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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #20 on: July 28, 2019, 05:05:44 pm »
Rus in vrede Jan.
Denker, wysgeer en n man onder manne.

Ons dink aan Nelia en almal wat jy agterlaat.



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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #21 on: July 28, 2019, 05:19:49 pm »
Totsiens Jan.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #22 on: July 28, 2019, 06:06:32 pm »
I'm very sorry to hear about this. I'll miss seeing his comments.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #23 on: July 28, 2019, 07:48:31 pm »
Jan was 'n mens sonder weerga en ek gaan hom mis.
Ek hoop jy ry die hiernamaals plat op jou KLR, Jan.
Totsiens my vriend
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #24 on: July 29, 2019, 08:33:22 am »
RIP Jan
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #25 on: July 29, 2019, 08:47:40 am »
R.I.P.  :'(
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #26 on: July 29, 2019, 08:51:43 am »
Moelik om woorde te vind , maar soos Dewald Operator dit gestel het so het ek vir Jan ervaar reg van die eerste dae van die Wilddogs af, toe hy nog n ander "handle" gebruik het, kan iemand daai onthou....dit ontgaan my  :-\, sterkte aan Nelia, DieKind, en Jan se ander mense, eenkeer sy seun ontmoet by Kriges.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #27 on: July 29, 2019, 08:52:38 am »
Quote from: KiLRoy on July 28, 2019, 03:12:49 pm
Ag jirre nee..

Jan was one the first members of this forum, a dear friend, beloved husband and father to a young daughter.  A friend with who i did a few bike trips.  But also a private person.  I enjoyed reading his columns in the Rapport then phoning him to joke and chat.  He never took himself seriously.  He was intelligent and witty, - we always joked and laugh.  I didnt even know he had leukemia. We always joked about his heart. 

Nelia, you are in my family and my thoughts.  This is so sad..

I was overseas when I heard, one of the early forum members, I remember him at Caledon at the "Rustic Bash", a great character. RIP 8)
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2019, 09:07:14 am »
Quote from: Welsh on July 29, 2019, 08:52:38 am
Quote from: KiLRoy on July 28, 2019, 03:12:49 pm
Ag jirre nee..

Jan was one the first members of this forum, a dear friend, beloved husband and father to a young daughter.  A friend with who i did a few bike trips.  But also a private person.  I enjoyed reading his columns in the Rapport then phoning him to joke and chat.  He never took himself seriously.  He was intelligent and witty, - we always joked and laugh.  I didnt even know he had leukemia. We always joked about his heart. 

Nelia, you are in my family and my thoughts.  This is so sad..

I was overseas when I heard, one of the early forum members, I remember him at Caledon at the "Rustic Bash", a great character. RIP 8)

Yes I remember him from there too.  Fascinating character - enjoyed listening to him.  May he rest in peace.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #29 on: July 29, 2019, 10:50:35 am »
Quote from: briv on July 29, 2019, 08:51:43 am
toe hy nog n ander "handle" gebruik het, kan iemand daai onthou....dit ontgaan my

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Hy het ook die term 'werfcrasher' gecoin as ek reg onthou


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You have touched us and left us better for having known you - even if it was only briefly.

For grabbing the moment and living the day It's been way too early that you were taken away
 
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2019, 10:53:30 am »
Always loved his command of the Afrikaans language, made me laugh a lot.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #31 on: July 29, 2019, 11:03:40 am »
This is very very sad news.
I got to know him a little more through the years (had a drink or two at his house - literally just around the corner from my office)

There was indeed no one else like him.
No-one that met him disliked him.

I knew about him probably before I knew about the Wilddog forum and Charley and Ewan. Jan wrote a couple of camping/adventure riding articles about his travels on his KLR.
It was indeed a thrill and privilege to meet the man behind the name.
And what a legend.

He was in my opinion the anti-hero's hero.

My life have been made better by knowing him and the world got a lot worse by him leaving it.

It really feels wrong to be talking about him using words like 'was' and 'knew'.

:-(

Condolences to the friends here (and there's a lot of guys here that were very close with him) and to his family and non biking friends.
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02/02/12 - RIP Glen - the Arrow of Elliot and the little man with the big heart that truly was larger than life.

You have touched us and left us better for having known you - even if it was only briefly.

For grabbing the moment and living the day It's been way too early that you were taken away
 

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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #32 on: July 29, 2019, 11:22:19 am »
Quote from: Eisbein on July 29, 2019, 10:50:35 am
Quote from: briv on July 29, 2019, 08:51:43 am
toe hy nog n ander "handle" gebruik het, kan iemand daai onthou....dit ontgaan my

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Hy het ook die term 'werfcrasher' gecoin as ek reg onthou

I think Jan's last WD name was Karel Kat

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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #33 on: July 29, 2019, 12:14:43 pm »
Sad news and RIP as well as condolences to his family.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #34 on: July 29, 2019, 12:20:02 pm »
RIP Jan, and heartfelt condolences to your loved ones.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #35 on: July 29, 2019, 12:22:49 pm »
RIP Jan
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #36 on: July 29, 2019, 12:32:39 pm »
Rest. In. Power. Mister Jan.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #37 on: July 29, 2019, 04:22:58 pm »
Quote from: JonW on July 29, 2019, 11:22:19 am
Quote from: Eisbein on July 29, 2019, 10:50:35 am
Quote from: briv on July 29, 2019, 08:51:43 am
toe hy nog n ander "handle" gebruik het, kan iemand daai onthou....dit ontgaan my

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Hy het ook die term 'werfcrasher' gecoin as ek reg onthou

I think Jan's last WD name was Karel Kat

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Katel Kat..

Clever wordplay to sound like Karel Kat and mean something else. ... typical of his sense of humour
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #38 on: July 29, 2019, 04:53:01 pm »
Never knew him, but he made quite an impression, it appears. Sad loss, thus. Condolences.
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Re: RIP Jan Taljaard aka Sot
« Reply #39 on: July 29, 2019, 05:07:02 pm »
Quote from: Heimer on July 29, 2019, 04:22:58 pm
Quote from: JonW on July 29, 2019, 11:22:19 am
Quote from: Eisbein on July 29, 2019, 10:50:35 am
Quote from: briv on July 29, 2019, 08:51:43 am
toe hy nog n ander "handle" gebruik het, kan iemand daai onthou....dit ontgaan my

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Hy het ook die term 'werfcrasher' gecoin as ek reg onthou

I think Jan's last WD name was Karel Kat

Proudly colonialist dog walker and brannewyn libtard

Katel Kat..

Clever wordplay to sound like Karel Kat and mean something else. ... typical of his sense of humour

Die Katel ding het ook n storie :laughing4:  hy het homself op n stadium as sy vrou se katelknaap afgemaak.  Ai jirre ek gaan hom mis
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