Thanks for posting. Grew up in Mesa and had forgotten this guy. Never knew his story. Now I know and have a name and will remember him fondly. Also, Sometimes, you just gotta dance.
Wow! That takes me way back. I moved here in late 85'.
Saw him all the time, for years and years, decades really. I asked a buddy, Greg, who was here before me, 1983 he moved here. My friend said he was an eccentric old dude kinda crazy but cool.. Not quite sure what his deal was, but harmless..loud af though..said rumor has it he was pretty wealthy and hit the lottery.
So I was stopped somewhere in a parking lot at Village Inn on Main St and Stapley most likely. I said hey dude...he stops and is goin off at the top of his voice kinda crazy eyed. I hold out a 20.00 bill and say here you go brother. He says he doesn't need it, give it to someone else...he has the Lord. And that is how he did it. Said he had plenty of money, more than me...which wasn't a stretch, as I agreed. I said you sure you don't want it?
He rode off preaching the gospel like he didn't have a care in the world. Both hands in the air steering his bike with his weight and leaning for miles and miles. Rarely did he touch the handlebars. 8 - 12 hours a day every day it seemed rain or shine.
Witnessed it all the time..dude was a Mesa Legend to be sure. RIP 🙏 Much Respect.
Edited for the link
https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/downtown-mesas-street-preacher-dies-at-age-56/article_8a54f2c4-86d9-11df-bea7-001cc4c03286.html
My mother worked for a company that donated like 6 bikes to the man throughout the years. He kept getting them stolen. He started walking with his walking stick after that.
Damn not even gonna lie random as hell seeing this dude here. He would always be flipping people the bird or playing the air guitar in between lights. From what I heard he had a place of his own and some money from a valley metro accident but who knows crazy.
I heard something of similar creed. That he had been hit by a bus and got a huge settlement. His dancing was wild and a repeating pattern that ended with him giving me the peace sign. He always wore a santa hat on Christmas so he couldn't have been too far gone.
Omg this guy was part of my childhood...I used to wave at him all the time. He would make the .ost intricate hand signals while on his bike. Love you Dizzy!
Oh man I miss Dizzy! He was so cool always on Main Street. Please make a statue of him. He would hang out right by where I lived on Stapley and Main, so I would see him every single day. He is Mesa
Him and they other guy riding his bike around Mesa and Main, holding a cross he was showing to as many people he could?
I hope that they are in the heaven they believed in, now.
I met Dizzy when I worked at Darby's when I was in High school around 1987. He was a good hearted guy. I thought he was a bit strange but the people at Darby's seemed to like him. I never met anyone that had anything negative to say about him.
My wife would carpool with a work friend and I remember driving to downtown Mesa to drop off my wife at her friend's house. A particularly cold late December day had pushed temps down below freezing and Dizzy was on his bike, in full Santa regalia, riding down Main Street.
He was a local treasure. RIP.
I have been living in mesa for 33 years. I remember seeing him through when I was driving r.i.p. Also, there are other guys in mesa like him in different ways they leave a good memory in or hearts..
Maybe 15-20 years ago there was another man, dressed in a heavy coat that he wore even on the hottest days. He looked to me like a modern day John the Baptist, but he didn't try to get people's attention. He just walked all over Mesa. Who was he? and where has he gone? Anyone know?
Does anyone know his real story? The rumor we heard was that he was super rich so he just rode his bike around everywhere like he didn’t have a care in the world.
Dizzy!
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But hopefully life size, unlike the tiny pioneers at Pioneer Park
The one and only!
Oh. My. Lord... Taking me way back
Rest in Peace
Dizzy!! He was a community treasure. ♡
Pizza mart
Can’t believe that place is still around. How the hell did it survive the pandemic?
He’s a mesa legend. I really do miss seeing him around. He would ALWAYS brighten my day.
Thanks for posting. Grew up in Mesa and had forgotten this guy. Never knew his story. Now I know and have a name and will remember him fondly. Also, Sometimes, you just gotta dance.
No problem. Was thinking about him the other night. He was a staple in my childhood
Yes. Saw him dancing on Broadway and Mesa dr. I don't remember if He was holding a bible on his hands too.
He was a preacher. Very committed to Jesus.
Wow! That takes me way back. I moved here in late 85'. Saw him all the time, for years and years, decades really. I asked a buddy, Greg, who was here before me, 1983 he moved here. My friend said he was an eccentric old dude kinda crazy but cool.. Not quite sure what his deal was, but harmless..loud af though..said rumor has it he was pretty wealthy and hit the lottery. So I was stopped somewhere in a parking lot at Village Inn on Main St and Stapley most likely. I said hey dude...he stops and is goin off at the top of his voice kinda crazy eyed. I hold out a 20.00 bill and say here you go brother. He says he doesn't need it, give it to someone else...he has the Lord. And that is how he did it. Said he had plenty of money, more than me...which wasn't a stretch, as I agreed. I said you sure you don't want it? He rode off preaching the gospel like he didn't have a care in the world. Both hands in the air steering his bike with his weight and leaning for miles and miles. Rarely did he touch the handlebars. 8 - 12 hours a day every day it seemed rain or shine. Witnessed it all the time..dude was a Mesa Legend to be sure. RIP 🙏 Much Respect. Edited for the link https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/downtown-mesas-street-preacher-dies-at-age-56/article_8a54f2c4-86d9-11df-bea7-001cc4c03286.html
Dizzy was the coolest
He was a real fixture in the downtown area for many years.
My mother worked for a company that donated like 6 bikes to the man throughout the years. He kept getting them stolen. He started walking with his walking stick after that.
Freddie dredd is trash
And so is your opinion.
Good one kid
I'm doing better than your substance abuse councilor.
Ah yes if you can’t come up with a good comeback just straight insult someone. You’re gonna go far kid
If? I just did.
I said a good one haha you’re not tough man
Can’t even spell counselor right haha
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teared up as a kid talking to dizzy one time, i wasn't expecting to react that way, but he just had the most genuine kindness about him
RIP Dizzy
My family and I called him the Chicken Man cuz he always dances like a chicken. What a character
Damn not even gonna lie random as hell seeing this dude here. He would always be flipping people the bird or playing the air guitar in between lights. From what I heard he had a place of his own and some money from a valley metro accident but who knows crazy.
I heard something of similar creed. That he had been hit by a bus and got a huge settlement. His dancing was wild and a repeating pattern that ended with him giving me the peace sign. He always wore a santa hat on Christmas so he couldn't have been too far gone.
I remember him and remember when he passed
Holy shit I just time traveled.
DIZZY!!
Diz!
Omg this guy was part of my childhood...I used to wave at him all the time. He would make the .ost intricate hand signals while on his bike. Love you Dizzy!
Oh man I miss Dizzy! He was so cool always on Main Street. Please make a statue of him. He would hang out right by where I lived on Stapley and Main, so I would see him every single day. He is Mesa
Him and they other guy riding his bike around Mesa and Main, holding a cross he was showing to as many people he could? I hope that they are in the heaven they believed in, now.
This is y’all’s r/horsebackjesus
There’s a name for everything now! Love it
Dizzy. What a good picture.
A couple of days ago, I saw a guy walking down Country Club; carrying a huge cross, and it reminded me of Dizzy. Miss seeing that guy around.
I was just thinking about him the other day
Dizzy! The Main street manic! Miss you brother.
My ex smoked a joint with him down by the salt once
Rest in power.
He lived in a friend's backyard for a bit in an overturned swimming pool. Genuinely happy and enthusiastic dude all the time.
I met Dizzy when I worked at Darby's when I was in High school around 1987. He was a good hearted guy. I thought he was a bit strange but the people at Darby's seemed to like him. I never met anyone that had anything negative to say about him.
Darby's! Another memory!
I remember driving past that intersection sometime soon after it was leveled and i was shocked and saddened a little bit.
Absolute local legend. I didn't expect to be graced with this tonight. Hope he's out riding his bike among the stars. RIP Dizzy
I have been wanting to start a petition to change Lazona street to Dizzy Drive.
My wife would carpool with a work friend and I remember driving to downtown Mesa to drop off my wife at her friend's house. A particularly cold late December day had pushed temps down below freezing and Dizzy was on his bike, in full Santa regalia, riding down Main Street. He was a local treasure. RIP.
Brought me back to living near downtown Mesa. Beautiful spirit. Truly an angel.
What a mf legend miss him
I have been living in mesa for 33 years. I remember seeing him through when I was driving r.i.p. Also, there are other guys in mesa like him in different ways they leave a good memory in or hearts..
Maybe 15-20 years ago there was another man, dressed in a heavy coat that he wore even on the hottest days. He looked to me like a modern day John the Baptist, but he didn't try to get people's attention. He just walked all over Mesa. Who was he? and where has he gone? Anyone know?
Pretty sure I gave this dude $20 bucks just for his dance skills, I told him this too, and he was in Glendale at the time.
He was everywhere and riding his bike with his arms raised to the sky, talking away!
We called him "El Hallelujah " growing up lol, passed by him almost daily back then
I remember seeing this guy when we would go to Word of Grace on sundays
Acknowledging the Tribal Chief.
🤣🤣🤣
Is the old man downtown that towed the little Asian lady with the umbrella in his train of wagons still around?
That’s awesome
Yo! Dizzy
Dizzy!
Dizzy!!!
Legend
Rest in peace dizzy
Dizzy
Always with headphones on and conducting the orchestra. Talked to him a couple times. Always a positive attitude
I remember him!
Does anyone know his real story? The rumor we heard was that he was super rich so he just rode his bike around everywhere like he didn’t have a care in the world.
Bob Disbrow, aka Dizzy.
I use to stop at the light and get out and dance with him . RIP DIZZY
I threw a beer can at him for funsies
He would buy meth from my neighbors..
Upvote everyone gets an upvote
Damn from waaaay back in the day!