More On Irvine's Fixation About Still Being "Famous"
Raymond Luxury-Yacht
Another spectator at the Monaco event was recently-retired F1 ace
Eddie Irvine, who watched the action from his luxury yacht Anaconda.
And if the 37-year-old Ulsterman was missing his F1 cockpit after a
ten-year career, he didn't let it show:
'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
smiled.
'La dolce vita.'
Kim Andrews
Luxury-Yacht) wrote:
>
>'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
>sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
>smiled.
That's the same quote. So that's, er, let me just check up... yep,
*once* he's said it. Somebody has a fixation... hmmm... ;o)
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Jeff York
>On 3 Jun 2003 15:01:09 -0700, arthur...@yahoo.co.in (Raymond
>Luxury-Yacht) wrote:
>
>>
>>'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
>>sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
>>smiled.
>
>That's the same quote. So that's, er, let me just check up... yep,
>*once* he's said it. Somebody has a fixation... hmmm... ;o)
He's also sharp enough to have employed a very astute (and highly
rated) fund-manager to look after his investments. It's unlikely that
finance is going to be much of a worry for him. He may be a gobshite
- but he ain't stupid.. :-)
--
Jeff. Ironbridge, Shrops, U.K.
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... "There are few hours in life more agreeable
than the hour dedicated to the ceremony
known as afternoon tea.."
Henry James, (1843 - 1916).
James Hart
> som...@hotmail.com (Kim Andrews) wrote:
>
>> On 3 Jun 2003 15:01:09 -0700, arthur...@yahoo.co.in (Raymond
>> Luxury-Yacht) wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
>>> sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
>>> smiled.
>>
>> That's the same quote. So that's, er, let me just check up... yep,
>> *once* he's said it. Somebody has a fixation... hmmm... ;o)
>
> He's also sharp enough to have employed a very astute (and highly
> rated) fund-manager to look after his investments. It's unlikely that
> finance is going to be much of a worry for him. He may be a gobshite
I like Eddie. He makes a big noise whatever he's doing and no matter what
people think he added colour to the grid. I'm hoping he'll become the new
Flav and reincarnate himself in a few years time as a team owner/principle.
> - but he ain't stupid.. :-)
So no doubt he won't.
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He's just having you all on, and in doing so, is revealing more about this
NG than himself.
Kpants
"It's discipline that begets love!"
- George Liquor, American
Raymond Luxury-Yacht
> som...@hotmail.com (Kim Andrews) wrote:
>
> >On 3 Jun 2003 15:01:09 -0700, arthur...@yahoo.co.in (Raymond
> >Luxury-Yacht) wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
> >>sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
> >>smiled.
> >
> >That's the same quote. So that's, er, let me just check up... yep,
> >*once* he's said it. Somebody has a fixation... hmmm... ;o)
My mistake. I thought he said it in more than one interview.
> He's also sharp enough to have employed a very astute (and highly
> rated) fund-manager to look after his investments. It's unlikely that
> finance is going to be much of a worry for him. He may be a gobshite
> - but he ain't stupid.. :-)
Hedge fund? Probably most of it is offshore or 15% special tax rate
in Ireland for celebs.
> --
> Jeff. Ironbridge, Shrops, U.K.
> je...@jakfield.xu-netx.com (remove the x..x round u-net for return address)
>
Possibly the sharpest business mind of any F1 driver in a long time.
Schumi & Willi Webber are smart at maximizing his earnings in F1 but
Irvine's stuff is outside F1.
He kept his father petrol station open late & on weekends to earn
more.
He and his father scrounged parts for karts.
He traded/sold cars to finance his racing in Formula Nippon.
Somehow he wheeled an dealed a sponsorship from a Japanese oil company
(Cosmo?) in F Nippon to where he was being paid $1 million or so. He
took a pay cut to drive for Jordan.
He supposedly talked stocks/equities with Sir Frank W all the time.
Bought houses all over the world to rent them out.
Jody Scheckter made a bundle when he sold his security company that
did simulations to train cops but I heard the technology was dodgy. I
think Dade County (Miami) bought one of the simulators and it never
worked well. Could have been a different company but I don't think
so.
Schrödinger's Cat
"Irvine-aphobes"...
Sad tossers, the lot.
Treebeard
wrote:
>som...@hotmail.com (Kim Andrews) wrote:
>
>>On 3 Jun 2003 15:01:09 -0700, arthur...@yahoo.co.in (Raymond
>>Luxury-Yacht) wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
>>>sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
>>>smiled.
>>
>>That's the same quote. So that's, er, let me just check up... yep,
>>*once* he's said it. Somebody has a fixation... hmmm... ;o)
>
>He's also sharp enough to have employed a very astute (and highly
>rated) fund-manager to look after his investments. It's unlikely that
>finance is going to be much of a worry for him.
Hmm. Very few fund managers have made much of a success of it lately.
And some decidedly dodgy ones have preyed on the rich and "famous"
over the year...
>He may be a gobshite - but he ain't stupid.. :-)
He may not be stupid - but he sure acts it much of the time...
David
Sun Tzu: "Knowing the other and knowing oneself,
In one hundred battles no danger."
Kim Andrews
<gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>He may not be stupid - but he sure acts it much of the time...
Aha, *acts* it... are you finally catching on DC? ;o))
Kim Andrews
<fill.your.uncle's.boots.wi...@yaksmas.com> wrote:
>
>He's just having you all on, and in doing so, is revealing more about this
>NG than himself.
Mmmm... I love the smell of sweeping statements in the morning.
Jeff York
>On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 23:21:12 +0100, Jeff York <pog...@talk21.com>
>wrote:
>
>>som...@hotmail.com (Kim Andrews) wrote:
>>
>>>On 3 Jun 2003 15:01:09 -0700, arthur...@yahoo.co.in (Raymond
>>>Luxury-Yacht) wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
>>>>sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
>>>>smiled.
>>>
>>>That's the same quote. So that's, er, let me just check up... yep,
>>>*once* he's said it. Somebody has a fixation... hmmm... ;o)
>>
>>He's also sharp enough to have employed a very astute (and highly
>>rated) fund-manager to look after his investments. It's unlikely that
>>finance is going to be much of a worry for him.
>
>Hmm. Very few fund managers have made much of a success of it lately.
That's very true.. <Sobs.. "Oh Pension, Whereart thou?" /Sobs>
>And some decidedly dodgy ones have preyed on the rich and "famous"
>over the year...
From what I've heard from a few friends "in the trade" this guy ain't
dodgy.. And he's *gooood*.. :-)
>>He may be a gobshite - but he ain't stupid.. :-)
>
>He may not be stupid - but he sure acts it much of the time...
I wouldn't dispute that.. But then, looking at all the totty on his
yacht, it doesn't seem to have held him back over-much.. :-)
Treebeard
wrote:
>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 07:09:29 +0100, Treebeard
><gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>He may not be stupid - but he sure acts it much of the time...
>
>Aha, *acts* it... are you finally catching on DC? ;o))
Aha, back at ya! It's either an Oscar winning performance or method
acting taking to ridiculous extremes... :-P
Treebeard
wrote:
>Treebeard <gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 23:21:12 +0100, Jeff York <pog...@talk21.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>som...@hotmail.com (Kim Andrews) wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 3 Jun 2003 15:01:09 -0700, arthur...@yahoo.co.in (Raymond
>>>>Luxury-Yacht) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>'I have my boat here, I have loads of friends from Italy here, my
>>>>>sister has just opened a new club here and I'm still famous,' he
>>>>>smiled.
>>>>
>>>>That's the same quote. So that's, er, let me just check up... yep,
>>>>*once* he's said it. Somebody has a fixation... hmmm... ;o)
>>>
>>>He's also sharp enough to have employed a very astute (and highly
>>>rated) fund-manager to look after his investments. It's unlikely that
>>>finance is going to be much of a worry for him.
>>
>>Hmm. Very few fund managers have made much of a success of it lately.
>
>That's very true.. <Sobs.. "Oh Pension, Whereart thou?" /Sobs>
I have the misfortune to have picked up one from Equitable Life and
another from Standard Life during my long and varied career. I'm not
bothering to start a new one and am looking at the property route for
my last 10 (hopefully) working years...
>>And some decidedly dodgy ones have preyed on the rich and "famous"
>>over the year...
>
>From what I've heard from a few friends "in the trade" this guy ain't
>dodgy.. And he's *gooood*.. :-)
I suppose some of 'em still have to be! I thought Irvine's investments
were mainly in the property market anyway?
>>>He may be a gobshite - but he ain't stupid.. :-)
>>
>>He may not be stupid - but he sure acts it much of the time...
>
>I wouldn't dispute that.. But then, looking at all the totty on his
>yacht, it doesn't seem to have held him back over-much.. :-)
There's always someone dumber...
Kim Andrews
<gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Aha, back at ya! It's either an Oscar winning performance or method
>acting taking to ridiculous extremes... :-P
If the "method" consisted almost entirely of living on a yacht,
shagging beautiful women and driving fast cars... which technique
would you choose? Think carefully, it might be a trick question. ;o)
Treebeard
wrote:
>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 10:29:55 +0100, Treebeard
><gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Aha, back at ya! It's either an Oscar winning performance or method
>>acting taking to ridiculous extremes... :-P
>
>If the "method" consisted almost entirely of living on a yacht,
>shagging beautiful women and driving fast cars... which technique
>would you choose? Think carefully, it might be a trick question. ;o)
I couldn't possibly answer that! Anyway, as I've no doubt you knew, I
meant that he is often too damn good at acting stupid for it to be
acting...
Frank or is it Jackie ?
<gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 09:32:18 GMT, som...@hotmail.com (Kim Andrews)
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 10:29:55 +0100, Treebeard
>><gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Aha, back at ya! It's either an Oscar winning performance or method
>>>acting taking to ridiculous extremes... :-P
>>
>>If the "method" consisted almost entirely of living on a yacht,
>>shagging beautiful women and driving fast cars... which technique
>>would you choose? Think carefully, it might be a trick question. ;o)
>
>I couldn't possibly answer that! Anyway, as I've no doubt you knew, I
>
I know how you feel, David.
<looks over shoulder...yep wifey is still looking>
I'll have none of that filthy, spoiled and dangerous "method" !!
hm.. now how do i explain that i'm turning green ? ;-)
--
Regards, Frank
Paul
<gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> writes
>I have the misfortune to have picked up one from Equitable Life and
>another from Standard Life during my long and varied career. I'm not
>bothering to start a new one and am looking at the property route for
>my last 10 (hopefully) working years...
Convert them all to cash and put the whole lot on Schuey to be DWC this
year?
--
Paul B
Treebeard
My dear wife would have no problem with the yacht or the cars... :-)
>hm.. now how do i explain that i'm turning green ? ;-)
Green and orange have other connotations where Irvine comes from but I
don't think we want to start that one rolling again...
Treebeard
Last year, the odds would have been two short to worth bothering - the
way it's going this year, I could lose the lot...
Jeff York
>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 10:03:26 +0100, Jeff York <pog...@talk21.com>
>wrote:
>>I wouldn't dispute that.. But then, looking at all the totty on his
>>yacht, it doesn't seem to have held him back over-much.. :-)
>
>There's always someone dumber...
I wish I could find a few like it.. :-)
Kim Andrews
wrote:
>Treebeard <gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 10:03:26 +0100, Jeff York <pog...@talk21.com>
>>wrote:
>
>>>I wouldn't dispute that.. But then, looking at all the totty on his
>>>yacht, it doesn't seem to have held him back over-much.. :-)
>>
>>There's always someone dumber...
>
>I wish I could find a few like it.. :-)
Flog the proper boat and buy a gin-palace, they find themselves. ;o)
Matt Pope
@News.CIS.DFN.DE:
> If the "method" consisted almost entirely of living on a yacht,
> shagging beautiful women and driving fast cars... which technique
> would you choose? Think carefully, it might be a trick question. ;o)
Am I limited to one?
--
Cheers,
Matt Pope
Matt Pope
Kimi might actually have him disappointed !!!
<note: the irony>
--
Cheers,
Matt Pope
Martin Evans
Well how do you drive a fast car round a yacht - even one the size of
Eddies?
--
Jeff York
>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 14:19:43 +0100, Jeff York <pog...@talk21.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Treebeard <gojphNOJ...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 10:03:26 +0100, Jeff York <pog...@talk21.com>
>>>wrote:
>>
>>>>I wouldn't dispute that.. But then, looking at all the totty on his
>>>>yacht, it doesn't seem to have held him back over-much.. :-)
>>>
>>>There's always someone dumber...
>>
>>I wish I could find a few like it.. :-)
>
>Flog the proper boat and buy a gin-palace, they find themselves. ;o)
There are some levels to which a dedicated rag-and-stick man, like wot
I am, will not stoop.. I love gin, but not in palace-fulls.. :-)