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From: Octopus Ride on 5 Mar 2007 19:27 "VegasRex" <nospam_nospam1(a)dodgeit.com> wrote in message news:1173136825.576086.249360(a)p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > If they don't like the job ... get another one. > > Nobody bugs the guy at the McDonald's drivethru unless the don't get > extra ketchup. Unless that idiot Peyton Manning happens to the one doing the driving. Nowadays Fridays' wait staff, baristas, and even lowly movers and paperboys have to put up with these moronic fans and their endless pestering. OR
From: DocTCW on 5 Mar 2007 20:42 On 5 Mar, 16:15, tom ronson <madscribe...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Burt Cohen wrote: > > I agree with much of what you say. I try and avoid bothering > > celebrities unless it's a real big one like Ted Lange. > > As I say --- I've seen it many, many times before, albeit in an entirely > different circle. > > > But a very healthy portion of Annie Duke's income is directly related to > > her association with fans. I would guess that income from her book > > sales, ultimatebet.com affiliations, and related personal and TV > > appearances eclipses her straight poker income. Even her $1 million TOC > > win probably would never have happened without the huge growth in TV > > poker and her subsequent exposure. > > The growth of poker due to TV has it's accompanying responsibilities, > but there are times that a certain amount of, shall we say, respect be > shown. Honestly after the first cold answer I'd of never thot to ask her > to actually do something for me. Why? Because I'd assume she was working. > > As I say, I've met her several times at the Palms and she was nothing > but nice. The one time I didn't speak with her she was ---- wait for it > --- working, so I knew better. > > > I actually think Hellmuth probably would have acted more professionally > > in that situation, unless it was Doc's wife who put a bad beat on him. > > Again, you're probably right --- but it seems I've seen him just one > step away from Tasmanian devil after a bust out.<grin> Heck, I've even > seen Doyle down to one word replies to questions, at the right time. > > As an aside --- what is Sammy Farha doing these days? Don't see much > about him these days. > > --tr Well, actually I forgot that in the short course of my wife and Annie's conversation, my wife mentioned to Annie that we have a good friend who was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame last year, Crandall Addington, who is very close to the Dean of poker, Doyle Brunson, whose latest book Crandall wrote the first chapter, and she off-handedly said that just "maybe" she had heard of him. Tom
From: JP on 6 Mar 2007 08:04 "Thomas W." <nospam-wollerthomas-no.spam(a)yahoo.de> wrote in message news:q75pu2lqmhc4ucgf8ac5trjam04faro7uq(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:54:25 GMT, Burt Cohen <burtcohen1(a)aol.com> > wrote: > > >TR, > > > >I agree with much of what you say. I try and avoid bothering > >celebrities unless it's a real big one like Ted Lange. > > Or Alan Thicke. > > Thomas W. I've seen a few celebs in vegas from time to time, but the one I really want to meet is sponguebob squarepants from the nick channel. He really makes me laugh and I'm certain, he would always be "up" if approached for an autograph. Does he appear on tv in germany thomas? JP
From: DocDice on 6 Mar 2007 10:14 {snip} I can totally understand where Mrs. Tom is coming from. These people > became celebrities because they sought to do so. If she didn't want > to be bothered, there is a nice, polite way of telling someone that. I dunno if they sought celbrity out or just had it thrust on them. It is my understanding that she was playing poker before the cameras got there. If thats so then maybe whe just wants to play poker and pass on the celebrity. Sometimes, anonimnity fits like an old shoe.......... DD
From: Burt Cohen on 6 Mar 2007 10:15
DocDice wrote: > {snip} I can totally understand where Mrs. Tom is coming from. These > people > >>became celebrities because they sought to do so. If she didn't want >>to be bothered, there is a nice, polite way of telling someone that. > > > I dunno if they sought celbrity out or just had it thrust on them. It > is my understanding that she was playing poker before the cameras got > there. If thats so then maybe whe just wants to play poker and pass on > the celebrity. Sometimes, anonimnity fits like an old shoe.......... > > DD > > Apparently you are not familiar with her subsequent career decisions. -Burt -- "You just cannnot do wea r short dresses with no underware and later say your reputation was shamed." -Big Mikey |