Singer says Hove speed camera crash made him local hero (From The Argus)
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Singer says Hove speed camera crash made him local hero
3:00pm Saturday 16th February 2013 in News
A rock singer has claimed his close encounter with a speed camera made him a “local hero”.
In 2010 Bad Seeds frontman Nick Cave smashed his Jaguar car into a camera in Kingsway, Hove, putting it out of action for weeks.
The singer and his two sons walked away from the crash unharmed.
In an interview with a national newspaper, he said: “I became a local hero – I took out the camera along the seafront with my Jag.
"I was the toast of Brighton for about five days.
" Little goths came and prayed at the scene and wrote ‘Nick Cave was here’.”
Comments(19)
fredaj
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3:49pm Sat 16 Feb 13
michael505
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3:55pm Sat 16 Feb 13
still waiting
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4:35pm Sat 16 Feb 13
yourallnuts
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4:38pm Sat 16 Feb 13
Maxwell's Ghost
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5:05pm Sat 16 Feb 13
Most are rather rotund.
Hugo-Worthing
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5:32pm Sat 16 Feb 13
Hove Actually
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5:38pm Sat 16 Feb 13
minnie&teddy
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6:49pm Sat 16 Feb 13
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NIMBY hater
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6:50pm Sat 16 Feb 13
yourallnuts wrote:You must have been in a coma at the time then. :)
I've lived in the area my whole life and can honestly say this story rings no bells so I think this guy is blowing his own trumpet...and coming across as a conplete ****
anonymous coward
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8:28pm Sat 16 Feb 13
Some people are famous in the sense that anyone of wit and intelligence knows their name and work because of the quality of said work. Nick Cave is one of these.
Then there are people who are famous because they're on the idiot box a lot. These people are, on the whole, a waste of oxygen - which is ironic as every mouth breather in the country knows them although they've never achieved anything of note and will be forgotten in 5 years time.
Nathan AdIer
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8:53pm Sat 16 Feb 13
Hey ho, I was wrong.
8273661
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1:25pm Sun 17 Feb 13
http://www.thesun.co
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Disclaimer: true fan
JGEvans
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5:09pm Sun 17 Feb 13
More personalities like Nick Cave would be warmly welcomed by me.
oneillco
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9:16pm Sun 17 Feb 13
El Duderino
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6:01am Mon 18 Feb 13
minnie&teddy wrote:He's actually a top bloke, and very very famous in Australia and New Zealand. I sometimes used to see him walking his dogs in Kemp Town, always smiled back if prompted. If you don't know who he is, why bother writing a comment, just go back to listening to your Kaiser Chiefs and Coldplay albums, no one cares about you.
i would rather be well known for my profession than being in a crash with two sons as he said did he thinkhe was a hero for putting a speed camera out of action the man is a lunatic to say the least just glad his two sons were ok he needs to drive more carefully....idiot!!
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Immigratusest
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6:17am Mon 18 Feb 13
The Brighton Song -
Let you're dog sh#t around me
- I'll burn the West Pier down
The high street is all history baby
As every shop is closing down
Please, see The Proposition (written by Nick Cave and starring Ray Winstone).
Immigratusest
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7:48am Mon 18 Feb 13
Immigratusest wrote:*your
A tribute...
The Brighton Song -
Let you're dog sh#t around me
- I'll burn the West Pier down
The high street is all history baby
As every shop is closing down
Please, see The Proposition (written by Nick Cave and starring Ray Winstone).
qm
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12:54pm Mon 18 Feb 13
mimseycal says...
3:38pm Sat 16 Feb 13