R.I.P Stephen Luscombe of Blancmange who had been ill for some time. He was 70. Most of you will have heard of Living on the Ceiling.

I've postd a link to my fav, Blind Vision.

R.I.P Stephen, now at rest and pain free.


https://youtu.be/3lbHZQ1Rhvk?si=o_L3VGge3XU8mtRQ

I still listen to Gary Glitter.

I still shudder about writing to Jimmy Saville asking to fix it for me with GG.

Luckily my mum put a stop to it there and then.

RIP Ozzy, glad you got to say farewell.

Also Peter Yarrow 86 - ex Peter Paul and Mary from bladder cancer

George Kooymans 77 - lead guitarist of Golden Earring of ALS/MND, how many of us have Moontan!

Glastonbury.

I loved Neil Young and enjoyed a few of the other acts from the smaller stages. For some reason CMAT made me smile and the earworm I've been left with after Glasto has been I wanna be a cowboy baby. I can't stop head humming it.

Maybe we all need a year off as well as the farm and we will all comeback full of enthusiasm. I hope so but I'm not that hopeful.

[3) Min cash. 4) Min cash. 5) Min cash.]

Rebuys & re-entries? Nil.





So....


1) Enjoy myself. 

2) No arguments, & never never allow so-called "bad beats" to bother me. Just enjoy.

3) Min cash.

4) Min cash.

5) Min cash.

6) Spend as long in the Comp as I possibly can.

I'm obsessed & fixated with min cashing. And yes, I can hear the mockery & howls of derision, but that's how it is. I want max table time for my money.

Greatest joy in Tourney Poker? 20 or 30 off the money, with a quarter average stack. It's not possible to have nor fun, more excitement, & a bigger thrill when the Floor Bloke says "you are all in the money".

Well I definitely ticked every one of those boxes.

Worry not, the poker bit has nearly finished.


TBC

You always told me to min cash first and the rest can wait and I've always done that however, sometimes I have Newportlad stood behind me when I get excited and he's saying shove shove don't you want to win the bloody thing so I shove and then I bubble and all of a sudden I'm in a room on my own.....

FFS.

I also have another book for you, I'll sort it out in the next week, it is letterbox friendly.

Shocking news, RIP both. Thoughts for their families and friends.

Good luck Robert!

I like Turk, nice guy & very amusing.

Great stuff Mr Raab.

I particularly enjoyed this...


"Four of the UK’s poker jockeys steered their stacks into the second day of the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E"


...and this



"Four other legendary faces of the UK poker scene cashed in this one, codger-ing their way to the cash desk to collect their not insignificant pension supplements."

I did chuckle!

Brian Wilson

When The Beatles wrote Rubber Soul the Beach Boys said hey we have to up our game here and that prompted Pet Sounds which egged on The Beatles to write Sgt Pepper.

You can read all about his life, history and his many ups and downs online.

The only thing I will add is Sir Paul McCartney once said that God Only Knows was the greatest song ever written and in tribute after Brians death said how will we go on without Brian Wilson, God only knows.

One of the leading songwriter of a generation.

R.I.P The musical genius that was Brian Wilson aged 82.

Good luck tomorrow Stu, love your updates.

Forever grateful for their sacrifice.

I also.

I've been to a few places which remind me.

I'd like to pay my respect at Auschwitz but it depends on a few things including how harrowing it would be.

Great updates Red

 

I'm in total awe of you! Winning, enjoying yourself good food and sunshine - what could be better x

Congrats on your latest cash Tikay. Really enjoying yours, and Stuart R's, updates.

I am another 'sky reg' not able to get to grips with the new Sky Poker home. Unable to download the client, so have just played some freerolls on the website.......and not really impressed with the whole set up with that TBH.

Going to have a break with online (probably way overdue anyway) until I get back from Vegas (Did I mention I was going this year?  ), and then look for other sites to join/play on. Shame really, as I would say over 95% of my online playing was on Sky Poker.

Looks like you will not be out there when the package winners get there. Another shame. I was going to buy you a coffee and an iced bun too  . Really looking forward to my trip though.....albeit with some fear at being overwhelmed by it all and completly out my depth.

Well done to the other cashes jumping on this diary to boast too 

You'll be fine Al, honestly, good luck too and any other Blondes I have missed.

Tikay and I have cashed.  I have 150k and Tony 100k

Hurrah! Well done both, more of the same please x