blonde poker 2012 advent calendar

[mondatoo]

Just out of interest do you think your post in my staking thread that had nothing to do with you, basically kicking someone when there down saying that I should stop playing 35 180's was a little bit out of order since I quite obv have a better grasp of sngs than you would ? Ignoring my results since then ofc.

Congrats on the diary entry just wanted to ask you about that plus I don't really get this excitability with blondes about a post upseting the mood of a thread, I mean are we really all that insecure.

[George2Loose]

Need to restart the blondenders thread

[SuuPRlim]

Just out of interest do you think your post in my staking thread that had nothing to do with you, basically kicking someone when there down saying that I should stop playing 35 180's was a little bit out of order since I quite obv have a better grasp of sngs than you would ? Ignoring my results since then ofc.

Congrats on the diary entry just wanted to ask you about that plus I don't really get this excitability with blondes about a post upseting the mood of a thread, I mean are we really all that insecure.

what made you flip your shit bruv? I might have fucked you up dawg

FYP, Keys style.

[skolsuper]

Just out of interest do you think your post in my staking thread that had nothing to do with you, basically kicking someone when there down saying that I should stop playing 35 180's was a little bit out of order since I quite obv have a better grasp of sngs than you would ? Ignoring my results since then ofc.

Congrats on the diary entry just wanted to ask you about that plus I don't really get this excitability with blondes about a post upseting the mood of a thread, I mean are we really all that insecure.

what made you flip your shit bruv? I might have fucked you up dawg

FYP, Keys style.

What?

[tikay]

Good morning.

Tighty is offline this morning, so the Daily Advent Calendar duty falls to me.

Today's entry is a collective entry from the Mod Team, though penned as usual by Tighty.

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23

I have one final entry for tomorrow but before that we (the mods, as this is a collective entry) wanted to remember some blondes sadly no longer with us, and to think of their families at Christmas.

Entry number 23 is, simply, to absent friends.

This year we, amongst several online poker communities, lost Richard "Warbwastard" Stevenson in May.

Although most of the forum would not have known Rich personally, many knew him as an extremely gifted writer and funny poster both on forums and on his blog

http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=958.0

After he died, his valedictory message on his blog was one of the most remarkable things I read all year

http://la-boca-de-la-cueva.blogspot.co.uk/

Over his last few months Rich, who lived with Cystic fibrosis for many years, was descirbed by his good friend Alan Lake as "He had been pretty poorly for some time now, being permanently tethered to an oxygen cylinder for last few months"

Such was his bravery, that very few knew this

Here is Rich, interviewed at the APAT WCOAP



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Back in October 2010 at the age of 38 Patrick "Lazaroonie" Tochel passed away. A larger than life man, both physically and in his huge character, he remains much missed by many of us

I am going to link to the Hall of Fame entry and forum recollections by theTank (himself much missed these days from blonde), which was superb

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=51128.0

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=50349.0

Big Laz is pictured at the back with dark hair and the white shirt, with Rod Paradise, Teacake and thetank amongst others



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Back in September 2008 Brendan "EricStoner" Hartnett passed away. A real battler, a genuinely nice guy and again, a part of the forum was lost when he left us

I am linking to the announcement of his passing on here in which a lot of memories of Brendan are posted

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=36964.0



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To the Stevenson, Tochel and Hartnett families, you are in our thoughts this Xmas. We also raise a glass to others that UK poker has lost who weren't on blonde, that we know from on and around the table who are no longer with us.

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There is one more entry tomorrow, which I won't follow with any comment so, to all blondes and their families: Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year

Cheers.
 

[RED-DOG]

To absent friends.

[Jon MW]

To absent friends.

[taximan007]

To absent friends.

[KarmaDope]

To absent friends.

[Sheriff Fatman]

To absent friends.

[pokerfan]

To absent friends.

[Sheriff Fatman]

All much missed members of blonde.

Rich's blog entry was an incredibly emotional read back in May (and this is from someone who barely knew him) and it's no different re-visiting it today.

RIP all our absent friends.

[Eck]

Had the pleasure of the company of all three of these fine gentlemen at various times. Was also incredibly happy to welcome one into my home. Three of the most humorous, entertaining and interesting characters you could hope to meet they are sadly missed.
R.I.P