Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[RED-DOG]

I don't like cake

Weirdo 

[mondatoo]

Are you a fan ??

[mondatoo]

I don't like cake

Weirdo 

I've got enough bad habits tbf

Your surely playing the MC ?

[RED-DOG]

I don't like cake

Weirdo 

I've got enough bad habits tbf

Your surely playing the MC ?

Probably not actually Mond. A bag of sand is quite a lot for a working stiff.

[mondatoo]

I don't like cake

Weirdo 

I've got enough bad habits tbf

Your surely playing the MC ?

Probably not actually Mond. A bag of sand is quite a lot for a working stiff.

That's why I put a staking thread up

[MereNovice]

Managed to turn a 15k starting stack into 1,800 by Level 2! Back to nitting for me. K-K looked so nice on the K-6-8 flop, but his 7-9 got the on the 5 turn. Least it was not Flushy, imagine the epic rub! Early bink or early bath awaits. Shame, such a nice event, too. Was pretty sure he had an under set. Me = proper fish.

At least you had more outs on the river

Squawky! Good to see you here. Am seriously tempted by your kind Golf Invite for Monday (where is "Bigbury"?) but I'm not touched a golf club in 2 or 3 years, & before I do again, I think I need you to give me some lessons. Even when I was good I was awful.....I don't actually think there's any solution to a total lack of hand-eye co-ordination.

I enjoy golf mostly for the scenery & wildlife, to be honest, & just walking round is a treat. The Diary is a bit cramped Monday, but I will take you up on your offer soon.

I used to play golf in ANY weather, too, sod the wind rain & frost, let's play, but I think I need the clime (is that a word?) to be more outclement. I made "outclement" up as the opposite to "inclement", just to irritate MerePedant. I think "clime" is OK though.

Post more.

PS - What fun last night! But I'm not sure 6-Tabling will ever hold much appeal to me, I was utterly drained by the time it all ended. The results were nice, but the journey was fraught, & that's not why I play poker.

"Clime" is, indeed, a word although probably not the one that you're looking for - I'd suggest "weather".
Outclement made me smile - keep up the good work on the neologisms.

This reminds me of a (probably apochyphal) story about some graffiti.

Someone had written "Il fait freud"
Underneath was added "Clement weather???".

[TightEnd]

20,000 posts on this thread. Now 20,001 over 3 years

I know you struggle sometimes to update it as you wish but still, well done. Quite a thread.


p.s post more!

[MrDickie]

20,000 posts on this thread. Now 20,001 over 3 years

I know you struggle sometimes to update it as you wish but still, well done. Quite a thread.


p.s post more!

Contributed by few but appreciated by many. Thanks TK.

[tikay]

Say it ain't so.

I need a new earpiece for Studio "talkback". (Gallery - Studio). We've changed Studios, & the tech set up is different.

I asked where I might buy one - I believe they come in at about £150 - £200, & Mother told me "Specsavers are your best bet, they sell Hearing Aids".

She is levelling me, yeah?

[RED-DOG]

Say it ain't so.

I need a new earpiece for Studio "talkback". (Gallery - Studio). We've changed Studios, & the tech set up is different.

I asked where I might buy one - I believe they come in at about £150 - £200, & Mother told me "Specsavers are your best bet, they sell Hearing Aids".

She is levelling me, yeah?

Are you sure that's what she said?

[Dino]

Say it ain't so.

I need a new earpiece for Studio "talkback". (Gallery - Studio). We've changed Studios, & the tech set up is different.

I asked where I might buy one - I believe they come in at about £150 - £200, & Mother told me "Specsavers are your best bet, they sell Hearing Aids".

She is levelling me, yeah?

Poor Ed was suffering last night,no computer,no talk back,so he had to concentrate on Lisa-Marie and occasionally the poker

[tikay]

Are you a fan ??

A Bowie fan?

Well sort of. Respect, more than like, I'd say.

His later stuff does nothing for me (or anyone else I imagine) but his early stuff was, like Martin Peters - ten years ahead of it's time. More maybe. In fact, even today, some of the Ziggy stuff & Space Oddity still stands up to scrutiny. Hard to believe that stuff was FORTY YEARS ago! Most Members of this Forum were not born when Bowie was cutting the mustard. I'ver not heard any Oddity or Ziggy stuff for 20 years, but still know every word. Ground Control to Major Tom, take your protein pills & put your helmet on, can you hear me?.......

His "Aladdin Sane" was one of the earlier LP's I owned, & I played it until the needle nearly wore a hole in the groove. Yup, we had gramaphones, record players & needles back then. Hard to believe how much the reproduction of music has evolved in one lifetime. And Bowie has straddled like, 5 decades?

He penned some good stuff too - "All the Young Dudes" was a huge & lasting hit for "Mott the Hoople", who, astonishingly (they must all be in their 70's) had a reunion Tour recently.

But more than that, he strikes me as bright, sharp & intelligent, & one of the very few pop (rock?) stars who have ended up loaded.

Back in, I think, the late 80's, he issued a Bond against his past & future music royalties. It's technically known as "Securitization", but it became known as the "Bowie Bond". (Leeds Utd did the same thing with gate money & ticket sales in the midst of their downward spiral under Ridsdale).

He sold the lot & got £55 million, & the buyer was, unbelievably, The Pru. Less than a year later, he secured a £20 million advance royalty for future recordings from his record label. He must be one of the few people ever to have his cake & eat it, if you think about that. Leased the forward royalties for a bunch of money, then got up front payment for the same thing. Genius.

These days he lives the life of Riley, with homes all over the world, & a beautiful wifey.

Finally, two bits of Bowie trivia.

1) He & I are the same age. One could argue he looks a shade younger & better, I suppose.

2) He shares the same real name as a very well-known Member of this Forum.

[tikay]

Say it ain't so.

I need a new earpiece for Studio "talkback". (Gallery - Studio). We've changed Studios, & the tech set up is different.

I asked where I might buy one - I believe they come in at about £150 - £200, & Mother told me "Specsavers are your best bet, they sell Hearing Aids".

She is levelling me, yeah?

Poor Ed was suffering last night,no computer,no talk back,so he had to concentrate on Lisa-Marie and occasionally the poker

Good spot - it was only the 2nd Show from the new Studio, & we only did the first "mock" Show on Thursday, but they got there. More of which shortly, if I don't run out of time.

Talking of last night's Show, the runner-up in the Televised Tourney was one "DrMarbles", aka AndrewT, & he earned himself £2,400 for that. Well done Andrew. 1st place paid £4,000.......do try harder, Andrew.

[Dingdell]

Are you a fan ??

A Bowie fan?

Well sort of. Respect, more than like, I'd say.

His later stuff does nothing for me (or anyone else I imagine) but his early stuff was, like Martin Peters - ten years ahead of it's time. More maybe. In fact, even today, some of the Ziggy stuff & Space Oddity still stands up to scrutiny. Hard to believe that stuff was FORTY YEARS ago! Most Members of this Forum were not born when Bowie was cutting the mustard. I'ver not heard any Oddity or Ziggy stuff for 20 years, but still know every word. Ground Control to Major Tom, take your protein pills & put your helmet on, can you hear me?.......

Seriously - if you are going to keep posting this sort of truth please stop posting!! How depressing that is!

[tikay]

Are you a fan ??

A Bowie fan?

Well sort of. Respect, more than like, I'd say.

His later stuff does nothing for me (or anyone else I imagine) but his early stuff was, like Martin Peters - ten years ahead of it's time. More maybe. In fact, even today, some of the Ziggy stuff & Space Oddity still stands up to scrutiny. Hard to believe that stuff was FORTY YEARS ago! Most Members of this Forum were not born when Bowie was cutting the mustard. I'ver not heard any Oddity or Ziggy stuff for 20 years, but still know every word. Ground Control to Major Tom, take your protein pills & put your helmet on, can you hear me?.......

Seriously - if you are going to keep posting this sort of truth please stop posting!! How depressing that is!

Maybe, but how amazing is that, & what a life he has led, eh? That's longevity+.