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Does ANYONE remember THIS guy ?
- Thread starter Ernest
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harty changed his username to Lenny Rider. They are one and the same person!
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 27,886
Me too, Horace used to swear like a trooper and despite smoking 60 Players Weights a day, was as strong as an ox thanks to doing ballet in his youth.
Nottseagull
Well-known member
Is that why he kept making a spectacle of himself on roundabouts?
foul old ron
I'll decide, thank you.
Yep. I remember him, couldn't pass a lamppost without giving it a whack.
Pondicherry
Well-known member
A short video of Horace Duke performing has appeared on my Facebook. Its quite interesting for anyone who never saw this guy. I would post the video here but not sure how to get it from Facebook to here. Its in colour - looks late 70's.
ExmouthExile
Well-known member
- Feb 11, 2005
- 1,800
There is a Facebook page dedicated to Horace here, including video: https://www.facebook.com/HoraceDukeBB/
Pondicherry
Well-known member
Thanks, that's the video.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
I'm sure that at one time he had a woman with him on one of the roundabouts?
ExmouthExile
Well-known member
- Feb 11, 2005
- 1,800
That guy gave me the creeps. I remember being stuck in traffic on that roundabout once and I looked at him and he looked back at me with a look that made my blood run cold, still remember it to this day.
The thread about the wizard reminded me of another eccentric. He was around in the 1970s, initially pacing up and down in Hove park, then pacing up and down opposite the aquarium on the sea front. Constantly talking to himself. In the later yars he grew a massive beard (which it how the wizard thread made me think of him). A school mate told me his name was 'Ted Arnold' but I don't know if this is true. Rather than start a new thread I thought I'd do a search, but nothing, so I bounced this.
I knew Ted Arnold - his brother is Yorkshire Bill. We sometimes travelled away back in the 60s. I'm fairly cetain Yorkshire Bill has posted that Ted is no longer with us.
Crikey! Thanks. He seemed like a troubled guy. RIP.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 25,766
While on the subject of eccentrics anyone know anything about 'the walker' ? He's been mentioned on here a few times, always done up with a hood and face covered, often with a stick and just seems to walk endlessly around the longer roads around the edge of Brighton. (Dyke Road, Carden Avenue, Lewes road etc)
Shame. Don't think he was that old when he passed.
I do he scared my then gf and son one day as she thought he was following her. I had a conversation about him in the past and the story was that he used to work for the bus company but he just came across as a mute village idiot.
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
Blimey, I remember him. Used to see him anywhere between Sackville road and Stoneham Park early to mid 70's
Brownstuff
Well-known member
Plenty of oddballs worked for the co-op
The co-op at the Nevill superstore used to be full of them especially those working on the trolleys
The co-op at the Nevill superstore used to be full of them especially those working on the trolleys
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I don't remember this guy, but l do remember Enrest. Keep hoping that one day he might post again.