My ode to Michael

[shylock]

 

The most honest and informative poster the NGC and PCGS forums have ever known. His stream of consciousness posts are unique to both forums, and remind me of Faulkner.

 

He's the most interesting poster either forum has had the pleasure to entertain. Consistent, knowedgable, and uniquely his own, Michael is the coolest poster of both forums.

[MunkyMan95]

Did you lose a bet or something?

[shylock]

Did you lose a bet or something?

 

SiverEagles95 - Michael has forgot more about coins than both of us combined have ever known.

[Jazzy]

Here's my ode to michael:

 

 

he lives in a pretty coin town

(with up so floating cloud nines)

spring summer autumn winter

he sings his MSses and dances the frost

 

You and I (both little and small)

listened for cartwheels and all

sowing some questions, and reaping -

sun moon stars rain

 

it was a dollar I guess (but only one

of a kind of some dollars) for trade

autumn winter spring summer

and the post came on time

 

how many jewels do you figure that

dragon’s got coffined up?

 

sun moon stars rain

[michael]

thanks paul you are most kind

 

and you are an extremely advanced numismatist with regards to coin photography and also indian cents

 

i am starting to start threads/post more over here and no more on the other boards excpet just to check my messages and an occasional tome for sale

 

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[chinook]

I have seen that coin in hand!!!! It is a killer!!!!

 

Oh and Michael....check your email.

[kranky]

I always enjoy a michael post. Agreed, he's the coolest.

[rexcat]

have seen that coin in hand!!!! It is a killer!!!!

 

Yeah but is it AT or NT?

 

Would NGC or PGCS slab it??

 

Are we going to find out it was sold on Ebay not too long ago???

 

 

 

By the way Michael, you da man, you da coinman.

[Architecht]

Basho once said

to learn the rules to break them

michael's advice too?

[michael]

thnaks for all the great repsonses this is

why i have decided two weeks ago in balty

not to post over at the pcgs boards anymore

and i will just post here

 

well i think myself that basho was right whomever basho is

 

he sounds like a japanses sage of long ago and me thinks that basho had a different meaning to this saying of his

 

see my defination or translation or transliteration of this saying as per the below

 

 

basho will learn the rules then OUT

all the hairless rats ie. (rat finks) and

their minions,stooges, snitches

however you call them

 

as they are legally breaking all the

rules and screwing peeps in the process

[michael]

i bet basho was one cool mamma jamma too

[michael]

man i do not even know who this basho dude is but he sounds cool to me with this fantastic saying your posted arch

 

if you kindly give me his e mail or mailing address or phone number as i would, like to contact him and asks him some questions

 

on the meaning of life and also other things

[IGWT]

Basho link for Michael. Thanks for making these boards hop!

[michael]

oh wow well i was sort of close with the japanese connection but i see he lived long ago

 

and wrote hakiu

 

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

let me write a coin hakiu

 

coin in ms/pf 70

 

will cost you much

 

and in the end

 

you will lose your rear end

[EZ_E]

"Tis all true! I've known Michael for over three years and have literally spoken to him on the phone for hundreds of hours. I reckon that 49% of that time was quality time speaking of numismatics and the remaining 51% was of him speaking of bowells and other bodily functions.

 

Mike, you are a true friend and have always been stand up. You have my respect and friendship, pard.

[michael]

 

thanks victor you are a good man and it was easy for me as you have done many things for me over and above the call of duty

 

and yes i do have quite an active bodily system but it is always released safely

[shylock]

Here's my lasting impression of Michael.

 

The first few times I read a Michael post on the PCGS forum I had to take a step back. As an English major it was very strange to read a coin forum post in the same stream of consciousness style as William Faulkner and in the same non-capital poetic format as EE Cummings. Keep in mind, these are my two idols of American literature. I was suspicious he was imitating them. Exactly why he would do it in a coin forum, where no one would care or notice, interested me.

 

After a while I realized Michael didn't have a clue about Faulkner or Cummings. This is just the way he posted

[MikeInFL]

I could not agree more with the posts in this thread. Michael is both a mentor and a friend to me, and I value both his frendship and his willingness to share his knowlege with me in our conversations and with all of us all on these forums...>Mike

[TomB]

Michael and I go way back, and I believe are coin philosophies are as similar as our writing styles are different.

 

Michael.