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Rob Kirk sends Jack Black Broke!
In December 2011 at Skycity Casino in Auckland, Australian resident, New Zealand raised Scotsman Rob Kirk of HWT Chatswood showed his silky smooth Poker Skills to the well known Actor Jack Black and sends him quivering to his room the night before his performance for Tenacious D. (Foo Fighters Tour 2011)
Rob Kirk sent Jack Black to the rail with a well timed bluff before getting Jack Black to commit all of his chips holding AQ of hearts into his 2 black Aces. The flop was QK4 to give Jack Black a few outs before the turn and river bricked out (K2) to send Jack Black to his room.
Kirk admitted he did feel a little intimidated “He (Jack Black) was using his celebrity status and was talking a lot to make sure the fellow players folded to him, but I remembered what my poker hero (Brendan “Chickface” Edmonds) had secretly told me” ED – we tried to get Rob to reveal his secret but were unsuccessful.
Much to the fans delight, Tenacious D ultimately played the performance of their life. “I cant believe that I was completed owned at the poker table last night, I felt I had to make this performance special to say sorry to my fans who were on the rail in last nights tournament where I promised so much. Rob is an amazing poker player and I am going to seek lessons from his Poker Pro Coach Brendan. Rob deserves a trip to America after his performance and I am hoping he does win it so I can try and win back some creditability when he is there. I don’t like losing. In all fairness, I am happy to be second to Rob, congratulations to him” said Jack Black after being interviewed before boarding his flight to Queenstown.
Congratulations to Rob Kirk who eventually went on to win Event 3: $550 buy in event and take home a cool $25,650 and a nice ring at the prestigious Auckland Poker Champs.

Whilst delivering a Conference at the Hilton in Sydney, I was very shocked for the elevator door to open and my teen idol Mel B from the Spice Girls walk out (this was pre X Factor days so I did not expect to bump into her in Oz). I was too shocked to approach her at first. I went back to the registration desk and waited for my moment to pounce – managing registration and spice girl stalking proved very challenging

I embarrassingly told her how I used to dance & sing to her songs in front of my family at Xmas & was even nicknamed a spice boy by my school teacher. I also cringe at the fact I had to ask her husband to take the picture – He was not best amused!

In 2004 I travelled 15500 miles across the United States and Canada, visiting every Major League Baseball park (30 in all) to see a game in each. Along the way we had special stopovers such as Graceland, New Orleans, Washington DC, Field of Dreams, Iowa and of course Broadway in NYC. Hugh Jackman was appearing in the Boy from Oz at that time and I had bought tickets to his show before I left Australia and I had to meet him so I devised a plan to get backstage. With the gift of the gab and some lady luck on my side I ended up having a conversation with his assistant and he gained the impression that I had been part of the Beauty and the Beast cast in Melbourne and knew Hugh, now who was I to correct him…..15 mins later there I was rubbing shoulders back stage with Hugh and he greeted me with the words “Long time no see …you are looking well” …..needless to say….a priceless photo…..

My Night with Jules Lund!!

Attached are a couple of photos of my previous Employer, Jules Lund and myself at the AFTA Awards night in Sydney. Jules was the MC for the night and presented the Awards. I was a finalist in Rookie of the Year category and my employer was awarded the Best Travel Consultant within Australia.

After the Award Ceremony everyone went to the after party, that’s where at the end of the night Jules swept me off my feet for a photo op!

This is myself (long brown hair), my friend Jessie, and the massively successful electronic rock band The Prodigy!!! Jessie and I were in Moscow at the time, having a drink at the bar of the Ritz Carlton on Tverskaya when The Prodigy strolled on in. I approached them with “So..are you guys, like, famous or something?” .. trying to act all cool, like I didn’t know, even though I was beyond excited!! Jessie and I were lucky enough to spend time chatting with the massively popular band for about an hour. We were fortunate in that, in Moscow, it is easy to be discreet, and there were no other fans around at all, just us and them!

While visiting a friend who worked at Warner Bros. in Burbank, CA, he invited me to ‘go to set’. That’s me in the purple top with the hard hat, and far left is Tom Cruise; the big guy is legendary writer/director John Milius who wrote among numerous other films,”Apocalypse Now, Dirty Harry, Clear & Present Danger’ and around 30 more. And far right with ‘Dad’ on his helmet and jacket, is none other than Steven Spielbeg. Tom Cruise was incredibly friendly and Mr. Spielberg was as nice they come. They were shooting ‘Minority Report’ and I hung out for around 2 hours.

This is a photo of myself and Rove McMannus. He was recently the host at our gala awards dinner in Singapore earlier this month. I decided to run across the stage and ask for a kiss….and in the end he gave me a peck on the cheek.

Not a huge celebrity but a local one. I met Chris Cheney from Aussie band The Living End. I had attended a music festival in Sydney and had been a massive fan of theirs for years! Without sounding like a stalker amongst my friends Chris Cheney is known as my music husband.

We had just seen the guys perform live so I was on a high from that, we then walked past a gated off area and he happened to be standing there. I nervously approached him and he said he had to quickly speak to someone and he would be back. I waited around 20 minutes and decided that he wouldnt be back so my friend and I ducked to the ladies room and when we were heading back to our campsite and had to walk passed the fenced off area again and there he was waiting for me. He asked where I went because he came back and I wasnt there!

I got a photo with him and maybe giggled like a school girl. After meeting him and getting a photo I may or may not have skipped like an idiot

The attached picture is of crooner Darren Percival and me at the NTIA’s last month. I bumped into him in the left lobby after he had entertained the masses. After we had a chat and I explained I was a fan despite not having a TV or watching ‘The Voice’ he asked to have his picture taken with me…so technically this is more Darren Percival’s celebrity moment than mine!! Haha!

A pic of me and Russell Crowe chatting at the footy – near Russell’s home at Nana Glen (Coffs Harbour).

Spotted at a recent China Southern Airways launch is a very happy Damian Borg next to model Megan Gale.

Ian Smith (Harold Bishop) on the Queen Mary 2 travelling from Darwin to Fremantle. His team beat us in one of the many trivia challenges.

Miss J Alexander (America’s Next Top Model runway coach) and myself enjoy a couple of bets and drinks at last year’s Melbourne Cup.

Very pleasant person but think the head piece out did mine.

Hugh Sheridans tour, Newley Discovered at the Sydney Opera House

At a David Campbell concert at the Basement, Good Lovin CD Tour.
The end of a long night HA!

I was in Sydney with my girlfriend and I thought I’d give Kochie and Mel a visit at Sunrise Headquarters. I woke up in the morning, sprinted from my Darling Harbour hotel room, the salty-sea-winds rushing through my hair and the sounds of Monday morning commuters swiftly brushing past me and a horse-head mask held tight in my arms. Arriving at Sydney CBD, I pulled the rubber mask over my head and began taking orders from my girlfriend who was watching live in our hotel room – tactfully sprinting into various positions I made sure I was in every camera shot possible while she fed me information through an earpiece hooked up to my phone. I felt like James Bond – wearing a horse mask.

Eventually it came to 9AM, Kochie and Mel were ushered outside by security ready to do their final piece to camera and sign off. Skillfully, I took advantage of this opportunity and wedged my way in between both Kochie and Mel, as they were signing off. Live on breakfast television, Kochie turns to me and says ‘why the long face, mate?’

See the attached picture and even see the video I put together – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o8T8Ryks4o

The only regret I have is nearly passing out due to lack of breathing holes in that mask – it sure does get hard when you’re running around Sydney CBD like a lunatic for an entire hour wearing a horse head mask, but hey, it was worth it to meet Kochie and the Sunrise gang!

Here I am with Damien Leith backstage after his concert. I’ve meet him many times and he is a truly lovely person with an amazing voice!

I was at the Grand Prix in Melbourne 2011 with a girlfriend and met Craig Lowndes – V8 Supercars

At Universal Orlando, on our honeymoon, met these two famous characters Dora the Explorer…Jimmy Neutron…had to get a photo with them.

Brett Lee was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of meeting my best-friend Ellie and I over the summer, 2012 in Hobart, Tasmania! Looking at the photos the next day – I realized I had found my long-lost twin!! (I’m the girl on the right). Is it just me, or do we look oddly alike? Maybe he was a Tasmanian in a previous life!

I had the pleasure to meet the ‘Underbelly Bad Boy’ himself Vince Colosimo, at a gala event in Queensland in 2009. Being from Tasmania, we are ‘sheltered’ here from the rich and famous, this was the first time I had ever met anyone famous, and I was soo excited as you can tell by the grin on my face!

Hamish and Andy are superstars, and I was lucky enough to enjoy a beverage with the boys at a small bar in the West End of London. They were in London for the Caravan of Courage UK.