Zilch1 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Many years ago I heard of a local man that was a legend of sorts.I may have his name wrong but it was Buzz Majardi or something close to it. Many years ago there was an article about him in the Courier.I was wondering if anyone knew him or of him and cared to share what they knew of him whether factual or historically interesting.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 why was he called that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch1 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 I was told he was a recluse who lived in a shack where Christ The King Manor is now located.He lived off the land and was said to have super strength. I told a guy I worked with about him and he would not believe me about his feats of strength.I am hoping someone knows of these stories so they can be read about so he might believe the stories.My father in law used to know him and he echoed all of the stories that were in the Courier article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 hmmm, sounds cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pompeii Posted March 8, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 8, 2015 I remember hearing a story about him being able to pick up and balance a utility pole on his shoulder... Dodgeman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch1 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Now you are talking. Anything about coins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I remember hearing a story about him being able to pick up and balance a utility pole on his shoulder... wow....really?....I tried to search him but nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch1 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I contacted the Courier to see if they could reprint the original article on Buzz. I hope they will do so to keep this piece of local lore alive.Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pompeii Posted March 9, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 9, 2015 Now you are talking. Anything about coins? After thinking a while, I do remember a story that he could bend coins in his bare hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 He sounds like a Scotsman ... they lift, balance, & then throw them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Have you tried to google his name?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastman Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I remember Buzz doing odd jobs for people when I was a young lad. He once hand dug a ditch for a neighbor probably 50 feet long and 3 feet deep for a water line from the house to the curb with a pick and spade. He was a very strong and dirty looking older man. I distinctly remember the brown pants he had on and for some reason the front pockets were cut out exposing his dirty looking legs.Now being fair he was no threat and I remember him being kind and a hard working man just making money doing manual labor to live on. My mother who use to feed the bums that hung around the old B & O shops by the big Sandy Bridge still didn't want me to hang around Buzz, but of course I still use to go over and watch him work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCat Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Buzz Bajardi....he was a legend. In late 60s I think it was, he was found dead in his "house." I think he had family in Sykesville. Older members of my family spent time visiting Buzz. My other half knew him too. I definitely remember the article in the paper. When I was a little girl, I remember him walking past my grandmother's house on Long Avenue. He always carried a sack over his shoulder, and when I asked my dad what Buzz had in the sack, my dad always said "cats." I think Buzz actually had a few cats ..he was a gentle man from what I was told ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I think his name was Buzz Bajardi. I remember him when I was a child and the storys of his "super strength". Was just talking about him with someone the other day.He lived in a shack where Christ the King now is. I had heard then he could lift a railroad car. He never seemed to bother anyone. I also would be interested to know more about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't think there was much to tell other than that he was poor, lived in a shack, and was very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Very interesting. I'm looking forward to hearing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricia Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yeah I remember him. Very kind man, very dirty. Kids would go up to him and ask him to bend a coin. I think he did once, but did not like people hanging around him. Just did was needed to get done and left. His shack is still up down the hill from CTK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenthere Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I believe three guys senselessly beat him almost to death with a tire iron and he died not long after that.I heard quite few stories of his feats of strength from first hand witnesses.From all accounts he was a nice guy that just kept to himself and never bothered anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pompeii Posted March 9, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 9, 2015 Moving this thread to the "Local History Forum" PinkCat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I believe three guys senselessly beat him almost to death with a tire iron and he died not long after that.I heard quite few stories of his feats of strength from first hand witnesses.From all accounts he was a nice guy that just kept to himself and never bothered anyone. Did they catch the three guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenthere Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I don't remember the whole story.I'll see a guy tomorrow that will know the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenthere Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Word is,three guys got him drunk,beat him up and put him in the hospital.Buzz discharged himself,caught a pneumonia and died a short time later.No charges were ever filed on the three guys who beat him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pompeii Posted March 19, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 19, 2015 I got an email sent to me last night from Marcia Golubski who scanned a photo of Buzz with some local hill boys. The local boys in the picture on the left are the Kutsel boys, Ron, Bobe & Mike. Vic Tiskus on the bottom middle and I'm not sure who the other two are. dubois_15801, Pappy, BillyC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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