The passing of a legend (Morgue report added for doubters)
Someone dropped off a link in one of our posts today that announced the passing of the winner of our Phony Soldier Tournament, the fellow whom I named General Ballduster McSoulpatch. Even the Army Times like the name.
I remember when we first met, in a picture that the folks at POW Network sent me one Saturday and I distributed the photo to the MilBlog community and we started our first pitchfork brigade search for him. It was the first time that I realized the reach that TAH had when a member of the Houston gay community dropped a dime on him.
Apparently, he passed just a few months before the tournament, so it’s sad that he never knew how much we really thought of him. But here’s the obit;
Updated for the doubters who think he faked his death, too. Thanks to billo at Blackfive for the links for the final research we have to do on this ass-munch;
February 10th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Do we need to redo the tournament?
Hey Mailahn, if you finally succeed at something, say Hi to McManus for me.
February 10th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
If he bit the crimson shillelagh before being voted #1, doesn’t the honor fall to the first runner up?
February 10th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
” . . .passed away suddenly, but peacefully. . . .”
From what? A drug OD? Final complications from AIDS? Or some other STD? In the hospital after an ass-whupping in a back alley?
Give us a clue, Soulduster. The Ouiji board is warmed up and waiting.
February 10th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Well…I guess it will be Soup Sandwich by default then…though I am sorely disappointed that my vote went for a dead guy.
February 10th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Will his 13 year old Laotian partner be deported?
February 10th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
I’M SURE YOULL GET PLENTY OF CHANCES TO GET TO KNOW HIM IN HELL YOU PATHETIC LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT.
February 10th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Woodman
I think he slipped and fell in the shower when he bent over to pick up the soap….
February 10th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
I’m guessing since he had a taste for little Thai boys and he frequented the area, it was AIDS that took him from us in his prime.
February 10th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
I wished him my fondest, it probably won’t be printed
February 10th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Did they Bury him ass up so friends would recognize him and have a place to park their bicycles?
February 10th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
I wonder if they had Soup and the rest of the finalists at the funeral to bestow pseudo military honors.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Also, I love the part that went “survived by cherished friend Alvin Chan of New Orleans.” more than likely a Thai rent boy?
February 10th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Chan was his boyfriend from my earlier research on him.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
I am sorely disappointed that my vote went for a dead guy.
Could be worse, you could a Democrat and you’re voting when you’re dead.
Sorry, lurkers–I’m not going to cry too much over this one.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Ray–they probably buried him upside down, so later on his friends could drop by and have a cold one.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Proof, I want proof of death. If this guy has faked everything under the sun, what would stop him from faking his own death?
February 10th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
He’d want to be buried close to Alvin because he wouldn’t be able to bear the thought of leaving his buddy’s behind.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
I am with Spork!
February 10th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
So Spork, are you a “Deather”?
(If I had PACER, I would look up his case, and see if it was rendered moot by death.)
February 10th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
@16 – I’m with you (even paranoids have enemies).
February 10th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
SOUPY FTW!!!
February 10th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Soupy wins by default.
February 10th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
I’m with Spork on this. Proof of death or we don’t believe it.
February 10th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
I think we should rename the award in his dishonor thus sustaining the legacy he established in his brief time on earth.
Soup couldn’t win a match with a dead guy? Classic!
February 10th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
I want proof, too. I did a search for his name and only found 1 obituary.
February 10th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Let me guess, he choked on cock.
February 10th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
he has to play dead so that he and the TURD-BURGLAR mailhan can sneak off and rub rank in secret.
February 10th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Oh did he get buried with all his CIA medals and a dildo in appropriate orifice? Hey maybe he’ll end up on 1000 ways to die. I can already see the title “Cock-a-doodle-do”
February 10th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Dammit Doc! Smart water ain’t cheap!
February 10th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
If this is his soulmate, then don’t belive I’ll be eating at the Pizza Hut not very far from me:
http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/819/Default.aspx
Business: ALVIN B. CHAN, INC.
Charter Number: 32033640 F
Registration Date: 12/27/1977
Domicile Address
5 BEACONSFIELD CT.
ORINDA, CA 94503
Principal Business Establishment in Louisiana
PIZZA HUT
CROWLEY, LA 70526
Might there be a different type white cheese on their pizza’s?
February 10th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
#10 SG – Spew alert please. I wasted a good drink of Bud.
Y’all are going to to learn the facts soon that Gen Ballduster is actually undercover now and on another secret mission
February 10th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
#30: Asian Pepperoni.
February 10th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
The tournament could be the ball duster mcsoulpatch memorial tournament now…
February 10th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
@29, just doing my part to keep you in beer and skittles.
February 10th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Wow, talk about mixed emotions. Don’t get me wrong, the guy was total asshat. But it was his photo that first brought me to TAH…..and it’s been so much fun since I’ve been coming here.
February 10th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
The fact he died is irrelevant!
If an actor wins an academy award, and dies a few weeks later, he does not ‘forfeit’ the award.
Ballduster was a legend among phonies, he deserves to live in infamy as the inaugural winner.
I raise my nutsack in his memory.
February 10th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
It was The JMB Tourny that brought me here, only it was the write up for the Phony Marine Lesbian Pirate. The fact her fraudulent youtube video still exists to this very day angers me.
February 11th, 2012 at 2:13 am
While I admire the dedication of the “Soup group,” let’s have no more talk of reopening the tournament. There was no rule about being “alive.” If there were, we’d still be in litigation over who won “from the neck up.”
February 11th, 2012 at 2:25 am
Hey maybe the Lesbian Pirate LTC Wolf knocked him off when she was trying to win the tourney.
I believe next year we should rename the tournament in honor of the Delta, CIA, Super Ranger, General Ballduster McSoulpatch.
One can only hope this is the start of a Karmic trend. I can think of one fat ass I want to see go next.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eppsuCoq1c&feature=player_embedded
February 11th, 2012 at 2:44 am
^This guy will be found in his mother’s basement 3 years after he kicks over, because no one gives a flying fuck about him.
February 11th, 2012 at 5:59 am
Need to know where the grave is located so I can piss on it.
February 11th, 2012 at 7:42 am
May he rest in piss.
February 11th, 2012 at 8:39 am
@40- Aw, come on… Doc’s not all that bad.
February 11th, 2012 at 9:43 am
@24, 33, 39: Fully agree. How about it, Jonn? The “Xth Annual ‘MG’ Ballduster McSoulpatch Memorial Military Phoney Award”? IMO that has a nice ring to it.
February 11th, 2012 at 9:44 am
Oops. #44 above was mine. Forgot to put in the ID info.
February 11th, 2012 at 9:55 am
Come on, now. You can’t call the Superbowl the “Walter Peyton Memorial Game”; the MacB’s monicker shouldn’t change either. However, there should be a Ballduster Memorial Trophy for the fake with the most flamboyant uniform, or the J MacB’s Ballduster Stolen Valor Hall of Shame.
February 11th, 2012 at 9:57 am
Would someone recommend a good book on Army and Air Force uniforms? I will admit I’m woefully. Ignorant about your guys’ uniforms, soup sandwich was obvious but not knowing enough about your badges and hash marks, etc someone could get away! Thanks and Semper Fi.
February 11th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
I am so happy I found this site!
February 11th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Yat Yas 1833: Ask and ye shall receive – well, for the Army, anyway. The current Army Uniform Reg is available on-line.
http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r670_1.pdf
Marlow White also has it available, as well as (purportedly) the Navy Reg (but I’m guessing you know that one well enough) and the USPHS uniform reg. They don’t seem to handle USAF and USMC, though.
http://www.marlowwhite.com/army-uniform-regulations.html
Can’t speak for an AF source, but someone here can probably point you at one.
— break –
teddy996: not sure that’s a good argument. While they didn’t rename the Super Bowl, the NFL did rename the NFL championship trophy the Lombardi Trophy after Vince died.
February 11th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
He faked everything else about his life, how can be sure he’s not faking now?!
February 11th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
It’s Walter PAYTON, Teddy. PAYTON.
Jesus H. Fucking Roosevelt Christ, beat your face.
February 12th, 2012 at 12:24 am
Maybe he died from food poisoning after choking on a 12 year old Thai wiener.
I think the BM trophy (Ballduster McSoulpatch) would be appropriate. Who will win the big BM this year? Perhaps we should remember him when he was in better health and call it the Healthy BM trophy. Whatta think?
February 12th, 2012 at 12:26 am
Whataya.
Auto correct is no help when you are trying to be a smartass. ????
February 13th, 2012 at 9:54 am
The link notes that the obit was published in the New Haven Register. There isn’t anything published locally in Houston. Something is definitely fishy here! Who publishes and obit and doesn’t list service info?
February 13th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
AmyJ- obits are paid ads… money says this was paid for by the parents in their home-town paper and the services probably occurred in Houston. This appeared in September and he died in mid-August – he was probably planted or cremated before this ever appeared.
Gee, wonder where the Phelps family was… this is one they could really have sunk their teeth into. He actually WAS gay!
February 13th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Nothing shows up in the Harris County death records for anyone with the last name McManus dying since 2007.
February 13th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
AmyJ, a comment at Blackfive says it’s got a case number; ML11-2470
February 13th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
I’ve now had a link shared on TAH and Blackfive. I can die happy.
February 13th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Zombie ballduster? I can see it now, instead of the usual zombie moaning BRAAAINS, you’ll hear PEEEEENIIIIIS. Run. Run quickly.
February 13th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
@ 10 Did they Bury him ass up so friends would recognize him and have a place to park their bicycles?
Yes … They did bury him face down or as other my say, “ass up”. Truth is Patrick requested this so our good friend Ronnie could give him anal tongue darts. Ronnie likes them dead too.
February 13th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Are autopsy reports public records? I have a Bro in Houston who will look it up if it is. I’m not gonna believe it until I see verifiable proof. Like someone else said, “He’s faked everything else…”!
February 19th, 2012 at 11:45 am
Hate to say this, but just because the M.E. has a case number does not mean that the person is dead. It only means he/she is reported dead. I have been on a few scenes where the examiner only needs a statement from an attending physician (who does not have to be at the death scene) to state there was a condition which does not require an autopsy. Case number is issued and body transported to location other than M.E. office. I live in Houston and it seems strane that no local news services reported his death, given his notararity. Also his drivers license lists him “reported deceased” vs “deceased”. Just seems odd.
February 26th, 2012 at 12:30 am
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February 26th, 2012 at 12:43 am
Odd, you can no longer look up this case number. Or find anyone with his last name.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Ma’am on behalf on the President of the United States, and the United States Army, and a greatful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of appreciation for your loved one’s honorable and faithful service…NAH, I am just kidding. Ballduster gets no flag!
February 18th, 2013 at 9:54 am
Nice job, Never. Did you notice that until YOUR comment, only one comment had been posted about this clown in a year? And that lone comment came five months ago. If you wanted this guy to, as you say, rest in peace, you really should have left well enough alone. And now you’ve gone and dug him up. Nice job. And as for your having a problem with this blog, all these who care, please raise your right hand. [Playing theme from Jeopardy] Dag. No hands.
February 26th, 2013 at 4:14 pm
*crickets*