Comments on: London gay legend, Simon Hobart has died http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: paul keavey http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-150 paul keavey Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:22:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-150 i came to london in the late 80s i was regular to the kitkat/when the leicster sq club closed i cant remember the girl who took peoples admission fees/but she gave me the doll that always sat in the cloakroom it had orange hair.sadly ive lost it,simon introduced himself to me/he was very kind and i always spoke with him at heaven when the kit kat was upstairs at heaven we always spoke,and his nights at the hippodrome,i have only discovered that he is no longer alive a beautiful man who achieved so much,may he forever rest in peace. i came to london in the late 80s i was regular to the kitkat/when the leicster sq club closed i cant remember the girl who took peoples admission fees/but she gave me the doll that always sat in the cloakroom it had orange hair.sadly ive lost it,simon introduced himself to me/he was very kind and i always spoke with him at heaven when the kit kat was upstairs at heaven we always spoke,and his nights at the hippodrome,i have only discovered that he is no longer alive a beautiful man who achieved so much,may he forever rest in peace.

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]]> By: Marc http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Marc Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-151 still cant believe that Simon isnt no longer here.I hadnt seen Simon for years and I thought I would Google him to see how he's getting on...anyway I was shocked to hear of his death.I was friends with Simon and his then partner Adrian ( where are you now?) The kitcat club was the best days of my life and I always refer back to them days and feel proud to have been part of that.Simon was a decent bloke and always a good laugh....and of course a brilliant dj....I got to know a few known people through Simon: Boy George,John from Bronski Beat,Ray from Sigue Sigue Sputnic etc...it was just a mad time...Simon then lived in a squat...it was a massive fucking detached house !!! he always had to do everything in style.Anyway I could go on forever....You will be missed mate...you played a very important part of my youth/life. still cant believe that Simon isnt no longer here.I hadnt seen Simon for years and I thought I would Google him to see how he's getting on…anyway I was shocked to hear of his death.I was friends with Simon and his then partner Adrian ( where are you now?) The kitcat club was the best days of my life and I always refer back to them days and feel proud to have been part of that.Simon was a decent bloke and always a good laugh….and of course a brilliant dj….I got to know a few known people through Simon: Boy George,John from Bronski Beat,Ray from Sigue Sigue Sputnic etc…it was just a mad time…Simon then lived in a squat…it was a massive fucking detached house !!! he always had to do everything in style.Anyway I could go on forever….You will be missed mate…you played a very important part of my youth/life.

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]]> By: Lau http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Lau Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:10:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-152 we miss u we miss u

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]]> By: Thor http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Thor Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-153 I cannot believe this. I've only just heard and I'm speachless. I worked as Simon's main DJ at the KITCAT club for years. From when it was at Fouberts Place and Westbourne Grove to when it ended up at the Comedy Store. Luckly we all have our happy memories of such a wonderful and beautiful man. Love and Bugs Baby! xx I cannot believe this. I've only just heard and I'm speachless. I worked as Simon's main DJ at the KITCAT club for years. From when it was at Fouberts Place and Westbourne Grove to when it ended up at the Comedy Store. Luckly we all have our happy memories of such a wonderful and beautiful man. Love and Bugs Baby! xx

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]]> By: DJ Mystique, san francisco http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-154 DJ Mystique, san francisco Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:33:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-154 Simon - You were such an inviting host. I am grateful to have known you and to have gotten to converse with you one last time as a visitor to London...you helped make me feel warm and welcome and your events were a joy. I am stunned you are gone, and can only imagine how much the alternative scene will miss you. Simon – You were such an inviting host. I am grateful to have known you and to have gotten to converse with you one last time as a visitor to London…you helped make me feel warm and welcome and your events were a joy. I am stunned you are gone, and can only imagine how much the alternative scene will miss you.

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]]> By: Anon http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Anon Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-155 Simon, i just still can't believe that you are gone. Thank you so much for everything and all the goodtimes we shared. You will be with me always. Love your Fluffy. x x x Simon, i just still can't believe that you are gone. Thank you so much for everything and all the goodtimes we shared. You will be with me always. Love your Fluffy. x x x

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]]> By: Paul Clubber http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Paul Clubber Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:49:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-156 it seems simon touched so many lives... including mine, there is no way his memory will not continue for a long time to come. thank you for the times when you stopped me behaving badly in ghetto and the way you helped me be happy again. the thought of not seeing you from 1-2am on a friday night doesn't seem real yet... i predict a riot! i predict a fucking riot! VIP RIP x it seems simon touched so many lives… including mine, there is no way his memory will not continue for a long time to come. thank you for the times when you stopped me behaving badly in ghetto and the way you helped me be happy again. the thought of not seeing you from 1-2am on a friday night doesn't seem real yet… i predict a riot! i predict a fucking riot! VIP RIP x

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]]> By: Neil Millen http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Neil Millen Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-157 He was a sweetheart and as I pause to think back to him now he did make me laugh. I remember him being as drunk as skunk and him telling me ‘Oh, Neil, your horribly drunk!’ I remember crashing in his bed with him and Michele and him saying weeks after that he could still smell Michele’s perfume in his bed. I remember him throwing me in the pool under his apartment block. I remember him complaining that the Inland Revenue wanted to know how much he spent on pints of milk! I remember him trying to persuade me to go up to Amy Lame and pretend I was the taxman. I recall his sadness at his mother’s illness and the loss he faced. I first went to Popstarz ten years ago, I learnt to dance there, I had my heart broken there. Simon provided a wonderful stage for people to play out their lives on. His Spirit is closer than we realise. God bless him. He was a sweetheart and as I pause to think back to him now he did make me laugh. I remember him being as drunk as skunk and him telling me ‘Oh, Neil, your horribly drunk!’ I remember crashing in his bed with him and Michele and him saying weeks after that he could still smell Michele’s perfume in his bed. I remember him throwing me in the pool under his apartment block. I remember him complaining that the Inland Revenue wanted to know how much he spent on pints of milk! I remember him trying to persuade me to go up to Amy Lame and pretend I was the taxman. I recall his sadness at his mother’s illness and the loss he faced. I first went to Popstarz ten years ago, I learnt to dance there, I had my heart broken there. Simon provided a wonderful stage for people to play out their lives on. His Spirit is closer than we realise. God bless him.

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]]> By: matt http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-158 matt Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-158 When I first came out I thought all gay clubs had to be like G-A-Y and that my love of indie music like suede, elastica, new order and joy division didn't have a place in the gay world. Then someone introduced me to popstarz and proof that we don't all have to listen to the same thing. I never got to meet Simon but all i can add is thank you and may popstarz, trash palace and ghetto live on and show future gays that there's so much more to music.Cheers When I first came out I thought all gay clubs had to be like G-A-Y and that my love of indie music like suede, elastica, new order and joy division didn't have a place in the gay world. Then someone introduced me to popstarz and proof that we don't all have to listen to the same thing. I never got to meet Simon but all i can add is thank you and may popstarz, trash palace and ghetto live on and show future gays that there's so much more to music.Cheers

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]]> By: Dan http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Dan Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:36:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-159 Shocked to hear of Simon's death.Simon guest DJ'd at our first Shadowplay, an indie/electro club in San Francisco, in May 2002, and returned to spin at the first Shadowplay Stage, at the San Francisco Gay Pride Festival, in June 2003.His clubs were a tremendous influence on ours here in San Francisco--and indeed his legacy spans the globe. He will be missed. Shocked to hear of Simon's death.Simon guest DJ'd at our first Shadowplay, an indie/electro club in San Francisco, in May 2002, and returned to spin at the first Shadowplay Stage, at the San Francisco Gay Pride Festival, in June 2003.His clubs were a tremendous influence on ours here in San Francisco–and indeed his legacy spans the globe. He will be missed.

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]]> By: mark(madame x) http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-160 mark(madame x) Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:44:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-160 my sympathy to all of simons family,and his many,many friends.it,s very hard to grasp the depth of emotion that i feel....Simon has always been around,(we met ,before kitkat).he gave me work(always great fun),friendly places to go to,and fab gossip.the other tributes say it all.a crazy,lovely,sweet man.Fly High Simon.xxx my sympathy to all of simons family,and his many,many friends.it,s very hard to grasp the depth of emotion that i feel….Simon has always been around,(we met ,before kitkat).he gave me work(always great fun),friendly places to go to,and fab gossip.the other tributes say it all.a crazy,lovely,sweet man.Fly High Simon.xxx

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]]> By: eko http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-161 eko Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:43:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-161 i just heard the sad news tonight.thanks for being a nice guy and giving me many enjoyable nights from the Kitkat to Popstarz more.eko x i just heard the sad news tonight.thanks for being a nice guy and giving me many enjoyable nights from the Kitkat to Popstarz more.eko x

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]]> By: Scampi http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Scampi Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-162 I was really shocked to find out earlier today that Simon had died. I first met Simon back in the late 90s. I'd lived in London a few years, been really disappointed by the gay scene, broken up out of my first relationship, and one night I decided to give Popstarz a try. I met Simon that very night. I was always pleased to see him around, and go to his new ventures and I loved to talk to him. I was doing some work today that didn't require my brain and got to thinking about times I spent with Simon, and it made me really smile to remember sitting in his flat with an ex-boyfriend of his (maybe called Simon too, or Will or something?). We drank Red Stripe and chatted and played Catatonia's Dead From The Waist Down about 100 times. I remember being in a cab with him and listening to him talk about Liquid Lounge before he even had a name for it. I remember being told about the Kitcat club, I think he had a press cutting or something on the wall in his hallway, and I remember being blown away by all the stuff this guy had done (and how deep that voice was!). I didn't see him at all for the past three years for various reasons, but I'd promised myself I'd go to Popstarz sometime soon to catch up with a few of the people I spent so many nights there with. Simon, I'm so sad to think it's over, and I hope that you realised how much we all appreciated everything you did. Rest in peace and thankyou for some fantastic memories. Matt x I was really shocked to find out earlier today that Simon had died. I first met Simon back in the late 90s. I'd lived in London a few years, been really disappointed by the gay scene, broken up out of my first relationship, and one night I decided to give Popstarz a try. I met Simon that very night. I was always pleased to see him around, and go to his new ventures and I loved to talk to him. I was doing some work today that didn't require my brain and got to thinking about times I spent with Simon, and it made me really smile to remember sitting in his flat with an ex-boyfriend of his (maybe called Simon too, or Will or something?). We drank Red Stripe and chatted and played Catatonia's Dead From The Waist Down about 100 times. I remember being in a cab with him and listening to him talk about Liquid Lounge before he even had a name for it. I remember being told about the Kitcat club, I think he had a press cutting or something on the wall in his hallway, and I remember being blown away by all the stuff this guy had done (and how deep that voice was!). I didn't see him at all for the past three years for various reasons, but I'd promised myself I'd go to Popstarz sometime soon to catch up with a few of the people I spent so many nights there with. Simon, I'm so sad to think it's over, and I hope that you realised how much we all appreciated everything you did. Rest in peace and thankyou for some fantastic memories. Matt x

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]]> By: Rob 'Popstarzlad' http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Rob 'Popstarzlad' Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-163 I would like to extend my condolences to Simon's family and close friends. Simon was a great person to know. Having known him for 8 years as the promoter of my favourite gay club and worked for him as popstarz flyerboy for 4 years I will miss him greatly.He was a great boss and a good friend. I will miss chatting to him at the Ghetto pay desk when I needed a breather from dancing. I will miss the way he spoke, the way he reacted when I tried to embarrass him by talking about sex, the way he waved his hands around when he spoke, his style, his hair, his rings everything that made him HIM.His was the first gay club i went to in London, and I'm so glad that he provided this place for me to feel safe as a gay teenager coming out AND to be able dance to my favourite indie and rock music at the same time. I hate to think what would have happenned to my sense of self if I'd had to conform to G.A.Y style in the absence of Popstarz.I sincerely hope that Simon's legacy will live on with Popstarz, Ghetto and Trash Palace continuing to provide the only gay alternative..... I would like to extend my condolences to Simon's family and close friends. Simon was a great person to know. Having known him for 8 years as the promoter of my favourite gay club and worked for him as popstarz flyerboy for 4 years I will miss him greatly.He was a great boss and a good friend. I will miss chatting to him at the Ghetto pay desk when I needed a breather from dancing. I will miss the way he spoke, the way he reacted when I tried to embarrass him by talking about sex, the way he waved his hands around when he spoke, his style, his hair, his rings everything that made him HIM.His was the first gay club i went to in London, and I'm so glad that he provided this place for me to feel safe as a gay teenager coming out AND to be able dance to my favourite indie and rock music at the same time. I hate to think what would have happenned to my sense of self if I'd had to conform to G.A.Y style in the absence of Popstarz.I sincerely hope that Simon's legacy will live on with Popstarz, Ghetto and Trash Palace continuing to provide the only gay alternative…..

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]]> By: Nic http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Nic Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-164 You have been such an inspiration to me over the last 12 years, I will never forget you. You have been such an inspiration to me over the last 12 years, I will never forget you.

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]]> By: Jo http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Jo Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:35:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-165 Utterly saddened, I met Simon through a good friend of mine around five years ago. 2000 and 2001 will always be remembered fondly. I spent my life living it up on Wig Out's podium, being made incredibly welcome by his friends and crashing on his velvet sofa. He was one of the kindest and most generous human beings I have ever had the privilege to know.He will be deeply missedJo.x Utterly saddened, I met Simon through a good friend of mine around five years ago. 2000 and 2001 will always be remembered fondly. I spent my life living it up on Wig Out's podium, being made incredibly welcome by his friends and crashing on his velvet sofa. He was one of the kindest and most generous human beings I have ever had the privilege to know.He will be deeply missedJo.x

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]]> By: a. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-166 a. Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:36:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-166 Simon, you are not gone... you will always remain here with us, never fogotten, we the indie kids we'll follow your steps and keep it going eternally. LOVE ALWAYS a. Simon, you are not gone… you will always remain here with us, never fogotten, we the indie kids we'll follow your steps and keep it going eternally. LOVE ALWAYS a.

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]]> By: Keith Dowling http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Keith Dowling Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-167 I didnt know simon personally but knew him to see as i went to the tube/ghetto consistently for over 6 years, a place which i used to call my home from home, i loved the place. I have moved on now but will it will always represent the best of my youth in London and ultimately he was responsible for that, so thank you Simon. It is really sad for all his friends and family and indeed for the gay scene as a whole. He was a real trailblazer and will be missed in many ways. keith I didnt know simon personally but knew him to see as i went to the tube/ghetto consistently for over 6 years, a place which i used to call my home from home, i loved the place. I have moved on now but will it will always represent the best of my youth in London and ultimately he was responsible for that, so thank you Simon. It is really sad for all his friends and family and indeed for the gay scene as a whole. He was a real trailblazer and will be missed in many ways. keith

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]]> By: Lee-B http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Lee-B Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-168 Just thinking about Simon, and it's funny what you remember as you feel stricken by grief.Like the day after we first met, him dropping me at the bus stop in Camberwell, only to come back in his old Beetle and saying "Go on then I'll drop you home" His love of snakebite, not looking his age, being super stylish and wearing things other people would not pull off.But above all,just being a bright shining light, someone who loved life and kept moving forward.They say the good die young, the way I see it, he's been called on by the Angels to spread some light and magic somewhere else. Because that's what Simon did, make people feel good about themselves, sometimes at his own expense. Just thinking about Simon, and it's funny what you remember as you feel stricken by grief.Like the day after we first met, him dropping me at the bus stop in Camberwell, only to come back in his old Beetle and saying "Go on then I'll drop you home" His love of snakebite, not looking his age, being super stylish and wearing things other people would not pull off.But above all,just being a bright shining light, someone who loved life and kept moving forward.They say the good die young, the way I see it, he's been called on by the Angels to spread some light and magic somewhere else. Because that's what Simon did, make people feel good about themselves, sometimes at his own expense.

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]]> By: Punkypink http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Punkypink Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-138.html#comment-169 His death is sad to hear, but I want to celebrate the good things in his life, that in his short lift, he could bring about joy to so many people who live oppressed by society. I feel sad about his death but I want to be joyous and celebratory about his life's work. I think he wouldn't want us to get upset at his passing, rather, he would want us to smile and lift a pint/bottle/glass in his name everytime we think of him. I think he will be happy at his legacy, and that we are fortunate to share in it. Bless Him. His death is sad to hear, but I want to celebrate the good things in his life, that in his short lift, he could bring about joy to so many people who live oppressed by society. I feel sad about his death but I want to be joyous and celebratory about his life's work. I think he wouldn't want us to get upset at his passing, rather, he would want us to smile and lift a pint/bottle/glass in his name everytime we think of him. I think he will be happy at his legacy, and that we are fortunate to share in it. Bless Him.

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