, 2006, 07:13:29 PM the Luton one was good, but don't employ that updater again. Too controversial
Monte Carlo ones were the best yet, by miles The fact that tk was nowhere near the lappie was coincidental 8) Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Robert HM on March 16, 2006, 07:19:11 PM Seems like a juggler trying to keep lots of balls up in the air at the same time. Speaking of which - http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A&search=jason%20garfield (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A&search=jason%20garfield) I could do that when I was younger, but then my balls dropped Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: MPOWER on March 16, 2006, 07:25:16 PM Hello Tony
Good to have you back regards M Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 08:43:52 PM the Luton one was good, but don't employ that updater again. Too controversial Monte Carlo ones were the best yet, by miles The fact that tk was nowhere near the lappie was coincidental 8) Noted. tikay. Updater. (Retired). Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: bobby1 on March 16, 2006, 08:53:11 PM Its good to see you back mate. I was getting a little worried. Take it easy Tony and the tea is on me this weekend.
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 08:59:49 PM Its good to see you back mate. I was getting a little worried. Take it easy Tony and the tea is on me this weekend. Can't wait to see you Phil. I have yet to work throufh the blonde Bash threads, but I hear there is a blonde football match. Strange I've not been asked to play. I played for England U-21's, buit that was a few years ago now. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: Ironside on March 16, 2006, 09:02:24 PM Its good to see you back mate. I was getting a little worried. Take it easy Tony and the tea is on me this weekend. Can't wait to see you Phil. I have yet to work throufh the blonde Bash threads, but I hear there is a blonde football match. Strange I've not been asked to play. I played for England U-21's, buit that was a few HUNDRED years ago now. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: bobby1 on March 16, 2006, 09:14:20 PM You played for the England under 21's??? What at, cribbage? :D
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: onenote on March 16, 2006, 09:22:17 PM NICE TO SEE YOU BACK, HOW WAS THE MASSAGE PARLOR. OOOPS YOU TOLD ME NOT TO MENTION THAT. Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: tikay on March 16, 2006, 09:27:01 PM Naff off Iron. Are YOU playing the football Match? Did you even get asked?
Bobby - funny you should say that. I was Middlesex Cribbage Champion for many years. Got trophies for it, the lot. 15/2. 15/4, 15/6.15/8, 4's 12, 4's 16, & one for his nob. onenote - I hardly left the damn cardroom for 4 days, no time for Massages. Was tempted though..... Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: bobby1 on March 16, 2006, 09:38:22 PM lol, cribbage is a great game, im looking forward to a game this weekend and a game of red dog with errr red dog.
Title: Re: tikay missing inaction.....? Post by: ifm on March 17, 2006, 12:01:28 AM Good to see you back boss ;)
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