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| Heart Attack Grill mascot dies of heart attack | Heart Attack Grill mascot dies of heart attack |
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| The mascot for the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas has died of a heart attack. He was the second unpaid mascot to die in the past two years. | The mascot for the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas has died of a heart attack. He was the second unpaid mascot to die in the past two years. |
| John Alleman, 52, collapsed while waiting at a bus stop in front of the diner last week. He was taken off life support on Monday, the Las Vegas Sun reported. | John Alleman, 52, collapsed while waiting at a bus stop in front of the diner last week. He was taken off life support on Monday, the Las Vegas Sun reported. |
| The diner is famous for its huge hamburgers, extra-fat milkshakes and fries cooked in lard. It uses the tagline: "Taste worth dying for." | The diner is famous for its huge hamburgers, extra-fat milkshakes and fries cooked in lard. It uses the tagline: "Taste worth dying for." |
| Its owner, Jon Basso, told the Sun that Alleman came to the restaurant daily and encouraged passing tourists to try its calorie-laden offerings. | Its owner, Jon Basso, told the Sun that Alleman came to the restaurant daily and encouraged passing tourists to try its calorie-laden offerings. |
| "He never missed a day, even on Christmas," Basso said. "People just loved him. He connected with people in a real way." | "He never missed a day, even on Christmas," Basso said. "People just loved him. He connected with people in a real way." |
| Alleman became an unofficial mascot for the restaurant, which features waitresses in nurse garb. His caricature as "Patient John" graced its merchandise and menus. | Alleman became an unofficial mascot for the restaurant, which features waitresses in nurse garb. His caricature as "Patient John" graced its merchandise and menus. |
| In 2011 another unofficial spokesman, a 260kg (575lb) man named Blair River, died at age 29 from what was said to have been pneumonia. | In 2011 another unofficial spokesman, a 260kg (575lb) man named Blair River, died at age 29 from what was said to have been pneumonia. |
| In 2012 a man in his 40s was hospitalised after he began sweating and shaking while eating a 6,000-calorie Triple Bypass burger at the restaurant. | In 2012 a man in his 40s was hospitalised after he began sweating and shaking while eating a 6,000-calorie Triple Bypass burger at the restaurant. |
| The diner features tongue-in-cheek health warnings and casts customers as patients. Customers are given surgical gowns as they choose from a the high-calorie menu. | The diner features tongue-in-cheek health warnings and casts customers as patients. Customers are given surgical gowns as they choose from a the high-calorie menu. |
| Basso said Alleman weighed about 82kg (180lb) at his death. | Basso said Alleman weighed about 82kg (180lb) at his death. |
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