Well said, sir. Without freedom, we have nothing to live for. Mark was demonstrating true freedom to thousands around the world. We were all living a bit of freedom with him in his videos while stuck in our 9-5 pointless lives, and now that bit of freedom has left the world. It was nice riding the rails with Hobo.
nonsense--no drug addict is free of anything---->you people elevate this loser who was a heavy drug user,meth,crack,speed--geezuz,one of the big reasons why our society is very messed up--no doubt before he turned the camera on he jacked himself up to get animated --a clown
I saw a video of Bazzman's tribute to Shoestring. I think it is a good idea he has to tie a Shoestring to a fence or tree near a jump on spot. Wanted to comment on, but comments are turned off. Good on you Bazzman.
***You wrapped it all up m'friend! What a powerful message to SHOESTRING & anyone else left behind out here that chooses to listen!!*** kudozzzzz!! Thank you & yes that he did was show us what TRUE FREEDOM really is!!
I followed Shoestring for years on UA-cam. That man had more wisdom than anyone I've ever known. When he would upload a video, I got excited. For the duration of each video, was the opportunity to forget about all the anxieties in my own life. It was like I was there with him. The stories, the teaching, the comedy, the suspense, it was all there. He touched the hearts of so many. I will miss him dearly.
Sir, you nailed it!! And how many people tuned in to Hobo Shoestring’s UA-cam channel to listen to him, his stories and knowledge about RRailroading? And he made us feel like we were right there with him!!
Very well said sir. Shoestring did indeed live life on his own terms. He had the freedom so many want but dont have. Life is what you make of it. Find your place in life and live on your own terms. If he could do it, anyone can
Like EVERYONE who enjoyed watching and listening to Mark on his channel, I shall miss him dearly. I'm Sad of course for our loss, but I'm also very Glad we ALL got to share the air with Shoestring as he Rode The Rails! Your nice verbal sendoff was spot on "Abnormal Alabamian" and much appreciated! Salute From COW-lumbus, Ohio MOO 👋
@@lorettashepherd. I shall miss seeing your comments as well Loretta! I will continue to watch other Train channels as I've enjoyed reading you and others and hopefully this will not change. Life is like this sometimes, but we find ways to absorb the negatives and make them positives as Mark would always do as well! Please Keep Smiling and Strutting Loretta! 🥰
Well said sir. Thank you for the video and salute to a real man who lived by his rules. I look to live like that as well. Cheers. We are only guaranteed one go at it. Make it all you can.
I've reached the point in my life where I've started having to come to grips with my own mortality, and the mortality of friends and family that I've known my entire life. I've seen a lot of good people pass in the last few years, Shoestring being one of them. I couldn't agree more with your perspective here. I could learn a lot from the way Shoestring approached life, maybe we all could. It's sad that things like this have to happen before we learn these lessons.
Yes Sir. What you discussed about Shoestring is exactly why I began watching his channel. He lived free and the life he wanted. Most of all he chose to share it with us all online. He was a very interesting Man, with a big heart and a AWESOME exploring spirit. I hope that his channel lives on to honor him and his Journey.
Dear sir I'm Idaho Dan I appreciate you're soothing word. I loved his videos. He was a legand. Now he's seeing what no man alive can. Hope I can see him on the other side. When my tome comes. God bless you thanks for you're word.
I love your message today! Thank you for the reminder to keep walking to your own beat. Shoestring inspires me for that reason entirely. Much love to you and yours💜
He sure did had the cojones Alright! Shout out from Rockford Illinois 🤘💯🔥 Thats right who cares what people say live your life to the fullest brother thanks for the positive vibe!!
I Just met Mr Mark Nichols on his Videos His instant Follower (=2 videos last posted) He was his own Man on His Own 👣 Path/Rails..He seen God Through song Birds 🐦 Sunrise 🌅 & Set Water in a brook 🏞 & Wisdom This was a Gift that he love Sharing with us..To lift us up from our daily lives & worries..Thankyou Mr Shoestring ➿️ ..Your on that Victory Train now 🚆 Rideing along that Carpet Made of Steele..You will meet up with Mr Boxcar Willie.."The Storys & Songs" Next stop ! The Sideing is along That Avenue made of Gold Built At the Hand of God..I will wave at the next CNR of CPKC ..IF I look "👀"Quickly I will see you ((👋))Waveing Back ..Ride The Rails in PEACE..THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 🫡 SIR 🚂🪽
Thanks for the message you sent. You are so right. I'm glad people talk about me. That way, they are giving someone else a break. I live day by day, and I don't have a lot of money or many other things. But I am not in debt. I don't need much to live my life. I am blessed to have a family that loves me for who I am. Thank you, Shoestring, for all the wonderful videos.
I am an avid watcher of Shoestring's videos, I live on the west coast, but I would have loved to meet Shoestring, I've always wanted to be a drifter type, if I was single I just might have been one. I'm in my late 60s and 300lbs, but I have tears in my eyes while watching your video, Shoestring was very well liked by many. I agree on everything you said, live your life to the fullest and yes, do it legally. Thank You for the Video.
This was the impression him and his videos always gave me, I always envied him because of his freedom in this world, not locked into the hustle and bustle of the modern world.
Thank you sir. This is a fine video on this occasion. I am afraid that the hordes of people who have an opinion that they are just itching to tell. Never mind they have no right to spout. I'm also afraid how these same people might feel they have the right to violate Mark's family's privacy. Time will tell how everything plays out. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO SAY HURTFUL THINGS FOR THE SAKE OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
UA-cam hobos got me to go out in a van and camp outside of cities, eventually finding good spots in the city to work. Sink stove showers shitters sleeper sofa, all portable. Drunk driver totaled it, now I'm saving up again.
I followed Mark for many years on Facebook. I was very impressed with his lifestyle. He went through a period of heavy drinking,it was alarming at times and many of us were very worried about him. He managed to overcome it and stop. His free way of life was a hard life as I observed from his posts. Riding on trains must take a toll on one's health, the constant loud noise, the materials trains carry can be cancer causing. I'm happy Mark found success with his UA-cam videos and I'm happy he found so many new friends and followers, I just wish all of this could have happened years sooner for him to enjoy. I miss him too, can't believe he's gone.
Best video I've seen come out since the announcement of his death. I first found Stobe the hobo and then shoestring. After watching their videos for years I felt so jealous of them both. They didn't lead glorious lives, but they were free and seemed like such genuine human beings. I'll be 39 in a few months and I feel like I've wasted so much time giving my life away to work and trying to keep up with the Jone's. I have never met either of the men I mentioned, but I miss them both dearly like I've known them my entire life. Once again thank you for sharing such a great message we all needed to hear. RIP Mark, thanks for taking us along on a ride of a lifetime.
I said this on another post. "Starting watching him when I got COVID this first time back in 2020 and he was about the only thing I could watch to pass by the time that didn't drive me crazy. I always looked forward to his next video. A lot of us wish we had the guts to do what he did. He will be missed by so many. I bet we will see him leading the train station on our way to the other side someday. Live on Hobo."
Well said Sir, Hobo Shoestring lived his life doing what he loved. We enjoyed all his videos. He was a very intelligent man. He wouldn't hurt anyone. He planned his adventures & enjoyed them. Not everyone would do what he did but that was his life. He also had a house with many treasures in it. Clean & organized. My husband made him a couple of signs & mailed them to him. He enjoyed getting them. R.I.P. Mark Nichols Hobo Shoestring 😇
Watched a lot of his videos last few days. So sad about him. Hope it comes out about what happened. He was a joy to watch and listen to. I’m not judging him or any of you who are posting
Imagine all the people watching this that spend 5 days a week working for some shit they don’t even care about! Brutal! You’ve given your live away, and you actually know you are. Again, brutal.
you people elevate this loser who was a heavy drug user,meth,crack,speed--geezuz,one of the big reasons why our society is very messed up--no doubt before he turned the camera on he jacked himself up to get animated --a clown
I’ve watched many tributes to Mark this week This was by far the best I’ve watched and best message Always life each day to the fullest Don’t worry about what others think Sorry about what you think and just be happy Thank you sir for this reminder
Did u ever break the law ,or are you perfect in every way..are u working just to exist ,or are u existing just to work. Shoestring life was his alone he did not live to compete with you or anyone else,and he died on his own terms..can u say that..
Tell you what he was no dummy. And yes, birth IS a terminal disease. I really enjoyed listening to his stories. And the uncanny knowledge that he accumulated over the years relating to the rails, rail yards, locations. Unfortunately health issues caught up with him as it almost always does to all of us at some juncture. I was very healthy at his age. But I was also very obese (even though I saw myself as a much trimmer man). That finally caught up with me at around 65. And now at 81 I'm almost a total shut-in (even though I still drive). Time moves along very quickly and more of us should make the choices that Mark did. Try to make choices in life that you love doing... and try to avoid those as much as possible that you do not. Personally I would never attempt what Mark did. However each of us are cut from a unique cloth and even though there are now billions of us on this rock NONE are exactly the same so do as Mark did and respect those differences between all of us and try our best to accept those differences. I learned a lot from Mark and I'll bet a lot of us did as well. RIP Shoestring you will not be forgotten...
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believeth in him, shall not perish but have everlasting life - John 3:16.
You are a wise man, sir. I enjoyed listening to you. Thank you for your tribute to Mark. We all can take a page from his book and live life well, like Shoestring did. He was a free spirit with a kind a gentle soul. He brought happiness to so many.?May he rest in peace.
Shoestring wasn't gay. He had many girlfriends. Was even married and had a kid in Alaska. But he lived life his way. In fact, I can think of nothing more enjoyable than traveling with some buddies and cracking open a cold one. He will be missed...
Truer words were never spoken, I think you definitely are on the right track here! True freedom is a rare thing nowadays, and it's rare to see someone who lives freely in this day and age.
I disagree with your opinion about we are better off being alive than those who have died. This world is not my home. Your message would be great for Toxic Thomas Kent Krueger to hear. Your on point
We are so happy to learn about the man by name of Shoestring. We didn’t know of the whole man , life, trains, & all of you until he passed. Does our hearts so good to hear all of your comments & care. God Bless Shoestring!!
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Well said, sir.
Without freedom, we have nothing to live for.
Mark was demonstrating true freedom to thousands around the world.
We were all living a bit of freedom with him in his videos while stuck in our 9-5 pointless lives, and now that bit of freedom has left the world.
It was nice riding the rails with Hobo.
well said sir!
nonsense--no drug addict is free of anything---->you people elevate this loser who was a heavy drug user,meth,crack,speed--geezuz,one of the big reasons why our society is very messed up--no doubt before he turned the camera on he jacked himself up to get animated --a clown
I saw a video of Bazzman's tribute to Shoestring. I think it is a good idea he has to tie a Shoestring to a fence or tree near a jump on spot. Wanted to comment on, but comments are turned off. Good on you Bazzman.
***You wrapped it all up m'friend! What a powerful message to SHOESTRING & anyone else left behind out here that chooses to listen!!*** kudozzzzz!! Thank you & yes that he did was show us what TRUE FREEDOM really is!!
Great comments! RIP Hobo!
Shoestring will be sorely missed. A true Legend.....RIP my friend.
I enjoyed watching hobo shoestring train videos I love trains. He will be missed he inspired me with his stories and riding the trains
Well said good sir,
There's a bit of Shoestring in all of us, may his legacy live on forever!
Thanks for this friend! Mark sure touched a lot of people. Prayers to his family and fans. Rest in peace Shoestring.
I followed Shoestring for years on UA-cam. That man had more wisdom than anyone I've ever known. When he would upload a video, I got excited. For the duration of each video, was the opportunity to forget about all the anxieties in my own life. It was like I was there with him. The stories, the teaching, the comedy, the suspense, it was all there. He touched the hearts of so many. I will miss him dearly.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Sir, you nailed it!! And how many people tuned in to Hobo Shoestring’s UA-cam channel to listen to him, his stories and knowledge about RRailroading? And he made us feel like we were right there with him!!
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Very well said sir. Shoestring did indeed live life on his own terms. He had the freedom so many want but dont have. Life is what you make of it. Find your place in life and live on your own terms. If he could do it, anyone can
Thankyou. He showed us how to live in a parallel society. You gotta love him for taking it all out to the max.
Like EVERYONE who enjoyed watching and listening to Mark on his channel, I shall miss him dearly. I'm Sad of course for our loss, but I'm also very Glad we ALL got to share the air with Shoestring as he Rode The Rails! Your nice verbal sendoff was spot on "Abnormal Alabamian" and much appreciated! Salute From COW-lumbus, Ohio MOO 👋
Amen brother
@@lorettashepherd. I shall miss seeing your comments as well Loretta! I will continue to watch other Train channels as I've enjoyed reading you and others and hopefully this will not change. Life is like this sometimes, but we find ways to absorb the negatives and make them positives as Mark would always do as well! Please Keep Smiling and Strutting Loretta! 🥰
@@TheStuport I'll miss see your comments too. But hope we cross paths again
I really can't say more. We all love you Shoestring. Ride on brother,no more bulls.
I hope he knew how much he was loved and cared about. Rip shoestring!!!
Well said sir. Thank you for the video and salute to a real man who lived by his rules. I look to live like that as well. Cheers. We are only guaranteed one go at it. Make it all you can.
Great video with some solid points made! Hobo Shoestring was a great exemplary of what American freedom was about! ✌️🇺🇸
I've reached the point in my life where I've started having to come to grips with my own mortality, and the mortality of friends and family that I've known my entire life. I've seen a lot of good people pass in the last few years, Shoestring being one of them. I couldn't agree more with your perspective here. I could learn a lot from the way Shoestring approached life, maybe we all could. It's sad that things like this have to happen before we learn these lessons.
You are right about everything that you said about our friend Mark.
Here's to the king of hobos! What a life he lived!
RIp Hobo!
May he RIP will miss him sorely as millions will!!
Yes Sir.
What you discussed about Shoestring is exactly why I began watching his channel. He lived free and the life he wanted.
Most of all he chose to share it with us all online. He was a very interesting Man, with a big heart and a AWESOME exploring spirit.
I hope that his channel lives on to honor him and his Journey.
Dear sir I'm Idaho Dan I appreciate you're soothing word. I loved his videos. He was a legand. Now he's seeing what no man alive can. Hope I can see him on the other side. When my tome comes. God bless you thanks for you're word.
RIP Shoestring...... and Well said !
I love your message today! Thank you for the reminder to keep walking to your own beat. Shoestring inspires me for that reason entirely. Much love to you and yours💜
You nailed it kind Sir. He lived his life his way! Thank you ❤.
Well spoken words of wisdom 👏 I'll always remember Mark
He sure did had the cojones Alright!
Shout out from Rockford Illinois 🤘💯🔥
Thats right who cares what people say live your life to the fullest brother thanks for the positive vibe!!
I agree with you. Freeport here.
Very well said! Thank you! RIP Shoestring
Well said brother, I miss him dearly. I will continue to watch his videos.
He will be missed (you nailed it) thank you for sharing.
I Just met Mr Mark Nichols on his Videos His instant Follower (=2 videos last posted) He was his own Man on His Own 👣 Path/Rails..He seen God Through song Birds 🐦 Sunrise 🌅 & Set Water in a brook 🏞 & Wisdom This was a Gift that he love Sharing with us..To lift us up from our daily lives & worries..Thankyou Mr Shoestring ➿️ ..Your on that Victory Train now 🚆 Rideing along that Carpet Made of Steele..You will meet up with Mr Boxcar Willie.."The Storys & Songs" Next stop ! The Sideing is along That Avenue made of Gold Built At the Hand of God..I will wave at the next CNR of CPKC ..IF I look "👀"Quickly I will see you ((👋))Waveing Back ..Ride The Rails in PEACE..THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 🫡 SIR 🚂🪽
I'm sorry about the loss of your friend
Thanks for the message you sent.
You are so right.
I'm glad people talk about me. That way, they are giving someone else a break.
I live day by day, and I don't have a lot of money or many other things. But I am not in debt. I don't need much to live my life.
I am blessed to have a family that loves me for who I am.
Thank you, Shoestring, for all the wonderful videos.
This us truth, it's why we do vanlife.
Hobo inspired me to live a little every day. I learned alot from him
I am an avid watcher of Shoestring's videos, I live on the west coast, but I would have loved to meet Shoestring, I've always wanted to be a drifter type, if I was single I just might have been one. I'm in my late 60s and 300lbs, but I have tears in my eyes while watching your video, Shoestring was very well liked by many. I agree on everything you said, live your life to the fullest and yes, do it legally. Thank You for the Video.
His blog is informative and he wrote that he used alcohol for years, but quit many years ago.
Eloquently put, he truly lived by his own terms, he'll be sorely missed.
RIP Hobo!
I respect your words of wisdom. These are good words thank you .
Amen , Shoestring had true grit !
This was the impression him and his videos always gave me, I always envied him because of his freedom in this world, not locked into the hustle and bustle of the modern world.
Thank you sir. This is a fine video on this occasion. I am afraid that the hordes of people who have an opinion that they are just itching to tell. Never mind they have no right to spout. I'm also afraid how these same people might feel they have the right to violate Mark's family's privacy. Time will tell how everything plays out. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO SAY HURTFUL THINGS FOR THE SAKE OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Beautiful eulogy Sir … Thank You
what a powerful message to us all thanks for love that came through
Frank Sinatra. I did it my way. Excellent video with wonderful message.
Thank you!
UA-cam hobos got me to go out in a van and camp outside of cities, eventually finding good spots in the city to work. Sink stove showers shitters sleeper sofa, all portable. Drunk driver totaled it, now I'm saving up again.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Exceptional advice. Thank you sir!
I followed Mark for many years on Facebook. I was very impressed with his lifestyle. He went through a period of heavy drinking,it was alarming at times and many of us were very worried about him. He managed to overcome it and stop. His free way of life was a hard life as I observed from his posts. Riding on trains must take a toll on one's health, the constant loud noise, the materials trains carry can be cancer causing. I'm happy Mark found success with his UA-cam videos and I'm happy he found so many new friends and followers, I just wish all of this could have happened years sooner for him to enjoy. I miss him too, can't believe he's gone.
Best video I've seen come out since the announcement of his death. I first found Stobe the hobo and then shoestring. After watching their videos for years I felt so jealous of them both. They didn't lead glorious lives, but they were free and seemed like such genuine human beings. I'll be 39 in a few months and I feel like I've wasted so much time giving my life away to work and trying to keep up with the Jone's. I have never met either of the men I mentioned, but I miss them both dearly like I've known them my entire life.
Once again thank you for sharing such a great message we all needed to hear. RIP Mark, thanks for taking us along on a ride of a lifetime.
I said this on another post. "Starting watching him when I got COVID this first time back in 2020 and he was about the only thing I could watch to pass by the time that didn't drive me crazy. I always looked forward to his next video. A lot of us wish we had the guts to do what he did. He will be missed by so many. I bet we will see him leading the train station on our way to the other side someday. Live on Hobo."
Well said Sir, Hobo Shoestring lived his life doing what he loved. We enjoyed all his videos. He was a very intelligent man. He wouldn't hurt anyone. He planned his adventures & enjoyed them. Not everyone would do what he did but that was his life. He also had a house with many treasures in it. Clean & organized. My husband made him a couple of signs & mailed them to him. He enjoyed getting them. R.I.P. Mark Nichols Hobo Shoestring 😇
Thank you for this memorial. "He lived life on his own terms." Well said, Alabama. "We should all salute him."
Powerful…thank you
Amen brother, I couldn’t have said it better!
Watched a lot of his videos last few days. So sad about him. Hope it comes out about what happened. He was a joy to watch and listen to. I’m not judging him or any of you who are posting
Good words brother. Thank you and stay safe.
@Abnormal Alabama thank you. Amen.❤
Absolutely best said, we need you at his celebration of life event speaking
Well said my friend hobo lived his life and riding the heavenly rails
Well said young man!
Thank you, brother 😊
Nice tribute to Shoestring. Thank you.
Your words reflect my feelings perfectly...very well said.
Thanks... well said sir.
Right on!
Well said sir
Well said!
Imagine all the people watching this that spend 5 days a week working for some shit they don’t even care about! Brutal! You’ve given your live away, and you actually know you are. Again, brutal.
you people elevate this loser who was a heavy drug user,meth,crack,speed--geezuz,one of the big reasons why our society is very messed up--no doubt before he turned the camera on he jacked himself up to get animated --a clown
Well said sir 👍
The MARK TRAIN Of story telling.
Well said.
So true!
Freedom 🤘
I’ve watched many tributes to Mark this week
This was by far the best I’ve watched and best message
Always life each day to the fullest
Don’t worry about what others think
Sorry about what you think and just be happy
Thank you sir for this reminder
imagine how different his life would have been if he just got a job driving the trains instead of breaking the law.
Wow you really missed the point didn't you.
He might have enjoyed that to,,,lol
Did u ever break the law ,or are you perfect in every way..are u working just to exist ,or are u existing just to work. Shoestring life was his alone he did not live to compete with you or anyone else,and he died on his own terms..can u say that..
Its a amazing how many people come out of the woodwork after the death of MN...
Well said!!!!!
well said ! hugs from MN
True brother so true
Mark was authentic and original, not fake, phony or false. I think that's why we liked him.
America is free to do whatever you want. Just stay out of the way
Very well said brother .
Tell you what he was no dummy. And yes, birth IS a terminal disease. I really enjoyed listening to his stories. And the uncanny knowledge that he accumulated over the years relating to the rails, rail yards, locations. Unfortunately health issues caught up with him as it almost always does to all of us at some juncture. I was very healthy at his age. But I was also very obese (even though I saw myself as a much trimmer man). That finally caught up with me at around 65. And now at 81 I'm almost a total shut-in (even though I still drive). Time moves along very quickly and more of us should make the choices that Mark did. Try to make choices in life that you love doing... and try to avoid those as much as possible that you do not. Personally I would never attempt what Mark did. However each of us are cut from a unique cloth and even though there are now billions of us on this rock NONE are exactly the same so do as Mark did and respect those differences between all of us and try our best to accept those differences. I learned a lot from Mark and I'll bet a lot of us did as well. RIP Shoestring you will not be forgotten...
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believeth in him, shall not perish but have everlasting life - John 3:16.
You are a wise man, sir. I enjoyed listening to you. Thank you for your tribute to Mark. We all can take a page from his book and live life well, like Shoestring did. He was a free spirit with a kind a gentle soul. He brought happiness to so many.?May he rest in peace.
He did it his way , very very few do. I'm trying to. He wasn't gay.
👍👍
I love
I love watching him what a great guy
Rip Shoestring.
I'm getting dizzy from your walking
Shoestring wasn't gay. He had many girlfriends. Was even married and had a kid in Alaska. But he lived life his way. In fact, I can think of nothing more enjoyable than traveling with some buddies and cracking open a cold one. He will be missed...
People are thinking he was gay because in some of his videos he told the audience he was on biktarvy, a medication given to people with hiv/aids.
Such a well said powerful message. Thank you for that message. RIP Hobo Shoestring and I salute you for living your life to the fullest.
Truer words were never spoken, I think you definitely are on the right track here! True freedom is a rare thing nowadays, and it's rare to see someone who lives freely in this day and age.
Hebrew Shoestring is history. I've moved onto riding with Yard Buzzards.
Hey guy whats up
Wise words he is surely loved by many because he was true to his name and authentic.
I disagree with your opinion about we are better off being alive than those who have died. This world is not my home. Your message would be great for Toxic Thomas Kent Krueger to hear. Your on point
He was a great guy. He will truly be missed. Freedom is what he had brother. RIP...Riding the rails in heaven.
We are so happy to learn about the man by name of Shoestring. We didn’t know of the whole man , life, trains, & all of you until he passed. Does our hearts so good to hear all of your comments & care. God Bless Shoestring!!
Excellent video and thought provoking. Thank you!
Awesome! Couldn't have said it better myself! All the things you have said are so true!