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Just noticed that it was a year ago today that Bitza made his last post on Modern Vespa.

How time flies and how much has happened since.

Rest In Peace Bitza and best wishes to all on the Forum.

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Only
He was the original and best.

It feels so empty without him.

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A gem of a guy and his presence is and will always be missed immensely.

Play some Motörhead today and play it loud.

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Play Motörhead loud and like you mean it. The man was a legend around here and I enjoyed the time that I got to know him. Of course I couldn't understand about 1/3 of what he was saying but that was part of his Bitza-ness.
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Bitza was one of a kind and we were very fortunate to have had him here on MV.
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The first and only man ever to call me a "bell end," and I didn't appreciate it enough at the time...
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Whenever I saw that there was a new Bitza post I smiled because I knew it was going to be good.

He wrote in the stereotypicaly perfect East end vernacular, or at least it seemed like what it should be. You could hear the accent comming through the keyboard.

I considered him to be a friend and I miss him.

Matthew
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Just a bit less colorful here. I never met him personally, but I am sure I would have enjoyed his company.
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Having lived in Yorkshire for a few years it was easy for me to understand him.

Had some good banter in posts with him.
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Even myself not being able to understand him sometimes it was clear to me that there was a person behind the avatar. I mean a real genuine person. I miss him being around a lot.
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hoist one for Bitza! always interesting to follow, lots of good stories on his bikes and just a genuine guy who never failed to entertain. wish I'd met him for real.
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He was an original indeed. I get a chuckle remembering when he got booted from the "scooter girl" thread, LOL. When he dug in there was no backing down. He was always willing to die on that hill, so to speak.
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Lester Bangs wrote:
He was an original indeed. I get a chuckle remembering when he got booted from the "scooter girl" thread, LOL. When he dug in there was no backing down. He was always willing to die on that hill, so to speak.
Ha! Yeah I remember that. Oh there were some fun threads back then and he and Judy being gone has changed things. Sure would be interesting to have them around now.
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Harbinger wrote:
Lester Bangs wrote:
He was an original indeed. I get a chuckle remembering when he got booted from the "scooter girl" thread, LOL. When he dug in there was no backing down. He was always willing to die on that hill, so to speak.
Ha! Yeah I remember that. Oh there were some fun threads back then and he and Judy being gone has changed things. Sure would be interesting to have them around now.
Indeed it would. Life feels unfair when we lose people around us, but life is neither fair nor unfair. It just is, and death is a part of it.
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Bitza was always a mystery and intriguing to me at the same time. Between his sentence construction, the words he chose and his nonlinear thinking, my linear brain always struggle to pull out his intention. But when I got it, he was brilliant which always drew me to his posts. I too miss Bitza.

Miguel
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This picturre speaks volumes to me. People say the eyes are the windows of the soul. Bitza had kind eyes.
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In a world full of Papier Mâché people, he was the real deal. A true diamond in the rough.
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