Elizabeth Green next to a car collectors hearse (with fake coffin) on the waterfront.
Residents concern as coffin appears on quayside
BY HOLLIE-RAE MERRICK
Friday, November 18, 2011
6:00 AM
WATERFRONT: Town residents have voiced their concerns after a coffin appeared in a hearse parked on the quayside.
The vintage vehicle, which belong to tattoo company Diablo Ink, has been a common sight on the Waterfront for more than a year, however in recent weeks residents have noticed that a new hearse had parked up with a coffin on board.
Elizabeth Green, 22, of Ipswich, said she thought the coffin was out of taste.
“I think it is awful,” she said. “If my children turn around and ask me what it is – they will be scared if I say it is a coffin.
“I just think it is disturbing.”
Lorna Grey, 18, said she thought it was “extremely odd”.
Texola von Diablo, owner of Diablo Ink, told The Evening Star that the hearse was meant to be “light-hearted”.
He said: “I got my first hearse more than a year ago, and now I have a new one too, that is the one with the coffin inside.
“I think people shouldn’t be disturbed by it, there are more disturbing things in the town centre.
“It is promotional, everywhere it goes people are talking about it.
“I have had two or three negatives comments about it but on the whole it has all been positive.
“It is meant to be a bit tongue in cheek and light-hearted. At the end of the day, I am keeping a classic car on the road.”
He revealed the newest hearse will soon be completed by funeral flowers spelling out ‘Elvis’,
Temporary Sergeant Nick Rush from Ipswich Central Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “We have not received any complaints about this issue but we are aware of it.
“The vehicle is parked away from residential properties but if any members of the public have any concerns then please call Ipswich Central SNT on 101.”
n What do you think about the hearse? Write to Your Letters, Evening Star, 30 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AN, or send an e-mail to eveningstarletters@eveningstar.co.uk
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26 comments
The only offensive vehicle I've seen in Ipswich is the free bus for council emplyees we all pay for running around empty. We should be applauding Tex for a fantastic marketing idea for a small local business.
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Ian P
Friday, November 18, 2011
This is brillant free effective marketting. This person has got what the wanted and the perfect reaction. It would normally cost someone thousands to get this publicity. Well done
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the opinion man
Friday, November 18, 2011
Will someone please tell me why you need a hearse and coffin to avertise a tattoo shop. You could just get David Beckham to stand there all day. At a small fee.
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TOBY P.
Friday, November 18, 2011
When I first read this "article" words failed me, happily I've managed to find some now, seriously woman get over yourself and get a life. Nice one PC Plod and a little "out of taste " is in order here methinks Deep Throat :-)
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Margaret McDonald-Lawson
Friday, November 18, 2011
some people need to get a life!!! its a car for god sake !! it was halloween the other week did these sad people lock the children indoors for a week just incase they might get scared ! great style of humor ! GO DIABLO INK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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turner89
Friday, November 18, 2011
as any business person knows a nice bit of free advertising never goe,s amiss
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richard
Friday, November 18, 2011
Just encase that my previous two comments don’t make it past your censors basically grow up!! who cares 3 weeks ago you couldn’t move in this town for ghosts and the un-dead - Are Miss Greens children now terrified by every 99p shop as well?
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forkhead
Friday, November 18, 2011
Look at the very next story - a stabbing in Ipswich! And still somehow you manage to make a story about a wooden box in the back of car! clearly some people need to prioritise - what would be more terrifying for Miss Greens children? Explaining that some people enjoy authentic classic cars including a coffin (lets hope she never has to walk them past a funeral directors) or why that man over there in laying in a pool of his own blood??
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forkhead
Friday, November 18, 2011
What do I think?? I think it is absolutely ridicules that people are “concerned" about a WOODEN BOX I mean really!! Get over yourselves! clearly a stroke of genius though TEX well done, I don’t remember the last time your shop was mentioned on the ES website!!
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forkhead
Friday, November 18, 2011
Police have more things to worry about that this and phoning 101 is a waste of their expensive time and they should not encouraged it.
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zaax
Friday, November 18, 2011
they should undertake some sort of action against this
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TouchOfaPriest
Friday, November 18, 2011
is that road a dead end?
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TouchOfaPriest
Friday, November 18, 2011
what a grave story
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TouchOfaPriest
Friday, November 18, 2011
hmmm, following on from the report about boy getting upset on a fairground ride and comments saying "wussgrow up" etc, guess he'll grow up like those complaining about a coffin! get a life - there are more serious things going on you can complain about!
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BlipThePeanut's Dad
Friday, November 18, 2011
Why on earth would children be "scared". I bet they watch much more scary (and worrying!) things on TV, phones, games machines etc. Time for some young adults to grow up methinks!
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Oft Meanders
Friday, November 18, 2011
Why would anybody be scared of a hearse, perhaps parents should talk with their children and explain that it is a quirky innotive way of up cycling a classic car! Well done tex, get the Diablo graphics on the hearse to stop the Ipswich residents being "afraid" of a car, so they understand it's just fun. I heard Diablo hosts the greatest tattoo artists going... Go team tex!!!!!
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Sarah-Jane
Friday, November 18, 2011
not the best thing to have is it , is there anyone in the coffin , as anyone checked it lol
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lee chelsea mundy
Friday, November 18, 2011
Why would children be scared of an empty coffin? I do think the attitude towards death in this country is really odd. Death shouldn't be something scary it happens to us all, and I would have thought that the hearse and empty coffin would be an ideal opportunity to broach the subject with children. I was 4 when my last grandparent died, she had been in a coma for several weeks, so it was a gentle introduction to the concept of death, and I really appreciate now that my parents gave me the opportunity to say good bye. I really do think people should find soemthing real to worry about rather than a hearse sporting an empty coffin. there are much bigger issues going on in this town country word.
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Emmy Lou
Friday, November 18, 2011
yea it may be unusual but one guarantee in life is that we will all die and you cant keep that away from your children.
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teresa chaplin
Friday, November 18, 2011
It is, perhaps, a reflection on the state of Ipswich town centre, the one that Paul Geater and the Mayor so avidly support !!!!!!
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Brian Betts
Friday, November 18, 2011
I've seen it. It has contact details for the tattoo parlour on the windows. I think it unlikely anybody would mistake it for a real hearse, whose driver has gone off for a jolly while carrying a loaded coffin. It might be slightly off colour taste wise, but it is hardly outrageous. I am more offended by the drunks outside the Odeon. Though, of course, this incident is on the towns precious waterfront. The only part of town that seems to matter these days.
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Winston Barrington Jr.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Perhaps it should say "RIP Ipswich"!
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paul_minns
Friday, November 18, 2011
Perhaps someone ordered the coffin so they can bury the Borough Council's self-indulgent ambitions for the Waterfront area.
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PC Plod
Friday, November 18, 2011
People are getting up in arms over a wooden box in the back of a beautiful classic car? It's hardly like there's a body in it, all he's doing is building a memorial to the King, nothing wrong with that in my eyes, it's not that much different than an actual funeral, or putting flowers on a loved ones resting place, and he's damn right, there's far more disturbing things in this town, than a car doing exactly what it's designed to do. Good on him for having the balls to be different.
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Kita Hart
Friday, November 18, 2011
I think its funny. Especially the flowers spelling out Elvis. I always wanter a hearse but they tend to be quite big and difficult to park so I dont have one.
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Mr M
Friday, November 18, 2011
I was going to say 'get a life' until I realised that too may be considered 'out of taste'...
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Deep Throat
Friday, November 18, 2011