Difference between revisions of "Mike Weiler"
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*His sister is Brenda Weiler ([[Weiler, Brenda]]). | *His sister is Brenda Weiler ([[Weiler, Brenda]]). | ||
| + | *Numerous run-ins with law enforcement while touring with Slippy McGee. | ||
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| + | *Was shot in the leg during a post-show riot in Mankato, MN. | ||
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| + | *Punched Michael Stipe (REM) in the back of the head in 1990. However, other contemporaries of Weiler recall a story in which he touched Michael Stipe’s “greasy hairâ€. It seems possible that this story morphed into “punched Michael Stipe in the back of the headâ€. | ||
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| + | *Enjoys cheese and Melrose Place. | ||
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| + | *People who worked with him remember him developing the perhaps quixotic notion that touring from a base in Fargo was financially viable. This idea was bolstered by an Option magazine article featuring Dag Nasty and other independent bands of the day. | ||
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| + | *Ripped many local bands off when it came time to pay. | ||
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| + | *It should be noted that some people who were around Michael during his Fates/record store employee days have rather fonder memories of him than the ones listed here. | ||
== Contact Info== | == Contact Info== | ||
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- His sister is Brenda Weiler (Weiler, Brenda).
- Numerous run-ins with law enforcement while touring with Slippy McGee.
- Was shot in the leg during a post-show riot in Mankato, MN.
- Punched Michael Stipe (REM) in the back of the head in 1990. However, other contemporaries of Weiler recall a story in which he touched Michael Stipe’s “greasy hairâ€. It seems possible that this story morphed into “punched Michael Stipe in the back of the headâ€.
- Enjoys cheese and Melrose Place.
- People who worked with him remember him developing the perhaps quixotic notion that touring from a base in Fargo was financially viable. This idea was bolstered by an Option magazine article featuring Dag Nasty and other independent bands of the day.
- Ripped many local bands off when it came time to pay.
- It should be noted that some people who were around Michael during his Fates/record store employee days have rather fonder memories of him than the ones listed here.
