The Diceman

JupiterKid

Do any other AHers (old enough to) remember this character of Dublin on Grafton Street?

The Diceman was not just renowned in Dublin but around the country and IMO he was the original street performer and plied his trade in weird and wonderful costumes and personas long before the rest of the world took notice and copied him...poorly.:pac:

It's hard to believe that Thom McGinty died over 18 years ago now at the tragically young age of 44. But his ghost still definitely haunts Grafton Street and he has passed into legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1363FrC5y-4

Anyone else remember him?:)

DEFTLEFTHAND

My parents tales only. On the subject of Dublin street legends what about Bang Bang?

jimmycrackcorm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

My parents tales only. On the subject of Dublin street legends what about Bang Bang?

Only a theory now.

Ruudi_Mentari

He was supposed to return, from the grave to terrorize tighknit circles of oh so wholesome A&F preppy types but no dice.

policarp

Yes. Remember the Dice Man.
Bang Bang was a little before my time. I think.
Heard of Johnny Forty Coats but never saw him.

Stavro Mueller

I never saw the guy in person but I knew who he was growing up. I remember seeing him on the Late Late show being interviewed by Gay Byrne and saying that the film Philadelphia (which had just won Oscars) was pretty upsetting for an AIDS sufferer like him to watch

Karl Stein

JupiterKid wrote: »

IMO he was the original street performer...

Ah c'mon.

Wacker The Attacker

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

My parents tales only. On the subject of Dublin street legends what about Bang Bang?

Bang Bang shoots the buses with his golden key

Smidge

policarp wrote: »

Yes. Remember the Dice Man.
Bang Bang was a little before my time. I think.
Heard of Johnny Forty Coats but never saw him.

I used to work on Grafton street at the time so remember him well.
But re Johnny Forty Coats.........
I remember being told about(same as you, before my time:))the "Hairy Lemon".
That the Hairy Lemon would get ya if ya didn't behave.

I was told that Bang Bang shot my mother when I was about 2 and with her, getting off a bus.
My mother would very rarely curse but she said he gave he such a fright that day that she swore blue at him:D

JupiterKid

The Diceman stood head and shoulders above the other Dublin street "characters."

Let's see - in my time there was Mad Mary, Matt The Jap, Tigerlily and Johnny Fortycoats to name a few...

Super-Rush

Dublin forum please.