".Sunrise doesn't last all morning."BEATNUT

[oneafter909]

lemchast:

DaisyL:

I wish I could send him a pm and get a response again.

Me too.

Me three

[LCH]

Where he is, he has the fastest PC with the biggest brightest monitor and the fastest connection. He might not send a read receipt but he gets your messages. Does anyone think a little thing like this could stop him from logging on ???

[admin]

Last year someone at my work place died. There was a memorial /funeral for him. I hesitated to go or not. Perhaps I would pay my respects in my own way. I decided to go to it. It was sad as a funeral can be. Soon, some funny stories started coming out... how he touched everyone in some way through knowing him. It was then that I was glad that I got together and talked with many people -- many who I had not seen in years. It feels like that here .... it is good to see many that I posted with a long time ago (or so it seems to me). Another board memory ...... I remember laughing and grinning at a Beatnut house party on this board .... in fact he asked me in the thread to put on a Beatle album and to turn up the stereo Then someone brought in a bottle of wine and we kept following him through the house .... while he asked people to make a dip or try some of the snacks .... he asked or said something about stop following him .... and I said ...aren't you going to open the wine? It went on and on and I lost a few or more hours of sleep having fun with the thread .... and then I woke up early to see what else was written there .. there was a good feeling about reading and posting .... thanks for that board memory

[Here&Everywhere]

There are two memories on this board especially that come to mind when I think of Mike. The first was when ? in an uncharacteristic way of being overly dramatic -I wrote in a thread I was leaving the board after an argument with someone. (I promise this was a one-off and I was but a kid?but anyway). Beat wrote something like ?don?t let the door hit your ass on the way out?. I think he meant ?get over it and don?t be stupid? really. In any case I was suitably put in my place (although I wasn't too happy at the time) but- well I?m still here. The second one was that for some reason we both seemed to be online at the same time on Christmas Day, I think for two or three years in a row. I remember posting with him in his ?coffee shop? and he was being all festive and talking about coffee, Italian cookies and other Christmassy things. Nothing outrageous, just this. -- Oh and I agree with what ((Clo))) said about so many people posting here that used to post in the ?good old days?.

[SillyLoveSongs]

Was looking through my archives from the earliest days of the boards and found this... Thread title: "What if Paul was Rude to You?"

On May 15, 2002 BEATNUT:

What if Paul was rude to me????Well I'll tell ya!! I probably deserved it and I would apologize to Paul and beg his forgiveness!!!!Hahahahah...................BEATNUT

I noticed his sig from then which is quite fitting... "It's not how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others."

[Temptresss]

what a wonderful person he was. he'd be like this --> ops: if he could only read all the dear, sweet comments posted here. i didn't even know he was sick so this was a shock to me. the last time i heard from him was in a pm when the recession was spiraling out of control. i was alarmed about my 401k and he wrote that he would help me in financial planning. what a sweetheart. he had a way of making everyone feel special and although i didn't know him personally it was easy to tell how much he valued his family and friends. and that humor of his...spot on...whatta guy. he'll be so missed by all but i have a feeling he's up there having a go at god...and probably has god ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... we all loved you, nutty!

[admin]

All I can say right now is : ouch

[lemchast]

Bill:

I?m sure Beat would find some kind of double-entendre in that comment. Notthatthere?sanythingwrongwiththat

That's for sure!

[admin]

[I was heart broken but not surprised to read Mike had passed away. After our last, almost 2 hour phone call back in March, the day after his birthday, I was very concerned about Mike. He wasn't the ol' chipper Mike that day. We were talking about pain and I said I have a nickname for my knees. I called the F*ckers* because they hurt so bad. Mike said, "Oh thank you for swearing!" Then he just let loose about the hell he was living in. Mike told me how the cancer spread to various parts of his body and the pain. You could tell he was on a lot of meds and they still weren't taking care of the pain. Mike mentioned he had a check up the following week to see what was going on. I never heard from him since then. I phoned him many times but never received a call back. So I was expecting this day but it still hits you like a ton of bricks. Mike loved his family and friends dearly and held them close to his heart. He spoke of his family, aunts and uncles that had past away, too many in a short time. He spoke very often, stories about his Mom that he loved dearly. He was as his sister said, his mother's son. Mike loved life. I wish I was able to meet him in person and be a part of that inner circle. We had a lot of similar life stories and said I must be his sister. I will miss knowing I won''t hear his voice or how he made me spit on my screen (so many times) because of something outrageous he said. To Diane, his sons and step-daughter and his dear friends and family, my deepest condolences to all of you. I send love and strength to all of you to get through this sad time. The memories you have all made over the years will get you through this. Plus the puppy you gave him for Christmas one year was, Mike loved so much. I Love You Mike. Keep them laughing in heaven and I'll look forward to seeing when the day comes for me. Give my Mom a hug for me. I love you Mike. xo] _________________

[lemchast]

LCH:

Does anyone think a little thing like this could stop him from logging on ???

Not at all!

[lemchast]

chuffed:

Soon, some funny stories started coming out... how he touched everyone in some way through knowing him. It was then that I was glad that I got together and talked with many people -- many who I had not seen in years.

I think that's the only thing that got us through the wake and funeral. People were crying one moment and laughing the next as we reminisced about all the crazy things he did. So even in death he was cheering us up and giving us a good laugh.

[jcruz1965]

Very shocked and saddened to hear about Mike's passing. Never was ever to meet him in person but through his posts and pms knew he was a good soul. Incredible sense of humor. My deepest condolences to his family. RIP Mike. Your friend, "wh o re-hey!"

[Jabberwocky]

it was wonderful to read through 5 pages of posts here....Beatnut brought all of us together AGAIN. He would love that I guess it's true....only the good die young. I am certain that Beat's lovely aunt that passed a couple of years ago was there to greet him. Heaven is truly a lot funnier now my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and his friends who were like family to him. I had a sense of peace when I heard who was with him when he passed. and on a selfish note, who's gonna say to me anymore, "One of these days... One of these days... POW! Right in the kisser! To the moon Alice" Vaya con Dios my friend

[admin]

lemchast:

chuffed:

Soon, some funny stories started coming out... how he touched everyone in some way through knowing him. It was then that I was glad that I got together and talked with many people -- many who I had not seen in years.

I think that's the only thing that got us through the wake and funeral. People were crying one moment and laughing the next as we reminisced about all the crazy things he did. So even in death he was cheering us up and giving us a good laugh.

So very true. If you would let him, Mike would be anybody's friend. All you had to do was let him in.

[Mieke]

I?m shocked to hear that dear Mike (Beatnut as I prefer to call him) passed away. We met each other about seven years ago on this board. I was really fond of him; he was always funny, always in a good mood, always making jokes, having big discussions with people who often got very mad at him; he was laughing about it. A few years ago Daisy visited The Netherlands where I?m living; Mike gave her the McCartney book ?Each One Believing? to hand it over to me; It meant a lot to me to get this present of him and especially the message for me which makes this book more important than any other book I own. Today I was almost in tears, reading his text and seeing his writing. I saved a PM of him that he sent to me after I thanked him for this great present. At that time of my life I was very ill. I want to share his kind words with you: ?It was just a token to remind you...as the title of the book has some significance, we all believed that if we prayed for you that you would get better, and be healthy again...so I chose this book 'Each One Believing' I think it worked and I am so happy for you that you are well and looking great! You know I have always held a special place for you in my heart? These words make it even sadder that he didn?t win the battle against cancer. I knew that Beatnut was very ill, still I hoped and prayed that he would make it. ************************************************************ Reading all your posts brings back so many great memories; off course I remember ?the Lemnuts Mammography Clinic?? a lot of naughty remarks were made in that threat. I remember the coffee thread in which every one wanted some ?cream? in their coffee. How many warnings of the mods got Beatnut to keep it all decent! No one could stop him. I remember posting with a few other people from this board on Lan?s board. That was very special too. I enjoyed reading the stories of Beatnut meeting board members. On concerts, Beatles conventions and even Christmas sharing with each other. Seeing the pictures taken was more special. I even remember some person using his nickname Beatnut on the new opened George Harrison forum. A big row was started and the other person was banned for it. Some people were jealous of him being so popular. It's nice to see all the boardies back with whom I used to post back in the old days of the beginning of this board and the previous versions of this board. I give my deepest sympathy to his wife, sons, family and friends; I will keep Mike in my prayers. I hope he will rest in peace. He will live in my memories as a very fine person who will be missed. Beatnut and I used to stop our post with this line: With Love From Me To You. and that's exactly what I want to say to him right now.

[Svenn]

I'm sorry to hear this. I didn't know him that well, but I know he was a smart, kind person who had a great sense of humour. My condolences to his family.

[lemchast]

Mieke:

Some people were jealous of him being so popular.

That's very true, Mieke. People can be very petty at times and are often motivated by envy. It's a shame really. I pity them, because they missed out on a really great friendship. All they have is their own misery to wallow in. They could live to be 100 and never touch people's lives the way Nutty did in his brief time on this Earth.

[Undun]

I was just looking through my old pm's. I had some Mike had sent me and he was complaining about something going on with the board at the time and I had to laugh ...........so I just want to say CREAM for Mike.

[veggieburgher]

So sorry to learn of this. My condolences to all.

[Mieke]

Under his PM to me I found his signature; it was 2005 as he wrote this: BEATNUT.....The self-proclaimed King of this Board! AND now the Newly Voted King of this Board. Thank You MY People! Reading Mike's/Beatnut post in the other thread he was still using this signature.