Difference between revisions of "Mike Weiler"

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*Was shot in the leg during a post-show riot in Mankato, MN.
 
*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.
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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 hair”.  It seems possible that this story morphed into “punched Michael Stipe in the back of the head”. 
  
*Enjoys cheese and Melrose Place
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*Enjoys cheese and Melrose Place.
  
Ripped many local bands off when it came time to pay  
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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==
  
 
[[Category: People]]
 
[[Category: People]]

Latest revision as of 09:26, 30 October 2007

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  • 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 hair”. It seems possible that this story morphed into “punched Michael Stipe in the back of the head”.
  • 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.

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