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[AJR14]

He didn't finish doing a show. He left in the middle of it and went missing for a few days. Made national news. Pretty horrible stuff.

He's not everyone's cup of Earl Grey but his is a story both well worth telling and well told.

So the one to read is Moab is my Washpot? Or just The Fry Chronicles? or both?

If both books don't go too far into his life is he going to be bringing out further books detailing the later part? or has that info not been released yet?

[AJR14]

Watched England last night and realised how little i actually care about international football these days. Im not sure what exactly it is, but if someone made me pick between following either club or international football i would pick club without a moment’s hesitation, even with the Venkys destroying my club.

Looking back, i really got into watching England around the time of Euro 96, World Cup 98 and World Cup 2002 but after that my interest levels have dwindled dramatically over the years. It was only by accident I remembered we were playing last night.

Don’t get me wrong, I still watch all the games and would jump at the chance to go to my first live international match but I get nowhere near the level of interest I do when it comes to club football.

Even the England songs these days are poor in comparison to all the older ones.

It may be the players, it may be the constant sense of disappointment or it may be just me, but i simply find watching England far less enjoyable than I used to. 

[Tal]

He didn't finish doing a show. He left in the middle of it and went missing for a few days. Made national news. Pretty horrible stuff.

He's not everyone's cup of Earl Grey but his is a story both well worth telling and well told.

So the one to read is Moab is my Washpot? Or just The Fry Chronicles? or both?

If both books don't go too far into his life is he going to be bringing out further books detailing the later part? or has that info not been released yet?

Not read the Chronicles, but Moab is an excellent read.

There's also Paperweight, which is a compilation/anthology/collection of some of his lesser-known work. A few articles from when he had a column in the (?) Sunday Times, a few other pieces and a few Donald Trefusius stories (he is the Oxbridge Don who Fry invented and occasionally references on request when Phil Jupitus is on QI)

[titaniumbean]

gold titties tho

[Tal]

"Au contraire, Blackadder"

[titaniumbean]

"Au contraire, Blackadder"

Remarkable lack of pictures for that even when you know the name of the episode.


I am not one to shy away from a challenge, I was more than happy to type 'boobies' into google for you all. i'm such a top bloke.

[Tal]

"Au contraire, Blackadder"

Remarkable lack of pictures for that even when you know the name of the episode.


I am not one to shy away from a challenge, I was more than happy to type 'boobies' into google for you all. i'm such a top bloke.

What a hero

[AJR14]

lolol

I just saw boobs and thought wtf are people posting in the thread before i realized what it was haha!!

I had forgot about that quality scene. A quick trip to YouTube means i am very likely to buy the box set next week

[Magic817]

"Au contraire, Blackadder"

Remarkable lack of pictures for that even when you know the name of the episode.


I am not one to shy away from a challenge, I was more than happy to type 'boobies' into google for you all. i'm such a top bloke.

and the fact you spent a whole day looking at the results....great commitment to the cause

Great diary, always like diaries when they get a good balance with poker and non poker stuff. I also play on sky (Matt Bates) but am a tournament player, I play the odd bit of cash but am pretty bad at cash!

[AJR14]

"Au contraire, Blackadder"

Remarkable lack of pictures for that even when you know the name of the episode.


I am not one to shy away from a challenge, I was more than happy to type 'boobies' into google for you all. i'm such a top bloke.

and the fact you spent a whole day looking at the results....great commitment to the cause

Great diary, always like diaries when they get a good balance with poker and non poker stuff. I also play on sky (Matt Bates) but am a tournament player, I play the odd bit of cash but am pretty bad at cash!

lol. Im sure it would have took no longer than 10 seconds before I forgot the reason for the original search.



Yeah ive definitely played on your tables. Im sure it would have been some tournament that i donated to the prize pool without any chance of receiving anything back. My game sounds the complete opposite to yours. i seem to do ok at cash but struggle to make the money in almost every tourney i play. its obv my shorter stack play thats the issue as i always seem to do ok for around 2 hours of the Sky mains then bomb. I think the last 10 mains i have played that i haven't cashed in i have been knocked out at 10 o clock. May also show i am being too tight early on.

I am going to be doing a load of work on my Tournament game at some point throughout the year though. I want a big score!!!!

Saying that, one of the big factors in managing to build a roll was a sky tourney. In fact it was the main reason so will prob write about that over weekend.


 

[mulhuzz]

He didn't finish doing a show. He left in the middle of it and went missing for a few days. Made national news. Pretty horrible stuff.

He's not everyone's cup of Earl Grey but his is a story both well worth telling and well told.

So the one to read is Moab is my Washpot? Or just The Fry Chronicles? or both?

If both books don't go too far into his life is he going to be bringing out further books detailing the later part? or has that info not been released yet?

definitely read both -- insightful, witty and very Fry.

That said, I'm probably biased, I'll read anything he's written -- if you haven't read 'The Liar' yet, do that after you read the autobiographical parts and see how much the art imiitates life

[AJR14]

Just realised i actually haven’t done a poker update since the weekend.

To be honest i haven’t played much. I played a lot over the weekend and it seems to have drained a lot of my motivation.  I have sat down most days but for One hour sessions (my usual is 3 or 4). I played 25 minutes on Tuesday and give up as i was tilting almost within 5 minutes for no reason whatsoever so knew it was time to stop.

The results are still good though, even though I’ve made another small withdrawal i have ended a little up in each session. If results keep heading in this direction i may be able to have another crack at 50nl early next month. If i do head up to that level i will have a lot more hand histories to show as that is where i start to struggle. In fact i may incorporate some sort of challenge into the diary as well for a week or 2.

Today is a bit different on the motivational front. I have an empty house and a full box of lagers so I’m ready to go. I feel good so may put in some decent hours. I don’t usually drink that much while playing so results could go either way.


Also a quick TV update. Started Breaking Bad this week and seems really good. Only on the 4th episode but the start has been as good, if not better, than anything i have seen for a while. Hopefully that continues!

GL to anyone playing tonight.

[Lambert180]

"Au contraire, Blackadder"

Remarkable lack of pictures for that even when you know the name of the episode.


I am not one to shy away from a challenge, I was more than happy to type 'boobies' into google for you all. i'm such a top bloke.

and the fact you spent a whole day looking at the results....great commitment to the cause

Great diary, always like diaries when they get a good balance with poker and non poker stuff. I also play on sky (Matt Bates) but am a tournament player, I play the odd bit of cash but am pretty bad at cash!

Hello Matt,

Bet you can't guess my Sky alias

I'm guessing you're gonna be down for the entire UKOPS series? I might be having a punt in a few of them this time round now my roll is a bit more healthy.

[AJR14]

Only a quick update on yesterday.

Played 2 sessions yesterday and both were exactly the same. The main story was terrible calls, mainly on the river. I lost count on how many i had made by the end of the day. Drinking definitely does not help this tendency.

I finished about 2 buy ins down but lost about 4 stacks due to bad calls, really bad calls. I’m not going to look at the HH’s yet because i know it won’t be pleasant reading. To only lose 2 buy ins is a good result in the end though, so although I’m not happy with how i played i am relieved at the results.

I always need to remember I’m a 30nl player, I’m obviously going to make a lot of mistakes otherwise i wouldn’t be at 30nl. To convince myself otherwise would be totally unrealistic and damaging to my game. I just need to learn where i am making the mistakes, why i’m making the mistakes and how to make sure i don’t make them again. Unfortunately, that will be a long process.



I’ve stuck a 10 quid accumulator on today. After last weeks close call i hope this one decides to come in for just over £300.

Watford
Crystal Palace
Swindon
Rotherham
Brentford
Bournemouth


GL at the tables

[Lambert180]

Hey AJ, are you gonna be playing any of the UKOPS events on Sky over easter?

This is a brag which is not the slightest bit veiled and given what I got for 5th it's barely worth bragging abuot but I FT'd the UKOPS Micro last night (got a few bounties but didn't cash in the Mini) and the structures are a lot better than normal imo.

There's no like having a nice stack of say 28xBB then the blinds go up and boom you got 14xBB. The blind jumps were smaller than normal which allowed for a lot more play.

Even if you don't play the bigger like £50 and £100 ones, there's a Mini and Micro for like £2/£3 and £5 every night