By STUBASS (198.81.26.170) on Friday, August 29, 2003 - 10:05 pm:

FIRST OFF!!!...AS I APPROACHED THE RENOUNED DR. HOGLY WOGLY TYLER TEXAS BAR B Q ON SEPULVEDA BLVD...I GLANCED AT MY CLOCK TO SEE I WAS RUNNING ABOUT FOUR MINUTES LATE!!!...QUESTIONS BEGAN RACING THROUGH MY MIND!!!...WOULD I BE SEVERLY CHASTIZED FOR THIS PUNCTUALITY FAUX PAX???...AS I ARRIVED AND PARKED MY CAR...I AGAIN WONDERED...WOULD THE ENTIRE CAST AND CREW OF HOGLY WOGLY'S STAND UP UPON MY ENTRANCE WITH MIKE POINTING HIS FINGER SHOUTING..."THERE'S THE ALL CAPS BASTARD HIMSELF"...AS I WOULD BE SHUNNED...AND PUT IN A CORNER LIKE SOME LEPER???...
ACTUALLY...NONE OF THE ABOVE!!!...IT WAS EVEN UP TO ME TO BEGIN TO APPROACH THE "ALL CAPS" TOPIC!!!...BUT AS FOR LUNCH...DR. HOGLY WOGLY DOES MAKE A FINE BAR B Q!!!...I HAD RIBS (YOU MUST JUDGE A BAR B Q BY WHAT THEY DO WITH THEIR RIBS)...GRABBED ONE OF MIKES HOMEMADE HOT LINKS...AND A NICE SLICE OF BEEF!!!...IN OTHER WORDS...I HIT THE TRIFECTA!!!...
I HAD A MOST INTERESTING DISCUSSION WITH MIKE...PICKING HIS BRAIN ABOUT HIS BELOVED PASSION FOR AUDIO ADVANCEMENT!!!...WE TALKED ABOUT HIS MOST INTERESTING CAREER...AND SOME OTHER STUFF!!!...MIKE WAS TOTALLY COOL...AND EVEN GAVE ME TWO CD'S AS A GIFT...ONE OF WHICH I'M ANXIOUS TO HEAR...ALL THE MOTOWN "REJECT" SONGS THAT NEVER REALLY MADE IT TO THE MARKETPLACE...RECORDED BY ALL OF OUR FAVORITE MOTOWN ARTISTS!!!...SORT OF A BIG MOTOWN OUTTAKE IF YOU WILL!!!...
IN CLOSING...THANKS MIKE FOR THE GREAT LUNCH AND CONVERSATION!!!...NEXT TIME...WE'LL GET AN ENTIRE CONGREGATION TO COME ALONG!!!...STUBASS

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, August 29, 2003 - 10:35 pm:

Stu:
I'm glad your lunch with Mike went well.

I had the honor of spending time with Mike when we were in Detroit back in May. I learned quite a bit from Mike and greatly appreciated the time he shared with me.

Regards,
Kevin Goins - KevGo