MIKE EDER IS LEAVING FOR GOOD MAYBE!!!

[The Shift]

...he's okay. We talked at length on the phone, and he's just going through a few things right now, in addition to  not being able to sleep for several days (which as I am all to aware of, can play major havok with one's emotions). I was very concerned, but he's okay. May not be on here for a while, as he's going to be focusing on his career and also himself for a bit.

Glad to know he's alright. I've known him for a long time, and he's a dear friend.

Cool many thanks Billy… missed this with the thread being moved.

[Ovi]

Mike, you've always been one of the best posters around as far as I'm concerned and I still have a lot of respect for you, but come on...this fake-account thing is just silly and sad.

[Justin]

Mike/ben plumbrook has most obviously left the building. 

This is one sad, disturbing sight.

Mike had a melt down last week on the FECC site because of a scathing review he got for his Elvis FAQ book. He threatened to sue the reviewer both in personal emails and on Amazon.com  Mike, the guy we used to know, is no more.   

[SMiLE Brian]

This whole saga gets stranger and stranger.

[Lonely Summer]

Mike/ben plumbrook has most obviously left the building. 

This is one sad, disturbing sight.

Mike had a melt down last week on the FECC site because of a scathing review he got for his Elvis FAQ book. He threatened to sue the reviewer both in personal emails and on Amazon.com  Mike, the guy we used to know, is no more.   

Unless there is more to the story than we are getting.

[Mike's Beard]

Mike/ben plumbrook has most obviously left the building. 

This is one sad, disturbing sight.

Mike had a melt down last week on the FECC site because of a scathing review he got for his Elvis FAQ book. He threatened to sue the reviewer both in personal emails and on Amazon.com  Mike, the guy we used to know, is no more.   

He also seems to be posting glowing reviews for his book under fake names on amazon. It's definitely time to start slowly backing away towards the door on this one.

[hypehat]

I just hope he's alright!

[bgas]

I just hope he's alright!

Seems that ship has sailed.  he can only hope now the mother ship comes back to pick him up and take him "home"

[ben plumbrook]

Wow you guys are freaks get a life! After seeing your conspiracy theories I don't know why =in all that is sane don't you trust me=, Billy or, Mike himself.

Actually Mike requests that all questions go through Billy now so do I! Look me up I am "Frankie The Chi Town Hit man" One day and I want off myself. If Mike was sick in the head what are you all!!!! GEEZ

Really please trust Billy on all things Mike I can't stand it here either. All reviews are real, Mike has an obvious guy who is trying to ruin the book. Read the thing yourself if you like, me I have sex.
 
One last thing Mike asked me to share. 80 percent of you are welcome to his home anytime, those other 20 percent make him ill.

This was a little test to see if he felt ready and he asked me to conduct it. You will see him soaring, but not here.

[Jay]

I think most of us are just very skeptical after recently being burned by a certain "high profile" person who turned out to not be the person they claimed. Mike would know whom I'm speaking of, and I think he would be somewhat understanding of some of us here. This thread seems to be getting out of control...

[ben plumbrook]

I think most of us are just very skeptical after recently being burned by a certain "high profile" person who turned out to not be the person they claimed. Mike would know whom I'm speaking of, and I think he would be somewhat understanding of some of us here. This thread seems to be getting out of control...

But Mike writes about music what has any hoax got to do with him? Honestly you all need to move on and realize a message board needs to be a place to chill. I an stressed after one hour, Mike is right about this place but wanted me to check things out for him. Until this place is friendly again a lot of good people will leave, Mike was only the first.

He is a smart fellow, truly nice, a weirdo sure, but you ruined it with him and for that I feel sorry for you

[Jay]

How on earth is your post count not going up? 

[18thofMay]

This all seems slightly off

[alf wiedersehen]

How on earth is your post count not going up? 

Sandbox doesn't count.

One last thing Mike asked me to share. 80 percent of you are welcome to his home anytime

Please tell Mike to clear a space on his couch.

[Lonely Summer]

I suggest we withhold judgment on Mike until we get the whole story. Everybody thinks they know the whole story, I really doubt any of us do.

[Alan Smith]

I suggest we withhold judgment on Mike until we get the whole story. Everybody thinks they know the whole story, I really doubt any of us do.

I echo your sentiments (to some extent), but if a friend or aspect of Mike's is going to launch off rant barrages (in that whacky puctuation free style) in the meantime, it's equally damaging.

Mike's received more general support and praise than criticism on this board but, I can't see the goodwill lasting indefinitely.

[Loaf]

Wow you guys are freaks get a life! After seeing your conspiracy theories I don't know why =in all that is sane don't you trust me=, Billy or, Mike himself.

Actually Mike requests that all questions go through Billy now so do I! Look me up I am "Frankie The Chi Town Hit man" One day and I want off myself. If Mike was sick in the head what are you all!!!! GEEZ

Really please trust Billy on all things Mike I can't stand it here either. All reviews are real, Mike has an obvious guy who is trying to ruin the book. Read the thing yourself if you like, me I have sex.
 
One last thing Mike asked me to share. 80 percent of you are welcome to his home anytime, those other 20 percent make him ill.

This was a little test to see if he felt ready and he asked me to conduct it. You will see him soaring, but not here.

Now your posts are sounding as confused as Mike's were!

Can everyone just lay off the internet for a while? Seriously, there are some addicts on here who seem to post nonsense on a fodaing message board to the detriment of their personal lives.

Take a break. The internet isn't real.

[Jay]

We switched back from foda to f*** again?

Edit: I guess not, but f*** now has been given three stars. I always thought it was hilarious that sh*t was censored, but f*** wasn't(until now, that is). 

[Loaf]

No, I just like saying foda   I have Portuguese friends who find it hilarious.

[?]

Take a break. The internet isn't real.

[bgas]

Wow you guys are freaks get a life! After seeing your conspiracy theories I don't know why =in all that is sane don't you trust me=, Billy or, Mike himself.

Actually Mike requests that all questions go through Billy now so do I! Look me up I am "Frankie The Chi Town Hit man" One day and I want off myself. If Mike was sick in the head what are you all!!!! GEEZ

Really please trust Billy on all things Mike I can't stand it here either. All reviews are real, Mike has an obvious guy who is trying to ruin the book. Read the thing yourself if you like, me I have sex.
 
One last thing Mike asked me to share. 80 percent of you are welcome to his home anytime, those other 20 percent make him ill.

This was a little test to see if he felt ready and he asked me to conduct it. You will see him soaring, but not here.

Now your posts are sounding as confused as Mike's were!

Can everyone just lay off the internet for a while? Seriously, there are some addicts on here who seem to post nonsense on a fodaing message board to the detriment of their personal lives.

Take a break. The internet isn't real.

What the heck? 
If the internet isn't real, does that mean these posts I've made aren't being read, even as I'm asking and reading them? 
Not certain who needs the couch more...

[Loaf]

The internet is a diversion, a distraction, a fiction. It's not real. No one knows you're a dog.

The person sitting next to you is real.

It's sad that a person who is suffering from mental collapse feels a strong need to access the internet, sign in with user name and password to a message board, and press buttons on a plastic keyboard that make up words for others to read.

Take a break It'd do us all good.

[pixletwin]

I have no idea where all th Mike stuff came from. I apparently missed all the drama, but I think it Ben's presence does more to exacerbate whatever problem exists. I am not sure what his presence is supposed to signify or purpose. A few people question his veracity and all of a sudden he is posting hyper-aggressive retorts. It is all very strange.

[SMiLE Brian]

I think most of us are just very skeptical after recently being burned by a certain "high profile" person who turned out to not be the person they claimed. Mike would know whom I'm speaking of, and I think he would be somewhat understanding of some of us here. This thread seems to be getting out of control...

But Mike writes about music what has any hoax got to do with him? Honestly you all need to move on and realize a message board needs to be a place to chill. I an stressed after one hour, Mike is right about this place but wanted me to check things out for him. Until this place is friendly again a lot of good people will leave, Mike was only the first.

He is a smart fellow, truly nice, a weirdo sure, but you ruined it with him and for that I feel sorry for you

No, Mike ruined it himself with bizarre posts in the last month and deleting his profile.  The board did nothing wrong and tried to support Mike until stunts like this.

[Mike's Beard]

Exactly. Mike had the whole board wishing him well and congratulating him on his new book and offering support for his next one. This Plumbrook guy is now implying that the board pushed Mike to a meltdown - not cool.