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I will post this slightly editted corespondence with Jeff Meyers, who was kind enough to answer my email, in order to address our inquiries concerning the untimely death of Jeff Baker, known to us as Unibiker. Sorry to bring you this sad news but it will clarify things for those who are curious. Then we can let this thread and Jeff go to rest. My e-mail: Jeff- Sorry to bother you. What was the cause of death for Jeff? As UniBiker, he was an innovative guy on our unicycling forum and just seemed to disappear after awhile. His no-hands riding creations and skills were interesting to the forum population and to me in particular. The forum members are curious as to the details if you are comfortable and at liberty revealing them. Thanks for any further info. So sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. -Greg Harper Jeff's reply: Greg- It's no bother, Jeff was my good friend I've known him since I was 9 years old. Although I am not into unicycles we've ridden motorcycles for some 30 years. Jeff has been having some trouble for awhile, much deeper than any of us knew. The V.A. hospital had been treating him for post traumatic stress and depression then all at once about 2 months ago took him off all his meds. He lived with my parents for about a month and every thing seemed fine. Well, I guess we were all wrong and Thursday night (December 30, 2004) he killed himself. I have always thought that people who committed suicide were weak and stupid. Anybody that knew Jeff knows that he was a very smart man and he was far from weak. In fact I don't think in 30 years I ever heard him complain about anything other than the aches and pains caused from having so much fun. This is probably a lot more info than you wanted but I feel the world has lost a great person and he will be missed. Thanks for your condolences. Jeff Myers -- harper - Riding a Fat -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T "You go through life and you choose." - Greg Harper "Sometimes you choose wrong." - Greg Harper "People who quote themselves are lame." - David Lowell "I think I just broke my leg." - Greg Harper, 10/9/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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We truly lost an inovater in our community, he will be missed. My regards go to his family and close friends in this time of morning. Mike -- Checkernuts - Me Fail English? That's Unpossible No one said it was gonna be easy and I'm not afraid to try, with the odds stacked up against me I will have to fight, One Life One Wheel got to do it right. H20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Checkernuts's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/801 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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Dang, I never met him, but that sure looked like a cool contraption he cooked up! Sorry he's passed on... I know this sounds like I'm too nosey, but how and where did he kill himself? -- tylercox - 11-year-old UniDude! If you can wheelwalk a giraffe backwards off a 10 foot jump while balancing a Coker on your nose...I'll give you a nickel. -Tyler Cox ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tylercox's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6120 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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one less of us...when we need more unicyclist. sorry to hear it may his soul rest in uni heaven -- Unickcycle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unickcycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8961 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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Truely bad to hear that. It hink everyone on the forums should change their avatar to his uni bike thing for a few days and put "RIP Unibiker as their signature and tile. That's ehat I'm doing. -- Worminton - That's my art. Dude is to Man as "Fo scnizel my nizel" is to "i whole heartedly agree my African American Brother." I own a new Chromatic Harmonica. "LIES!!!!LIES!!!!!THE TV IS NOTHING BUT LIES!!!!!" -My brother screaming at a comercial for a washing machine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Worminton's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5568 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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agreed im doin it -- Unickcycle - NickyB eat on the uni sleep with the uni live on the uni -do it- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unickcycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8961 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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Worminton wrote: *Truely bad to hear that. It hink everyone on the forums should change their avatar to his uni bike thing for a few days and put "RIP Unibiker as their signature and tile. That's ehat I'm doing. * agreed im doin it -- Unickcycle - R.I.P Jeff Baker A.K.A unibiker eat on the uni sleep with the uni live on the uni -do it- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unickcycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8961 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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yeah, I will, too! -- tylercox - 11-year-old UniDude! If you can wheelwalk a giraffe backwards off a 10 foot jump while balancing a Coker on your nose...I'll give you a nickel. -Tyler Cox ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tylercox's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6120 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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jmyers wrote: *i don't know how many of you know my good friend jeff baker ( unibiker) but he is no longer with us. he died 12-30-2004 i just found out myself last nite. the only reason i'm posting here is because he seemed to think alot of this website. i dont know much but your welcome email me if your were his friend too. thanks, jeff myers. my email is * It's really sad that he's gone. I never knew him as a person but his posts and innovative approach were always memorable. It takes a lot to appear unique and innovative on a board full of people who ride unicycles. I'm glad he thought a lot of this site, and hope that the responses here are some help to you in coping with this. Thanks also for passing on the news. RIP Unibiker -- onewheeldave - Semi Skilled Unicyclist "He's also been known to indulge in a spot of flame juggling - but it's the Muni that really fires him up." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onewheeldave's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/874 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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harper wrote: *Sorry to bring you this sad news but it will clarify things for those who are curious. Then we can let this thread and Jeff go to rest.* thanx for 'sharing' (http://tinyurl.com/5kewa) that Greg -- GILD - Waffle-Tosser and Time-bider if you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.-- alice 'roosevelt' (http://tinyurl.com/5ngze) longworth I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.-- William H. Mauldin 'NAMASTE!' (http://tinyurl.com/4qcxw) 'Dave' (http://tinyurl.com/ywxgb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILD's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/657 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/37292 |
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