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I have been reading some of these pages again, after a long time, with tears in my eyes. My dad passed away last summer and I have been trying to help Mom as best I could and she was in Lafayette Thursday, visiting from California. Driving eastward down Johnston St., without explanation I took...

Thank you, John. You have hit upon the salient point - that this has affected everyone in a different way, but that now what remains is to see how we react to the outpouring of love and concern for someone that some of us barely knew, if at all. How do we reexamine our relationships, seeing as...

Yes, and Laffytaffy's photo in comment 2194 is of Mickey's bike, too.

No, I've been asking anyone who was there to tell us what Brettly said. The peloton stopped behind his Ryan St. house and then he climbed up in the bed of a pickup, next to the ghost bike, and gave a short speech - but no one could hear it more than a few feet away. i would really like to know...

Yes. Can you tell me what he said? He needed a bullhorn - no one toward the rear could hear a word. Obviously he must have said something to the effect that this was where Mickey began her bike ride.

Thanks for the pictures! FYI, in the picture above, Ms. Nancy is riding Mickey's bike that was recovered. She's wearing the red T-shirt and white helmet, 3rd rider from the left, not counting the biker on the sidewalk. I think that that may be one of Mickey's aunts in front, whom I met, though...

I hope Nancy's family all had a safe trip home and can get some rest. It was very nice meeting you all, though regretful of the circumstance. I hope you all can come back at some point to spend some time with us here in Cajun country - please do!! God bless and keep you all, always :grouphug:

Thank you for posting this photo. All during the long Summer of Mickey, every time I thought my heart had broken for the family for the last time it possibly could, finally reaching an irreducible prime number, it would break yet again.... Seeing this makes it a little better - yes it does...

Well, one of two things today turned out OK. I didn't burn the Lump Crabmeat au Gratin. Who Ain't :-(

Thank you so much for that excellent comment :-) You captured so well everything I missed in my writeup. It sort of demonstrates the beauty of Websleuths - how together, we cover all the bases! I was pretty wiped out last night and just dashed off an incomplete report to give those who couldn't...

I think we were at Ryan St. when Brettly climbed up in the back of the pick-up next to the "ghost bike" and spoke. I am wondering if anyone caught the gist. The butterflies.... my mind knows that they like to land right away and fan their wings to warm up and gain energy. My heart says...

You know, somehow I wasn't able to make the emotional connection in my head that that was the spot. I mean, I knew it, but I was focused more on the victory. This is going to sound really stretched, but it was sort of like planting a flag on a hill - like the Marines atop Mt. Suribachi at Iwo...

Oh, you should have tried. The worst that could have happened was someone giving you a puzzled look, and saying, "no, actually, broasted. Why do you ask?" Yeah the UL president (wasn't that the president?) should take one of his own courses in public speaking. It was surprising how he saw all...

Another thing that was cool was Charlie cheering on the bikes. I can't quite place how it went, because there were police cars going "woop woop" and it was a bit distracting and also because one had to be watching out for the little kids in the group, but at one point I hear someone cheering on...

LOL, yup, I "liberated it," flat tires and all, from my ex-girlfriend's yard, without getting shot. Figures it would be purple (more like pink!). I also proved that one can throw a bike into the trunk of a "hoopty" and slam the lid and still have room to spare. Where did you see me? Wish you'd...

It was nice to see a couple WS folks at the memorial - Nadine was taking some video, and also IMPondering was there with his wife. Didn't see HouDat or crimsonclover or oceanmetthesky. I wonder how many other folks attended? It was nice to put faces to screennames. IMPondering's wife probably...

I'm turning in .... long day. I hope a few more folks who went will add their thoughts :offtobed::tyou:

I saw him. He seemed OK.... he was with several of Mickey's friends and they were all hanging out and supporting each other. Actually, when the bike ride got to Ryan St. (I think that's where we were), I forgot to add, Brettly stood up in the back of a pickup and made a little speech in front...

I realize that I've missed you guys too, though I didn't realize it. For a month I literally blocked it all out of my mind. I almost missed the memorial. I didn't consciously do this - it just happened. Overload, I guess, The sense of purpose here in trying to help in a real way, turning over...

What a nice, loving, community send-off for Mickey. The rain held off during the key points: the remarks, the bike ride, and the park dedication. Thank you, Lord. The key takeaway for me was the sense of community - of strength - of the power of goodness that is in so many people. About 4...