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Started by HisMajestyBOB, March 07, 2011, 03:29:22 PM

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HisMajestyBOB

March 07, 2011, 03:29:22 PM
QuotePHOENIX — A 575-pound man who gained a measure of fame as spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill — a Phoenix-area restaurant that unabashedly touts its unhealthy, high-calorie menu — has died.

Friends of 29-year-old Blair River say he died Tuesday, possibly from contracting pneumonia after a bout with the flu.

Restaurant founder Jon Basso told The Arizona Republic that River was more than the larger-than-life caricature he portrayed in promoting the restaurant in Chandler, which includes huge hamburgers, milkshakes and fries cooked in lard on its menu.

Basso said River was a creative genius who had been planning to take part in the shooting of a promotional spot called, "Heart Attack Grill: The Musical."

"Cynical people might think this (River's death) is funny," Basso said. "But people who knew him are crying their eyes out. There is a lot of mourning going on around here. You couldn't have found a better person."

The 6-foot-8 River was an Arizona state high school heavyweight wrestling champion in 1999 and played football at Mesa Community College.




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R.I.P.  :cry:
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March 07, 2011, 03:30:32 PM
Poor Caliga.  :(
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HisMajestyBOB

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March 07, 2011, 03:40:52 PM
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Caliga

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March 07, 2011, 03:46:46 PM
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Eddie Teach

#4
March 07, 2011, 03:55:12 PM
Poor old Ca-liga, he never got a kiss. Poor old Ca-liga, he don't know what he missed. Is it any wonder, that his face is red? Ca-liga, that poor old wooden head.
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March 07, 2011, 04:07:03 PM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on March 07, 2011, 03:29:22 PM
Restaurant founder Jon Basso told The Arizona Republic that River was more than the larger-than-life caricature he portrayed
:frusty:

You can say that larger has triumphed over life.

Valmy

#6
March 07, 2011, 04:12:02 PM
I am a bit confused over how he died....did he just refuse to go to the hospital before it was too late?  The flue -> pneumonia thing is something that usually happens to the elderly.
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#7
March 07, 2011, 05:59:21 PM
I think in his picture I can sorta make out where his face used to be.
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February 13, 2013, 01:16:44 AM
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

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LaCroix

#9
February 13, 2013, 03:31:40 AM
it saddens me that i will never likely eat at the heart attack grill :(

Syt

#10
February 13, 2013, 03:49:33 AM
Yeah, I would definitely love to try it once. Making it a habit of eating there regularly, or similar food on a daily basis, is probably not wise, though. :P
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MadImmortalMan

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February 13, 2013, 01:26:19 PM
The first thing I'd eat is the waitress. But there's no way I could put away a ten thousand calorie burger unless I had three days to do it.
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