Second mascot of Heart Attack Grill drops dead
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February 14, 2013, Thursday
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THE unofficial spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas has died of a heart attack. He was the second unpaid mascot to die in the past two years.
John Alleman, 52, suffered an attack while waiting at a bus stop in front of the diner last week. He was taken off life support on Monday.
The medically themed diner is famous for its huge hamburgers, extra-fat milkshakes and fries cooked in lard. It uses the tagline: "Taste worth dying for."
Owner Jon Basso said Alleman, who weighed 82 kilograms, visited the eatery daily and encouraged tourists to try its calorie-laden offerings.
"He never missed a day, even on Christmas," Basso said. "People just loved him. He connected with people in a real way."
Alleman became an unofficial mascot for the restaurant, which features waitresses in nurse garb. His caricature as "patient John" graced its merchandise and menus.
In 2011, another unofficial spokesman, a 260-kilogram man named Blair River, died at age 29. At the time, friends said pneumonia may have been the cause of death.
In 2012, a man in his 40s was hospitalized after he began sweating and shaking while eating a 6,000-calorie Triple Bypass burger at the downtown Las Vegas restaurant.
John Alleman, 52, suffered an attack while waiting at a bus stop in front of the diner last week. He was taken off life support on Monday.
The medically themed diner is famous for its huge hamburgers, extra-fat milkshakes and fries cooked in lard. It uses the tagline: "Taste worth dying for."
Owner Jon Basso said Alleman, who weighed 82 kilograms, visited the eatery daily and encouraged tourists to try its calorie-laden offerings.
"He never missed a day, even on Christmas," Basso said. "People just loved him. He connected with people in a real way."
Alleman became an unofficial mascot for the restaurant, which features waitresses in nurse garb. His caricature as "patient John" graced its merchandise and menus.
In 2011, another unofficial spokesman, a 260-kilogram man named Blair River, died at age 29. At the time, friends said pneumonia may have been the cause of death.
In 2012, a man in his 40s was hospitalized after he began sweating and shaking while eating a 6,000-calorie Triple Bypass burger at the downtown Las Vegas restaurant.
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