phoenixmikey_uff5wa – Phoenix Michael Thomson

mike dressed as Robert Smith from the cure for halloween dancing with me at DNA Lounge in SF

Dancing in the face of death

by phoenixmikey_uff5wa February 18, 2026No Comments

Posted April 2020 I know for many of us seeing pics of Mike is painful, and coming to this site can feel overwhelming. I totally get it. I feel it too. I’ve barely been able to look at this site since it launched on his birthday in February. Maybe it’s even more painful now, after …

Why “phoenix”?

by phoenixmikey_uff5wa February 18, 2026No Comments

The symbol of the phoenix had a special significance for Mike. He had it tattooed on his right forearm, and for a while he had even planned to legally change his first name to Phoenix. Rising from the ashes In ancient Greek mythology, according to Wikipedia, the phoenix was a “long-lived bird that cyclically regenerates …