Thread: Crazy John....dies age 42

Originally Posted by stevo68

Hey All,

Was watching news last night and saw that "Crazy John" died of a heart attack at age 42, one of Australia's wealthiest men from very humble beginnings, 4 children and a wife he leaves behind. Was heavily involved in charities and fund raising. Apparently a fit bugger..............but smoked very heavily.

What surprises me is that you have a bloke who was pretty well known who hardly rates a bleep, if at all on this forum or some of the others I frequent. But if a footyplayer is hit up for a drug bust or allegedly carks it due to drugs, it is interesting the different response .

Do we admire lairy, drug taking footballers over people successful in other fields? Most likely and sadly, me thinks,

Regards

Stevo

Never heard of him, but then again, never heard of most of the footballers that have been in the news lately either.

What does that say about me

Baz.

I too noted his passing.

I wasn't aware that he was a smoker, surely "a fit bugger ........... bu smoked very heavily" is an oxymoron of sorts.

Maybe people like him aren't so blatantly in the public eye, hence don't get the same attention as footballers, etc.

Never heard of him, but then again, never heard of most of the footballers that have been in the news lately either.

What does that say about me

Baz.

Says nothing bar you hadnt heard of him , but chances are you know of Crazy Johns Mobile Phones and if you ever watched the league they had that mascot,

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by stevo68

Says nothing bar you hadnt heard of him , but chances are you know of Crazy Johns Mobile Phones and if you ever watched the league they had that mascot,

Regards

Stevo

Still don't know him, might be the fact that i don't watch the league

I was thinking of bringing up the grammar and spelling mistakes, but i'll leave that up to you

To young too die though

Originally Posted by Redback

Still don't know him, might be the fact that i don't watch the league

or bought a mobile in the southern states,,,

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

or bought a mobile in the southern states,,,

Got my last mobile from Grace Bros/Myer

Anyone that passes away leaving a young family behind, it's terrible regardless of them being wealthy or not.

Originally Posted by stevo68

What surprises me is that you have a bloke who was pretty well known who hardly rates a bleep, if at all on this forum or some of the others I frequent. But if a footyplayer is hit up for a drug bust or allegedly carks it due to drugs, it is interesting the different response .

Do we admire lairy, drug taking footballers over people successful in other fields? Most likely and sadly, me thinks,

Regards

Stevo

Football players are more interesting, or at least are perceived to have more interesting jobs/lives. Nobody wants to read or hear about an executive who made another million .. boring! That is why you don't see "American Executive" or "Clean Jobs" on Discovery Channel

People who perform in the entertainment industry will always enjoy the admiration of the masses. Personally, the whole concept of one person idolising another is wrong. Role models are as far as it should go!