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Title: Do you recognise this chap?
Post by: Tonka. on 19 May 2010, 22:56:22
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/05/19/article-0-09A5A268000005DC-573_468x788.jpg)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1279621/Alex-Hurricane-Higgins-living-baby-food-losing-teeth-throat-cancer-battle.html

Terrible for him  :(
Title: Re: Do you recognise this chap?
Post by: Nickbat on 19 May 2010, 23:00:12
Grim. I wish I hadn't seen it.  :(
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Post by: HerefordElite on 19 May 2010, 23:25:26
Another reason to not start smoking again - very sad :o
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Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 May 2010, 23:46:46
Sad in so many ways. Health aside, that he went from being a millionaire to not being able to scrape together 20 grand for something that would ease his suffering.  :(

Kevin
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Post by: albitz on 19 May 2010, 23:50:06
Snookers version of George Best - so sad. :(
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Post by: BigAl on 20 May 2010, 00:25:26
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Sad in so many ways. Health aside, that he went from being a millionaire to not being able to scrape together 20 grand for something that would ease his suffering.  :(

Kevin
Not convinced - mate of mine only has a few teeth but copes
more likely the cancer treatment has decimated his body
either way not good  :'(
Title: Re: Do you recognise this chap?
Post by: Proz on 20 May 2010, 00:36:22
Holy shit ..... are you sure its all down to smoking...... mmmm show me where the drink and drugs come in ?????  should we turn off all the other hits he has had and lets jump on the bandwagon that smoking is the big bad boy here or are we all blinded ....  :-/ .....
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Post by: Proz on 20 May 2010, 00:38:54
hey i smoke ..... and me and millions of others do .... i wonder where the tax i pay goes ?????????????????,,,, 60p a pack in spain
................ did anyone check out his history ?????????????
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Post by: BigAl on 20 May 2010, 01:01:41
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Holy shit ..... are you sure its all down to smoking...... mmmm show me where the drink and drugs come in ?????  should we turn off all the other hits he has had and lets jump on the bandwagon that smoking is the big bad boy here or are we all blinded ....  :-/ .....
if you believe the health nazi's its indirectly related due to "radiotherapy while battling throat cancer" as the article does not explicitly link his smoking with throat cancer.

however, as a smoker you DO know that every time you smoke baby jesus cries  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Do you recognise this chap?
Post by: Varche on 20 May 2010, 12:48:24
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hey i smoke ..... and me and millions of others do .... i wonder where the tax i pay goes ?????????????????,,,, 60p a pack in spain
................ did anyone check out his history ?????????????

When was that the 60's?!  ;D ;D Spain has ramped up the tax on tobacco and introduced rules to make it hard for people to buy too many at once.
Title: Re: Do you recognise this chap?
Post by: webby23 on 20 May 2010, 13:12:35
Paid the equivalent of 19p per 20 in Russia last August

Cant believe I only brought 60 back, and I don't even smoke!!
 :)
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Post by: Welung666 on 20 May 2010, 13:24:14
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Paid the equivalent of 19p per 20 in Russia last August

Cant believe I only brought 60 back, and I don't even smoke!!
 :)

Next time you go bring me a couple of thousand Sobranie black russians back. Smoothest cigarette I've ever had the pleasure of!
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Post by: FoxyV6 on 20 May 2010, 13:36:05
OMG poor bloke
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Post by: Chris_H on 20 May 2010, 13:38:17
That's tragic.  I was an avid watcher of his game on telly.

I'm pleased that some of his old opponents have been chipping-in to help.
Title: Re: Do you recognise this chap?
Post by: MickAP on 20 May 2010, 14:11:02
He was due to appear in Derby last night, playing snooker at the assembly rooms.
Saw him at the crucible in  Sheffield on tv, unrecognisable.
My favorite player from the 70's, world champion 1972 and again 1982.

Mick ;)
Title: Re: Do you recognise this chap?
Post by: albitz on 20 May 2010, 17:42:16
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Paid the equivalent of 19p per 20 in Russia last AugustCant believe I only brought 60 back, and I don't even smoke!!
 :)
The ciggys over there are made from dried camel sh1t and old bus tickets though. :y :D ;D
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Post by: robbo299 on 20 May 2010, 21:42:11
Sad to see him like that. Remember him from the 70`s and 80`s when i played snooker for a local club in a league. We used to get some of the big names down at the club to play exhibition matches. Saw Steve Davis ( not at all dour, one of the best sense of humours going at the time.) Ray Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, John Virgo, Terry Grifiths and Alex Higgins. Most of the other stars just played 3 frames against the top local players, then a few trick shots and then they were off. Will allways remember Alex playing on afterwards until he had made a hundred plus break. If i remember correctly i think he played around 12 frames that night. He stayed behind afterwards and spent time talking to club members and signed autographs. My mate grew up with him in Belfast and they had a good `ol chat about thier days playing in snooker clubs over there. Eventually we left the club and i was asked to give him a lift to a local nightclub (Caesers Palace ) with my mate. We dropped off his cue at the local hotel room where he was staying and went to the nightclub. He was a bit of a loose cannon but allways had time for his fans.  :y