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The Mike Millard mini documentary came out yesterday. Some cool info in this:

 

[Really cool Mike the Mike Project and Documentary]

On 10/4/2019 at 2:08 PM, Sticks of Fire said:

The one story I dont believe about Mike was that he destroyed all his masters.  I think that was just made up to keep folks from asking about getting copies from his family. 

You're right. He did not destroy his tapes. 

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On 10/3/2019 at 11:37 AM, badgeholder said:

I remain extremely skeptical of this claim. This was the 70's, not the 90's. I believe someone who wasn't around in the 70's is saying this. Because there were no little mics of good quality you could hide in your hat back then, there were no battery packs, and you would hear on the tapes every time he moved his head (which you never hear). No, I'm thinking quality mics likely concealed in the handles of his wheelchair, plugged directly into the recorder. IMO. Would love some kind of definitive proof one way or the other

Of course there were battery packs. 

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The detail comes directly from Jim R, who pushed Mike into many of the shows in the wheelchair. He had the mics in his hat so he wouldn't be obstructed if the crowd was stood up which it often did. Low in a wheelchair as you describe would be blocked. He was using full size mics, very likely with right angle XLR connectors so the cable went down (his neck) not back then down.

He was meticulous about staying still and steady, but I have heard movement on his tapes many times.

 

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On 10/2/2019 at 2:46 AM, SteveAJones said:

Can you substantiate any of that which you claim in your post? It would help to affirm it is correct. I vaguely recall some of his "friends" sharing some insights in a few online posts elsewhere but that was years ago.

New Mike tapes have been popping up on DIME (not LZ but other artists) in the last couple of months. One of his friends has been contributing to the process and made a couple of these points (not a janitor and his death year) in the posts. The family detail I know privately. It does seem this doc is going to include new information, considering the trailer contains the first confirmed photo of him. They had to get that somewhere.

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On 9/29/2019 at 3:42 AM, SteveAJones said:

I prefer he remain a little shrouded in mystery, because that fuels imagination. To learn he was an only child who ultimately killed himself...too tragic.  

Mike was not an only child. He had a brother and a sister. The Internet version of Mike's life gets a lot of things wrong. He wasn't a janitor. He didn't die in 1990 (he died in 1994). He was not an only child. The AKG mics were in his hat, the power packs in his boots, the deck in a bag under the seat. And I do believe that's the first photo of him ever seen.