I just saw some horrible news and wanted to share his gofundme.
I met him through UO and was glad to have him around. He was a fun, laid back super nice dude. I only explored with him a handful of times and always assumed we'd get out more again sometime. It doesn't look like that will happen and that really sucks. I wish I had made more effort to stay in touch.
Don't take shit for granted. Spend time with people you like because you never know when it'll be too late.
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Respect for Shemp72
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Fuck.
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Yeah, I came here (haven't been on in forever) specifically to post this. Huge bummer. Sad that I never got to explore with him.
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That Feb 19th update is heartbreaking! I think he was in the group that explored the Goldenrod? Otherwise, I hadn't ever explored with him.
More online investigation than onsite exploration these days.
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
-Ayn Rand
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
-Ayn Rand
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Yeah he was at the Goldenrod.
Microwave and I also had a super fun 10 story up and down scramble with him, after setting off an alarm in a lower level, which was an experience he did not seem to enjoy.. lol. Fun times that was.
I've been wanting to find a good STL UE party spot for the past decade or so and we even went out to a new spot this past weekend, before I saw this news, with that same primary objective. I wanted to get us all together for some laid back comradery and I'm pissed that I couldn't get this together before something like this happened.
Microwave and I also had a super fun 10 story up and down scramble with him, after setting off an alarm in a lower level, which was an experience he did not seem to enjoy.. lol. Fun times that was.
I've been wanting to find a good STL UE party spot for the past decade or so and we even went out to a new spot this past weekend, before I saw this news, with that same primary objective. I wanted to get us all together for some laid back comradery and I'm pissed that I couldn't get this together before something like this happened.
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Had been thinking of that skyscrapering escapade, and got to thinking about Shemp. I think this is the only photo I ever had of him :/
Goldenrod was an amazing little roadtrip. 2014 was a good year.
Goldenrod was an amazing little roadtrip. 2014 was a good year.
Preservation over plunder.
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Some place I think I have the group photo of all of us at the Goldenrod.
...It might be on one of my dead HDs that I haven't gotten around to having salvaged yet.
...It might be on one of my dead HDs that I haven't gotten around to having salvaged yet.
More online investigation than onsite exploration these days.
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
-Ayn Rand
“My dear fellow, who will let you?”
“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
-Ayn Rand