Get well Mike, your voice is needed in this world!

Thoughts going out for Mike, his family, and everyone out there.  Hopefully we'll hear positive news soon.

Damn.

It's a weird thing, when someone you know well yet have never met has something like this happen. They in all honesty are a stranger, yet are a bigger part of your life than many around you. I remember when the co-host of Skepticality had a brain aneurism, having to learn to talk again, or a local DJ hit a deer with his motorcycle. I wish Mike the best. If there are any particular demonic beings we should be sacrificing things to, let us know.

Oh man, how awful... I really do hope he recovers quickly.

My thoughts go out to you all, his relatives and loved ones.

Absolutely gut wrenching news, so sorry to hear. I've never had the privilege of meeting Mike, but I've heard his voice in my head for I don't know how many hours, making me laugh and teaching me things about movies with great insight and intelligence. He seems to be such a strong and energetic person. Get well soon Mike, you matter to a lot of people!!

I've been in the e-mail chain of updates, for which I am very grateful, and though there are many many replies at this point I've only been able to say one thing, to the effect of this being one of the times in my life that I deeply wish I weren't an atheist so I could pray to someone about this.  Beyond that, I've started several replies and never finished them, because I realized it wasn't the proper place to express my feelings, nor did I really have anything meaningful to say.

I'm going to say some things here instead of cluttering up that vital information source.  I don't want to come off as though I'm eulogizing the man, but I'm hurting right now and I just want to talk.

I disagree with Mike about a lot of things, and sometimes we've had heated arguments over them. I've found him to be occasionally rude, dismissive, and a bit haughty.  I also admire him more than almost anyone I've ever encountered in my life.  He's INCREDIBLY witty, talented, funny, and above all his brain works on a level entirely out of my understanding when it comes to the creative process.  I've listened to every episode of this podcast, from the start, and I don't think there's a single one I've listened to only once.  This place is called Friends In Your Head for a reason- I consider every guy on the show to be a real friend in my life, even if those friendships are entirely one sided.  I've been extremely fortunate to have been best friends with one of them and over time I think a couple of the other DIF (yeah I said it) regulars might call me a friend at this point as well.  Point is, I got to meet Mike for the first time during the Malariathon last year, and even though I also got to meet Eddie and Ryan and Miki and a bunch of other great folks for the first time that day too, I have to say that on the entire flight to California and walking into the room I really was most excited to get to hang out with Dorkman for the first time.

Mike's the reason I spent so much time on that goddamn couch.  I'd been up for like 40 hours by the time I got there, and I maneuvered my way on-mic for almost the whole damn thing because it meant getting to sit next to that guy and talk about a mutual interest for hours.  I mean it- I was thrilled to be there for a million reasons, and I love me some Potter, and I was grinning like an idiot just to be on the podcast- but the 100% honest reason I stayed awake for the entire thing and kept nudging my way towards a microphone was because I considered it one of the great opportunities of my life just to get to rap with that guy for a while.  If that makes me a creepy fanboy, fine.  The point is, I could not possibly hold Mike in a higher regard, and I'm gutted that something this objectively fucking unfair could and did just happen to him.

Whether I'm his friend or not, he's my friend, and while there are people hurting a whole hell of a lot more than me about this, I've felt like vomiting all day.  I wish I could end this with some kind of "get well buddy," but to be honest with you, WHEN he pulls through, I'm deleting this post so he doesn't know what a gigantic embarassing heart boner I have for him.  I just needed to say it.

Last edited by Kyle (2014-10-01 22:54:53)

Way to reach out, Owen. That's fantastic!

Well, I guess their heartboner rivals mine.

Hey, Teague or anyone living near Dorkman,

is there a PO box or address that could be showed publicly for sending letters, cards and the like?

I understand that if you don't want it shared so everyone can see, but I would like to be able to send some cheer by mail.

Again, hang in there, guys. We love you!

Keeping Mike you all and his family in my thoughts. Stay strong man.

Keep fighting for it, Mike.