tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post6379214718757453059..comments2019-09-16T08:57:54.798-07:00Comments on BR Shorts: Filth Books Stole My LifeBR Strahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03190197009514881488noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-30515454844349586072019-09-16T08:57:54.798-07:002019-09-16T08:57:54.798-07:00I saw Mike (Gumby) last night on his BMX bicycle; ...I saw Mike (Gumby) last night on his BMX bicycle; he was confused and unrecognizable. He's not aged well and was clearly delusional. Sadly, years of drug abuse and street living has fried his brain and left him in poor health (both mentally and physically). For those of us who knew Mike, even w/his skating talent, it wasn't enough to redirect his life from his first love; drugs. To be honest about his life is to reconcile the truth behind it; he never grew up; he always had an "angle" and he "used" every day for decades. I'm sorry he's in this position, but his is a very predictable outcome. I hope he gets help. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814713035568133251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-46650047304715101812016-12-20T06:44:49.916-08:002016-12-20T06:44:49.916-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516553652835414923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-8534626823390936992012-12-20T13:05:39.768-08:002012-12-20T13:05:39.768-08:00i grew up with mike smith. he lived down the stree...i grew up with mike smith. he lived down the street and he was a great skateboarder. he did infact go 80+ mph more than once. he was the guy who always had the best skateboard. he was one of the cool kids. Mike Sandberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17151311365847230017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-7784746659314979202012-07-03T19:58:33.265-07:002012-07-03T19:58:33.265-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770872865831304111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-18538804301918796512012-07-03T19:48:32.779-07:002012-07-03T19:48:32.779-07:00DITTO Dave Brady, Mike has a big heart and I want ...DITTO Dave Brady, Mike has a big heart and I want the best for him. GOD Bless you Mike!John Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770872865831304111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-92203367936498374522012-07-02T17:42:32.964-07:002012-07-02T17:42:32.964-07:00Well I am glad that someone actually took the time...Well I am glad that someone actually took the time to acknowledge his existence. Thank you for posting the blog and having the courage to explore the situation at first hand. I am a bit confused as to what he is actually attempting to accomplish with his protest and sign, which I may ad he has been doing for 10 years. I knew Mike from way back in junior and senior high. Mike used to be one hell of a street luge skateboarder. I have skated with him. He is not lying when he says he went 80+ mph. Unofficially he set the world speed record on a skateboard until Lee "Taylor" or as Mike would call him "Rat" began to accelerate and gain the notoriety that Mike probably felt that he deserved, since he taught Lee how to skate like a pro. Mike was in fact involved in a very serious roll over car accident that killed one of my friends and landed my other friend the driver into jail for about 5 years for vehicular manslaughter. Mike was seriously injured in the accident and it did in fact end his skateboarding career. Lee went on to become famous at the X games with pro sponsors such as Vans and Mombosock. I can vouch that Mike was no regular kid on the block. In fact many of us looked up to him, he was respected. Mike did like to indulge in a party or two. People please pray for him. The creator of the universe can do very miraculous things. I am sure he has his eyes on Mike. I am saddened every time I see him. I do not know what filth books he is talking about and I have never seen his artwork. I have hung out with Mike in the past. I personally believe he has a medical issue that has never been delt with. He is a good man at heart. God bless you Mike and get better.David Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725171173065602989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-28920766478513534842012-02-03T22:06:59.694-08:002012-02-03T22:06:59.694-08:00He grew up in south Bellevue and is about 50 years...He grew up in south Bellevue and is about 50 years old. I went to Bellevue High School with him. Quite the partier if you get the drift. He liked to skateboard alot. I do not remember him being into the arts.eastsider2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10431442341077149557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-36249335950803836722012-02-03T22:02:56.493-08:002012-02-03T22:02:56.493-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.eastsider2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10431442341077149557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-1286152518212581712011-08-30T19:07:09.185-07:002011-08-30T19:07:09.185-07:00I just had a conversation with this guy today and ...I just had a conversation with this guy today and your blog is the only thing I found on "filth book energy" online. The question that I kept pressing him about today was, "If so many people are writing these books about you, then how do they get the information to write them?" His answer (and I asked many more times in various forms) was "People are reading the filth books to learn about me and they write more shit about me." So the people who get the information about him to write all of these malevolent things about him are getting the information from their own books. Indeed... I talked to him for about half an hour and he basically told me all of the same stuff you said, including that his old paintings, which were allegedly painted on cardboard, were thrown away (in a dumpster) by this guy who's house he was staying at. The general story I got was that he probably used to skateboard a bit, got hurt one day and couldn't do anything for a few months so he picked up painting. While he was staying at his friend's house, he painted some trippy pictures on a bunch of cardboard and the guy who he was living with didn't realize they were his artwork and threw them out. Now' his old friend is the object of some delusional resentment in which he was a great artist being sabotaged by some or other complicated forces in the world (dark book energy) that no one else can seem to understand. It seems like he's invented this elaborate story to tell people so that they'll take pity on him in the hopes that it's more likely to get him attention, money, or whatever. I asked him why he wasn't still creating art if he was such a great artist and the best he could give me was that I just didn't understand. Give me a break, Skateboard Mike. As our conversation ended, he asked for change and I told him flat out, "I don't believe a thing you've told me" his reply, "Well I think your filthy, just like my sign says."Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791639955578934393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-90235008113488665152011-08-08T17:20:47.913-07:002011-08-08T17:20:47.913-07:00Dude, same thing happened with me and my girlfrien...Dude, same thing happened with me and my girlfriend -just saw this character on the street today and thought it prudent to ask him what his story was. Looked up "filth book energy" and your blog post was the only thing I found relevant to what this dude was telling me about.<br />Way to document your discussion with this guy.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122323512428668049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-83754329881311100932011-06-09T14:16:30.037-07:002011-06-09T14:16:30.037-07:00The site forwards to wonderpuppet.com...The site forwards to wonderpuppet.com...Mustardlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768993322920341693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-86193277913881053792011-05-06T18:33:51.945-07:002011-05-06T18:33:51.945-07:00Brit, it's Andrew. I've been reading these...Brit, it's Andrew. I've been reading these for over an hour. Good shitAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629511684345355247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-37215582626318277572011-04-26T19:15:08.311-07:002011-04-26T19:15:08.311-07:00I just did some research for this skateboard Mike ...I just did some research for this skateboard Mike character. I found nothing. he doesen't exist.The Glam Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324394787600914595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-8115651637377396082011-04-26T19:01:44.592-07:002011-04-26T19:01:44.592-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Glam Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324394787600914595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-69044216079149934242011-04-26T15:10:29.964-07:002011-04-26T15:10:29.964-07:00Wow.. interesting interview. I see him just about ...Wow.. interesting interview. I see him just about everyday as I drive back and forth on Bellevue Way a lot. And always wondered what he was about. But.. I have seen him come out of an apartment complex numerous times on Bellevue Way S. E. Which I assume is really where he lives. I have seen him walking towards Down Town while putting on his neck brace. In other words, I think his neck brace is for show.Nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165403072768903793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-91751941508557900102011-04-18T17:02:40.494-07:002011-04-18T17:02:40.494-07:00I was mass curious what his story was. Sounds like...I was mass curious what his story was. Sounds like too many people I know who rationalize their existence/being, usually induced by by an excessive habit, like alcohol or drugs. It seems as if his whole thing is about flogging himself to ward off the dark energy. Thanks for interviewing "Mike" ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083421986943046185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1639799470988868358.post-27414694983777690442010-11-29T20:54:17.321-08:002010-11-29T20:54:17.321-08:00Hmm... Long but interesting read.Hmm... Long but interesting read.The Liquor Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643055524698860792noreply@blogger.com