2 Years - RIP Hovis

[Drew Carey]

Thought I would do a quick post as don't come on here often but I know a lot on here will probably think about the wee Breadman at some point today.

Still can't believe it's been two years now, it's crazy......

Anyways, Hovis - wherever you are hope you are having a cracking good time and we all miss you terribly.

For any of you newer guys who didn't know Hovis, take a peep at the fallen friends post if you fancy;

http://www.sv650.org/friends/tributes.htm

If anyone is sat at home tonight, at a loss for something to do, please raise a glass and toast any lost loved ones.

Drew & Lily. X

[Quedos]

With you on that Drew - Can't believe where the time has gone. Will be raising a glass tonight.

Though the first song that the radio played after midnight was Nothing Else Matters.

Hovis - you better be tearing up the skies and enjoying yourself. Miss you sunshine xx

[husky03]

Crazy wee welsh madman who is sadly missed-think about him every time i see a yellow curvy or in the supermarket at the bread.

[SoulKiss]

Crazy wee welsh madman who is sadly missed-think about him every time i see a yellow curvy or in the supermarket at the bread.

Yeah, every time I am in the supermarket I always think they have changed the labelling, then I realise that I have misread "Hovis - Thick Cut" and they haven't added an extra N in there :p

RIP Breadman :)

[missyburd]

2 years, wow. A drink for you tonight sir, you are always here in our hearts. x

Crazy wee welsh madman who is sadly missed-think about him every time i see a yellow curvy or in the supermarket at the bread.

Same for me everytime I see a Hovis breadtruck on the road.

[Tara]

will be raising a glass to you tonight Hovis x

[flymo]

holy crap, I remember that weekend like it was yesterday.

[widepants]

I will always remember that "hat"

[Owenski]

2 Years, holy moley - they've gone too fast!

[husky03]

I will always remember that "hat"

for me its those leathers he bought off ebay-white and purple -the wee mans picture says it all for me-his personality shone through and that twinkle of mischief in his eyes in every pic-

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=78176&highlight=leathers

[JamesMio]

Remember stumbling back to the bunkhouse in Aviemore after a few refreshing glasses with the Ecosse boys and checking the 'Org on my phone to see this. Never met the lad but he made me laugh a few times on here - and it was his advice via PM that steered me towards the model of Blade that I eventually bought.

Quick 2 years, that's for sure.

[Quiff Wichard]

Sad day for sure
Thought with his mum
Drink in his memory

Always think of him in the shop , yea over the bread but also when I see fosters lager ... Remember his feelings on fosters ?

And when we see a rainbow

Big hearted funny argumentative sod he was .

I have a pic of him at porlock on his bike in my shed over my bike ... Have had for the whole 2 years now .. Always have a chat to him in there .

Sleep well breadman

Lots of love

Dave and Mandy


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[BernardBikerchick]

huggles hovi xxx

[SoulKiss]

Big hearted funny argumentative sod he was .


Yep he sure was, had a HUGE bust up with him over the Essex AR and some of his comments on it, yet it was at that event that I got to "understand" him a bit better ( lot like you Quiffy, but 2 years earlier :p )

Had hoped to get to know him better with that understanding, unfortunately timing meant it wasn't to be.

Thanks again for the PM breaking the news to me 2 years ago Quiffy, due to a busy weekend I had missed the news on the .org proper.

[dizzyblonde]

I have a pic of him at porlock on his bike in my shed over my bike ... Have had for the whole 2 years now .. Always have a chat to him in there .



Quiff, thats a lovely thought running in my head right now. :D
Every time I get off the bus, it drops me outside the pub we spent his last xmas with the Pennine massive, I have memories of table dancing Hovis. Not sure which was more wobbly, him or the table, must have been the Fosters!:p

[Drew Carey]

Must admit, many many good memories of Hovis.....here are a few of my highlights;

- AR08, many moments; rocking horse fall, "Hovis rocks out", his tailpack on the Sunday. :-D

- The day Lily passed her test, he met her for a ride whilst I was at work, she dropped her bike - Hovis was petrified as thought I would blame him and kill him.....wound him up something cronic with that one.

- My stag do, he laid on his back in the middle of the dance floor and shouted, "Spin me by my feet, I can't break dance for real". Plus he fell asleep with his face drooling on the stage of a podium dancer in a Gentlemans Club.

- The day he called to say he was leaving the house to come to ours, he arrived from home to ours in 35 minutes!!!! Took off his helmet, had a massive grin on his face and bellowed for a Carling.

- The first time that Hovis, Gid, Girth and Wideboy all stayed at our house in Worcester......at 1am, Hovis was sat drinking Carling singing his favourite Madonna tunes. Priceless it was.

- After Lonewolf had his off with me and Hovis when we were going to Ed's rideout - we were all in the hospital taking it in turn to see Mark. All of a sudden, a copper shouted "Oi Hovis" - the colour drained completely out of him - until he realised (after a long period of worry) that it was JumJum who is a local copper in that area. His face was a picture.

There are many many more, but he used to always have a cheeky grin on him, would always moan about something, but we always knew he would do anything in the world for Lily and I and all those from the Org that were close to him.

He came accross on the Org in a very different manner than in person and rubbed many people up completely the wrong way. But, I think the Org lost a true character that day.

On a personal note.....he was probably Lily's best friend in the whole world......and boy do we both miss him like mad.

For anyone who met his Mum etc, she is still touched to this day by the tribute of the funeral and those who came and the flowers that sometimes pop up on his and his Dad's grave. Joyce is unfortunately up and down frequently, she had a period when she did well and travelled, but when I last spoke to the family she was struggling with her diabetes etc.

Anyways.....enough from me.

Drew (and Lily of course). X

[blue curvy jester]

aye mate riding in the beacon's or slacking off on the Org is just a little bit quieter with out him

[Quiff Wichard]

For me , his cheeky grin was not about enjoying what he was doing now ... it was for the next thing he had planned that only he knew about..

He was dealt a bad hand in life but he sure turned it into a Royal Flush in the short time he was at the table..

[Quedos]

I've still not seen the human skittles but heard about them.
Met him once (where i got told I'll get Fat) so not many actual memories but got shed loads written for which I'm thankful.
Always up to something and planning the next he was

However to see the silver lining -the friendships that have been formed from that day. I know that he'll be smiling and taking the credit for me, lily and drew finally hooking up.
and SK for the unspoken support on the day.
Diz, PEg and Phil for making a stay in a travelodge unforgettable and keeping me going all the way from Sandbach.

[dizzyblonde]

uLH0ore4WUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLH0ore4WUc


Just for you Q

Just how much rain did we get on our journey down there?? And how frickin cold on the way back!!

[Milky Bar Kid]

Wow. 2 years. Can hardly believe that. Hope you're well wherever you are Hovis!!!!! And can you sort us out with a decent summer next year please? Stop stealing the sunshine for yourself!

[Quedos]

Awww - I'll grab it when I get home.
OOh I forgot about the rain. Yeah that was bad.

[davepreston]

he was a mouthy short ar5e no necked arguementitive barsteward

and thats why i loved him

not to mention the table dance he gave me upon our first meeting

[timwilky]

Despite being a closet tyke who couldn't keep his trap shut. He did have redeeming features, an uncanny ability to make people smile.

The org is a better place for the bread mans short visit. 2 years, ffs time flies.

[Shellywoozle]

2 yrs blimey, where did that go.

Still think of you bread man, you touched many peoples hearts and still do .... RIP Dave x

[_Stretchie_]

Please raise a glass and toast any lost loved ones.

Make mine a Carling

[Drew Carey]

Make mine a Carling

I have two cans of Carling nice and cold in the fridge.......just waiting to be drunk tonight......don't care its on a school night!!! lol.

[widepants]

I sat in the garden this weekend ,with my wee tent up and had a chat with the little git.
The first thing I ever said to him at Drews house."Are you ghey" ?
Answers pls lol

[Dave20046]

Won't be drinking but will raise some toast!


Hovis ofcourse :)

[Drew Carey]

Carling raised by moi......and a wee dram raised by Lily.

Here's to you lad. X

[El Saxo]

Hi all, long time since I posted on here & haven't seen many of you in ages but it almost feels like yesterday that Stretchie rang me to tell me the awful news.

One my favourite memories of Hovis will always be at AR08 with his 'nodding dog' routine on the bar stool - had us all in stitches & he just would not give in & go to bed! :lol: How he didn't fall off that stool is beyond me to this day!

I'm sure most like me will be raising a glass to him tonight. RIP dude.

[dyzio]

Hovis snorting vod on the Peaks rideout and many more :laughat:

RIP bud

[gruntygiggles]

I haven't needed a daily clear out of my inbox for 2 years...but I wish I still did.

Miss you lovely. Ha...Carling advert just came on.
:-)

[Mr Speirs]

Best memory of the special dude was on the peaks rideout in the pub.

Hovis was playing Binky at darts and he asked me to tell him what he needed as he was too drunk to do maths. So he needed double 8 to win the match and first throw he nails it!!

He both celebrated by hugging each other and he decided to try and lift me up to which he promptly fell over and I landed on top of him. On my way down someone removed my pint out of my hands so it didn't spill.

[stewie]

I didnt get to spend as much time with Hovis a some of you but still think about him regularly, he had to be one of the funniest blokes I ever met.
RIP Hovis

[Dave20046]

Best memory of the special dude was on the peaks rideout in the pub.

Hovis was playing Binky at darts and he asked me to tell him what he needed as he was too drunk to do maths. So he needed double 8 to win the match and first throw he nails it!!

He both celebrated by hugging each other and he decided to try and lift me up to which he promptly fell over and I landed on top of him. On my way down someone removed my pint out of my hands so it didn't spill.

+1 and the pocket black pudding 'for later'.

[dizzyblonde]

Opened the shed this morning,, Hovis was the first thing I thought of, Suzy...shes damn good looking!


All things yellow fella, all things yellow;)

[G]

uLH0ore4WUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLH0ore4WUc


Just for you Q

Just how much rain did we get on our journey down there?? And how frickin cold on the way back!!

Best memory of the special dude was on the peaks rideout in the pub.

Hovis was playing Binky at darts and he asked me to tell him what he needed as he was too drunk to do maths. So he needed double 8 to win the match and first throw he nails it!!

He both celebrated by hugging each other and he decided to try and lift me up to which he promptly fell over and I landed on top of him. On my way down someone removed my pint out of my hands so it didn't spill.

You pair landed on top of a couple in for a quite meal from what I can remember...

He is a true legend :(

[metalangel]

RIP Dave, miss you.

[xXBADGERXx]

A Legendary Man - That is all