Barrie Short - RIP

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The owner of the Farmhouse. (Or he runs it) big Ska fan.

I know that some of you have had a few pints there before games. I kind of knew him when I was younger.

RIP fella.

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Shame mate. Top bloke. Do you have any details, Kev?

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Not at this stage. Only know through old school friend on Facebook.

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Gutted. Top man. Many a good time had there.

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Just had this confirmed having, heard a rumour on Tuesday.

Seems on Monday night, he told the barstaff he wasnā€™t feeling well and went upstairs to his bed and was found dead by them later.

Apparent heart attack.

RIP

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RIP Barrie. Wherever you are I hope the Doombar hasnā€™t run out.

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He loved his music; ska and two-tone especially.

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One of the best days of drinking I can remember was Rust Cohle and myself coming back from watching Saints, heading to the farmhouse to listen to a ska tribute band, eating barbeque food and ā€˜dancingā€™ with Barry in the garden at the back.

Fantastic.

Bumped into him in Eastleigh last year. I was pissed (what a surprise) and out with the girls from work. Hadnā€™t seen him for a while and was staggered at how much weight heā€™d put on.

I asked him what had brought him to Beastleigh. He said he was bodyguarding his (nephew?) as heā€™d been in a spot of bother. He always looked like the happiest bloke in the world - who was about 10 nanoseconds away from being the most violent.

See you, chief!

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I only really knew Barry from the Farmhouse, although heā€™s well known on the Flower Estates. He loved ā€œthe areaā€ around The Old Farmhouse, something we have in common. The place has a bad name, but my bro has a flat down there which I visit often and have never had any trouble. The Southampton Hells Angels chapter is based there; they do a fireworks display for all the kids on Bonfire Night.

I do remember that the whole Immigration Street weighed heavily on him for a bit. He was worried about how Love Productions were going to contextualise his comments. As it turned out, they didnā€™t broadcast anything too spicy. They got bounced out of the area.

Always a gent when I met him. The Old Farmhouse, and by extension Southampton, wonā€™t be the same without him. RIP Barrie.

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