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Yeah i watched that Hazell episode he was in weeks back and it seemed better 2nd time around it wasnt shown till about a year after it was made.Arch Stanton wrote:

> There was a recent Real Crime program on TV about John Binden.
> He was a very hard man foever involved in violence and
> extortion rackets.
>
> He has a famous party trick of hanging 4 or 5 half pint glasses
> on his erect dick. He used to do this in pubs and parties
>
> At the same time he had such a compelling personality with good
> social skills that he often played himself as hardmen in TV
> programs like Hazell. Princess Margaret got wind of him and
> asked him to demonstrate his party trick while stoned at her
> pad in Mustique.
>
> Binden was a friend fo the Krays. He ruled West London and the
> Krays ruled the East. He used to walk into trendy Chelsea pubs
> and get loads of protection money.
>
> He got badly injured when trying to carry out a gangland murder
> in Putney but managed to get to Ireland. But he got taken to
> court but was acquited as actor Bob Hoskins explained that he
> was called Biffo as he was sweet and cuddly and Biffo was short
> for Biffo the Bear not for Biffing as in fighting.
>
> Years later Binden died of drugs and AIDs.

Apparently the ladies liked him - don't know why, he was pig ugly.

"He has a famous party trick of hanging 4 or 5 half pint glasses on his erect dick. He used to do this in pubs and parties"


Do you think that had anything to do with his appeal to the ladies?

Apart from the fact that it was 1977 and John Bonham was giving the hardest kickings of all, that was right.

Bindon was employed as Bonham's bodyguard at the time: Bonzo ended up being his. And no, Bindon was a hard, fair guy- but not as much as Bonzo.

The term legendary associated with gangster bemuses me

"Princess Maragret was Bi Polar ?"

Just bi as far as I know.

spider wrote:

> "He has a famous party trick of hanging 4 or 5 half pint
> glasses on his erect dick. He used to do this in pubs and
> parties"
>
> Do you think that had anything to do with his appeal to the
> ladies?

I'd thought that would be a major contributing factor - yes.

Arch Stanton wrote:

> There was a recent Real Crime program on TV about John Binden.
>
> Binden was a friend fo the Krays. He ruled West London and the
> Krays ruled the East. He used to walk into trendy Chelsea pubs
> and get loads of protection money.
>

It was a bit of a cut/copy/paste job.......I just watched it, nothing new at all, however, whilst he probably was an acquaintence of Reg n Ron, he certainly didn't run in their circles, as they were East London and he was a small time villain in Fulham, SW London.
He was paid off by many publicans to leave their premesis's incase he acted up and scared off legitimate trade..............basically, a bully.

Trumpton wrote:

> spider wrote:
>
> > "He has a famous party trick of hanging 4 or 5 half pint
> > glasses on his erect dick. He used to do this in pubs and
> > parties"
> >
> > Do you think that had anything to do with his appeal to the
> > ladies?
>
> I'd thought that would be a major contributing factor - yes.
>

Are you sure? It may have been his wit and etiquette.

colonel wrote:

> Are you sure? It may have been his wit and etiquette.

I don't think he had any?