R.I.P. BIGWAVERIDER The Greatest Sherbro of All Time!

Gutter Chris said:
Sometimes I think of some random shit that should be mashed into an imagine like only big wave. could do and I feel really sad that he isn't here with us any longer.

If he was here right now I'm pretty sure I could just tell him I need a hippo in a crate and he'd whip it up in a jiffy looking damn near exactly like what I was seeing in my head.

Big wave , I'm missing you in real time buddy and somehow I hope you know.
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. Your hippo would have been done to perfection. Mike produced that way at times making him upset till creation totally perfect. My heart aches for him.
 
Thought of you today bud when I posted the Paint contest thread and how we used to check over and over that everything was right before we posted the thread with everyone's shoops in it.

I got sad at first but then I laughed because we always made fun of each other over it :p
 
Brother Mike Bless~
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Happy Fried Porg Friday my Brother~

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Thought of you today on the Santa Hat thread. I always forget I have mine on still for years since you made it lol

Thanks for doing it. We didn't talk much but you were a great guy and it feels good that I always forget my Santa hat on as it's a good reminder about ya buddy!
 
Khaosan said:
This still makes me sad.
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@Khaosan that's okay. It's big ups to BIG!
carole simmons said:
. Your hippo would have been done to perfection. Mike produced that way at times making him upset till creation totally perfect. My heart aches for him.
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Bring your pain here to me. I will gladly carry it for you out of love, respect and appreciation for @bigwaverider. Not just trying to be polite. Honestly, I feel it's not only the least can do, I owe it to Big!🙂😙He must surely be well pleased to know his was a life well lived, your creation, your very DNA was so outstanding that BIG still lives onto this day...and, look at the time span of this thread! He is here in presence AND in influence. And I SINCERELY mean that!. Is BIG not making us all better, stronger people to this very day?
All chime in and let @carole simmons know!🙂🙏
When I'm feeling down, I know I can take solace and have my very soul soothed knowing that I abide in the friendship of BIGWAVERIDER, to this day. He is one of those few great people that reminds me of my great and long departed father - a man who just kept giving to others, tirelessly, till he could give no longer. Let's all try and be like that for Big - it's probably all he would ask!
 
Contra-dictator said:
@Khaosan that's okay. It's big ups to BIG!

Bring your pain here to me. I will gladly carry it for you out of love, respect and appreciation for @bigwaverider. Not just trying to be polite. Honestly, I feel it's not only the least can do, I owe it to Big!🙂😙He must surely be well pleased to know his was a life well lived, your creation, your very DNA was so outstanding that BIG still lives onto this day...and, look at the time span of this thread! He is here in presence AND in influence. And I SINCERELY mean that!. Is BIG not making us all better, stronger people to this very day?
All chime in and let @carole simmons know!🙂🙏
When I'm feeling down, I know I can take solace and have my very soul soothed knowing that I abide in the friendship of BIGWAVERIDER, to this day. He is one of those few great people that reminds me of my great and long departed father - a man who just kept giving to others, tirelessly, till he could give no longer. Let's all try and be like that for Big - it's probably all he would ask!
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Going back at times find writings I did not reply...your words from your heart deserve. With time passing the sadness is very deep. Sit and talk to Mike about sherdog and the love that is shown from fellow dogs. Mike you showed your love thru the help you gave to fellow dogs gladly. May all enjoy your holiday. Mine is bitter sweet. Carole mum
 
Yooo wave! haven't said hi in a while, and just wanted to post on here. I hope you see this message in spirit and let you know we are still thinking about you and think about your posts all the time.

Hope you family has a good holidays.
 
So I found Sherdog back in 2002 and have visited the site every day since (most days I'd make multiple visits as my schedule allowed). I never signed up for an account and just lurked for the first 7 years and only registered because they made P&M forums only accessible to members, so I joined to maintain access to those areas.

Then, back in 2015 or so I started to notice BWR's posts and how level headed they were (which is a rarity on Sherdog and so his and a few other people's posts stood out). His kindness also came through strongly in most of his posts.

This was all pre BWR starting to shoop. Of course once he got into shooping well, he really came became a huge part of my daily visits to Sherdog. Be it his advice and Photoshop tips/tricks, his hilarious shoops, the contests he ran, or just his general MMA discussions - his heart and kindness always was apparent. There are very few people in the world with such capacity for kindness and that are just all around great people. I'm thankful for getting a chance to know him a little, and for the entertainment, joy, knowledge, and kindness he shared with me.

I know BWR has been gone now for some time, and I still think of him every single day while reading Sherdog [Stop with the onions!]

Losing people sucks and when they're good people, it's hurts even more (10x when they're taken far too early).

Anyway, this post is just me wanting to (poorly) express one last time here on Sherdog how much he meant to me and how much he touched the lives of others. I don't post much any more (I used to, more than my post count shows) but want my last post to be a remembrance to BWR. Losing him still hurts but I want anyone that hear's of the legend that is/was BWR to know a little bit of how impactful he was to randos on the interwebs.

In a few hours it appears that my access to Sherdog will be taken away - and no, I don't care what side of the 2FA you fall on, or whether or not you can see both sides, I just know for ME, it's the end of a long era. I'll use my new found extra spare time in other ways (my wife hopes more productively!) but I'll always remember BWR and the way he treated everyone else.

Mahalo!
 
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