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RIP Filthy Mike

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    jordanscollected
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 13 Nov 2018

    Oh fuck.

    Not being dramatic here, I’m at a weekend funeral for my best childhood friend right now and unable to sleep in this strange place so I hopped on the forum. I’ve had many conversations with Mike, but my favorite was when I talked about a broken button on my 16 and he offered to send me a set of vintage buttons to replace the current. He also sent a set of old iron heart stickers, one of which graces my phone case.

    Fuck man, he will be missed.

    Also, his cuffs were to jeans, what Vince Carter was to dunks.

    world tours:
    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
    Mad Red x2
    Wabidashery

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      Twistlock
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 31 Dec 2015

      This is so sad news. RIP Mike.

      Gesendet von meinem SM-A536B mit Tapatalk

      last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 09:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        LewisStonehouse
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 11 May 2020

        Many of us obviously won’t be able to make Mike’s memorial on account of being on a different continent, but if anyone wants to don a bin and drink a few beers in his honour tomorrow I’ll gladly set up a Zoom link

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          Seul
          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

          @sabergirl:

          Dammit Mike [emoji174].

          I thought he'd left the forum, not the earthly bloody realm…  😞

          last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 09:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Signal11
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 22 Oct 2016

            RIP brother

            Having no destination, I’m never lost.

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              jimcasey
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 10 Aug 2016

              Shit news. My thoughts are with his family and his mates.

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                endo
                見習いボス
                Joined: 29 May 2020

                Thinking of you, dear friend,
                brother in bib,
                mad denim professor,
                wonderful struggled fellow,
                Mike @Filthy

                Bon voyage on you next trip.


                The Laughing Heart

                Your life is your life
                Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
                Be on the watch.
                There are ways out.
                There is a light somewhere.
                It may not be much light but
                It beats the darkness.
                Be on the watch.
                The gods will offer you chances.
                Know them.
                Take them.
                You can’t beat death but
                You can beat death in life, sometimes.
                And the more often you learn to do it,
                The more light there will be.
                Your life is your life.
                Know it while you have it.
                You are marvelous
                The gods wait to delight
                In you.

                Charles Bukowski

                si tacuisses

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                  Oaktavia
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                  @Giles:

                  @Heavy_blue:

                  A song for Filthy feel free too listen. Popped in my head nothing professional but out of the heart

                  I listened and cried….Thank you

                  Ditto…

                  IG: electricindigowizard

                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                  WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                  • ?
                    A Former User
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                    @endo beautifull!!

                    last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 12:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Jett129
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                      Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                      Shocked beyond belief as I’m just seeing this. We would occasionally message about photography questions he had,and music. He loved music. Got my 822s because of him. Just sitting here shaking my head in disbelief. RIP

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                        Anesthetist
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 14 May 2011

                        I think this thread is a beautiful tribute to one hell of a guy and I hope his sister and Mom get to read it.

                        Like most you guys, my heart is in my feet right now.
                        I never got to meet Mike but talked to him by DM & IG a bit. If I had a question about a piece of clothing he had, he would shoot a youtube for me about it and usually just gushed over how amazing of a piece it was. He was a super passionate guy and always willing to help, always a nice guy. A lot of times I used to think he missed his calling in that he should’ve owned a denim shop. I think he could have made a living selling bibs and 822s alone.

                        Mike loved these jeans and the community that came along with them and we all sure as hell loved him back. He is irreplaceable. Many thoughts and prayers for him, his family, and Pickles.

                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                        IG: bluehandsslim

                        last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 13:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          sethatwork
                          Joined: 19 Oct 2020

                          Rest in Peace Mike. I have never met someone else who was so kind and willing, unasked and unprompted, to help out other people and never want anything in return. I have so much scrap denim fabric because of Mike, and my first time meeting him he got me and Adam the Selfedge jeans hangers because of my bunny taking some nibbles at my waist band. So many of my repairs and other small sewing projects were only possible because of Mike.

                          Rest in peace friend

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            @Anesthetist:

                            I think this thread is a beautiful tribute to one hell of a guy and I hope his sister and Mom get to read it.

                            I have sent Alissa, his sister, a link to this thread and suggested she read it to understand how truly loved Mike is/was….

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              misfitlife
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 9 Jan 2019

                              I never met Mike and didn’t know him personally but we chatted on IG and this forum. He was so helpful and such a kind soul. This is heartbreaking. Rest In Peace Mike.

                              last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 14:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Eisenherz
                                Iron Heart Deity
                                Joined: 8 Mar 2016


                                R.I.P.
                                Filthy
                                😞

                                last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 14:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Oaktavia
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                  Always rock the #filthycuffs

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

                                  last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 14:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    Such mixed emotions today…the sadness of losing a friend and the joy of us joining together and sharing our love for him and each other.

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                    last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 14:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Mizmazzle
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                                      A song for Filthy feel free too listen. Popped in my head nothing professional but out of the heart

                                      Incredible. This is quite special @Heavy_blue

                                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

                                      last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 15:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Oaktavia
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                        @goosehd:

                                        the joy of us joining together and sharing our love for him and each other.

                                        This right here I was pondering last night reading through this thread.

                                        IG: electricindigowizard

                                        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                        WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                                          mclaincausey
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                          Here’s another from Mike’s trip out to Golden. He brought me a mug and some special beers from the Coors brewery he was working at. Beers are long gone but never letting go of that mug even if it’s a Steelers mug 🙂

                                          He also gave me a Merz heavy tee that I already cherished, a bit more now.

                                          Love you Mike.

                                          Think it, be it.

                                          last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 15:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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