Hi you guys. My friend Mike (you tMG people may know him from the "color in your cheeks" iowa city trance remix) was at an ATM in Fort Dodge when some guys demanded his wallet. Had Mike asked them for a lifeline and called me, I'd have told him to give them his wallet, but he didn't, and he got stomped real bad and has a detached retina and a broken hand. If he can't get surgery, he's going to lose the use of his right eye. He's also off work until the hand heals.

His friend and co-blogger Jeromy has a post about it here:

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Anybody who wants to give me a Christmas present, please help out my friend, that would be the best present I could get. Just to personally testify: I don't make a lot of friends. I have a hard time feeling comfortable around people. I met Mike when I was working in Ames and it was one of those "God, I thought I was never going to meet anybody I could get along with again" situations for me. Anybody who can relate to what I'm talking about will know how I feel when my friend could lose his eye.

Crossposting this at the band board - I'm abroad now but obviously there'll be some kind of small token "thanks guys" if my people come across, probably in the form of some old song.

FYI yes I will still end up putting up the "give to Farm Sanctuary this Xmas" post, I can't help myself OK.

Thanks everybody.

Wow, that's horrible.

Though I can't help your friend financially, I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers.

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it was actually 2 7"s btw and the mastering date was 5/1, I cancelled it this a.m.

This is why you should be nice to everyone.

Someday I'll have a paypall account tied to a card that's actually mine and I won't have to give such small amounts. Hope it helps a little. Good luck to him.

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Someday I'll actually have enough money behind my card to give more than a couple dollars. I hope all goes well!

Done. I wish your friend well John. That's an awful thing to happen to anyone.

Done. Any friend of John Darnielle's is a friend of mine.

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But I did not want to shoot the elephant.

John, I'm very sorry about your friend. Keep us updated if you can.

edit: Since everyone else is doing it, I guess I'll mention I donated too. 'Tis the fucking season everyone- do something nice for a friend of a friend.

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That's awful. Consider it done.

Guys - remember the thread right below this one about all the great gifts John has given us this year?? The time has come to give a little bit back. If you can, of course. Which, you probably can...

Done. I wish your friend a safe and speedy recovery. This is the kind of Christmas giving that makes giving worth doing.

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Wishing Mike well - I'm gonna head down to the bank on Thursday and see what I can do about setting up a Paypal account without a credit card.

I donated what I could. I wish I could have given more. Still, it soon adds up I suppose.

Gave what I could. Hope Mike comes out of this with his health in tact.

I gave what I could afford (well, a little more than I can afford, really, which isn't nearly as much as I would have liked to give).

I hope it helps out your friend, John. What a terrible thing to have happen. My thoughts and prayers are with him.

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omg. omg. omg!
not a dude.
hugs-n-cupcakes.

Done. I wish Mike will get better.

That makes feel so bad. Goddammit.

Sorry to hear about this, be sure to let us know if there's anything else we can do. I hope we can help.

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I'm in the process of getting myself into a new line of work, but you have my word that if I do soon I will donate.

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This is just absolutely terrible.
I'm going to donate for my grandma's x-mas present, I'll just do a screenshot of the confirmation and dress it up in mspaint nicely. My grandma had a super-massive eye infection that almost blinded her so she's extremely grateful for her vision and she's very protective for other people's.

I hope he manages to get enough money, medical bills are absolutely atrocious, but I'll help spread the word.

I donated as much as I could, I know what you mean about having a hard time feeling comfortable around people, and how horrible I'd feel if something so shitty happened to a friend of mine. Here's hoping Mike gets the surgery he needs, and a quick recovery.

That is absolutely horrible, I'm so sorry.

I would donate if I had the ability, but I'm underage, so I can't.

Sorry to hear about this and he's in my prayers.

hope he gets what he needs! I helped out best I could.

I did what I could. Hopefully he can get his eye fixed!

It wasn't much but it was something.

Done. I know exactly how you feel about finding a friend when you thought you had none. After all you've given us over the years it makes me proud to give you and Mike something back in return. Hope he gets well.

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It wasn't much but it was something.

Same here.

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It wasn't much but it was something.

Same here.

Me too.