Portobello Person of the Year 2012: voting

[wangi]

Thanks for all the nominations (mainly here and here), the final list for your voting is:

• Jonathan Bendit: for having so much energy in getting sailing club going
  
  Adrian Laird Craig: tireless devotion to keeping out been clean!
  
  Kieran Gaffney: moving forward the design on the new Portobello Toddler Hut
  
  Arthur Harris: a credit to our community, enabling site for Squirrel Cottage (read full nom)
  
  Paul Lambie: "organiser" of the Big Beach Busk
  
  Joe Madden & Mark Tweddie: tireless organisation of POD
  
  Marion in Scotmid: she always cheers me up!
  
  Jim Morrison: Dalriada Quiz
  
  Heather Morrison: Librarian at Portobello Library, and Rhymetime Wonderwomen!
  
  Andreas Rosinski: wonderful accordion music down on the Prom
  
  Mae Shaw: dynamic organiser of the Porty Book Festival
  
  Susan the Lollipop Lady: "her smile and her chat make my day"
  
  Sean Watters: Work towards a new Portobello High School
  
  Williamson's Fishmonger staff

I'll also be setting up voting on our Facebook page, but please just vote either here or there - not both!

Thanks/L

[wangi]

I'll also be setting up voting on our Facebook page, but please just vote either here or there - not both!

Hrmmm, not as easy as it sounds - FB maxes out at 10 options!

[Maria]

Before I cast my vote, can I ask if Sean can also play a musical instrument? I know he's good at stirring it, but perhaps he is also a musical maestro on the spoons?

[Porty]

I hear he carries a mean lollipop.

[Sceptic]

Do I hear "who loves ya, baby"?

[doug1]

When does voting close.

[wangi]

No timetable Doug. I'm still planning to do a wider vote on Facebook in addition to here (top 10 here being on the Facebook poll).

[seanie]

So what do I get?

Whilst some may look at 19 votes in simplistic mathematical terms, and draw unwarranted conclusions without truly appreciating the complexity of the results, I don't think that any reasonable minded person could disagree that, on a symbolic if not arithmetical level, 19 votes clearly represents the SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY of our 12,000 strong community.

So I want a hat with black feathers and a suit with epaulettes. Maybe Mussolini circa 1937, but with a touch of Paul Smith.

Thank you.

[little miss moffat]

So what do I get?

Whilst some may look at 19 votes in simplistic mathematical terms, and draw unwarranted conclusions without truly appreciating the complexity of the results, I don't think that any reasonable minded person could disagree that, on a symbolic if not arithmetical level, 19 votes clearly represents the SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY of our 12,000 strong community.

So I want a hat with black feathers and a suit with epaulettes. Maybe Mussolini circa 1937, but with a touch of Paul Smith.

Thank you.

And congratulations for winning the Portobello Person of the Year 2012.

[wangi]

So what do I get?

I'll buy you a beer.
(and if I can scav a hat off the beach you'll get that too)

[Puerto bella]

gosh - how exciting for you, we should ask the community council to purchase a suitable crown and sash ensemble for you; perhaps you will have a local fete type day named after you, feature as a character in a novel by local writers or be the inspiration for a wassailing song - the world is your lobster now.