I just got around to posting my condolences to the passing of Mike Robinette. Here they are:
Mike was a prominent fixture of my youth. As an impressionable 17 year old, I would spend hours at work, listening to Mike tell stories about his time in the Army, his opinions about politics and his general observations. Mike had such a wonderful tone of voice and the ability to take what ever you were talking about and send it in a new direction.
Mike loved to start trouble. At Baskin Robbins, he would start arguments up between co-workers just to see the fireworks. Just as the post-pubescent teens would calm down, Mike would poke his head out of the back room and fire things up again.
Mike was a good guy. No one should think that Mike has gone away because I will always carry his memory. So will you.
Thanks Mike! Thanks for all the laughs and the discussions and the Amiga computer memories. Thanks for not yelling at us when we did dumb stuff and thanks for just hanging out and talking after closing. You'll always be in my thoughts.
