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RIP Filthy Mike

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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

            last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 13:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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
                      😞

                      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

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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 😞

                                      last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 15:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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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                                          atm23
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 30 Apr 2014

                                          @Oaktavia:

                                          @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.

                                          That rough tough Break the Needle IH community.

                                          last edited by 28 Jan 2023, 16:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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