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RIP Filthy Mike

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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!!

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              Jett129
              見習いボス
              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

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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.

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                        Eisenherz
                        Iron Heart Deity
                        Joined: 8 Mar 2016


                        R.I.P.
                        Filthy
                        😞

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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

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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. :)

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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...

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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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                                    AdamC
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 12 Jan 2018

                                    Such sad and shocking news.

                                    Some beautiful tributes in this thread to show how loved Mike is around these parts.  RIP Filthy

                                    last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 15:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      501IH
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 22 Jul 2011

                                      After reading these very sad news, I'd like to add my condolences to the many already posted.
                                      My good thoughts are with Mike's parents and relatives, I'm sorry for your loss and wish you peace and strength.

                                      I only had a few direct exchanges with Mike, but, like likely everybody who is on this forum, I felt I knew him. He was just literally always present, a prolific poster with a most profound love of denim in general and the IH brand in particular. I always found he was generous, a good - if troubled - soul, and what I believe is called a "genuine guy".

                                      It's terrible to lose him. He will be remembered, without any doubt, by this worldwide community to which he so extensively contributed.

                                      R. I. P. Mike. Farewell.

                                      Keep your jeans on–-and let nothing come in between you and the denim !

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                                        Jdub
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 23 Sept 2015

                                        RIP Filthy 😞

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                                          atm23
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 30 Apr 2014

                                          This is so sad. I send my condolences to the family and loved ones. I remember @Filthy notoriously boiling his jeans and always posting fade pics with his sandals. This is such a gut punch to the community. He will be missed. RIP Mike.

                                          last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 16:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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