A video series featuring a teenage film crew recording homeless people fighting and performing in shenanigans across the las vegas and california metropolitan areas. Rufus the stunt bum hannah had smashed his head through a plateglass window, but for the teens egging him on, it wasnt enough. A memoir is the story of the man who was the face of the infamous website bumfights, rufus hannah, aka rufus the stunt bum. Starting out as a writer at the age of thirty, the american author sidney halston has been writing successfully for some time now, with her commercially successful novels, as she creates stories and characters that are enigmatic and engaging, setting up situations and narratives that keep her readers hooked throughout, with more and more discovering her work every day. Rufus hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who fought and performed dangerous stunts in the notorious bumfights videos, has died in a car crash at the age of 63. Rufus the stunt bum turns life around san diego uptown news. Rufus hannah is an advocate for the homeless, and currently an assistant manager of a townhome development. Rufus hannah tells his story in new book, written with a friend. Rufus hannah was on his hands and knees inside a dumpster, tearing through garbage bags looking for scraps of food to eat, when he first met barry soper.
Worldwide, bumfights has established itself as the hardest, rawest, most hilariously shocking video series on the planet. Bumfights star changes course and refashions legacy. Bumfights isnt technically outstanding the opening titles look like they were made on an amiga, but the ideas are definitely sharp. Mourning over his death, hisclose friend and benefactor, barry soper said that hannah was a beautiful soul he went through so much in. A new book chronicling the rebirth of rufus the stunt bum is getting a storm of publicity including a twopage spread in the sunday ny post. Boss fight books great books on classic video games. It was followed by several sequels in which hannah, known as rufus the stunt bum, and other transients. Let those other bitches you know who try to step up to this. A cause for concern 2001 yes, this is like jackass them movie x10 to the extreme. Books into movies a house of cards by michael dobbs was adapted into an english film. Full boss fight books book series boss fight books books. A cause for concern is a film produced by indecline films. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Michael dobbs books a house of cards this political masterpiece explores the lengths to which people will go in order to attain even the tiniest bit of power. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He was formerly featured in the infamous bumfights videos and was labeled rufus the stunt bum by radio shock jock howard stern. Both men had bumfights tattooed on their bodies so they could be human billboards. But the life of rufus hannah, formerly known as the stunt bum, took a radically different turn, and he went on to publish a book called a bum deal. Enders game is actually a science fiction novel and though it might seem an odd fit for a list of books that fighters of any kind should be reading its actually been at the top of the u. Soper is chairman of the board of oak grove, a nonprofit educational and residential treatment center. Homeless transients who beat the crap out each other while wearing boxing gloves. Youll see drunk bums beating each other silly, real street fights caught on tape, sick pranks, chick fights, crackheads, bum stunts, supermodel angela taylor and hands down the rawest, most core ruckus ever filmed. Rufus hannah was the guy from the bumfights video who went on to become a sort of professional exhomeless person, going out on the lecture circuit, consulting with agencies that aid homeless vets, so on and so forth.
Rufus hannah is known to millions around the world, unfortunately, as rufus the stunt bum because of his participation in the infamous bumfights video series. Soper is chairman of the board of oak grove, a nonprofit educational and residential. Ive seen a few stunts and they are the funniest things i have ever seen. That day seems very far away for both men soper was intolerant of the homeless man ripping through the dumpster of the apartment complex he owned and hannah was a drunk and down on his luck.
The felony footage dvd street date, cover art at ughh. Rufus hannah is an advocate for the homeless and currently an assistant manager of a townhome development. Rufus, bling bling, donnie and all your favorite characters are back in our most insane volume yet. The word hippy denotes someone who just lays around on their side, its original meaning came from the opium dens in america where in order to smoke their pipes people lay on their hips, so hence hippies but im sure such a big stong intelligent bohunk like ralphcock new that already, probably learnt it from bumfights. A bum deal is the book he wrote about the ordeal with a guy named barry soper. Rufus hannah as seen in the infamous bumfights videos, when he was known as rufus the stunt bum. Bum deal ebook by rufus hannah 9781402244735 rakuten kobo. Finally, after four arrests and seven felony charges later, the long awaited sequel to the infamous bumfights is here. Guaranteed to be the most hilariously shocking video youve ever seen, bum fights will piss on any other ruckus video ever made. The prosecutors called it shocking, criminal, and outrageous.
Of the two bumfights stars, donnie brennan is still on the streets and still bearing the forehead tattoo. Like coverhobo rufus who proudly bloodies himself for cash by slamming his head into walls, tumbling down embankments and unsuccessfully trying to rumble with a fellow street person resulting in his drunken opponent merely falling over, yet somehow managing to snap an ankle. Hannah, who was living in the town of adrian, georgia, was a passenger in a car driven by his sister that was tboned by a semitruck on wednesday just outside the town. He was formerly featured in the infamous bumfights videos. It was followed by several sequels in which hannah, known as rufus the stunt bum and other homeless people performed dangerous and degrading stunts. Here is the remarkable story behind an american tragedy, a twisted fall into unspeakable exploitation and the hoary depths of human existence followed by a. The warthemed series for the most part does not deal with the battles itself, but rather the time inbetween combat.
See the complete fight card series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Rufus from the bumfights videos has completely turned. The nightmare finally ended in las vegas, where mcpherson and his friends had taken the men for more exotic adventures. Rufus hannah november 27, 1954 october 4, 2017, also known as rufus the stunt bum, was an american advocate for homeless rights who became known for his role in the early bumfights videos. Hannahs recollections of his mental state at the time are almost heartbreaking in their honesty and intensity. Another homeless man, referred to as rufus the stunt bum, performs a series of feats for the camera, including repeatedly ramming his head into a wall and a fast food drivethrough menu, riding a shopping cart and a skateboard down a steep incline and spray painting the bedding of other homeless men. Bumfights actor rufus hannah popularly known as the stunt bum died at the age of 63 in georgia. It caught the attention of many, and was subsequently made in to an american film by netflix. Order of brotherhood of war books the brotherhood of war is a series of novels by american novelist w. With bling bling, donald brennan, donny, rufus hannah. People experiencing homelessness exploited by socalled. The boss fight books book series by multiple authors includes books earthbound, chrono trigger, zzt, and several more. The music is very good too a mixture of hiphop, punk and metal giving bumfights a very unique and raw edge. Ryan mcpherson, the cameraman, kept taunting the 45yearold homeless man.
Rufus hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who was paid to fight other homeless men and perform dangerous stunts in the notorious bumfights videos, has. If not, it was a deeply disturbing viral video from 2002, where homeless men were enticed into doing incredibly stupid and dangerous things, such has fighting each other in brutal gladiatortype bouts and running facefirst into metal poles. Activist and businessman barry soper is chairman of the board of oak grove, a nonprofit educational and residential treatment center serving 160 children, ages five to eighteen. It chronicles his journey from early alcoholism and social misfit into a symbol of unrestrained greed and disregard for human life and finally a voice for others with similar troubles. Real by katy evans, remy by katy evans, mine by katy evans, beautiful disaster by jamie mcguire, and fight club by chuck palahniuk. See the complete boss fight books series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Videos, gifs, pics and stories of homeless people fighting. The kingkiller chronicle series by patrick rothfuss. Already illegal in some countries, this is the video the u. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. It goes all the way back to the beginning, with his parents giving him rufus hannah was the guy from the bumfights video who went on to become a sort of professional exhomeless person, going out on the lecture circuit. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The fight card book series by multiple authors includes books the cutman, king of the outback.
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