So tomorrow is the day a year ago we had the memorial for Mikey. It had been about 12 days since we found Mikey. Me, Sherri, Chris, and Cody. I can see Mikey the way we found him, me yelling for Chris to go get the cop on the corner, Sherri to call 911 and thinking were is Cody going to stay he was suppose to stay with Mikey. I here the cop saying can we call your family and me saying no I’m not going to wake them to tell them this let them get a good night sleep before they have to deal with this. When we left Mikey’s apt there were a few people that we needed to call. They were of course the friends who were looking for Mikey that Sat night. So there was Nick, Casey, the promotor, and I started making a list of everyone who needed to be told. My family was first, then those who needed to hear it from me Maxx, Slug, Nettie, Stress, JT, Jeremy, Phil, Kevin, Dose, Dibbs, Janessa, Mary Cathrine, Jessie, Alexie, Sarah, Brody, Jason, Pete, Bethany, Rachele, Carols, Gloria, Sabrina, the list was over a page long at who should here it from me and not on the news. I got pretty good at the monotone
Remembering last year
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Michael Larsen, Mr.Eyedea , I would just like to say thank you to him for his music and it helping me with alot of stuff in my life. And all of you for shaping him into who he was. I still listin to his music while i walk home from school, while i’m in painting class, he’s one of my many idols. I’ll end this by saying Rest in Rhymes Michael, you’re finally home.
Much love to the friends and family of Mikey. He’s greatly missed by myself and all of his fans. He was the one to open up the door to hip-hop to me and for that I will always be grateful. I wish I could have met him. His music inspired me to not give up in a time of depression and helped me recover and become myself once more. His music means more to me than I could ever express and is a large reason that I am still alive today. Many people may say that I’m making it seem more dramatic than necessary, but it’s not dramatic, it’s just the truth. It’s because of Mikey that I still smile.
Good Eyedeas never die. We love and miss you Mikey. R.Eye.P.
Dear Kathy,
I just wanted to say that your son Mikey was an inspiration to everyone in the underground world of rap and hip hop. From what I hear you were one of his greatest fans and supported him through thick and thin. I want you to know that your love doesn’t go unnoticed. Eyedea will live forever through his memory, video’s and LP’s. I would love very much to see a tribute tour for Eyedea where you go along, get on the stage and tell us about your sons triumph, trials and tribulations. I think its important that the next generation of artists and fans know about the guy who changed the dynamic of battling as we know it today. I know you have a lot on your plate, so I am going to keep this short. Smile when you think of him, be proud of everything he accomplished & make sure his legacy is never forgotten.
My sincerest condolences to you and your family.
RIP Michael Larsen
Peace & Respect
Peter Payne
I’ll miss your soul being with us on earth mikey, you left us a beautiful gift, and thats ur music and memorys, i dont need you out there somewhere if i have you in my thoughts……..
May you and your family be at peace.
M ichael I s C razy H onest E xceptional A lways L asting. I miss u too Micheal.
kathy ur a wonderful person and mother I remember when I walked into ur home on october 17th last year and just broke out histerically crying loudly. I am so sorry for ur loss and I keep mikey in my everyday thoughts n I hold him in my heart. I just want to say I still am close by and I’ve been thinking of him alot lately. Bless ur heart n stay strong…if you ever need anything I’ll be at my moms…please stop by sometime. :'(
Will you tell the story of why he didn’t wear jewellery? I will be checking the facebook for more stories, thanks.
PS, thank you so much for sharing what you wrote above, I was curious how you handled that situation, you did it the best way possible.
Kathy,
I know how hard this has been for you over the last year. I read the things you post on Mikey’s page. I really can’t even imagine how painful this of a loss this was for you. I’m overwhelmed with sadness when I listened to Mikey’s music because he was truly brilliant. I don’t think the death of any artist has touched me so deeply. At least he left us with so much wonderful music so we can still hear his voice.
I’m glad you try to keep Mikey’s art alive to everyone and continue to carry on projects for him. It helps him stay alive in a way. You’re doing a wonderful job at it.
Dawn
Michael opened my ears to hip hop. His music also helped me figure out who I was and that I was not alone with my thoughts and feelings. I unfortunately never got to meet him or see him on tour. I know this isn’t much, but I just wanted to thank you Kathy for bringing him into the world. He never met me, but he impacted my life significantly for the better.
My condolences to you, your family, and all of his friends. Rest in Paradise, Michael.
Steve P.
My condolences to his family. Never met him but got introduced to his music trough the Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4 soundtrack. Very inspirational person. His music will live on forever I guess. A clich