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Sad news if you have lived in or around Bradford in the last 40 years.
It has been reported that Geoffrey Brindley has passed.
Who? you may ask, and yes I did not know his name until about a week ago but I knew exactly who he was.
A figure dressed as a monk who cheerily waved at everybody he passed as he walked , and walked and walked.
I remember him when I was about ten or eleven years old when we ran to the end of the garden to cheer him on his way......"Does he ever rest?" " Has he any food?" " How many miles does he do a day?" " Where is he heading?" were all questions that encircled this enigmatic gentleman.
Then when I returned to Bradford in my mid twenties, thirties, there he was again. Exactly then same, as if caught in a unending loop of time.He never seemed to age. Again, like a child I felt compelled to wave.
RIP Geoffrey, but I suspect that coffin aint going to hold your spirit down.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/13622663._Bradford_Jesus_Man__di...

In reply to sbc_10:

Sad news. I'd heard he was ill.

In reply to sbc_10:
'The Jesus dude' my generation knew him as at school, when he ventured out as far as rawdon.
Only saw him a few times. He always seemed so happy, so at least we can hope he died happy.

In reply to sbc_10:

Good heavens, used to see him on the train a lot after nights at Shipley Glen and always wondered what the story was. Sounds like a fantastic character.

In reply to sbc_10:

We always referred to him as the walking monk. Always tooted my horn and got a wave back.

In reply to Removed UserDeleted bagger:

Yes, I always knew him as the 'Happy Wanderer'. In fact I probably picked that up off my mum, so his legacy goes beyond my time on this Earth and I'm fifty.

In reply to sbc_10:

Sad news. Used to see him a lot when I lived in Shipley, pleasant chap.

In reply to sbc_10:

Wow! Used to see him a lot in the 70/80's in the Rawdon area when I was as school - impressed by him in a 'I#m not sure why kinda way'. Always seemed to have a smile on his face and a cheery wave. RIP.

In reply to sbc_10:

RIP- always a cheery smile and a wave when I used to see him around Halifax but I hadnt seen him for a few years. He used to give the impression that he had found the secret of a happy life.

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