hip priest wrote:Obviously I didn't know these guys, but my thoughts are with everyone here that did.

salut! Spoot

yes

rysie wrote:

hip priest wrote:Obviously I didn't know these guys, but my thoughts are with everyone here that did.

salut! Spoot

yes

Likewise. From the messages here, they sound like the loveliest trio. My thoughts and condolences are with you all.

Been at Intonation all weekend working a busy booth with many distractions. Getting back to work put this back at the forefront.

When you know someone casually as I knew Michael, it can be akward or obligatory making small-talk in those chance meetings at shows or on the street. With Michael it was always an absolute bonus to run into him anywhere, anytime. Never akward, never had to search for topics of discussion. He was so open and energetic it was always so easy to just shoot the shit.

It seems like there should be some criteria for it to be someone's time to go..... it just seems so unfair for it to be so easy to just lose someone. Like their wonderful traits and the people they've touched should get them a get out of jail free card or a second chance with untimely death.

Would that it were so.

This breaks my heart.

My condolences to everyone who knew these three people personally.

I knew Michael only through his music and his posts here, but I will miss him dearly.

this thread is very slanted towords Mourning Michael, which makes sense becouse so many here knew him, but I wanted to say a very very sorry to the freinds and family of Doug and John as well.

I didnt know Michael except through his music, but this whole event has made me very, very sad and very angry. So avoidable. So fucking tragic. My heart goes out to his family, and to everyone here who's suffering. This thread has brought tears to my eyes several times.

BadComrade wrote:I don't like the generic apology, or the "released by her attorney" part much.

I'm sure this is all driven by the impending trial.

Specific apologies, like any statements, can be used by prosecuting attorneys as evidence, in this case of an admission of feelings of guilt. "I am sorry that I did this" = "I did this." This isnt the same thing as pleading guilty, but it isnt the kind of thing you'd want raised in front of a jury either. A generic apology, or a non-apology like the one you read, doesnt raise these problems.

And, as long as she's being held and expected to stand trial, dont expect any statements to be released without her attorney being involved in some fashion. If he let her go saying whatever she wanted to the press pre-trial without his involvement, he wouldnt be doing his job. An attorney can be disbarred for that.

I'm not saying she isnt guilty in my mind, but like anyone accused of any crime, she deserves a trial and fair and adequate representation at that trial, especially if she's being accused of a capital crime. Unfortunately, trials often involve messy combinations of issues that dont seem pertinent to those of us who just wish the thing hadnt happened and want to take our anger over that out on the person responsible for causing our pain.

Natalie and I spent quite a while this weekend talking about how great Michael always was anytime we'd see him. Just like so many here, we always enjoyed those times that we ran into Michael on the street, at a show, a restaurant, or a bar. One of the most memorable times was at ATP when Mike couldn't have been nicer to us.

I always enjoyed when Mike was at the studio, and when I would see him with 'The Worm'. I'm so thankful that I got to do sound for them at the Bottom Lounge earlier this year.

My condolences to the loved ones of John and Doug, Tim and Andy, Mike's family and to all those who knew Michael better than I did.

I know I didn't find this picture, but I think it's a perfect one.

I saw Mission of Burma Friday night in Austin. Clint Conley dedicated their set to Michael, which I thought was a very cool thing to do. Just thought some of you might like to know.

I was at the show with several buddies from college, all of us big SKWM fans (we'd wind down after Saturday nights with either Developer or Italian Platinum). The news had hit us pretty hard.

The next night, we all bought some beer and drove out to the Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX, which if I remember correctly from the tour journals, was a favorite of Michael's. This made us all sentimental and sad, but it felt appropriate.

Goddamn, this whole thing really fucking sucks.

that really sucks, I lost one of my best friends growing up to a car accident and it seems really weird now when I think about him, I was going to call him the week that he died and then it happened.

anyways, my deepest condolances to you guys in SKWM, I never had the chance to see you live or meet any of you, but I definately know how it feels to have someone close to you torn away.

we'll miss you...
and thank you