Hovis - My Memory and Yours

Originally Posted by 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

Shut it you sl@g you'll set me off again.

S&WS T-Shirts!!!!!

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by RichT

Shut it you sl@g you'll set me off again.

S&WS T-Shirts!!!!!

ah yes not to forget he designed it, mines pinned on the wall

Originally Posted by Wideboy

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

Nah it was more of a Welkshire accent

Originally Posted by Wideboy

ah yes not to forget he designed it, mines pinned on the wall

I will wear mine with more pride then ever before.

It should be made into a flag that can fly from the group as we ride around on AR10 and the Hovis memorandum ride

[Drew Carey]

Originally Posted by Cymraeg_Atodeg

I will wear mine with more pride then ever before.

It should be made into a flag that can fly from the group as we ride around on AR10 and the Hovis memorandum ride

+1. I was thinking of this already. I am going to get a huge flag (like they have at glasto etc) made up, with a huge flag pole. It will stand pride of place at the AR. Also thinking of doing a photo wall nearer the time so all can laugh at the sillyness etc. So will be hassling peeps for the piccies next year. X

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by RichT

S&WS T-Shirts!!!!!

I thought about this earlier when I was talking to Gruntygiggles on the phone. How about we get another batch made up, but Yellow T-shirts rather than white. The design he did would work just as well...

Drew, PM me the idea's and lets see if we can sort something.

I want to do all we can to show the whole world how much Dave meant to all of us

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I thought about this earlier when I was talking to Gruntygiggles on the phone. How about we get another batch made up, but Yellow T-shirts rather than white. The design he did would work just as well...

That sounds good to me. Symbol on the front (Dave style) and something about him on the back, i.e. R.I.P. Hovis or something, lol

[Drew Carey]

Originally Posted by Cymraeg_Atodeg

That sounds good to me. Symbol on the front (Dave style) and something about him on the back, i.e. R.I.P. Hovis or something, lol

You will now be joining me as head banner / flags maker when the time comes.

Originally Posted by Drew Carey

You will now be joining me as head banner / flags maker when the time comes.

I will happy take on the roll and make Dave proud in doing it