Farewell, peeker!

[Precambrianmollusc]

Very sad, after hanging around in the peanut gallery threads he persuaded ( berated, abused) me into playing, and as many have said, he was fun to play with, if occasionally a little incomprehensible.
RIP and condolences to his loved ones.

[gnarlycharlie]

@Jimmy_Chitwood

Oh no.

Way back when, during a game, peeker made an offhanded reference during night-time that he had to get to Nordstrom and Brooks Brothers. I made some kind of joke about ho ho, look at the fancy man, and he said give me your address, I’ll get you some ties, too. And I said that’s really nice, but get out of here.

So he PMed me and said, and I quote, because I still have it:

Three days later I get not one but two of the nicest ties I’ve ever owned in the mail. He had no way of knowing this - he didn’t know me from a total stranger and his justification was “you seemed young” or something - but I was a public defender for an extremely stingy county at the time, so 1. these were things I could use and 2. these were things I wasn’t buying myself. They’re still my favorites. Every time somebody compliments me on the purple one, especially, which happens all the time, I tell them the whole story. Think about it all the time.

Someday somebody’s just going to get some ties in the mail. Rest in peace.

great story! he was really a nice guy. personally, i enjoyed how he called me ‘Charles.’ more dignified perhaps?

@Mahaloth

If you are curious about his name, I asked him in 2010 and got this response.

his name was Philip.

@Mahaloth

Anyone have a link to an obituary or any “real world” information? I’d appreciate it. PM it to me if you like.

nope. but i do have a screenshot from Total Lost/Ulla of his ex-wife making the announcement. maybe you can ask Ulla.

[Mahaloth]

@gnarlycharlie

his name was Philip.

I meant his username, but thanks.

[Malacandra]

Aw, that bites.

I remember peekercpa - we had a chess game here on the Dope one time.

[Hockey_Monkey]

RIP Peek

Woot the fucking woot.

[Mahaloth]

I hope it is OK to ask, but is Philip Kurtz our dear peeker? I found an obit. for this gentleman and it does appear to match my memory of peeker. If so, only 54 years old.

[Bear_Nenno]

I didn’t vote for him.
RIP, peeker!

[gnarlycharlie]

@Mahaloth

I hope it is OK to ask, but is Philip Kurtz our dear peeker? I found an obit. for this gentleman and it does appear to match my memory of peeker. If so, only 54 years old.

that is peeker. do you have a link to the obit?

[Mahaloth]

@gnarlycharlie

that is peeker. do you have a link to the obit?

Sure. It’s a great picture. His proper first name was Thomas, but looks like he went by Philip.

[gnarlycharlie]

@Mahaloth

Sure. It’s a great picture. His proper first name was Thomas, but looks like he went by Philip.

yes. hence, peeker (phi-kur).

[BobArrgh]

When I played my first game of Mafia, peeker sent me a PM warning me and asking if I was really, really sure I could handle the abuse. I told him I was. I appreciated his concern for a newbie, and that Mafia game still brings back fond memories.

He was definitely a nice guy and will be missed.

[Obnoxious_Hood_Ornament]

The older I get, the more I realize it’s the weird people that make life worth living.

In this case, I write “weird” with all due reverence.

[Yeticus_Rex]

Been on hiatus, and just found this out tonight with our poker group…damn.

Thanks for sharing the story, Mahaloth…that’s our guy.

Thoughts and prayers to Peeker and Family.