Pig Champion R.I.P.

Thomas "Pig Champion" Roberts, guitarist for Poison Idea, died at his home in Portland, Oregon, Monday night. Variously described as "spectacularly fat", and "the single largest man in hardcore history", Roberts crowned himself "Pig Champion" after hitting an impressive 450 lbs. on the scales. Unfortunately two weeks ago I had just asked Pig Champion to write a story for Grind Nerd and he never replied. I have always thought Poison Idea was rad and I am glad I got to see that fat bastard play his broken and taped together Iceman guitar one last time.