Pissed cunts.
Here are some things we have gleaned from the press about Hookesy and the night he died :
1. Hookesy might've been slightly shickered!
So Hookesy liked the demon drink. That's okay. I'm not passing judgement on this as I am quite partial to wine and gin, as those who know and love me would attest. But let's not forget that on the day in question our Hookesy had been sucking back the piss for ten and a half hours . I don't give a flying frig how 'steady on his feet' or 'coherent' his mates are saying he was - the bloke had been knocking back coldies for almost half a day. His blood alcohol level was .14. He had to be utterly maggotted. Weaving. Stinking. Sauced. And other colourful words to describe a state where one is highly intoxicated.
2. Hookesy had some drinking chums!
Isn't that nice? Hookesy had gathered a few knockabout lads and ladies to assist him in the liquor-imbibing. One can only imagine the delights a table full of slurringly skunked cricketers and their pink-faced flossies must have presented to the bar staff and fellow drinkers. Apparently the day was 'long and emotional'. Do tell.
3. Hookesy was lending a shoulder when things turned ugly!
Sue-Ann Hunter had a blue with her then boyfriend, fast bowler Mick Lewis. No doubt after such a marathon drinking effort it would have been an erudite and well thought-out relationship dissertation between two intelligent adults. Hookesy gallantly stepped in and offered some words of comfort to Sue-Ann through this difficult time. 'Please, allow me to purchase you another beverage to assist your healing,' he might have said, only later to be confounded when for some ungodly reason the staff would not serve him any more alcohol!
'But my lady friend requires a glass of your finest mead!' Hookesy may have protested, adding: 'What's that? You wish for me to depart your upstanding establishment? But of course! You are closing and the workers must have their rest. I shall leave at once! Make haste friends, make haste!'
No way was Hookesy just some hammered wanker demanding service past the point of deep intoxication who then refused to leave, telling a bouncer 'Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you'. No way!
4. Hookesy might've overestimated his motor skills!
Only a few media outlets have reported that Hookesy was walking to his car at the time of the stoush. Who wants a lift? He's only had, like, eighteen thousand beers! All back to mine!
Now don't you for a second start crying monkey-jizz about me celebrating Hookesy's death or the circumstances surrounding it. It was both a tragic and senseless incident. But buggered if I'm going to sit around while everyone canonises the 'cheeky larrikin' with a 'heart of gold'. Hookesy was not only an ugly drunk, but also publicly slagged off a woman having a crack at his mate as a 'dopey, hairy-backed sheila' and apparently referred to the Sri Lankan cricket team as 'black cunts'. He was a bogan prick who had left his wife and kids a few days before he died to shack up with his new young missus.
Just because someone suffers an unbelievably violent and hideous end doesn't make them Jesus.
Wow, that totally got serious at the end didn't it? Told you I had a pensive side.
p.s. I am not going to Sydney Grogblogging. Les Savy Fav won out. Us Melbourne dorks will have to start arranging our rival function asap.
1055 days til the next election.
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You break the news to me in a PS?!
Gutted!
Still, financially it's probably smarter. $200 is a lot of drinking money.
fuck you're hot when you're angry.
hold me.
-g
Your just some hairy backed sheila who should know better!
That was beautifully executed and poetic.
Fucking funny too.
but if you came up to sydney for grogblog you could have your LSF and eat it too. Grogblog and harbour cruise with LSF beats LSF in melbourne!!
I'm really impressed.
The hypocricy in the media on this issue is enough to turn my stomach. This is an industry that's entire reason for being would seem to be to get the better of people and profit from it. Any time somebody steps out of line the entire friggin circus rushes to destroy them, whether it be via fraudulent expose on A Current Affair or through pandering to the lowest common denominator on talk back radio, the press in this country thrive on personal failure.
But as soon as someone like Hooksy is in the spotlight Derrin Hinch is being crucified for even mentioning that he had a mistress. I fear that if 3AW were to get their hands on what you've written here you might recieve much the same treatment.
Nevertheless, you have just won a fan in me.
Peace.
PS. The sad irony then is that in spite of Hooksy being deified in the press he becomes a source of resentment to someone like me. And that's not right either. It should just be a sad thing that happened to an ordinary guy who is neither a hero nor the public face of media hypocricy and hatred. But there it is... they've managed to get more out of me with their lies about how great a person is than they ever did out of their lies to the contrary.
Yeah portekgirl, but I didn't know about the LSF cruise until today. And I'm totally at work without a stitch of clothing for G-blogging.
Which I guess could work in my favour...
Six pages in The Age for "Hookesy" and one paragraph for Helmut Newton is my media lowlight of the year.
Thank fuck for that. Somebody finally said it.
Kids should look up to this hero. Drunken, arrogant, bogan hero. Woo!
End result. I hope his fucking name is disgraced for what he really was on the night and Lehmann and all the other tools with convenient forgetful memories get fucked in some way or another.
Good times, good times.
For those interested there's plenty of good stuff about this here.
http://www.crikey.com.au/media/2004/01/20-0003.html
ms fits,
didn't you read the fine-print on the Sydney Grogblogging invite, it said "clothing optional"... and sitting here at the moment fretting over what to wear, I may well take the "no clothes" option.
Sydney grogblog: there may not be spa, there may not be schmitz [though recent sightings suggest there probably will be] but there WILL be nudity
Well bloody put.
Stupid arrogant bastards professional cricketers and footballers are, to a man. (Although you can't entirely blame them, as they would have been worshipped and adored and at the top of the social totem pole throughout adolescence, so they would never have had a chance to gain some sense of humility and perspective. Which would make them utter nobs.)
Is this BBCC thing happening on 16 December?
1) The player who made the "black cunts" comment was Darren Lehmann in a one-dayer at the 'Gabba in January 2003, and he was suspended for five matches after he apologised to the Sri Lankans. He got off very lightly.
2) According to evidence tendered to the committal hearing yesterday, he was attempting to get into a car being driven by a friend when he was hit.
3) No group of people out on the piss is a particularly lovely sight after they've had a skinful, famous cricketers or otherwise. Anyone who's worked in a licenced premises or business frequented by drunks (convenience store, chip shop etc.) will tell you this.
4) So he was talking to Mick Lewis's girlfriend. Part of the reason the Victorian side under Hookes were so successful was the friendly atmosphere he created for the players, including their families and girlfriends. This sort of approach is not unique to sport.
5) This whole committal hearing has been a very unedifying demonstration of the adversarial nature of the law. No witness called by either the defence or the Crown has escaped without having their behaviour or recollection of events challenged and doubts upon their character plastered in the press. Half these people were under the influence or did not see the whole incident, and bearing in mind the mayhem involved it's not surprising. You'll also recall earlier this week that the headlines were very unflattering to Hookes.
6) No matter who is to "blame" for the altercation, events should not have gone as far as they did. If you're a bouncer, you get people out of the premises without damage to them, the premises, the other patrons and yourself.
7) The "dopey hairy-backed sheila" comment was withdrawn by Hookes although the allegations against Shane Warne by the woman concerned were not borne out. Hookes had a habit of speaking before thinking and often said things people would find offensive (often getting high ratings for 3AW's Sports Today). No-one is suggesting he was a saint but by the same token he wasn't the worst person going around. I agree with you that no-one deserves to die after being king-hit in the street. No-one.
Otherwise, keep 'em coming, it's usually a good read.
Great post Ms Fits.
I dunno whether the issue of Hooksey being a bogan or not is central to anything.
I feel that we need to weigh up the differing version of events and decide what is plausible.
Version one: The Victorian Cricket team were behaving like true gentlemen and were happy to leave the premesis when asked. They simply wanted to walk away, but no, a rogue bouncer followed them and boofed Hooksey one causing him to hit his head on the ground with such a force that it killed him.
Version two: The Victorian Cricket team were behaving like your usual elite sports team on the piss. Rowdy as buggery and why the fuck not? When the team were being ejected, Hooksey arked up to one of the bouncers who then continued to shadow him as he escorted him away from the venue.
Key point here: Did Hooksey take a drunken swing at the bouncer? Did the bouncer take an unprovoked swing at Hooksey? Did anyone hit anyone? It's quite possible for someone to fall over on their own accord after sinking piss for ten hours straight.
Don't believe me? Watch me test that theory out tonight at Grogblogging.
Like many people with an ear to the Balkan/Yugo grapevine - I've heard a version of events that kind of leans more toward version two. But it's only ONE side of the story.
Everyone who works in the pubs and clubs in that area has likewise heard a version of events that is starkly different to the one Cricket Australia would like to promote.
Having supported myself through Uni by bouncing in various pub venues, I'll close by saying that there is nothing more painful than having to deal with elite sportsmen, mob handed, pissed out of their skulls.
Without even hearing the alternate version of events, my head was already ticking over with a likely scenario.
The whole thing is sad, Hooksey, bogan or not was a good player and a successful coach. More power to him for being an organ donor as well.
I don't believe I said that Hookesy was the 'worst person going around'. I believe I have implied through this post that he may have been a bit of a dickwad.
As long as those cheeky comments kept the high ratings going for 3AW though, that's the main thing!
The point I was trying to make was that Hookes was neither saint nor complete arsehole, most likely (like the rest of us) somewhere in between.
Unfortunately some of your readers have posted some rather ghoulish comments on here, which could be construed as taking delight in this situation. Prejudice against professional sportsmen is like most prejudices in that it provides at best an incomplete picture. I've met a few; some are fuckwits, some are good blokes and considerably more cerebral than you'd give them credit for. Most are average people who just happen to be good at something which puts them in the spotlight. Some have had everything laid out on a plate for them, some have had to strive hard and appreciate what they now have. Whatever you think of Hookes he was still a victim of a senseless tragedy. His wife and kids had the dirty laundry aired in the press to boot. No-one wins here.
btw ms fits, don't tell me you haven't deliberately ruffled a few feathers around the place from time to time :)
Indeed. And my 'ratings' are just as high, if not higher, than 3AW's.
In blog terms, though. Which is kind of like dog years but dorkier.
The other alleged factoid about Hooksey's untimely death, leaked by people involved in his medical care..... he died not directly as a result of brain damage from the fall but from asphyxiating on his tongue while unconscious.
If so, so what? Well, all it would have taken is some very basic first aid (clearing his airway) as soon as he was knocked out and that bouncer would facing an assault charge not manslaughter....
A bunch of elite sportspeople with no first aid training OR too pissed to get their shit together????
I've only noticed one comment that could really qualify as ghoulish... for the most part it's been a pretty measured discussion from where I stand.
I feel like it's a shame the way it went down. The media have done the man a greater disservice in the long run by putting him on too high a pedastal. Now he just has further to fall as all these allegations come out.
And besides, hiding the truth and parading him as a saint is really a dishonour to him... they thought they were protecting him, but all they have done is to effectively say that there was something wrong with the life he lead that it would need to be kept secret... now in retrospect it all seems the more shameful than if we had heard the facts at the start. To lie about the true nature of the dead in some emotionally manipulative and unnecasary cover up strikes me as the slightest bit abhorent actually.
If i sulk will you come? *sulks*
am leaving in a week. (shhh, havent told anyone yet). here endeth a glorious honeymoon of stalkering.
go oooooooooooon...
if you get a plane now, you'll be here by 7! see, half hour to airport, hour and half flight, half hour from airport to pub. i'll buy you a drink!!
I have to take issue here. Firstly, thank-you Ms.Fits for saying what needed to be said. God-forbid anyone write like that about Hooksey in a newspaper. Thier heads would be served on a platter...and this is where I take issue.
Shane Warne had his name dragged through the dirt for what he has done in the past. Newspapers abound were more than happy to kick him further and further down until he could not almost get back up (mind you I am not defending Warne or his actions or comparing Hooksey to Wanre)
The thing is, both have done some less than memorable things in thier time, yet one is treated like a hero while the other is treated like a dog. If it's because Hooksey died because of his actions that he's being portrayed like he is in the media, then god-forbid Warney die in the same way.
As stated by many before me, no one deserves to die in the way hooksey did, but the harsh reality of truth is that he did. And Ms.Fits made that quite clear. Shame on the bouncers and staff for not rectifying this situation before it got to the stage it did - no matter who the fuck they are.
As someone who works around alcohol, you must first do a bar course and gain your RSA before you are allowed to serve in a bar. One of the things learnt at this course is dealing with intoxicated people and knowing when to cut someone off and how much power one has to remove someone from the premises. It's seems quite clear that no one working that night had done this course. Shame on them.
Ms. Fits, thank-you for allowing me to vent on this topic and allowing me to use my brain for a change!
His organs were donated after he died (as opposed to the people who donate before they die and wake up in a bath full of ice...)
So, here's the question - did the doctors flush all his organs first, or did the recipients wake up with phenomenal hangovers?
Thanks to the person who pointed out that it was Lehman that made the "black cunts" comment. You saved me the bother of writing it.
And Im still going to continue liking the guy, even if he did do a few dumb things. The demonising going on here is just not on imo.
Nic. There is no demonising going on here.
But for one comment made earlier in the day I can think of nothing that comes close. Taking off ones rose coloured glasses does not equate to demonising... it equates to rationality... sometimes it's even a sign of integrity... but it's certainly not demonising.
If you disagree I'd like to hear about it. But please for all our sakes provide some evidence to support the claim.
good lord, not more sledging and controversy in the ms fits comments section, please. I can't handle it. How many times does it have to be said people, lets keep to nice safe topics like new and exciting filthy words related to screwing.
Nic, it's not really demonising, it's more an un-deifying (you learn a new word every day).
Darp, either of your scenrios could be right, but the question either way is - why did the bouncer follow/shadow him up the street for however far it was, and then either start or continue a fight. i've been down that street at night and its dark and a long way from home. if it was hookesy that swung first, why didn't the bouncer just back away? there is no need to punch on down there.
of course, there may be other scenarios, but i think we should just accept that it's a tragedy that has happened and move on to preventing future tragedies. like fallujah. or sudan. et cetera. et cetera.
Leif
Regardless... noone, no matter how drunk or annoying, should be followed down the street by a bouncer and then king hit. The guy had already been charged by the cops for doing this once before. Send him to jail and let them sort him out there!!
yeah for sure, you're right. but they're two different issues. i don't think anyone would say he deserved what he got... but neither did he deserve to become the sacred cow that he did.
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I've been harping on this since January, it's one of those issues that has really pissed me off.
Leif - it's common for security staff to ensure that ejected patrons actually bugger off from the premises and don't hang around in a carpark and try to come back to the door and try stab them. A certain bouncer might possibly know all about that. But I'm not going to say any more about that, as the legality of me saying any more is dubious if not downright illegal.
What I'm pissed off about is the demonising and trial by Herald Sun of the bouncer and the lynch mob mentality. Sure, he's guilty of assault, for sure, and until we know for certain, possibly manslaughter. And it is sad that Hookes had to die that way.
However, I would find it very difficult to argue that Hookes didn't contribute to his own death.
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