October 29, 201114 yr http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15053431 Death of a Leeds legend, who achieved a lot with his life
October 30, 201114 yr met him at the scottish a few years ago he liked to talk glad to have met him. I remember him there. He was a great force of good in the World. I wonder whose got his magic chair with the secret electric drawers and cigars? Rip Jimmy you were ace
October 31, 201114 yr A prolific fund raiser and champion of sick childrens' charities . Anyone remember Louis Theroux's documentary on Sir Jimmy? The private man and his public persona were poles apart..the original 'enigma wrapped up in a puzzle/ wrapped up in a punch in the face'. Jim broke his ankle on a charity mountain run with the documentary cameras in his face and never dropped out of character even when he was receiving treatment at hospital. He kept his deceased mothers bedroom perfectly preserved as a type of shrine to her memory. Louis pulled the 'douche-bag' trick of convincing Sir Jimmy that they were off-camera when they weren't, so Jim used the opportunity to warn Louis off by telling the fable of; 'when I was a bouncer in Glasgow and used to beat people up'. I was at a charity do once (honest)and Jim was there, after a too many drinks a few dick-heads approached Jim with the same ,bitter,line, something like; 'Why don't you auction off some of your bling..ha,ha...'etc. He rode it off like a pro,arranged an auction, let the bids go up then bought his own bracelet back with the final bid.. I dunno if it was a 'fix' or not as Jim was involved in the wrestling scene which we all know is bogus?
October 11, 201213 yr .......The private man and his public persona were poles apart.... I feel quite ill now.
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