Diary of a professional punter

[redarmi]

....and YOU worked for THIS man?


http://frankrosenthal.com/frankslife/frank_rosenthal_interview.php

(The actual inteview starts one third down the page after the preambles, & is an astonishing interview).

WOW!

I have seen that interview before and it does a very good job of capturing the way he spoke.  The firm I worked for was Betwwts so if  someone had ever denied he had any involvement he is correct it was BS.  Quite a few bizarre inconsistencies though.  He says in the interview he never drank but the only thing I can remember him ever ordering was grey goose on the rocks.  He wasn't a drunk at all and he was never intoxicaed that i remember but he drank every night we were together.

[mondatoo]

Congrats on the pregnance, and great story.

[Graham C]

Fantastic read, thanks for posting it.

Congratulations to you both on the baby news and congratulations to Ace2M also

[Horneris]

Congrats on the kid news.

Now this diary is back I'm looking forward to the weekend!

[RedFox]

An excellent read.

Best wishes on your new arrival.

[TheDazzler]

Great read, you write very well.

[bookiebasher]

Wow , just wow !

Love the stories it's compelling reading.

Thanks for sharing with us.

[Bazzaboy]

Gold

[claypole]

GREAT story.

My next task is to do some research on this Rosenthal chap. Guess it does not help that I never saw the Movie "Casino".

Thanks Stu, I read that enthralled.

PS - Did the guy do drugs?

That must be a level Tony....you are the ONLY "punter" I have ever met that hasn't seen casino....legend

Amazing stories, absolutely loved that

[Marky147]

Oh, I will!

In any case, I do not watch movies, & I won't be rushing out to Blockbusters rent this one.

Think the only films I have seen in recent years were "Made in Dagenham" & a film that bobby suggested I watch, about a Baseball Team Coach who pioneered "player profiling", the Oakland Raiders I think. Or it may have been another team. Or about something else. It definitely had Kevin Costner in the lead role.

That must be a level Tony....you are the ONLY "punter" I have ever met that hasn't seen casino....legend

Amazing stories, absolutely loved that

From Tony's post earlier I don't think it is and it doesn't sound like he watched the Costner film Phil suggested for him either.

[tikay]

Oh, I will!

In any case, I do not watch movies, & I won't be rushing out to Blockbusters rent this one.

Think the only films I have seen in recent years were "Made in Dagenham" & a film that bobby suggested I watch, about a Baseball Team Coach who pioneered "player profiling", the Oakland Raiders I think. Or it may have been another team. Or about something else. It definitely had Kevin Costner in the lead role.

That must be a level Tony....you are the ONLY "punter" I have ever met that hasn't seen casino....legend

Amazing stories, absolutely loved that

From Tony's post earlier I don't think it is and it doesn't sound like he watched the Costner film Phil suggested for him either.

Yes I did, I deffo watched a Baseball film that Phil recommended, it was about the Oakland Raiders I seem to recall. Might have been "Moneyball"?

They recruit a geeky kid with bins who "profiles" players by computer analysis, & the Team then go & win the lot, then another big team try to recruit him & he says "no", so the other Team nick his idea & go on to win everything, & everyone lived happily ever after, except maybe the geeky kid with bins.   

[Marky147]

Haha, was just kidding and you weren't too far out..... Well other than Costner for Pitt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball_%28film%29

[tikay]

Haha, was just kidding and you weren't too far out..... Well other than Costner for Pitt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball_%28film%29

I remember every single detail. The version I saw definitely had Kevin Costner in.

I think you are getting confused - Brad Pitt was in a different film - "Snatch" I believe.

PS - I have just named 10% of all fims I have ever seen in my life. I saw Pulp Fiction too. And Goodfellas. And OUATIA. So there. 

[Marky147]

Haha, was just kidding and you weren't too far out..... Well other than Costner for Pitt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball_%28film%29

I remember every single detail. The version I saw definitely had Kevin Costner in.

I think you are getting confused - Brad Pitt was in a different film - "Snatch" I believe.

PS - I have just named 10% of all fims I have ever seen in my life. I saw Pulp Fiction too. And Goodfellas. And OUATIA. So there. 

Confirmed movie buff!