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RIP Filthy Mike

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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                  Madame Buttonfly
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                  I was shocked and saddened when Giles told me the awful news about Mike yesterday, and am still at a loss for words.  The tributes on this thread demonstrate what a lovely, lovely man he was - kind, generous, passionate about lots of things (especially Iron Heart) and adoring of his cat, Pickles.

                  He was loved, and will be missed enormously.

                  @Filthy:

                  I think Pickleses favorite thing besides begging for food is kisses 😘😘😘

                  AKA Mrs G

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                  • S
                    Stass
                    Joined: 7 Jan 2020

                    I was very heartbroken to hear this news… Mike was such a great dude and reached out to me on multiple occasions about fading jeans and taking photos of faded jeans. I will sincerely miss him…<3

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                      pacreamer
                      Haraki san Student
                      Joined: 4 Mar 2017

                      Rest easy, Filthy.

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                        steelworker
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 16 Apr 2014

                        aw Mike

                        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                        Well, I have others.

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                          neph93
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                          For Filthy…

                          When I started on the forum around 2013 Mike was already there. At that point his forum nick was @FilthyBloodJunkie. I remember raising my eyebrows at that. It didn’t sound good at all. It wasn’t either, Mike had a long history of serious drug abuse.

                          Which points to something interesting regarding this thing of ours. We present ourselves in all kinds of ways here, as well as in other forms of social media. We may misrepresent, lie, or hide things. We may be open about some things but not others, or we may indulge keyboard warrior oneupmanship. Ironically, Mike did none of those things. His old nick was accurate. He used to be a junkie. He didn’t need to cover that up. He was always Mike, whatever his forum nick, at least until he settled on «Filthy». At which point he was already a legend.

                          So who was Filthy? He loved cats. He loved his Mum. He loved Iron Heart, zombies, vaping and pepperoni pizza. He was the most irreverent motherfucker I’ve met. And he was certainly the gentlest and kindest of us. He would help anyone here if he could, and he often did. Many of you will be familiar with the blue totes you get from Self Edge when you buy something. I lost my one that I got with my first pair of IH, mentioned it and he sent me one of his all the way PA to Norway. He secretly included an amazing silver skull ring of his that I had admired. Must be worth  a few hundred dollars. He did it as a surprise. Madness.

                          Speaking of which, we know Mike died suddenly at the age of 44. Those of us that interacted with him for any period knew he was open about his mental illness. He would commonly laugh and joke about his suicide. It wasn’t an “if” but a “when” for him. For my part I accepted that, but secretly hoped, and believed, it would never come to that. He was too full of love and laughter, surely. Maybe it didn’t. Maybe his recently diagnosed heart condition took him. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter. He’s gone now and we’re much, much poorer for it.

                          Mike and I had our last communication a while back. Sometime in October or November. He was not in a great mood and was being negative about a lot of things not least the migration of the forum to a new platform. He wrote with some self deprecating bitterness that the “legend of Filthy” could die with the old forum and he wouldn’t be back. He didn’t live long enough to see that it won’t happen. It won’t be allowed to happen. I for one will remember Filthy, the man and the legend. The forum will remember him. Mike was one of the most beautiful people I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting and I loved him.

                          Goodbye mate. “We’ll always have cameltoe paradise”.

                          “Some of those that work forces
                          Are the same that burn crosses”

                          • Virginia Woolf
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                            Oaktavia
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                            @neph93:

                            the “legend of Filthy” could die with the old forum and he wouldn’t be back.

                            He told me this too, and that he only told you and no one else. Also asked me not to tell anyone so he could become a legend of the old IH forum. Guess he got what he wanted there, but more than he could have imagined.

                            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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                              going_to_battle
                              Joined: 16 Aug 2019

                              I'm so sorry to hear about Filthy's passing. He was one of the iconic members of the Iron Heart community. I loved reading about his bonkers exploits trying to shrink shirts, wash jeans, etc. The stuff of legend.

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                                BlueBlood
                                Haraki san Prodigy
                                Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                                I'm very sorry to hear about Mike. I'm relatively new here and I don't think that I ever had an interaction with him. I regret not getting to know him better. Anybody who likes both IH and Mickey's is definitely somebody that I could hang with.

                                I've enjoyed reading the posts from others about not only his passion for the brand, but also his kindness and generosity.

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                                  Weft 4 Dead
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 14 Feb 2021

                                  It’s upsetting to read what a troubled bloke he was, but that makes it all the more poignant when it comes to his generosity. Gifting people he may have only known through their screen names hundreds of dollars worth of merch - just cos he wanted to.

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                                    Choko
                                    Iron Heart Deity
                                    Joined: 17 Jan 2017

                                    Rest in peace Mike! The forum really lost something yesterday

                                    Less is more

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                                      Tom Longarms
                                      Haraki san Student
                                      Joined: 12 Aug 2021

                                      Rest in peace 🫶🏻

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                                        Kasi
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                                        I remember back the name filthybloodjunkie

                                        Over the years i remember many of his conversations.

                                        Had lot love for heavyweights denim

                                        Would do things his own way, kinda am like that now doing it my way.

                                        Remember Mike chat wanted to be buried in my overalls.

                                        I did speak to Mike, group meeting, cause I knew over the years who he is.

                                        He found mine language accent kind of hard for a Manchester Northern in got there in the end.
                                        Put his ear closer to listen what I was saying.

                                        Had a few chats on Instagram too.

                                        My last chat with Mike was the Slubby Evisu he found a picture,
                                        I said Mike I have them let me dig them out for you.

                                        He was amazed to see the pictures.

                                        Doesn’t matter Filthy had a past of a different life.

                                        Bottom line who doesn’t, even I was different 20 years ago. Everyone has a past.

                                        You’re young, you learn move on better yourself keep going.

                                        I did ask Mike you coming to Gosport..

                                        He’s said No..

                                        Ok another time will meet some day.

                                        Some things are meant to happen or not meant to happen.

                                        All I can says many old members will remember you.

                                        To fill that gap is gonna be hardest to adapt.

                                        R.I.P

                                        Mo

                                        The world's insane
                                        While you drink champagne
                                        And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          @Kasi:

                                          Doesn’t matter Filthy had a past of a different life.
                                          Bottom line who doesn’t, even I was different 20 years ago. Everyone has a past.
                                          You’re young, you learn move on better yourself keep going.

                                          QFT

                                          "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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