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Sad day for Ogri lovers…

Paul Sample
 
A great loss, he was a huge influence on me growing up and getting into bikes
I was lucky enough to buy two volumes of his collected Ogri strips back in the mid 80’s, which I treasure.
Ride on Paul, and thanks for everything
 
My first ever “Bike” mag was the January 1978 edition. I bought it partly because it had a feature of JJ Burrell of the Stranglers in it amongst other things. If memory serves I think it might have been the one where Ogri gets a lift with Malcolm and they take a “short cut” on a snow covered a frozen canal thinking it was a lane. The inevitable happens. God’s teeth Malcom!

I was given this by a friend and it’s been on my top yoke for a few years now, just in case I lose my other kickstart.
 

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Ogri was the first thing i read after buying the latest issue of Bike mag.
Over a decade ago I had a girlfriend who was a blonde and was quite well endowed, she had a Hinckley Bonnieville (That she called Bonnie) but had never heard of Ogri. I lent her all the Ogri comic strips and books i had so she could get acquainted with Ogris world. later on she said why don't you call your Mk3 'Mitzi' Then you can ride her and think of me (A blonde with big tits). My Mk3 has been Mitzi ever since...
RIP Mr Sample
 
Also being named Malcolm, he was my hero
Many years ago i contacted Paul after reading one of his strips which run a personal such a tone. and i enquired cheekily if it was possible to purchase from him a blown up copy of sketch 248.... "How do you fanny the original artwork " was the response, i nearly fell off my chair.... needless to say i purchased it and it is proudly displayed on my office wall
I'm looking at it now smiling
RIP Paul
 
olympus said:
Also being named Malcolm, he was my hero
Many years ago i contacted Paul after reading one of his strips which run a personal such a tone. and i enquired cheekily if it was possible to purchase from him a blown up copy of sketch 248.... "How do you fanny the original artwork " was the response, i nearly fell off my chair.... needless to say i purchased it and it is proudly displayed on my office wall
I'm looking at it now smiling
RIP Paul
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I must admit to always feeling rather more like Malcom than Ogri... particularly the strip where he worries obsessively about his engine blowing up :)
 
You mean this one Steve?

One of my favourites.

And I don’t care what anyone says, we have ALL been this Malcolm at some point or another !

I know I was as a 17 year old yoof, having just built my first engine and having an appreciation of what happens inside, I had a total panic imagining it all happening at high revs !!

I used to particularly like the stories of winter riding, snow, frozen canals, etc. in fact I might just dig some out now and read ‘em from the comfort of my warm sofa !!

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Fast Eddie said:
You mean this one Steve?

One of my favourites.

And I don’t care what anyone says, we have ALL been this Malcolm at some point or another !

I know I was as a 17 year old yoof, having just built my first engine and having an appreciation of what happens inside, I had a total panic imagining it all happening at at high revs !!

I used to particularly like the stories of winter riding, snow, frozen canals, etc. in fact I might just dig some out now and read ‘em from the comfort of my warm sofa !!

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Absolutely agree, my artwork depicts Malcolm attempting to kick start his bike on a freezing morning.. needless to say it wouldn't start, so off comes the helmet...kick kick, then off with the jacket. And so it goes on till mals in his underwear and it eventually starts along with all the associated clater, clat and clank balloons...but of course hapless malc wasn't watching someone run off with all his gear.
It so relates to when I had a T160 that pegged out two miles from home....kick kick and off with the helmet... and after being left just wearing jeans I gave up.
The problem found later I had been over jealous with the solvo autosol which blocked the breather hole in the fuel cap
 
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