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10-30-2014, 10:58am | #21 | ||||||
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Wow. Did not know the story.
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Met him through stangkiller forget when and where, real nice guy
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Michael was a good friend. One time he helped me break into my C5 Vert when I locked the keys in the trunk at a Cruise-In. I got the door open and he crawled into the truck from behind the drivers seat. When we got the keys out finally we looked up to see a local police car watching us. I had to prove it was my car and not stealing it. We looked guilty... |
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I blame Tony (C5Silverbullet) for the whole fiasco!
He got REALLY sunburned that day and I made him follow me to my car to get him some sunblock. I laid my keys in the trunk so I could find the tube of sunblock. Forgot they were there and closed the trunk lid. Just as the lid was about closed, I remembered where the keys were...TOO LATE! [EDIT] Found a picture of Tony that day. Sun burned and passed out in a chair. :LOL: |
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Speaking of Mullet, here's a pic at the Waffle House right after we were told we weren't allowed to bring our beer in.
Here's a couple pics I have with Mike in them. I forgot about that shirt I had. I wonder where it is |
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Wow, surprisingly I remember all of that! What great memories!
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Michael was a great guy. Was with him on one of the early Bahama Jams cruises. He was a blast to be around. |
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Mike was a cool dude.
Interestingly, the first memory that came to mind was that Vette show in Tampa (Stangkiller will recall)...When that chick he was with (wasn't she a stripper?) drove my car back to the hotel. As tipsy as I was, I swear we'd have been a lot safer had I drove...She was having a bit too much fun with it. I had planned to go to the memorial his family held in MI after his passing, but had to cancel for some reason... |
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Wow! I can't believe it's been that long. He was a great level-headed guy. Always great conversation with him.
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He was pretty far out in the desert, over 50 miles. Despite all of our modern advances, it is still very dangerous to underestimate deserts and oceans.
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I remember reading about it when it happened.
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As I recall, the road his car was discovered on, basically went on..and on...then abruptly ended in sand or something, I recall the car was stuck, maybe he pulled off to turn around?...no cell service, no GPS, very limited supplies on hand, I think he had a bottle of water. Details were sparse, but when the water ran out, I think during the 2nd day, he went off looking for help.
Was anyone made privy t othe details? |
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Had no water or food, thought I was going to die.. and that was only one day! had it been two.... I don't remember him, but from the photos and stories here it sounds like he was a great guy and fun to party with. Wish I had known him. |
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I met Mike through Chris (Stangkiller). I went down to Chris' house in Orlando for help installing LTs on my triple black Y2K. When we rolled up, Mike was in the driveway installing a shorty shifter in his yellow vert.
We went to lunch and Mike gave me a ride back to Chris' house afterwards. He was a really cool guy. Such a shame that he left when he did. |
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