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New! Nice house this !!, Southend on sea
Nice house this ! (real name unknown) frequented most central southend pubs in the early 90's , Dressed in his dirty overcoat (even in the summer) trilby type hat pulled down tightly on his head and sunglasses ,And his fuck off beard just set it off , He would wander from pub to pub talking to whoever would listen about pubs and beer and whilst speaking to someone would repeatdly look around the pub and say "nice house this". Once two kids swiped his hat and glasses off him and he chased them around the pub crying and screaming before falling to the ground and having a toddler like tantrum , Banging his fists and feet on the pub floor like a proper freak , So the guvnor told the kids to give him his stuff back and in no time at all he was back on his feet supping a pint of best and giving it "nice house this"
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Jimmy sadd, shoeburyness essex
A strange strange fella, Jimmy who if still alive would be about 35 now, Back in the 80's/90's you could have asked him any bus route/number/time in the British isles (including links). Worked for Southend transport but was already quoting bus routes when at school, Then about 91 was made redundant from southend transport which sent him into a proper fuck off depression during which he could be seen shouting bus numbers at people and also asking people for fares, telling people to move down the bus, once in a pub he told my mate to give his seat up for an oap. Got a job with castle point transport in the end, thank fuck! (harmless but proper weird) over the years though and maybe he's still up to it!
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Penny Man, southend on sea!
No-one who has ever lived in the town doesn't know this character.Real name Steve he worked at the flower stall in the high street although his main interests were to walk about with a bucket collecting pennies(hence the name).This 4 foot nothing fella was also quite aggressive on occasions but this could be put down to the abuse he received. He could be seen on any given night with the stick he used to get pennies out of drains,cracks in pavements,gutters, you name it and his bucket happily buzzing around, usually until he was chased away by local youths.No idea how much money he accumalated over the years though and maybe he's still up to it!
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Piss Pot Harry, southend on sea
Piss pot Harry aka hop skip and jump was/is a terribly agressive irish drunk who could be often seen walking around the town wearing only his y fronts and shoes whilst carrying his armchair which every 200 metres or so he would plonk on the deck for a rest , Also he would insult anything that passed him , men , women , children , animals , The hop skip and jump part comes from the fact that he could not walk normally , It used to look like he was doing the triple jump.
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The singing nonce, southend on sea
A true legend indeed!Well known in the area from the early 80's til the early 90's when he threw himself off an 18 storey block of flats!
Always seen in the high street(and outside schools)singing loudly although it must be said he had an incredible voice.A jehovas witness,disowned by his peers,who had an unhealthy interest in young girls although admittedly I have no evidence to prove he was ever convicted of anything. Anyway after years of relentless taunts he went up to the top of the aforementioned building and after singing a medley of Nik Hayward and Howard Jones songs he jumped off while a group of (well known) men outside the pub opposite cheered (You know who you are!)
A loss to the town?This I cannot answer.
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John W*****, Southend On Sea
A true freak of a human being, Was first seen in the Southchurch and Thorpe bay area of Southend in the early 80's talking to himself and was often caught touching himself in local public toilets, Anyway this beast got worse and worse culmanating in him shooting himself in the head with a fully loaded revolver (six bullets) during a game of russian roulette.
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Chalky, Essex
Chalky: Tramp with a huge black beard, about 2 foot long, which was white with dust (hence 'Chalky'). Rumours included he was worth millions and killed a boy who threw a stone at him.
Dead.
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Jonny with the Trolley, Essex
Jonny with the Trolley: Infamous tramp, pushed around a trolley with all his worldly possesions (which seemed to amount to 8 cans of special brew, normally empty, and a sleeping bag). Smelt so bad he took the paint off cars, had one tooth, notoriously violent.
Dead
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Clive the Bus driver, Essex
Mad Clive, who believes he is a bus driver, and ran his routes daily, often up to 10 miles. Ultra fit, attempts to run and chase him often resulted in ending up bollocksed on the pavement as he sped off. Prone to occasional violence, usually brought on by kids letting his tires down, and shouting 'smash' and pretending to throw a stone.
Works in poundstretcher.
Ah, memories. Thanks for listening.
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