Dinner with Mike Gidwitz: A Story about Kindness

[marzoumanian]

Wow, thanks for sharing. Great stories.
Why did I tell my tale when I did? Now more than ever we need to show kindness to each other. We need to "Be Like Mike." Let's be honest. Mike didn't need to meet me. He was doing his friend "Pete" a favor. Mike is a gentleman in the true sense of the word. That evening we talked books ("For Whom the Bell Tolls" is his favorite), restaurants, his family, and other collecting stories.
You are right. The hobby is all about the people you meet. It was a thrill to meet Mike.
Peace and stay healthy.

[oaks1912]

Mark,...Its nice to read that you had a great visit with Mike Gidwitz. He & I have shared a number of meals, conversations and visits over the years. Although he is no longer active in the sports hobby, we still communicate regularly, on a variety of subjects. I still have the custom t-shirts that he designed and sent me. Its unfortunate that Mike was victimized by numerous individuals over the years, and surprising that he still carries a very positive attitude towards life and others. I'm not sure how many others that have walked in his shoes could display the same attitude.

[marzoumanian]

Amen, Mark, Amen. Very well said. Thanks for saying it.
Peace, and again, I say to all reading this, small acts of kindness each day do matter, now more so than ever.

[rjackson44]

With all the sadness lately ,,terrific story.

[Hankphenom]

Love this story. I've long thought that kindness is the most underrated human virtue of them all, in fact all the others flow from it.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Love this story. I've long thought that kindness is the most underrated human virtue of them all, in fact all the others flow from it.

..Other baseball card collectors trump stuff..Even cardboard stuff.

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[maddux31]

I had the pleasure of dealing with Mike around 6 years ago when I purchased a 1987 Classic board game from him. I can't remember the circumstances in our conversation, but we discussed the 1978 Family Fun Center set that he has. Thinking nothing of it, I then see that he added me to the listing where he thanked me for the help. He made a big impression on me and hope to meet him one day.

A big thank you goes out to my friend Jason Carter for his help and advice on what is a fair price to ask for the set because of the Ozzie Smith card.

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