Hampstead Claret and The Boss
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Hampstead Claret and The Boss
It's almost a year since the sad and premature passing of Micky Collins aka Hampstead Claret on this board and I still miss seeing him around town in St Albans and having a chat with him in The Garibaldi pub about all things Claret.
As well as BFC we also had a passion for Bruce Springsteen's music in common and yesterday I watched this superb video for Bruce's new track "Ghosts" and thought how much Micky would have absolutely loved it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo5QNcFioZ4
Bruce has said Ghosts is about the "beauty and joy of being in a band and the pain of losing one another to illness and time" and I post it on here as a tribute to Micky and so other Clarets can see how someone can make fantastic, dignified and reflective rock music at the age of 71.
RIP Micky
As well as BFC we also had a passion for Bruce Springsteen's music in common and yesterday I watched this superb video for Bruce's new track "Ghosts" and thought how much Micky would have absolutely loved it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo5QNcFioZ4
Bruce has said Ghosts is about the "beauty and joy of being in a band and the pain of losing one another to illness and time" and I post it on here as a tribute to Micky and so other Clarets can see how someone can make fantastic, dignified and reflective rock music at the age of 71.
RIP Micky
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Although I never met him, I miss Hampstead.
He was a witty and engaging poster, even when we were at loggerheads. His music posts always brimmed with the evident passion he had for the art.
It's a massive shame I never bumped into him (certainly not knowingly) at a game or even in St Albans. I used to drink there semi-regularly when a friend lived there and it would have been great to meet a couple of Burnley fans on the circuit.
RIP Micky, you are missed by even those of us who didn't know you.
He was a witty and engaging poster, even when we were at loggerheads. His music posts always brimmed with the evident passion he had for the art.
It's a massive shame I never bumped into him (certainly not knowingly) at a game or even in St Albans. I used to drink there semi-regularly when a friend lived there and it would have been great to meet a couple of Burnley fans on the circuit.
RIP Micky, you are missed by even those of us who didn't know you.
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Nicely put, I regularly think of people that are no longer with us who I met watching Burnley, great memories that bring a smile to my faceStalbansclaret wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:11 amIt's almost a year since the sad and premature passing of Micky Collins aka Hampstead Claret on this board and I still miss seeing him around town in St Albans and having a chat with him in The Garibaldi pub about all things Claret.
As well as BFC we also had a passion for Bruce Springsteen's music in common and yesterday I watched this superb video for Bruce's new track "Ghosts" and thought how much Micky would have absolutely loved it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo5QNcFioZ4
Bruce has said Ghosts is about the "beauty and joy of being in a band and the pain of losing one another to illness and time" and I post it on here as a tribute to Micky and so other Clarets can see how someone can make fantastic, dignified and reflective rock music at the age of 71.
RIP Micky
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I lived in St Albans for just under a year from 2001-02 and one day I was clearing some stuff out of the garden. I had an old Jimmy Mullen t shirt on and a bloke walking past stopped and identified himself as a fellow claret. Not sure where in St Albans Hampstead lived , but it could possibly have been him.....
Was he the poster who I had several exchanges with everytime there was a report of a child being attacked by a dog?
Was he the poster who I had several exchanges with everytime there was a report of a child being attacked by a dog?
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A year already? - Bloody hell.
I liked Hampers too. He was one of my favourite posters and I agreed with him on almost everything.
It may be a cliche but the board is definitely the worse for his absence.
I liked Hampers too. He was one of my favourite posters and I agreed with him on almost everything.
It may be a cliche but the board is definitely the worse for his absence.
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Yes a good man Hampstead - opinionated, bold and honest. I guess he was an Economics teacher and I always enjoyed his posts.
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He was one of our own!!!
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Clearly a good sort. Heart on sleeve kinda bloke.
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Nice post Sir, and i entirely agree.
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One of this and the previous sites best contributors. Sadly missed.
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Strange how we can miss someone we never knew!
I recall having almost identical music taste as Hampstead Claret and it feels like that year has flown by.
Thanks for posting the video link.
I recall having almost identical music taste as Hampstead Claret and it feels like that year has flown by.
Thanks for posting the video link.
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Yes, he is missed, good sense of humour. I enjoyed his posts.
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I think Hampstead might have liked “Ghosts”. Miss his posts - always gave me a smile, and often a nod of agreement! Seemed such a decent bloke.
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Only got to know him late in life - I already knew Mick Collins, the musician/dj so we talked about the same name.
Hampstead told me he was coming back to Burnley to retire and do some dj ing. I was going to help him get started but it never happened.
It struck me that he had wide and varied taste. Nice lad.
Hampstead told me he was coming back to Burnley to retire and do some dj ing. I was going to help him get started but it never happened.
It struck me that he had wide and varied taste. Nice lad.
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Anyone else think this sounds a little like Radio Nowhere? Great track.
Lucky to know one of Micky's relatives,a great family .
Lucky to know one of Micky's relatives,a great family .