Hovis - My Memory and Yours

Originally Posted by RichT

I think this THIS thread says a lot about Breadboy... comedic genius.

That is hilarious and very much in Dave's style.

Truly a light in the world has been lost

Originally Posted by Cymraeg_Atodeg

That is hilarious and very much in Dave's style.

A light in the world has been lost

Haha! I just found that and resurrected it there without realising Rich had put this link on!

[Bri w]

Originally Posted by RichT

I think this THIS thread says a lot about Breadboy... comedic genius.

You got eyes leaking again - he even got the colour right.

I was so looking forward some sharp banter, and beer, in Manchester in a couple of months.

[fizzwheel]

To many to many memories, all of them filled with laughter and good times.

I probably have some different ones than some of you, more than likely because of Hovis' unique and individual posting style and having to talk to him about it.

I remember the first time I met him at the Tiverton Little Chef prior to departing for Never Mind the Porlocks ride, I remember being a little worried after one particular PM exchange we had had, I introduced myself and he told me who he was and we shook hands, I remember him being quiet that day and not really saying much I guess he was a bit nervous to.

Being in France and him asking for Pizza, then us telling him what he had ordered and him saying "I dont like Fish" the whole Fromage Faux Pas incident.

I remember on the Porlock weekend, him moaning quite loudly about us all being pussies after coming back from the pub at gone past midnight and going to bed when he wanted to stay up drinking.

He had me in stitches at AR08 all weekend particularly the hungover expression on his face when he got up on Sunday morning and then later on him relating to riding home and getting home and as he got off his bike the tailpack fell off of Boris. Everytime after that he'd say about "I've put my tailpack on properly this time" and grinning at me.

Trying to talk him out of firewalking the railway sleeper at AR09.

When he stood in front of Old Git's yellow curvey last weekend at the Welsh TT and he had his usual magic cheeky glint in his eye about being by a Yellow SV again.

Everytime I saw him he would start going on about the South West Surfers region being to big and that it needed splitting up. The more he drunk the more passionate he got about this subject, it took me quite a while to realise his primary objective for this conversation would be to try and wind me up.

Whenever I turned up anywhere and he was there, he was keen to get going and he always greeted me with a warm welcome, he turned up for every ride out I have organised, no matter the weather and no matter where we were going or doing. As long as it involved riding his beloved boris he was a happy man.

He had a sensitive side to. I did a charity bike ride a couple of years ago and he sent me a cheque, it wasnt a large amount, but I was touched by the little note he had written inside it, saying that he was sorry to hear about my neice that had passed away. It took me a few minutes to work out that this note from David Furness was from Hovis, who a little while ago I have given a rollocking to for posting a link that had naughty pictures of ladies embedded into it. It didnt seem to put him off donating to my charity the fact that I had told him off, he wanted to do something to help me out and he did so.

Thats my memory, he was a proper wind up merchant, but there was never any mallice to it, he just liked to have a laugh and some banter, he liked to ride his bike, he liked to have a drink, but there was a depth of character that took time to discover, but it was worth investing time to get to know the real person underneath, I'm just sad now that I didnt really know him that well compared to some of you and that I wont get the chance to continue our friendship.

I'm also sad that he wont get to reap the rewards of all the hard work he had put into getting AR10 off the ground. He really did care about how it went off and he was really working hard to make sure everybody had a great weekend again this is part again of that softer generous caring side of his character that we didnt see very often.

Of course if he was able to read this now he would be taking the p*ss and calling me a pussy

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Everytime I saw him he would start going on about the South West Surfers region being to big and that it needed splitting up. The more he drunk the more passionate he got about this subject, it took me quite a while to realise his primary objective for this conversation would be to try and wind me up.

you know he has got a point

[Quiff Wichard]

nice one Fizz..

why is life so cruel.. he was living the AR10.. really really living it.. and looking forward to it, i mean after the grief he gave over 09 , etc etc to take on 10.. and he done to date a bloody good job, I know me n mandy will be crying when we ride down that drive of baskerville Hall and see the fence on the left where he was stood when we saw him last..


as we rode off I gave him the finger (like Scotland) but then realised he wasnt at Scotland that time, I hope he took it in jest.. the last time I saw him , was there, at AR10 venue and I flipped him the bird.. ..

... he probably laughing about it right now, but I am sorry Dave, no offence, and I know none taken, if you give it (like you) you got to take it eh.



so how come if he from Yorkshire , he picked up the deep welsh accent , ?? if he didnt move to wales til he was older? oh dear I cant believe we wont ever meet again, or I wont wake up and log on to see who he is winding up today..

Originally Posted by Wideboy

you know he has got a point

He always had a point, but, if it wound you up too, it was a bonus for him

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

so how come if he from Yorkshire , he picked up the deep welsh accent , ?? if he didnt move to wales til he was older? oh dear I cant believe we wont ever meet again, or I wont wake up and log on to see who he is winding up today..

if you listen you can hear the Yorkshire accent is still there, call it yelsh

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I probably have some different ones than some of you, more than likely because of Hovis' unique and individual posting style and having to talk to him about it.

My first memory of him is getting wound up by something he posted in traditional Hovis Style. At the time it just hit too close to home for me to let it go, so, like some others, I took an instant dislike to his forum personality. I made the mistake of forgetting written words can (and will) have different meanings to the writer and whoever reads them, especially when one doesn't know the person behind the keyboard in the first place.

Unfortunately I never had the chance of meeting him in person, which, judging by everyone's reaction to this tragic event, would undoubtedly have changed my opinion about him. I just refuse to believe someone who has touched so many lives so deeply wasn't a great person at heart.

One thing is certain, this place is never going to be the same without you around. RIP Hovis.

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

so how come if he from Yorkshire , he picked up the deep welsh accent , ?? if he didnt move to wales til he was older? oh dear I cant believe we wont ever meet again, or I wont wake up and log on to see who he is winding up today..

Living in Caerphilly does odd things to you