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31  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: It's world book day on: March 03, 2017, 04:28:38 PM
Tricky question but I think my all time favorite would be Legend by David Gemmell.

However if I was going to be stuck a long time then maybe Lord of the Rings to while away the time.

Interesting discussion on Radio this morning suggesting that maybe all the dressing up is getting in the way of the actual point of the day which is to encourage the reading of books.

Druss ! What an excellent choice sir.
Been a long time since I read the Drenai series, might have to dig them out. The two Waylander books were my favourites.  Gemmell is a real hero of mine.


Yes Gemmell is my all time favorite was such a shame that he went so young. Waylander books are excellent. I loved it that his heroes were often flawed characters that could almost have gone either way. I think the phrase about his heroes was they were infinite shades of grey rather than black and white characters.
32  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: It's world book day on: March 02, 2017, 06:25:49 PM
Tricky question but I think my all time favorite would be Legend by David Gemmell.

However if I was going to be stuck a long time then maybe Lord of the Rings to while away the time.

Interesting discussion on Radio this morning suggesting that maybe all the dressing up is getting in the way of the actual point of the day which is to encourage the reading of books.
33  Poker Forums / The Rail / Re: 11-12 Mar 2017 APAT UK Team Poker Championship, Grosvenor Blackpool on: February 26, 2017, 12:31:11 PM
I believe most of the BCPC team and i think the blue blood team are arriving on the Friday and will likely be playing the friday night event.
34  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Things that piss you off! on: February 13, 2017, 05:10:04 PM
Water companies that come to dig up your road, proceed to dig one hole on Monday another on Tuesday and then disappear for the rest of the week. Obviously shutting the road for two weeks is so they can carefully plan how to fill the two holes back in.

The other irony being they turned up in three vans to dig the first hole (three for one hole!) during school drop off and proceeded to park in the most stupid place not actually on the road they were closing!. When challenged they said they would move the vans shortly, what after school run when no one else needed access and therefore much less issue with them parking there, thanks for that most helpful.
35  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Assume all current affairs and world history is a movie... on: February 06, 2017, 02:40:44 PM
the rulers of one of the most advanced nations in the world whose religious beliefs state that you can take items buried with you into the afterlife (but presumably they still need to be buried with you and not stolen) decide to hide their burial places under great big Pyramids presumably on the basis that nobody would think to look there!.

Of course they then get wise to this slight issue and think I know if we bury them out in the desert then no one would find them. Now this makes some sense unless you then decide to keep using the same valley and hope no-one notices!!.

36  Poker Forums / The Rail / Re: 11-12 Mar 2017 APAT UK Team Poker Championship, Grosvenor Blackpool on: February 02, 2017, 05:13:28 PM
I will be there representing the BCPC so will get to meet a few of you.

Planning on going up Friday afternoon and playing the night comp as a warm up.

37  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Gigs/festivals 2017 on: February 02, 2017, 05:11:46 PM
Off to see Julian Cope in February, haven't seen him in years so looking forward to it.

I asked my wife to marry me after we watched him at Phoenix festival many years ago, must have been the daffy duck boxer shorts he was wearing that affected us.

Very tempted to get tickets for Jesus & Mary Chain as well.
38  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: Reece goes away for Christmas. Again. on: December 01, 2016, 12:32:53 PM
Glad to hear he got through the op ok

Hope he is home soon.
39  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: They are dropping like flies at the moment on: November 11, 2016, 04:06:19 PM
Leonard Cohen R.I.P

82 years old

Leonard Cohen was a genius songwriter and great performer. I was lucky enough to see him at the Big Chill a few years ago. In fact both my kids can say they saw him although given my son was probably only about 2 at the time he may not remember too well.

I was watching with a friend who said he did not really know much his material, I just said wait you will recognise loads. As virtually each song started he went oh he wrote that one did he.

Aside from his albums there was a great tribute album years ago called I'm your Fan. It has cover versions by the likes of REM, House of Love etc just showcases how good his songs were.


I like this quote from his record company. He had just penned Hallelujah and they didn't quite get it.

"Look Mr Cohen, we know you're great, we just don't know if you're any good".

I bet they are glad they released it now!

Some of his lyrics are just brilliant

Tower of Song

Well my friends are gone and my hair is grey
I ache in the places where I used to play
And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on
I'm just paying my rent every day
Oh in the Tower of Song
I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get?
Hank Williams hasn't answered yet
But I hear him coughing all night long
A hundred floors above me
In the Tower of Song


I Can't Forget

I stumbled out of bed
I got ready for the struggle
I smoked a cigarette
And I tightened up my gut
I said this can't be me
Must be my double
And I can't forget, I can't forget
I can't forget but I don't remember what


And finally for all of us punching above our weight when it comes to our partners

Chelsea Hotel No 2

You told me again, you preferred handsome men.
But for me you would make an exception
40  Community Forums / The Lounge / Re: They are dropping like flies at the moment on: November 11, 2016, 12:21:30 PM
Leonard Cohen R.I.P

82 years old

Leonard Cohen was a genius songwriter and great performer. I was lucky enough to see him at the Big Chill a few years ago. In fact both my kids can say they saw him although given my son was probably only about 2 at the time he may not remember too well.

I was watching with a friend who said he did not really know much his material, I just said wait you will recognise loads. As virtually each song started he went oh he wrote that one did he.

Aside from his albums there was a great tribute album years ago called I'm your Fan. It has cover versions by the likes of REM, House of Love etc just showcases how good his songs were.
41  Poker Forums / Poker Hand Analysis / Re: 5 card courchevel hi lo bubble on: October 13, 2016, 02:53:34 PM
Only played the game three times so do not have a lot to offer but the bit that would have me worried is the player in seat 2 (without anymore info) he has called the raise by the chipleader both pre flop and on the flop. He is playing against the only player at the table who can bust him on the bubble.

I would call pre-flop and possibly on the flop, but I have to say I would not shove in that position.

But to be fair what do I know
42  Poker Forums / The Rail / Re: Renee Xsie on: October 12, 2016, 01:55:58 PM
Started reading this thread and as it got interesting, the issues behind mob rule etc got me thinking about a radio play on Radio I player called Comment is Free about a political commentator who is deliberately obnoxious and people on the internet trolling him etc. Well worth a listen.

43  Poker Forums / Diaries and Blogs / Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary on: October 07, 2016, 12:46:10 PM
Phase 2 fail.

Whoops.

It was a fun tourney in the end. It only just got over the Guarantee line, but it played out a treat.

The Final went on a bit, then 3 of the 4 players got it all in, J-J, 10-10 & 2-2, & it ended soon after, at about 0143. I had been making notes throughout, then got up at 5 the next morning & wrote an "As it Happened" sort of blog/running commentary thing. It was extremely well received, too, almost a handful of people said they enjoyed it. One suit said it was great, too, but he was only a VLS.

The kid who won it, who came from Bognor, won £3,800 I think - his biggest previous win was about £200. LOVE it when that happens. Oddly, the final included an Accountant with a sense of humour, & who could play poker. Very odd combo that.

I resent that comment as an Accountant with a sense of humour who can (ah ok I'll stop now)

My Accountant friend replied to my little jibe like this.....


I suppose we could debate where accountants and train fanciers relatively sit in the dull spectrum


1-1 feels about right.

That's the thing with Accountants, you see. Dull but clever. You never see a daft accountant.  

I often wonder what on earth my life would be like if i was still in the accountancy business.  15 years to the day today when i joined the dark side of the gambling business that i left my big 5 ACA training firm to join bet365 in a portacabin in Stoke as a junior loltrader.  My god how things have changed in 15 years.  Haven't been called 'dull but clever' for a while either!  Beats 'argue' i suppose.

Probably the biggest lol moment of my life was at my final interview prior to getting the job in 2001 when i was told in no uncertain terms that bet365, the owner of a tiny 50 betting shop estate in Staffordshire, would become one of the biggest three betting firms in the world in the future.  15 years on they are probably worth more than lolbrokes, hills, corals, stan james and bald put together who were the so called big hitters of the day.  Quite staggering given my struggles to keep a straight face when i got told this looking back.  Think they reported close to £500m NET profits recently for their latest financial year.

Its funny really never thought I would be an accountant, only started on path when I dropped out of Uni after one week (just knew course etc was not for me) and a friend (who wanted to be an accountant) said there was a job going. So thought why not at least it was work. That was 28 years ago.

Ironically as kid I did do a bit of trainspotting as my older brother was into it (and he still is even though he drives them for a living!) so I must be really dull.
44  Poker Forums / Diaries and Blogs / Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary on: October 03, 2016, 01:18:37 PM
Phase 2 fail.

Whoops.

It was a fun tourney in the end. It only just got over the Guarantee line, but it played out a treat.

The Final went on a bit, then 3 of the 4 players got it all in, J-J, 10-10 & 2-2, & it ended soon after, at about 0143. I had been making notes throughout, then got up at 5 the next morning & wrote an "As it Happened" sort of blog/running commentary thing. It was extremely well received, too, almost a handful of people said they enjoyed it. One suit said it was great, too, but he was only a VLS.

The kid who won it, who came from Bognor, won £3,800 I think - his biggest previous win was about £200. LOVE it when that happens. Oddly, the final included an Accountant with a sense of humour, & who could play poker. Very odd combo that. 

I resent that comment as an Accountant with a sense of humour who can (ah ok I'll stop now)
45  Poker Forums / Diaries and Blogs / Re: Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary on: September 26, 2016, 12:25:03 PM

Anyone else got any whimsical Company names?

Best entry gets a free photo of The Great Man, as he celebrates 20 years at the helm.

My word he looked happy yesterday. He turns 67 in less than a month, yet still has exuberance, enthusiasm & energy. Love to see that in folks of his age.

Local one to us is Worcester Trade Frames pretty standard until you see their vans etc and they use WTF. Quite assuming when you are doing peoples books and they have cheque stubs which simply say WTF, takes trainees a while to work out who it is.

However as a boring accountant I just went for my name when I named my company, although I did contemplate Wyche Accounts but thought it may imply you had a choice of accounts to present to HMRC.
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