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:
Poor Caliga. :(
But wait, there's more!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTKysI59HAw
:mmm:
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.
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.
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.
I think in his picture I can sorta make out where his face used to be.
Another one goes down!
http://todayhealth.today.com/_news/2013/02/12/16940462-heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-after-apparent-heart-attack?lite
it saddens me that i will never likely eat at the heart attack grill :(
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
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.