Grace from CT. Started watching last November. My partner is a railfan. I don't think I have a specific favorite. I love his Alsska videos, i liked his take on Bazzman becoming Hobo king. I liked his honesty about his past and I respected his journey. I watched his early videos and found some of them painful to see. But when he finally got it together i was amazed at his awesome knowledge of rr. I like to ride excursion trains but i am not a railfan per se. I loved Shoestring as a person. He had an ability not to take himself too seriously, yet he also understood that his stories could help folks get through the tough times. He tended to be more surprised about 200k+ followers and never let it go to his head. Not sure how he managed that but he did. So i watched Shoestring more bcuz of the man than the trains. I miss him and i miss his videos. I watch other UA-camrs on a variety of interests but none will be able to replace him. He had his own unique place in my heart. And his passing in the manner he did has left a very deep hole. While i never met him in person i feel like I've known him forever. He was a very special person.
My favourite Matt, was Shoestring showing us round his apartment, he was so proud of his place & the way he furnished it, train thened of course & man he had good taste! His eyes lighting up with little gifts people had sent him & he was so so thankful. There are so many but that one is the nicest for me, he had a place to call home. Im Carol from England UK. ❤
Oh yeah! He kept his place meticulous! Train themed, but not over done...yep...he loved when people sent him stuff...thanks so much for watching across the pond! Much love!
Carol, some of my distant relatives live outside of London in Hertfordshire County near Wigmore Castle. Have a great weekend. I see you on Jaw Tooth and 1960 gambit's train videos.
@@revharrycwigmoreiii5787 h I yes I'm a huge train fan have been since I was a little girl. I love our trains we have here but there is something about US freight trains that really get inside your heart. I can't explain it! I'm quite a way from London about 250 miles in in Yorkshire, Have a nice weekend. ♥️
Longview Washington brother! I'm glad you're the first person I've seen say anything recently about brother Hobo Shoestring. I never met him I just watched his videos, like a lot of people I respected him and I admired him and felt like I could go with him when he went on his little adventures. I did leave home when I was 12 years old and traveled around mostly by hitchhiking and a few times riding freight trains. I did make my way up to Alaska where I was a commercial fisherman for many years. Decades. Now I'm just an old retired Native American Commercial Fisherman living on the Columbia River. I know old Shoestring has been here, I find myself stopping and looking for his tags when I leave the house, if I pass a bridge or something close to train tracks, which isn't often. Whenever I hear a train I think of that good-hearted decent old school American who refused even at the end to be tamed, a true wild hearted, good-hearted gypsy, who went and threw up (regurgitated his last can of tuna, the only food he had to feed a starving puppy he found where he was camped. He kept that dog for a long time and loved him dearly I think he was a German Shepherd, I don't remember the name of the dog but it was killed, ran over by a car I believe. (Dogs save me in ways that human beings never could brother Matt. I appreciate that story.) That tells me everything I need to know about old Mr Shoestring ❤️ 🐶 Rest in peace Mark. 🙏 Thank you for taking us with you, I still get up in the morning and watch his videos, always happy to see ones haven't seen yet. Definitely my favorites are when he's just alone waiting for a train, relaxing, anticipating the next ride, talking about history, train's and birds, wildlife, staying alive, the people he's known and being free. Long live the Hobo King! Thank you for your Service to our country ♥️ 🤍 💙 🚆 👑 🚂 Thank you Matt, I totally get it brother, I want him back to. I think he would laugh if you knew I cut off one of my fingers while tied up to the dock, moving hatch covers with my skipper, in Seward Alaska!! I had to fly to Anchorage to have it sewn back on, luckily they're just happened to be a hand surgeon visiting the hospital that day. 😂 hahaha Peace brother 🖤🐺
Northwest Indiana here! Sure do miss seeing Shoestring! He sure could grab your attention and teach us a lot. Thanks for sharing Matt! I love hearing your stories about him. I wasn’t lucky enough to meet him in person but he would answer questions and reply back. I enjoyed the campfire stories and railroad knowledge. His videos on camps and his bucket and pack were always great! I have been watching some of his older videos here lately.
I’m watching from Lincoln, Illinois - I believe my favorite video(s) was when he did cooking videos! Sure do appreciate you keeping & sharing your memories with Hobo Shoestring! Thanks Matt
New York City here. Favorite videos that come to mind: Shoestring singing Brother Jukebox, his travels to Alaska, Swimming half naked in the freezing cold water... but most of all I loved the Video where he was opening his fan mail and packages!! Just seeing his reactions to how much people admired him and his content-it was so heartwarming. The steak sampler he got from you Matt-he loved it so much, and hearing how he had never eaten lobster in all his travels; those little anecdotes about his life were so fascinating... RIP ❤
Hi Matt. Stamford, CT here (about 30 miles north of NYC). Shoe was just a great storyteller. He'd have insights into the little details of things most people don't notice. Starting with that iconic beard and smooth baritone texas drawl plus no teeth - it was just like listening to an oldtimer out of central casting in an old hollywood western. He was just a character. I really loved his sense of humor. He'd often find the lighter side in some of the mistakes he made. That was a great quality of his to be able poke fun at himself. Also he was very humble which is what ultimately endeared me to him. The video I like most is the one at a lake in Alaska where he's trying to save $8 for taking a shower at a truck stop so instead he decides to try to bathe in a lake. He jumps into the lake from a boat ramp and winds up neck deep in mud at the bottom. Then he swims to what he thinks is a ladder to climb back on the dock but then he realizes it has arm rails but no stairs. Turned out to be a safety rail for boaters. The whole video is hilarious but scary too. Cause after he jumped in the lake you lose sight of him for 10 seconds and start to wonder if he can swim or he drowned. Then he shows back up on camera and goes on a riff about what a hair-brain idea the whole thing was. It's classic Shoe.
He was definitely a larger than life character! I always say he was a modern day folk hero, like Paul banyan, Johnny Appleseed, or Davey Crockett! Thank for watching in CT!
Matt, I am from Central North Carolina, in South Smithfield and have many friends in Southern Ohio, especially railfans. My favorite video from Mark was all of them, His free spirit and desire to travel kinda like me, I drove 18 wheelers for 35 years, got see America at the Company's expense. Mark was just an awesome adventurer. If I had to pin point what areas, Alaska, Rocky Mountains, and Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina are probably a few places, his pictures of those areas could have won him many picture contests. Mark was an awesome man, and he left this world too soon, I miss him and every time I see an open Boxcar: " I would say Hobo Shoestring you in there?" Matt, thanks for the memories and have a very awesome weekend.
Texas here Matt. I’m about 5 years into his videos and have yet to find a favorite. I was watching him camping on a beach in Alaska last nite. That sweet soul had no fear of what’s down the road. Today we fear even going out to eat alone. He took on the rails of North America and never looked back. To me that makes him a legend. I’m rolling up catching out and I’ll see you on down the line! He was truly one of a kind and you sir were blessed to be his friend.💙💙
Thanks for watching in Texas my friend! I love that video too! Most of his videos I'd follow along on Google Earth & see exactly where he was....I asked him once how he knew where he was back in the day before GPS & he said "I had a map, & I'd find a school bus because it usually tells you what county you are in" lol. Pretty wise
@@rpdobbler and I learned what moose nuggets and transition dust were. I bought a Lionel hobo boxcar with sounds and I’m looking for a Cadillac grainer for my O gauge I built for my grandsons. And I will find a hobo figure to ride it. We aren’t gonna let him die my friend. If I can find a grainer like the ones he loved I’m gonna attempt to tag it with his mark.
@user-rq5nf8tl6t love it! When I was a kid, I had a little HO layout, & I had an open door boxcar. I went to the hobby shop & bought a mini Hobo & glued him in the open door. I was so intrigued by the Hobo even as a child....never in a MILLION YEARS would I have thought the most famous Hobo of our generation would be one of my best friends...cheers!
Near London, Ky. A favorite video? That is difficult. I enjoyed Shoestring's videos with all elements in various ways. The riding was cool and he certainly posted some very beautiful scenery from the line as the train rumbled on... ...But Shoestring's charisma, as you said, to hear his stories, telling his thoughts, giving advice, education, and his humor; that really draws a person in. I like a variety of riders, hobos, or even railroad enthusiasts but Shoestring really stood out from all the others with his own persona, character, charisma. Alaska trips were always good. I remember a video of Shoestring walking around that sea plane base at Anchorage. And a view of the huge mountains in the distance with this huge valley in the foreground with a massive river flowing. And a video in the lower 48, I cannot remember where exactly but I'm thinking near Minnesota or Iowa, when he is trying to go south but there was the chance the train would not cross over and he'd have to repeat the loop. Shoestring said something like "If the train starts going away from that track, that means I'm fixin' to start cussin'" lol I got so tickled at that. Oh how I miss him.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I definitely remember that one, he didn't know exactly which train he was on until he hit the switch! Cheers my friend!
I am in Vancouver, Canada. It is impossible to narrow it down to one video as my favourite Shoestring video. There are memorable moments such as Mark singing Brother Jukebox. I loved it when he gave camping tips like using cotton balls dipped in vaseline to start a fire. Mark shared a lot of his personal feelings with his fans and that made him relatable.
His Alaska videos brought back some good memories for me & the ones he spoke about Connor in. They showed a side of him that some didn't know & as a parent (& grandparent & great- grandmama), who also has lost a child, they touched my heart deeply.
Some pain is beyond description including a grieving parent. My daughter has been gone almost 12 years. I can share that but other details, certain days, the raw ache never leaves you & something's simply hurt too deeply to go into detail. Some things are & should remain private if that's what a grieving parent chooses. I never felt the urge to know more than he shared because I know how painful it can be. Also some memories are held so close & private to your heart & that's as it should be. I simply saw a dad who loved & adored his son & grieved always for him. I get that & respect not needing to know more than he chose to share.
@@Autumn-lj3zd Understood. However, he did choose to open his life to the world and along with that goes the questions and comments about what he shared. Maybe we shouldn’t share sensitive issues with the world? His choice. That’s all I’m saying.
Hi Matt, Hobo Shoestring was an amazing guy. His videos were well thought out. The knowledge he passed on through his videos was priceless. I had the privilege of being in contact with Shoestring. I was so delighted when he mentioned he’d renewed his passport and was wanting to travel to Europe. Honestly I thought here’s the chance to meet him. Sadly that didn’t happen. Your own video 28 mins of priceless Shoestring is a wonderful video. Watching from Tuscany, Italy. RIP Mark
From southern New Jersey here. I liked the videos where Shoestring would ride a DPU, or this one video in particular where he was by a campfire near the tracks with a couple of friends as the sun was setting, and they were discussing a friend of theirs who had recently passed away. I also liked the videos where he'd wander on the tracks, come up on a railcar and explain the various features of it.
Hi Matt I’m from SW Nebraska - McCook - and my favorite Shoestring video was the one where he talked about the coldest he’d ever been which was on a ride between Ashland NE and Sioux City. I used to drive for rail crew and there is crew change spot at Ashland. Thank you for keeping his spirit alive. I’m trying to go back and watch as many of his videos as I can. I love your honesty and presentations. Be well Matt
Thank you! Comments like this give me inspiration! I remember him talking about being cold! He actually really liked the cold & hated the heat! We DEFINITELY had that in common! Lol I hate the heat...
Grew up in Indiana, retired to Florida West coast in 2013. Shoestring was quite the interesting character. Very lovable. I too liked his Alaska trip on a boat and him swimming while there. I road trains in Alaska several years back and his travels brought back good memories. Thank you Matt for your Shoestring memories.
Hey Matt I live in Alachua, Fl. A small town about 15 miles north of Gainesville, Fl. , home of the University of Florida Gators. Love all of your videos! Kind of difficult to choose a favorite Shoestring video as I enjoyed them all. But if I had to choose, it would be the one with you & him together. It definitely brought out the best from the both of you. Honest,funny & humble. Looking forward to watching your next train catch or endeavor.
In my eye's Shoestring was an adventure all the time for me, loved his shows from NY! But no particular special episodes maybe going thru the Smokey mountains or in Wyoming! Keep Mark's memory alive, I'm still watching his video's! There very special too me, just like your video's Matt! Thank You
Indiana.. parallel to and roughly 60 miles west of Celina, OH. I started watching Hobo Shoestring during the winter of 2018 going into 2019. I was home bound for 12 weeks due to an injury and found his channel by chance during that time. Following his adventures helped pass the time as I healed. Sorry but I don't have an answer to your second question. I love all his videos and hope his family keeps his channel up forever.
My favorite video was the long trip through the smokey mountains. I'm from NC and hopped a train at age 16. His videos shows a route not normally taken.
Hi Matt I'm Pete from Tulsa Oklahoma. Thank you for sharing some of your personal memories of your friendship and time spent with Mark. I only discovered shoe strings videos a little over a year ago. I guess my favorite ones are of him riding and explaining railroad operations. When I was a kid I had an uncle who was a yardmaster at the Erie Lackawanna railroads Hoboken New Jersey freight yard. He would take me to spend days with him at the railroad, and I would often get to ride on the locomotives with the crew . It was a kid's dream. And I still enjoy watching trains. Although I have spent my adult life in a segment of Aviation, the skydiving industry as a parachute center owner, parachute rigger, and instructor. But there is still a warm spot in my heart for trains. I learned of you through Mark's videos. Through his videos, Mark came across to me as a unique soul and a really good guy. I do regret that I never had the opportunity to meet shoestring. Thank you again for sharing your memories of shoestring. And I will look forward to watching more of your videos. As we say in skydiving..... Blue Skies!
Awesome! I always wanted to jump when I was younger. We had a Cessna 150, 172, a Piper Colt & lastly Cub. One of the old timers at the airport always used to say to me..."why on Earth would you want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane" lol cheers to you out in Tulsa!
There are a few. Most intriguing/suspenseful one was (for me anyway) when he was starting to worry if a ride was gonna pick him up in Alaskan late afternoon winter cold. I was getting worried too. It was a surreal video. An interesting moment in his Life that he shared with us all. God Bless him..
Thank you for your memories and your stories l.m sorry i never got to meet him i did invite him to nc something they can never take away are tbe good memories
Watching from near Hagerstown Md. I met Mark when he was struggling just to eat. I sent him money regularly to help him eat before he became somewhat stable. No favorite video, i watched everything he posted just to see how he was doing. Mark was a man of few words so it was easier to just watch his videos rather than try to talk to him. Lol.
He was self admitted "on the spectrum" He told me he had been diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome....which I believe because he would rock a lot when sitting & talking to him on a personal level...you could tell it bothered him, but I NEVER judged him over it. I accepted him, just exactly the way he was...maybe that's why he liked me? Thank you for watching from MD & supporting Shoe in his early days!
Mike from Wadsworth, Ohio. I started watching Hobo Shoestring right after the covid-19 pandemic in April 2020. When I first time I saw his videos, I watched him 15 hours straight. I was a fan even since. He was great. I liked them all.
To be honest I have been watching some of his old videos that aren't on his channel and some of them are funny as hell. RIP, Shoestring. We all miss you very much.
Have to say my favorite is the video when he rolled out in the woods near the Cleveland Browns training facility between the CSX and NS mains in Berea, Ohio. He had some footage walking down Bagley Road and crossing over the Rocky River and asked with kid-like curiosity "what river is that?" I remember leaving a comment to him in that video that it was the Rocky River. A bit later he met you at the Arby's down the street. I think that may have been the first time you met? Maybe I'm mistaken. I live down the street a couple miles in Middleburg Heights. Now I think of Shoestring and you every time I pass that way - a couple times a week. Thanks for that specific memory and for sharing these videos Matt. The main thing I liked about Shoestring was he was excited about seeing new places and having new experiences. That came through in most of his videos. The impression I got from him was that he appreciated being able to get out and do this. I do know it was very very hard to live this way, especially with his chronic health issues - not everybody could do this. God bless you brother Matt and may God's grace give you comfort like it did for Shoestring.
Hi Matt! I love your videos and I was a recent follower of Shoestring and I really love his videos! It was so sad what happened to him . I can tell by the way you speak of him that you are very kind and I can tell you really miss him😢 . You can tell you both enjoyed each other and shared interests you both had. Yes and I also,liked when Shoestring told his stories and his funny comments and sense of humor! I am a 60 yr old grandmother from outside of Buffalo NY and love to watch how other people choose to live their lives!
You’re right brother. I loved the riding videos as well but the ones I loved the most were the videos where he was talking and sharing his knowledge and stories. I never got to meet him but ive seen most if not all of his videos and i kinda feel like I knew him a little bit from that. I have his hand signed tag framed on my wall and I see it every morning. I’m grateful to have it. He passed shortly after he sent it to me. I may have said this before but even though I never knew him, I miss him. Thanks for this video Matt. Take good care of yourself man. Much love.
I'm one of those who is old 67 and can't get out much because of health issues and your vedios help keep my chin up.i live in Damascus,va.Shoestring only lived about 35 miles from me.again thaks Matt.be safe in be blessed my friend. 🙏♥️🐕
Great to talk about your friend Shoestring amoung watching your videos.. for starters Shoestring let me to your channel long before he'd two up with you on video ☺️. I'm watching from Sydney Australia Matt. Best Ride to Ohio comes mind for a favorite riding video, his story telling and general monologues on random stuff never bored me at all and you guys catching up on the ferry and showing him around your neck of the woods was great... UA-cam is not the same without him and it's going to take me a while to go back watching Shoestring repeats again in lieu of his passing... Always good to here you want to talk about him and thanks for your videos to mate as I look forward to them whatever they be 👍👍
I'm watching from Belgium and my son and I both love watching Hobo Shoestring's videos. I love all of Shoestring's videos, but especially those in which he shares his railroad knowledge and when he told his stories.
Nice video Matt, I'm in California and don't have a favorite Shoestring video yet, out of 515 videos Mark up-loaded I think that I've watched about 100, so I have a ways to go and most likely I'll have more than one favorite Shoestring video Haha....... thanks and I appreciate you sharing your stories with your friend Shoestring🚂🚂
Hello Matt. Just subscribed to your channel. First off, glad you had the opportunity to spend some quality time with Hobo Shoestring a.k.a (Mark Nichols). That is something that will remain with you forever. Did not take long to subscribe to his channel as well. I was amazed on how much he knew about trains and their destinations. Even better, turns out he was a US Army veteran. Wish he would have stayed the course. They say being in the military, you will find some good fun, travel and adventure. I am also a vet and I live in Germany. But he took adventure to a new level. He enjoyed what he was doing. RIP Hobe Shoestring and thank you sir for being his friend.
Northern Ohio here & traveled literally everywhere in the United States & Canada as a profession. Among my favorite Shoestring vid's is a more recent one of his titled "High above the rail yard! (Helper, Utah). Man, I miss that place. & Yes, I've been there. Other vid is prolly one of Shoestring visiting his dad. He spoke quite a bit in his other vid's about his family (if anyone paid attention). 👍
Hi Matt, I live in Wellington, Shropshire UK, I've watched over 400 Shoestring videos, and it's difficult to choose but! The Sky lift back up the mountain, made Seward Yee Haw!!! and Fast Forward quick cooking. There are many where he was pulling faces as he travelled. God bless Matt.
I'm watching from Clarksville Tn. and I subscribed to your channel directly from Shoestring's recommendation. Hard to pick a favorite video, the ones I like the most are when he is telling stories and others where he's just recording on the ride and not talking are the ones I tend not to watch as much but that's not that they are bad don't get me wrong I do like them but the others I just like more. Man it's a bummer he's gone, I only discovered Shoestring maybe 6 months ago. I purchased a coffee mug and a shirt from his website before all of this happened and better believe they will be treated like gold now.
Matt, I just stumbled across his videos a few weeks ago. I had a Facebook friend post about his death. So I started watching and I can't stop. I have always traveled around because of work. I actually live in Johnson City. If I would have started watching just sooner I would have met up with him and maybe rode a train with him. I think he was a great guy.
Hi Matt I can't find a favorite I love all of them I watch the riding ones at bedtime shoestrings voice and the sound of the trains puts me right to sleep I still can't believe he's gone I miss him really bad .there won't be another like him he was 1 in a million I am from Cape cod MA thanks
1). 'Dalton Highway - coldest hike of my life' - Him feeling the extreme cold and warming up in a little shanty with a wood stove. Shoestring hiking in the snow. 2.) "Boxcar Roar Across Wyoming" - Calling the cows home, riding a 2 1/2 mile long train. Wyoming scenery. Red carpet box car. from Miami, FL.
That one on the Dalton highway was great! I took him to the Cleveland Airport where he flew directly to Alaska for that trip! He bought those black Carhartt bibs for his trip at the TSC down the road. He was super excited because they were the last pair & they were on sale like 40% off!! 😆 🤣 Cheers!
Idaho Falls, Idaho. There are so many that are awesome. The Wind River Canyon video is one his most scenic videos. His Alaska videos are among the best. His recent camping video with his friend, Gibb. When he first met Jaw Tooth. The Wyoming ride where he tricked the cows into thinking it was feeding time. His first video with you Matt and the one where you took him on a ferry to that island in Lake Erie. They are all so good.
I always loved his crossover videos with Jawtooth too! I told Shoestring I felt like it was when I was a kid & King Kong met Godzilla, or the Mummy met the Wolfman! 😆 🤣 😂
Hi Matt, enjoyed the last video I live about 20 miles southeast of Seattle Washington. I loved when he would sit down in front of the camera and talk about things and experiences he had in times past, also he was so knowledgeable about so many things he would have been a great tour guide, he said once someone had told him that and I believe they were spot on.
Hey Matt, watching from New Hartford NY just outside of Utica. My favorite Shoestring videos were his Alaska ones, especially when he was alone on the Alaska Highway in the dead of winter and while he was on the ferry. Like you, I enjoyed his commentary most of all. He was very knowledgeable about many things, very good sense of humor as well. I'm glad you're posting your memories of Mark, it's kind of like an online memorial service. Keep up the good work. By the way, I recall the first video of yours I viewed, long before you knew Shoestring I think--it was an ice fishing video.
RR you are AWESOME! I absolutely LOVE your videos! Your knowledge of history about those lines you video is fantastic! I'm honored you follow me! That video Shoestring made up on the Dalton Highway was GREAT...he stayed with me before that trip, in fact he flew out of Cleveland Hopkins right to Alaska. He was so happy because he found those black Carhart insulated bibs at the TSC here in Medina on clearance! 40% off! Last pair & his size! Cheers Brother RR!!
I’m from a small town called Salisbury, NC. Neighboring town of Spencer has the old Southern Railway shops which is now the North Carolina Transportation museum which is really cool. Town of Salisbury was chosen for the SR facility because it’s exactly half way between Washington DC and Atlanta GA on the mainline. It was really important for locomotive service back during the steam era. Great grandad, grand dad, and numerous great uncles all worked there most of their life. Salisbury is the home of the grocery store chain Food Lion, and Cheerwine a unique cherry soft drink that’s been around for over 100 years. Also Stanback headache powders , similar to Goody’s is also a Salisbury NC company . Just some history of my little home town that I thought you may be interested in. I enjoyed most all of Shoestring’s videos but always enjoyed the ones with all the tunnels when traveling through Tennessee and NC, or the Virginia area. Thanks for your videos remembering Hobo Shoestring and keeping his legacy alive. Take care and have a great weekend !
East Alabama here. The Alaska videos were really cool and he always seemed to be at peace there. The ferry trip you guys took to South Bass was another favorite. Thurmond, WV video was cool when he climbed that random tower. God bless you Matt, you're a rock solid guy!
Hey Matt, I’m watching from Portland Oregon area, and worked 20 years for UPRR. I don’t have a favorite video of ShoeString. I looked forward to every video he posted!
Hello Matt, I’m Phil from East Tennessee. I liked all his stories and enjoyed all his videos. I guess his Alaska videos were my favorite. Keep up the good work on your videos I enjoy them.
Hi Matt.. Jon from eastern Maine checking in. I don't think I could name a favorite. They were all good. Anytime he showed up in mt feed everything else was put on hold till I watched his vid. I was so amazed at his wealth of knowledge on so many different subjects.. He also knew more than most railroad execs as to the layout of rail systems across the US. I loved his stories and the freedom he so enjoyed. Perhaps you should contact jaw tooth. He's an avid rail fan and has been with Mark on many occasions. I don't know if he's planning on going to Brett or not this summer but he's in the Cincinnati area so you might hook up and head out there together to save a few bucks.. Take care my friend..
Denver, CO. Subscribed to Shoestring's channel during the Pandemic. Loved the videos of him showing his Gear, and teaching about both the Railcars and the Yards. "He was a man, take him for all in all; we shall not look upon his like again." 😔😪🚂 It disgusts me there are trolls and bitter dregs out there making snide and disparaging comments about Shoestring in the Comments sections of his Videos. 😡😡👿
Watching from Colorado. I liked all of his videos I watched. The ones he posted in November 2021 where he stopped in my hometown were nice to watch. Apparently he hadn't stopped there in at least 30 years because he was surprised by a few things. Mainly the county jail that was built in the mid-90's. He always talked about nearby Ruby Canyon and how he loved it. Only way to get to it is by rail or on the Colorado River.
Hey Matt. i am one stepping stone to your west away from the great state of Ohio. ya know a couple hundred miles. say it's gonna be about 95F today very hot, humid n sticky. Thank goodness for the blessing of it not being 98F EH? I Really enjoyed the one of you both taking the ferry to padlock island for some mysterious adventures. it's the trip to cherish. don't melt today matt LOL
Wrexham, North Wales, uk. 🏴, can't pick a favourite as i got to see placea i've heard of but doubt i'll ever see...but i laughed out loud at that one where he thought the tumbleweed was a dog!!
Lol...yeah I remember that one...😂 His poor eyes were shot....He said basically it was like looking through a straw. Some kind of macular degeneration, & he said it wasn't fixable. He used the zoom on his phone to see a lot.
I need to download all his videos and binge watch them! When i was off work with the covid his videos kept me going. He was like a buddy to all who got what he was doing. Cheers!
I’m from Brunswick,Georgia!!!My fav Shoestring video..Thad’s hard to say..I loved em all!!!The one where he was standing on a paved road in Alaska..middle of nowhere..some guy told him he couldn’t give him a ride cause he was in a company vehicle..he was talking about the moon landing stuff!!!But I loved em all..R.I.P Shoestring!!!
Cheers! Brunswick Ohio is just up the road from me! Lol yeah, the Dalton Rd...& he put that Shoestring tag on a road sign above the arctic circle! Thanks for watching!
Matt, Watching from Sharon Center at Boneta Road Crossing at Route 162. Liked the video at River Styx Road overpass. He was very cautious about getting out too far. Was only about a mile from me. Wish I could have met him.
Oh yeah! Awesome! I'm very familiar with that area! I drove into that neighborhood & dropped him off & told him how to get up to the RiverStyx trestle...he had a bid of a rough go getting up there. But it's SO AWESOME knowing Shoestring has been on that bridge! Wish I'd of asked if he could TAG IT while there! Lol
Watching from Galax VA, like all of His videos but liked seeing Him ride to Roanoke VA on NS Bristol line/Crescent Corridor, known as the Pulaski and Christiansburg Districts were I film around Radford and Roanoke VA, miss His videos and His good humor!🛤🚂
HI Matt Texas here. I Loved the videos where he would sit and tell stories about his life. It was like having a close friend to listen to. But that 1 video in Alaska he rode the Fairy. He kept saying I've never been happier or felt better. It made me so happy to hear him say that. 😊❤ You are so blessed to have met him and actually spend time with him. He was so excited to mention you in his video and show us the gifts of meat you sent him. I could tell it meant so much to him. 😊❤ GOD Bless you Brother Matt IN THE NAME OF YESHUA AMEN AND AMEN ❤😊
Cheers to you in Texas! Yeah I loved that one too! It was fun riding the Ferry to South Bass Island with him last year! I love that ride, but forgot he'd been on WAY cooler Ferry rides! It was still awesome!
Cheers to you over in Boardman! Yeah cant wait to get over to the valley & get some video now that they are running again! Hope 765 comes back this year!
Ha ha, I loved that too! I sent him Lobster tails too...he said he NEVER had Lobster before! Lol...he said he loved crab, shrimp, crayfish, but NEVER had Lobster! I never did ask him if he had a chance to try it! His favorite of all the meat I sent him was the porkchops! Lol...this year I was going to load him up with them! Cheers to you & thanks for watching!
Hey Matt, Toronto Canada but i grew up across lake erie from you in a small railroad town. Never knew anything about it until Shoestrings videos. I do remember hobo camps they called them in the woods but i never knew what a hobo was, i thought it was homeless but i didnt understand why homeless people lived in the woods by the railroad tracks. Yeah i was that ignorant to the whole thing, now I want to catch out from my hometown sometime see where it takes me. It used to be a major hub back in the day, i think the biggest hub in Canada at one point theyre claim to fame was, but once the highway was built northof the town i think thats what stopped the train traffic. And the town north of us grew because of it while ours stayed small. I wondered if Shoestring every came through that yard i later found out was named Cosmo Yard. Its where Jumbo the elephant, a PT Barnum and Baily elephant was killed on the tracks. They were trying to move him and a surprise train came and he just didnt want to go and got hit is the story. That elephant rode the rails all across north america apparently, probably as many miles as Shoestring, but it wasnt free, a show piece, the biggest elephant in the world traveling with a circus. I sometimes wonder if the Elephant knew the train was coming and just said im done with this lifestyle. Anyway I digress, my favourite videos were all of them! But i like the hobo ride selection one. He really seems in his element and happy.
Hickory NC. I’m re-watching Alaska videos from 3 Years ago. Already was a SS Fan but those videos show Mark at his happiest. Sad insight to his Son’s fate helps explain what drove him to drink and made him wander so long. His body finally gave out but his heart never did❤
Nope, his heart never did! Reminds me of a saying...."not all that wander are lost" always liked that saying, there's a lot of wisdom in it! Thank for watching in NC!
This will cover several videos but always liked it when he sang brother jukebox when he was in a couple of tunnels and when he sang in the building when he sang that song and hear the echo... ... Yes Matt please keep us here in the time you got to spend with him most of us haven't got to do that so you were blessed enjoy listening to the stories I believe I can speak for all of us it puts a smile on our faces😊😊😊😊
Hey Matt hope your day is going well. I have so many Shoestring moments I love. One that stuck out this morning not sure which video but he was out in the middle of nowhere on a train passing some cows and he talk to them and they talked back. Leave it to Shoestring to talk to a cow from a freight train lol loved that guy. Brian
Surviving the Alaska highway trip in the Travis cabin and the cold ride through the tunnels of what I believe is the blue Ridge Mountains or appellation Mountains coming south somewhere from Western Maryland Pennsylvania towards home, I am fairly close to Rigby yard in South Portland and I’ve had four surgeries on my back and can no longer get around like I used to so I live through some dreams vicariously through him
Hey mat from yumma Arizona Loved all the videos hoboshadow one of the two were he was on a road by by the raul yard and a fuel truck pulls up he looks confused and says I don't know what he want ,he gets out and says Shoestring can I get you autograph and of course oh yeah he says everybody knew who he was ....one more was camp fire cookin 🔥 and who was the guy that sent him those two steaks .....good stuff
Cheers to you out in Yumna! 310 to Yumma! Yep, I did my best to keep him fed! Lol...of all the things I sent him, porkchops were his favorite! Awesome story!
Hey Matt, I'm Mike from Burlington Ontario, up here in Canada. I've commented with you before. I guess I hopped onto Shoestrings train 6 years ago when I came across his video, "Explaining air brake systems while we wait." I'm thinking who's this old kook, and what's up with him? Lol, I watched every one, and waited patiently for the next, everyday since.
Oh, and on a side note about that video of you and him with your CN rail speeder..... here in Burlington we have a major junction and station where they used to store a few of those back in the early 80s. That was the train watching Hotspot with my dad, and that speeder video reminded me of it
I’m a county away in jellyville 😉 Fav shoestring vids, that’s tough, the Alaska stuff was pretty amazing, anything through West Virginia or mountainous areas, and of course you always hope to see something local, I’m sure that sentiment probably stands for a lot of viewers.
All his vlogs ,,, favorite my favorite, and really the technology on the trains, I always thuoght he had worked for the railroad 🛤 in the past, ? Did he, thanks BigAl California.❤❤❤
Beckville, TX. 26 miles from Marshall TX. Took my work lunch break several times at the Marshall Train Depot parking lot, close to the yard. Hoping to see Shoestring on one of his trips to Marshall. I Took a picture of the signal box he tagged in one of his videos.
Hey Matt watching from Northeast Ohio not too far from you. I loved Mark's Alaska videos. I've never been there and I felt like I was getting a personal tour watching his videos. I loved his riding videos as I got to see places I've never seen before but one video that I love was when he made a Thanksgiving video of things he was thankful for. ua-cam.com/video/wlQnnGGQ1mU/v-deo.htmlsi=xcYtbVrrbfR-coY3 I miss him like anything. He was such a kind and humble soul. He meant the world to me. Thanks for these videos about Shoestring. They help me a lot. They bring me peace because know Im not alone in grieving his loss and love hearing how much he affected others lives. As long as we remember him, he will never be truly gone. God bless you Matt and take care
Yeah, now that I think about it, that may be my favorite! I love his Leroy Jenkins videos too! He was just being silly in those & people thought he was losing his marbles....lol...I found em absolutely hilarious
I'm watching from Ranger Tx a tiny little place and my son watches from Waterford vt.Some of my favorites of shoestrings were his older ones and I loved the ones where he just sat and told stories
Grace from CT. Started watching last November. My partner is a railfan. I don't think I have a specific favorite. I love his Alsska videos, i liked his take on Bazzman becoming Hobo king. I liked his honesty about his past and I respected his journey. I watched his early videos and found some of them painful to see. But when he finally got it together i was amazed at his awesome knowledge of rr. I like to ride excursion trains but i am not a railfan per se. I loved Shoestring as a person. He had an ability not to take himself too seriously, yet he also understood that his stories could help folks get through the tough times. He tended to be more surprised about 200k+ followers and never let it go to his head. Not sure how he managed that but he did. So i watched Shoestring more bcuz of the man than the trains. I miss him and i miss his videos. I watch other UA-camrs on a variety of interests but none will be able to replace him. He had his own unique place in my heart. And his passing in the manner he did has left a very deep hole. While i never met him in person i feel like I've known him forever. He was a very special person.
From Wisconsin! I love when Shoestring was in a boxcar and made a cow call to some cows and they all ran home! I think it was in Wyoming
Ha ha! Yeah, that was too cool
My favourite Matt, was Shoestring showing us round his apartment, he was so proud of his place & the way he furnished it, train thened of course & man he had good taste! His eyes lighting up with little gifts people had sent him & he was so so thankful. There are so many but that one is the nicest for me, he had a place to call home. Im Carol from England UK. ❤
Oh yeah! He kept his place meticulous! Train themed, but not over done...yep...he loved when people sent him stuff...thanks so much for watching across the pond! Much love!
@@rpdobbler oh thank you for reading my comment! Have a great upcoming weekend. 🥰👍
Carol, some of my distant relatives live outside of London in Hertfordshire County near Wigmore Castle. Have a great weekend. I see you on Jaw Tooth and 1960 gambit's train videos.
@@revharrycwigmoreiii5787 h I yes I'm a huge train fan have been since I was a little girl. I love our trains we have here but there is something about US freight trains that really get inside your heart. I can't explain it! I'm quite a way from London about 250 miles in in Yorkshire, Have a nice weekend. ♥️
@@Carolb66 You have a great weekend, too.
Longview Washington brother!
I'm glad you're the first person I've seen say anything recently about brother Hobo Shoestring.
I never met him I just watched his videos, like a lot of people I respected him and I admired him and felt like I could go with him when he went on his little adventures.
I did leave home when I was 12 years old and traveled around mostly by hitchhiking and a few times riding freight trains.
I did make my way up to Alaska where I was a commercial fisherman for many years. Decades.
Now I'm just an old retired Native American Commercial Fisherman living on the Columbia River.
I know old Shoestring has been here, I find myself stopping and looking for his tags when I leave the house, if I pass a bridge or something close to train tracks, which isn't often.
Whenever I hear a train I think of that good-hearted decent old school American who refused even at the end to be tamed, a true wild hearted, good-hearted gypsy, who went and threw up (regurgitated his last can of tuna, the only food he had to feed a starving puppy he found where he was camped. He kept that dog for a long time and loved him dearly I think he was a German Shepherd, I don't remember the name of the dog but it was killed, ran over by a car I believe.
(Dogs save me in ways that human beings never could brother Matt. I appreciate that story.)
That tells me everything I need to know about old Mr Shoestring
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Rest in peace Mark. 🙏
Thank you for taking us with you, I still get up in the morning and watch his videos, always happy to see ones haven't seen yet.
Definitely my favorites are when he's just alone waiting for a train, relaxing, anticipating the next ride, talking about history, train's and birds, wildlife, staying alive, the people he's known and being free.
Long live the Hobo King!
Thank you for your Service to our country ♥️ 🤍 💙
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Thank you Matt, I totally get it brother, I want him back to.
I think he would laugh if you knew I cut off one of my fingers while tied up to the dock, moving hatch covers with my skipper, in Seward Alaska!! I had to fly to Anchorage to have it sewn back on, luckily they're just happened to be a hand surgeon visiting the hospital that day.
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Peace brother 🖤🐺
Awesome! Thank you for sharing your story! I LOVE it! We all have such a unique experience here on this planet don't we!? CHEERS TO YOU MY FRIEND!
Northwest Indiana here! Sure do miss seeing Shoestring! He sure could grab your attention and teach us a lot. Thanks for sharing Matt! I love hearing your stories about him. I wasn’t lucky enough to meet him in person but he would answer questions and reply back. I enjoyed the campfire stories and railroad knowledge. His videos on camps and his bucket and pack were always great! I have been watching some of his older videos here lately.
I’m watching from Lincoln, Illinois - I believe my favorite video(s) was when he did cooking videos! Sure do appreciate you keeping & sharing your memories with Hobo Shoestring! Thanks Matt
I loved those!
Johnson city TN. We really enjoyed all of his videos. We really miss him.
New York City here. Favorite videos that come to mind: Shoestring singing Brother Jukebox, his travels to Alaska, Swimming half naked in the freezing cold water... but most of all I loved the Video where he was opening his fan mail and packages!! Just seeing his reactions to how much people admired him and his content-it was so heartwarming. The steak sampler he got from you Matt-he loved it so much, and hearing how he had never eaten lobster in all his travels; those little anecdotes about his life were so fascinating... RIP ❤
Cheers to you over in NYC! Been there once, my favorite was the Statue of Liberty & the firehouse from Ghostbusters....oh & the Seinfeld diner! Lol
Hi Matt. Stamford, CT here (about 30 miles north of NYC). Shoe was just a great storyteller. He'd have insights into the little details of things most people don't notice. Starting with that iconic beard and smooth baritone texas drawl plus no teeth - it was just like listening to an oldtimer out of central casting in an old hollywood western. He was just a character. I really loved his sense of humor. He'd often find the lighter side in some of the mistakes he made. That was a great quality of his to be able poke fun at himself. Also he was very humble which is what ultimately endeared me to him. The video I like most is the one at a lake in Alaska where he's trying to save $8 for taking a shower at a truck stop so instead he decides to try to bathe in a lake. He jumps into the lake from a boat ramp and winds up neck deep in mud at the bottom. Then he swims to what he thinks is a ladder to climb back on the dock but then he realizes it has arm rails but no stairs. Turned out to be a safety rail for boaters. The whole video is hilarious but scary too. Cause after he jumped in the lake you lose sight of him for 10 seconds and start to wonder if he can swim or he drowned. Then he shows back up on camera and goes on a riff about what a hair-brain idea the whole thing was. It's classic Shoe.
He was definitely a larger than life character! I always say he was a modern day folk hero, like Paul banyan, Johnny Appleseed, or Davey Crockett! Thank for watching in CT!
Matt, I am from Central North Carolina, in South Smithfield and have many friends in Southern Ohio, especially railfans. My favorite video from Mark was all of them, His free spirit and desire to travel kinda like me, I drove 18 wheelers for 35 years, got see America at the Company's expense. Mark was just an awesome adventurer. If I had to pin point what areas, Alaska, Rocky Mountains, and Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina are probably a few places, his pictures of those areas could have won him many picture contests. Mark was an awesome man, and he left this world too soon, I miss him and every time I see an open Boxcar: " I would say Hobo Shoestring you in there?" Matt, thanks for the memories and have a very awesome weekend.
Thats great! Thanks so much for watching and commenting from NC!
Texas here Matt. I’m about 5 years into his videos and have yet to find a favorite. I was watching him camping on a beach in Alaska last nite. That sweet soul had no fear of what’s down the road. Today we fear even going out to eat alone. He took on the rails of North America and never looked back. To me that makes him a legend. I’m rolling up catching out and I’ll see you on down the line! He was truly one of a kind and you sir were blessed to be his friend.💙💙
Thanks for watching in Texas my friend! I love that video too! Most of his videos I'd follow along on Google Earth & see exactly where he was....I asked him once how he knew where he was back in the day before GPS & he said "I had a map, & I'd find a school bus because it usually tells you what county you are in" lol. Pretty wise
@@rpdobbler and I learned what moose nuggets and transition dust were. I bought a Lionel hobo boxcar with sounds and I’m looking for a Cadillac grainer for my O gauge I built for my grandsons. And I will find a hobo figure to ride it. We aren’t gonna let him die my friend. If I can find a grainer like the ones he loved I’m gonna attempt to tag it with his mark.
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@user-rq5nf8tl6t love it! When I was a kid, I had a little HO layout, & I had an open door boxcar. I went to the hobby shop & bought a mini Hobo & glued him in the open door. I was so intrigued by the Hobo even as a child....never in a MILLION YEARS would I have thought the most famous Hobo of our generation would be one of my best friends...cheers!
@@rpdobbler cheers my friend!
Near London, Ky.
A favorite video? That is difficult. I enjoyed Shoestring's videos with all elements in various ways. The riding was cool and he certainly posted some very beautiful scenery from the line as the train rumbled on...
...But Shoestring's charisma, as you said, to hear his stories, telling his thoughts, giving advice, education, and his humor; that really draws a person in. I like a variety of riders, hobos, or even railroad enthusiasts but Shoestring really stood out from all the others with his own persona, character, charisma.
Alaska trips were always good. I remember a video of Shoestring walking around that sea plane base at Anchorage. And a view of the huge mountains in the distance with this huge valley in the foreground with a massive river flowing.
And a video in the lower 48, I cannot remember where exactly but I'm thinking near Minnesota or Iowa, when he is trying to go south but there was the chance the train would not cross over and he'd have to repeat the loop. Shoestring said something like "If the train starts going away from that track, that means I'm fixin' to start cussin'" lol I got so tickled at that. Oh how I miss him.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I definitely remember that one, he didn't know exactly which train he was on until he hit the switch! Cheers my friend!
I am in Vancouver, Canada. It is impossible to narrow it down to one video as my favourite Shoestring video. There are memorable moments such as Mark singing Brother Jukebox. I loved it when he gave camping tips like using cotton balls dipped in vaseline to start a fire. Mark shared a lot of his personal feelings with his fans and that made him relatable.
Yeah, that Brother Jukebox one is DEFINITELY one of my favorites! Cheers to you my friend up in Vancouver!
His Alaska videos brought back some good memories for me & the ones he spoke about Connor in. They showed a side of him that some didn't know & as a parent (& grandparent & great- grandmama), who also has lost a child, they touched my heart deeply.
Yep, I agree! Visiting Conner was one of the reasons he made that pilgrimage to Alaska so often.
@@rpdobbler hi Matt, speaking of Alaska do you know if any of Marks ashes will be taken there to be scattered or buried? 🤔❤❤❤❤
I wish he would’ve explained Connor better. Not to be nosy but he did bring it up and it’s an intriguing part of his life.
Some pain is beyond description including a grieving parent. My daughter has been gone almost 12 years. I can share that but other details, certain days, the raw ache never leaves you & something's simply hurt too deeply to go into detail. Some things are & should remain private if that's what a grieving parent chooses. I never felt the urge to know more than he shared because I know how painful it can be. Also some memories are held so close & private to your heart & that's as it should be. I simply saw a dad who loved & adored his son & grieved always for him. I get that & respect not needing to know more than he chose to share.
@@Autumn-lj3zd Understood. However, he did choose to open his life to the world and along with that goes the questions and comments about what he shared. Maybe we shouldn’t share sensitive issues with the world? His choice. That’s all I’m saying.
Hi Matt, Hobo Shoestring was an amazing guy. His videos were well thought out. The knowledge he passed on through his videos was priceless. I had the privilege of being in contact with Shoestring. I was so delighted when he mentioned he’d renewed his passport and was wanting to travel to Europe. Honestly I thought here’s the chance to meet him. Sadly that didn’t happen. Your own video 28 mins of priceless Shoestring is a wonderful video. Watching from Tuscany, Italy. RIP Mark
From southern New Jersey here. I liked the videos where Shoestring would ride a DPU, or this one video in particular where he was by a campfire near the tracks with a couple of friends as the sun was setting, and they were discussing a friend of theirs who had recently passed away. I also liked the videos where he'd wander on the tracks, come up on a railcar and explain the various features of it.
Yep me too! His tips on whether it was loaded or not or whether the brakes were set....good stuff! Cheers to you in New Jersey!
Hi Matt
I’m from SW Nebraska - McCook - and my favorite Shoestring video was the one where he talked about the coldest he’d ever been which was on a ride between Ashland NE and Sioux City. I used to drive for rail crew and there is crew change spot at Ashland.
Thank you for keeping his spirit alive. I’m trying to go back and watch as many of his videos as I can.
I love your honesty and presentations. Be well Matt
Thank you! Comments like this give me inspiration! I remember him talking about being cold! He actually really liked the cold & hated the heat! We DEFINITELY had that in common! Lol I hate the heat...
Grew up in Indiana, retired to Florida West coast in 2013. Shoestring was quite the interesting character. Very lovable. I too liked his Alaska trip on a boat and him swimming while there. I road trains in Alaska several years back and his travels brought back good memories. Thank you Matt for your Shoestring memories.
Hey Matt I live in Alachua, Fl. A small town about 15 miles north of Gainesville, Fl. , home of the University of Florida Gators. Love all of your videos! Kind of difficult to choose a favorite Shoestring video as I enjoyed them all. But if I had to choose, it would be the one with you & him together. It definitely brought out the best from the both of you. Honest,funny & humble. Looking forward to watching your next train catch or endeavor.
Aww...that is touching to hear! Cheers to you in Florida! I make it down near Mt Dora quite often! Wish that little scenic RR still ran through there!
@@rpdobbler Yep Mt Dora is a nice area. That area has grown so much that it is more or less a suburb of Orlando.
In my eye's Shoestring was an adventure all the time for me, loved his shows from NY! But no particular special episodes maybe going thru the Smokey mountains or in Wyoming! Keep Mark's memory alive, I'm still watching his video's! There very special too me, just like your video's Matt! Thank You
Watching from Chicago his Alaska videos were the best and him riding the ferry there was my favorite for sure
Indiana.. parallel to and roughly 60 miles west of Celina, OH. I started watching Hobo Shoestring during the winter of 2018 going into 2019. I was home bound for 12 weeks due to an injury and found his channel by chance during that time. Following his adventures helped pass the time as I healed. Sorry but I don't have an answer to your second question. I love all his videos and hope his family keeps his channel up forever.
Awesome! I have a really close friend that lives just outside of Celina! Thanks so much for watching & responding!
My favorite video was the long trip through the smokey mountains. I'm from NC and hopped a train at age 16. His videos shows a route not normally taken.
South Carolina. Love Shoestring. Very Sorry that he is gone! All Alasks videos.
Hi Matt I'm Pete from Tulsa Oklahoma. Thank you for sharing some of your personal memories of your friendship and time spent with Mark. I only discovered shoe strings videos a little over a year ago. I guess my favorite ones are of him riding and explaining railroad operations. When I was a kid I had an uncle who was a yardmaster at the Erie Lackawanna railroads Hoboken New Jersey freight yard. He would take me to spend days with him at the railroad, and I would often get to ride on the locomotives with the crew . It was a kid's dream. And I still enjoy watching trains. Although I have spent my adult life in a segment of Aviation, the skydiving industry as a parachute center owner, parachute rigger, and instructor. But there is still a warm spot in my heart for trains. I learned of you through Mark's videos. Through his videos, Mark came across to me as a unique soul and a really good guy. I do regret that I never had the opportunity to meet shoestring. Thank you again for sharing your memories of shoestring. And I will look forward to watching more of your videos. As we say in skydiving..... Blue Skies!
Awesome! I always wanted to jump when I was younger. We had a Cessna 150, 172, a Piper Colt & lastly Cub. One of the old timers at the airport always used to say to me..."why on Earth would you want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane" lol cheers to you out in Tulsa!
There are a few. Most intriguing/suspenseful one was (for me anyway) when he was starting to worry if a ride was gonna pick him up in Alaskan late afternoon winter cold. I was getting worried too. It was a surreal video. An interesting moment in his Life that he shared with us all. God Bless him..
Hobo was the best and glad you got to spend time with him all of his videos were great i miss seeing him
Thank you for your memories and your stories l.m sorry i never got to meet him i did invite him to nc something they can never take away are tbe good memories
Watching from near Hagerstown Md. I met Mark when he was struggling just to eat. I sent him money regularly to help him eat before he became somewhat stable. No favorite video, i watched everything he posted just to see how he was doing. Mark was a man of few words so it was easier to just watch his videos rather than try to talk to him. Lol.
He was self admitted "on the spectrum" He told me he had been diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome....which I believe because he would rock a lot when sitting & talking to him on a personal level...you could tell it bothered him, but I NEVER judged him over it. I accepted him, just exactly the way he was...maybe that's why he liked me? Thank you for watching from MD & supporting Shoe in his early days!
Mike from Wadsworth, Ohio. I started watching Hobo Shoestring right after the covid-19 pandemic in April 2020. When I first time I saw his videos, I watched him 15 hours straight. I was a fan even since. He was great. I liked them all.
Awesome! I get over to Rittman once in a while but never have much luck catching the ACB there! Cheers!
To be honest I have been watching some of his old videos that aren't on his channel and some of them are funny as hell. RIP, Shoestring. We all miss you very much.
Yep, some of his best stuff he never put out! Cheers my friend
@@rpdobbler 🍻
Have to say my favorite is the video when he rolled out in the woods near the Cleveland Browns training facility between the CSX and NS mains in Berea, Ohio. He had some footage walking down Bagley Road and crossing over the Rocky River and asked with kid-like curiosity "what river is that?" I remember leaving a comment to him in that video that it was the Rocky River. A bit later he met you at the Arby's down the street. I think that may have been the first time you met? Maybe I'm mistaken. I live down the street a couple miles in Middleburg Heights. Now I think of Shoestring and you every time I pass that way - a couple times a week. Thanks for that specific memory and for sharing these videos Matt. The main thing I liked about Shoestring was he was excited about seeing new places and having new experiences. That came through in most of his videos. The impression I got from him was that he appreciated being able to get out and do this. I do know it was very very hard to live this way, especially with his chronic health issues - not everybody could do this. God bless you brother Matt and may God's grace give you comfort like it did for Shoestring.
Oh yeah! That was great....I was working & picked him up there to stay here for a few days! Cheers!
Hi Matt! I love your videos and I was a recent follower of Shoestring and I really love his videos! It was so sad what happened to him . I can tell by the way you speak of him that you are very kind and I can tell you really miss him😢 . You can tell you both enjoyed each other and shared interests you both had. Yes and I also,liked when Shoestring told his stories and his funny comments and sense of humor! I am a 60 yr old grandmother from outside of Buffalo NY and love to watch how other people choose to live their lives!
Cheers to you up in Buffalo! I used to snowmobile in Springville in my youth...love it up there! Those Lake Snows you get there are amazing!
You’re right brother. I loved the riding videos as well but the ones I loved the most were the videos where he was talking and sharing his knowledge and stories. I never got to meet him but ive seen most if not all of his videos and i kinda feel like I knew him a little bit from that. I have his hand signed tag framed on my wall and I see it every morning. I’m grateful to have it. He passed shortly after he sent it to me. I may have said this before but even though I never knew him, I miss him. Thanks for this video Matt. Take good care of yourself man. Much love.
I’m in New Haven, Indiana and probably my favorite Shoestring video was the riding across Wyoming on that windy day.
That was definitely a good one! Cheer to you over in Indiana!
I'm one of those who is old 67 and can't get out much because of health issues and your vedios help keep my chin up.i live in Damascus,va.Shoestring only lived about 35 miles from me.again thaks Matt.be safe in be blessed my friend.
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AWESOME BROTHER! You are very welcome. I'm so glad me holding a camera up for something I'd be doing anyway brings you joy! Stay strong my friend!
Great to talk about your friend Shoestring amoung watching your videos.. for starters Shoestring let me to your channel long before he'd two up with you on video ☺️. I'm watching from Sydney Australia Matt. Best Ride to Ohio comes mind for a favorite riding video, his story telling and general monologues on random stuff never bored me at all and you guys catching up on the ferry and showing him around your neck of the woods was great... UA-cam is not the same without him and it's going to take me a while to go back watching Shoestring repeats again in lieu of his passing... Always good to here you want to talk about him and thanks for your videos to mate as I look forward to them whatever they be 👍👍
I'm watching from Belgium and my son and I both love watching Hobo Shoestring's videos. I love all of Shoestring's videos, but especially those in which he shares his railroad knowledge and when he told his stories.
Wow! All the way in Belgium! That's awesome! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Nice video Matt, I'm in California and don't have a favorite Shoestring video yet, out of 515 videos Mark up-loaded I think that I've watched about 100, so I have a ways to go and most likely I'll have more than one favorite Shoestring video Haha....... thanks and I appreciate you sharing your stories with your friend Shoestring🚂🚂
Hello Matt. Just subscribed to your channel. First off, glad you had the opportunity to spend some quality time with Hobo Shoestring a.k.a (Mark Nichols). That is something that will remain with you forever. Did not take long to subscribe to his channel as well. I was amazed on how much he knew about trains and their destinations. Even better, turns out he was a US Army veteran. Wish he would have stayed the course. They say being in the military, you will find some good fun, travel and adventure. I am also a vet and I live in Germany. But he took adventure to a new level. He enjoyed what he was doing. RIP Hobe Shoestring and thank you sir for being his friend.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Cheers to you my friend!
Northern Ohio here & traveled literally everywhere in the United States & Canada as a profession. Among my favorite Shoestring vid's is a more recent one of his titled "High above the rail yard! (Helper, Utah). Man, I miss that place. & Yes, I've been there. Other vid is prolly one of Shoestring visiting his dad. He spoke quite a bit in his other vid's about his family (if anyone paid attention). 👍
Hi Matt, I live in Wellington, Shropshire UK, I've watched over 400 Shoestring videos, and it's difficult to choose but! The Sky lift back up the mountain, made Seward Yee Haw!!! and Fast Forward quick cooking. There are many where he was pulling faces as he travelled.
God bless Matt.
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment all that way in the UK!
I'm watching from Clarksville Tn. and I subscribed to your channel directly from Shoestring's recommendation. Hard to pick a favorite video, the ones I like the most are when he is telling stories and others where he's just recording on the ride and not talking are the ones I tend not to watch as much but that's not that they are bad don't get me wrong I do like them but the others I just like more. Man it's a bummer he's gone, I only discovered Shoestring maybe 6 months ago. I purchased a coffee mug and a shirt from his website before all of this happened and better believe they will be treated like gold now.
Awesome! Thanks for the sub!
I liked his railway walk and talks listening to his railroad knowledge and stories.Stocton CA
Thanks for watching all the way out in Stockton CA!
I'm missing his videos no favorite just like them all he did have some nice videos when he was in Alaska
Matt, I just stumbled across his videos a few weeks ago. I had a Facebook friend post about his death. So I started watching and I can't stop. I have always traveled around because of work. I actually live in Johnson City. If I would have started watching just sooner I would have met up with him and maybe rode a train with him. I think he was a great guy.
Hi Matt I can't find a favorite I love all of them I watch the riding ones at bedtime shoestrings voice and the sound of the trains puts me right to sleep I still can't believe he's gone I miss him really bad .there won't be another like him he was 1 in a million I am from Cape cod MA thanks
Cheers to you in Cape Cod!
Hey Matt!
South Dakota here,
I loved all his Alaska adventures. It was always exciting to follow along as he traveled there.
Cheers to you in South Dakota! I saw Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, & the Bad Lands with my Pops in the early 2000s....LOVE IT!
Loved his riding videos and his railroad knowledge
1). 'Dalton Highway - coldest hike of my life' - Him feeling the extreme cold and warming up in a little shanty with a wood stove. Shoestring hiking in the snow.
2.) "Boxcar Roar Across Wyoming" - Calling the cows home, riding a 2 1/2 mile long train. Wyoming scenery. Red carpet box car.
from Miami, FL.
That one on the Dalton highway was great! I took him to the Cleveland Airport where he flew directly to Alaska for that trip! He bought those black Carhartt bibs for his trip at the TSC down the road. He was super excited because they were the last pair & they were on sale like 40% off!! 😆 🤣 Cheers!
Idaho Falls, Idaho. There are so many that are awesome. The Wind River Canyon video is one his most scenic videos. His Alaska videos are among the best. His recent camping video with his friend, Gibb. When he first met Jaw Tooth. The Wyoming ride where he tricked the cows into thinking it was feeding time. His first video with you Matt and the one where you took him on a ferry to that island in Lake Erie. They are all so good.
I always loved his crossover videos with Jawtooth too! I told Shoestring I felt like it was when I was a kid & King Kong met Godzilla, or the Mummy met the Wolfman! 😆 🤣 😂
Hi Matt, enjoyed the last video I live about 20 miles southeast of Seattle Washington. I loved when he would sit down in front of the camera and talk about things and experiences he had in times past, also he was so knowledgeable about so many things he would have been a great tour guide, he said once someone had told him that and I believe they were spot on.
Yep...I couldn't agree more...
Hey Matt, watching from New Hartford NY just outside of Utica. My favorite Shoestring videos were his Alaska ones, especially when he was alone on the Alaska Highway in the dead of winter and while he was on the ferry. Like you, I enjoyed his commentary most of all. He was very knowledgeable about many things, very good sense of humor as well. I'm glad you're posting your memories of Mark, it's kind of like an online memorial service. Keep up the good work. By the way, I recall the first video of yours I viewed, long before you knew Shoestring I think--it was an ice fishing video.
RR you are AWESOME! I absolutely LOVE your videos! Your knowledge of history about those lines you video is fantastic! I'm honored you follow me!
That video Shoestring made up on the Dalton Highway was GREAT...he stayed with me before that trip, in fact he flew out of Cleveland Hopkins right to Alaska. He was so happy because he found those black Carhart insulated bibs at the TSC here in Medina on clearance! 40% off! Last pair & his size! Cheers Brother RR!!
I loved his riding videos but even more when he was in a yard or trackside showing us stuff and talking about his experiences.
I am from Germany.
Cheers to you all the way in Germany!
Hi Matt. I'm from Newberry SC. My favorite Shoestring videos were anything from Alaska and the storytelling / railroad knowledge videos.
Me too! Thanks for watching in Illinois!
I’m from a small town called Salisbury, NC. Neighboring town of Spencer has the old Southern Railway shops which is now the North Carolina Transportation museum which is really cool. Town of Salisbury was chosen for the SR facility because it’s exactly half way between Washington DC and Atlanta GA on the mainline. It was really important for locomotive service back during the steam era. Great grandad, grand dad, and numerous great uncles all worked there most of their life. Salisbury is the home of the grocery store chain Food Lion, and Cheerwine a unique cherry soft drink that’s been around for over 100 years. Also Stanback headache powders , similar to Goody’s is also a Salisbury NC company . Just some history of my little home town that I thought you may be interested in. I enjoyed most all of Shoestring’s videos but always enjoyed the ones with all the tunnels when traveling through Tennessee and NC, or the Virginia area. Thanks for your videos remembering Hobo Shoestring and keeping his legacy alive. Take care and have a great weekend !
Thank you for sharing! Cheers to you & have a great weekend!
East Alabama here. The Alaska videos were really cool and he always seemed to be at peace there. The ferry trip you guys took to South Bass was another favorite. Thurmond, WV video was cool when he climbed that random tower. God bless you Matt, you're a rock solid guy!
Cheers to you in East Alabama! That Thurmond video was AWESOME...I've been there 3 or times! Was so cool see him there
Looked like a really cool place! Keep it up with the videos, you're doing a great job of keeping those memories fresh. Cheers!
We are in the UK, watched hobo shoestring videos over and over, you was a good friend to Mark, he was a legend x
Thanks for watching all the way in the UK! Cheers my friend!
Hi Mat, I`m on the middle Oregon coast. Followed Shoestring on his videos. Watched yours as well as other rail fan videos.
Hey Matt, I’m watching from Portland Oregon area, and worked 20 years for UPRR. I don’t have a favorite video of ShoeString. I looked forward to every video he posted!
Hello Matt, I’m Phil from East Tennessee. I liked all his stories and enjoyed all his videos. I guess his Alaska videos were my favorite. Keep up the good work on your videos I enjoy them.
Hi Matt.. Jon from eastern Maine checking in. I don't think I could name a favorite. They were all good. Anytime he showed up in mt feed everything else was put on hold till I watched his vid. I was so amazed at his wealth of knowledge on so many different subjects.. He also knew more than most railroad execs as to the layout of rail systems across the US. I loved his stories and the freedom he so enjoyed. Perhaps you should contact jaw tooth. He's an avid rail fan and has been with Mark on many occasions. I don't know if he's planning on going to Brett or not this summer but he's in the Cincinnati area so you might hook up and head out there together to save a few bucks.. Take care my friend..
I'd love to meet Jawtooth! I'm sure I will meet him one day. He was in Greenwich for the Eclipse, which isn't too far from here!
My favorite was always the next one from him!
True that!
Denver, CO. Subscribed to Shoestring's channel during the Pandemic.
Loved the videos of him showing his Gear, and teaching about both the Railcars and the Yards.
"He was a man, take him for all in all; we shall not look upon his like again." 😔😪🚂
It disgusts me there are trolls and bitter dregs out there making snide and disparaging comments about Shoestring in the Comments sections of his Videos. 😡😡👿
Texas here sure miss hobo shoestrings his videos where very informative loved his Alaska videos
Watching from Colorado. I liked all of his videos I watched. The ones he posted in November 2021 where he stopped in my hometown were nice to watch. Apparently he hadn't stopped there in at least 30 years because he was surprised by a few things. Mainly the county jail that was built in the mid-90's. He always talked about nearby Ruby Canyon and how he loved it. Only way to get to it is by rail or on the Colorado River.
Yeah he loved it out there! Thanks for watching all the way out in Colorado!
Hi Matt watching from New Jersey love your shoestring memories please keep em coming !!
Thanks for watching in New Jersey!
I love watching your videos and miss watching shoestring videos and I am watching from Linton Indiana!!!!
Hey Matt. i am one stepping stone to your west away from the great state of Ohio. ya know a couple hundred miles. say it's gonna be about 95F today very hot, humid n sticky. Thank goodness for the blessing of it not being 98F EH? I Really enjoyed the one of you both taking the ferry to padlock island for some mysterious adventures. it's the trip to cherish. don't melt today matt LOL
Wrexham, North Wales, uk. 🏴, can't pick a favourite as i got to see placea i've heard of but doubt i'll ever see...but i laughed out loud at that one where he thought the tumbleweed was a dog!!
Lol...yeah I remember that one...😂 His poor eyes were shot....He said basically it was like looking through a straw. Some kind of macular degeneration, & he said it wasn't fixable. He used the zoom on his phone to see a lot.
I need to download all his videos and binge watch them! When i was off work with the covid his videos kept me going. He was like a buddy to all who got what he was doing. Cheers!
@@JPJ67 Yep! Endless hours of entertainment!
I’m from Brunswick,Georgia!!!My fav Shoestring video..Thad’s hard to say..I loved em all!!!The one where he was standing on a paved road in Alaska..middle of nowhere..some guy told him he couldn’t give him a ride cause he was in a company vehicle..he was talking about the moon landing stuff!!!But I loved em all..R.I.P Shoestring!!!
Cheers! Brunswick Ohio is just up the road from me! Lol yeah, the Dalton Rd...& he put that Shoestring tag on a road sign above the arctic circle! Thanks for watching!
Matt, Watching from Sharon Center at Boneta Road Crossing at Route 162. Liked the video at River Styx Road overpass. He was very cautious about getting out too far. Was only about a mile from me. Wish I could have met him.
Oh yeah! Awesome! I'm very familiar with that area! I drove into that neighborhood & dropped him off & told him how to get up to the RiverStyx trestle...he had a bid of a rough go getting up there. But it's SO AWESOME knowing Shoestring has been on that bridge! Wish I'd of asked if he could TAG IT while there! Lol
Im from south west Missouri and i could watch him talk about anything i like his voice and accent reminds me of my father and granddad
Watching from Galax VA, like all of His videos but liked seeing Him ride to Roanoke VA on NS Bristol line/Crescent Corridor, known as the Pulaski and Christiansburg Districts were I film around Radford and Roanoke VA, miss His videos and His good humor!🛤🚂
HI Matt Texas here. I Loved the videos where he would sit and tell stories about his life. It was like having a close friend to listen to. But that 1 video in Alaska he rode the Fairy. He kept saying I've never been happier or felt better. It made me so happy to hear him say that. 😊❤ You are so blessed to have met him and actually spend time with him. He was so excited to mention you in his video and show us the gifts of meat you sent him. I could tell it meant so much to him. 😊❤ GOD Bless you Brother Matt IN THE NAME OF YESHUA AMEN AND AMEN ❤😊
Cheers to you in Texas! Yeah I loved that one too! It was fun riding the Ferry to South Bass Island with him last year! I love that ride, but forgot he'd been on WAY cooler Ferry rides! It was still awesome!
@@rpdobbler OH THAT'S awesome
Ligonier PA... Liked his videos where he talked about some of his adventures and his knowledge of the trains
Thanks for watching over in PA! Me too, those were my favorite videos
Boardman Ohio. Yea looking forward to Cuyahoga Train Ride in June. My favorite was his ride in the locomotive. Warm ride . He was so thankful.
Cheers to you over in Boardman! Yeah cant wait to get over to the valley & get some video now that they are running again! Hope 765 comes back this year!
I cannot narrow down my favorite videos im in western kansas i do cherish his last video of cooking the steak you sent him
Ha ha, I loved that too! I sent him Lobster tails too...he said he NEVER had Lobster before! Lol...he said he loved crab, shrimp, crayfish, but NEVER had Lobster! I never did ask him if he had a chance to try it! His favorite of all the meat I sent him was the porkchops! Lol...this year I was going to load him up with them! Cheers to you & thanks for watching!
Hey Matt, Toronto Canada but i grew up across lake erie from you in a small railroad town. Never knew anything about it until Shoestrings videos. I do remember hobo camps they called them in the woods but i never knew what a hobo was, i thought it was homeless but i didnt understand why homeless people lived in the woods by the railroad tracks. Yeah i was that ignorant to the whole thing, now I want to catch out from my hometown sometime see where it takes me. It used to be a major hub back in the day, i think the biggest hub in Canada at one point theyre claim to fame was, but once the highway was built northof the town i think thats what stopped the train traffic. And the town north of us grew because of it while ours stayed small. I wondered if Shoestring every came through that yard i later found out was named Cosmo Yard. Its where Jumbo the elephant, a PT Barnum and Baily elephant was killed on the tracks. They were trying to move him and a surprise train came and he just didnt want to go and got hit is the story. That elephant rode the rails all across north america apparently, probably as many miles as Shoestring, but it wasnt free, a show piece, the biggest elephant in the world traveling with a circus. I sometimes wonder if the Elephant knew the train was coming and just said im done with this lifestyle. Anyway I digress, my favourite videos were all of them! But i like the hobo ride selection one. He really seems in his element and happy.
Thank you for sharing! Cheers to you in Toronto!
Hickory NC. I’m re-watching Alaska videos from 3 Years ago. Already was a SS Fan but those videos show Mark at his happiest. Sad insight to his Son’s fate helps explain what drove him to drink and made him wander so long. His body finally gave out but his heart never did❤
Nope, his heart never did! Reminds me of a saying...."not all that wander are lost" always liked that saying, there's a lot of wisdom in it! Thank for watching in NC!
This will cover several videos but always liked it when he sang brother jukebox when he was in a couple of tunnels and when he sang in the building when he sang that song and hear the echo... ... Yes Matt please keep us here in the time you got to spend with him most of us haven't got to do that so you were blessed enjoy listening to the stories I believe I can speak for all of us it puts a smile on our faces😊😊😊😊
Oh yeah! That one is GREAT! After he passed away I walked around for weeks singing that to myself! The cartoon someone made of that is AWESOME TOO!
@@rpdobbler o yeah 👍 the cartoon was awesome 😎
Detroit or northern Michigan one of the two. The ferry in Alaska video a few years ago.
Hey Matt hope your day is going well. I have so many Shoestring moments I love. One that stuck out this morning not sure which video but he was out in the middle of nowhere on a train passing some cows and he talk to them and they talked back. Leave it to Shoestring to talk to a cow from a freight train lol loved that guy. Brian
Surviving the Alaska highway trip in the Travis cabin and the cold ride through the tunnels of what I believe is the blue Ridge Mountains or appellation Mountains coming south somewhere from Western Maryland Pennsylvania towards home, I am fairly close to Rigby yard in South Portland and I’ve had four surgeries on my back and can no longer get around like I used to so I live through some dreams vicariously through him
Cheers my friend & thanks for watching!
Southern Ohio around Chillicothe my favorite video was the the coldest hike video from the dalton highway in Alaska
I do agree with you Matt that when he sat around and just told us stories that was awesome 😎
My favorite! I'm one of the lucky few that got to share stories with him in real life & I'm eternally grateful for that!
Hey mat from yumma Arizona
Loved all the videos hoboshadow one of the two were he was on a road by by the raul yard and a fuel truck pulls up he looks confused and says I don't know what he want ,he gets out and says Shoestring can I get you autograph and of course oh yeah he says everybody knew who he was ....one more was camp fire cookin 🔥 and who was the guy that sent him those two steaks .....good stuff
Cheers to you out in Yumna! 310 to Yumma! Yep, I did my best to keep him fed! Lol...of all the things I sent him, porkchops were his favorite! Awesome story!
Hey Matt,
I'm Mike from Burlington Ontario, up here in Canada. I've commented with you before.
I guess I hopped onto Shoestrings train 6 years ago when I came across his video, "Explaining air brake systems while we wait."
I'm thinking who's this old kook, and what's up with him?
Lol,
I watched every one, and waited patiently for the next, everyday since.
Oh, and on a side note about that video of you and him with your CN rail speeder..... here in Burlington we have a major junction and station where they used to store a few of those back in the early 80s.
That was the train watching Hotspot with my dad, and that speeder video reminded me of it
I’m a county away in jellyville 😉
Fav shoestring vids, that’s tough, the Alaska stuff was pretty amazing, anything through West Virginia or mountainous areas, and of course you always hope to see something local, I’m sure that sentiment probably stands for a lot of viewers.
I love when he was in the mountains! He was definitely a mountain type of guy!
All his vlogs ,,, favorite my favorite, and really the technology on the trains, I always thuoght he had worked for the railroad 🛤 in the past, ? Did he, thanks BigAl California.❤❤❤
@Alkennedy1124 Shoestring never worked for the railroad but he could have.
Minnesota here, all his videos. Impossible to choose one. Take care Matt and keep the memories coming.
Cheers to you up in Minnesota! I gotta get up there to do some REAL ice fishing one of these winters! You guys do it RIGHT up there!
Sure do miss him! Been watching everything over again.
Anytime you’re up here I’ll steer you in the right direction, little ruff last year, all really waiting for this year.
@@markoj1133 We didn't even get fishable ice this year! 😳
@@rpdobbler we did but it was sketchy, 3 of my friends lost their trucks this year!
Beckville, TX. 26 miles from Marshall TX. Took my work lunch break several times at the Marshall Train Depot parking lot, close to the yard. Hoping to see Shoestring on one of his trips to Marshall. I Took a picture of the signal box he tagged in one of his videos.
Thanks for watching all the way out in TX! Shoe definitely loved Texas
Hey Matt watching from Northeast Ohio not too far from you. I loved Mark's Alaska videos. I've never been there and I felt like I was getting a personal tour watching his videos.
I loved his riding videos as I got to see places I've never seen before but one video that I love was when he made a Thanksgiving video of things he was thankful for.
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I miss him like anything. He was such a kind and humble soul. He meant the world to me.
Thanks for these videos about Shoestring. They help me a lot. They bring me peace because know Im not alone in grieving his loss and love hearing how much he affected others lives. As long as we remember him, he will never be truly gone.
God bless you Matt and take care
Thanks for watching Loretta! Love ya! I know you two had a special bond! Get out here to Medina sometime! 😉
MARYLAND
Cheers to you in Maryland!
From Huntington West Virginia, I liked all his videos, always was checking if he had a new video
Love me some WV! Been down to Cass many MANY TIMES! one of my favorite places on this green Earth
I like the one where he was singing brother jukebox in tunnel and just being silly.
Yeah, now that I think about it, that may be my favorite! I love his Leroy Jenkins videos too! He was just being silly in those & people thought he was losing his marbles....lol...I found em absolutely hilarious
I loved his visit to your place and he was playing your video games
Ha ha, Ms Pacman was his favorite!
@@rpdobbler damn…. What a wonderful guy he was.. and I never met him. Damn shame.. get up here buddy!
St. Clairsville, Ohio. I have family in Medina. I love the Alaska videos.
Cheers to you in St Clairsville! Thanks for watching!
California thanks BigAl California.
Cheers Big Al in California!
I'm watching from Ranger Tx a tiny little place and my son watches from Waterford vt.Some of my favorites of shoestrings were his older ones and I loved the ones where he just sat and told stories
Thanks for watching out in Ranger Texas!
Hi Matt, I'm from New Zealand. My favorite videos were the Alaska ones as well
Thank you for watching on the opposite side of the world! Cheers to you my friend!