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Mike McC

America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. - Eleanor Roosevelt

About Me

"Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.".... I was born in Sydney, Australia but have spent most of my life in Cali. As people come and go from our lives........ How will you be remembered? Check out Nicole and I skydiving over Queenstown New Zealand for Christmas 2007. It was the Highest Commercial tandem skydive in the world. We jumped out of the plane at 16,500 feet, required oxygen on the way up (yikes!), and had a full minute of terminal velocity free falling. It was SICK:

My Interests

My loving girlfriend Nicole and Travel travel travel (with her of course). In 2007 alone we hit up Amsterdam, Croatia, London, Serbia-Montenegro, Bosnia, New Zealand and Sydney, AU…. Yes, all that in ONE year. I doesn’t take much to realize this has been by far the GREATEST year of my entire life (thanks Nic!!).

I'd like to meet:

Lance Armstrong, Eddie Vedder, Pat Tillman, and any of those great people I have lost touch with over the years.

Music:

Pearl Jam! Also check out my Auntie Astrid and one of my oldest and best buds Samantha Stollenwerck - They are both in my tops friends and they KICK ASS

Movies:

Fight Club, Garden State, Gladiator, Thomas Crown Affair, Snatch, and Good Will Hunting

Television:

My ADHD and TV don't get along very well but I love Entourage, NFL Network (go 49ers) and 24.

Books:

Any History books I just finished "1776" (a must read). Blink; The Prince (Author: Niccolo Machiavelli); A People's History of the United States; Charlie Wilson's War; Guns Germs and Steel; Everyone Poops (author Taro Gomi); Its Not about the Bike (Biography of Lance Armstrong); Anything by Thomas Friedman!

Heroes:

Nicole – I have never met someone that can inspire such greatness out of so many people around her. Not to mention she is the SINGLE most impressive person I have ever been around. Why am I so lucky to have her??? My Sister Lisa.... At age 21 she lived in rural villages in Africa trying to help with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Her heart and mind are second to none. My awesome/amazing Family which I truly believe (and know) are second to none. My Grandmother Nana will ALWAYS inspire me, and three of the bravest and most inspirational human beings: Lance Armstrong, Eddie Vedder and Pat Tillman. They stand up and fight for what they believe in regardless of the consequences.

My Blog

This is real "Life"

For a long time is seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to ...
Posted by Mike McC on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:36:00 PST

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish

An incredible read: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish" This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005. I am hon...
Posted by Mike McC on Wed, 17 May 2006 08:14:00 PST

LiveStrong day - May 17

Advocacy Team NewsletterMay 2006 In this issue:- Gear up for LIVESTRONG Day on May 17 - Looming Senate Vote Potential Threat To Survivors- Lance Talks to Sports Illustrat...
Posted by Mike McC on Wed, 10 May 2006 05:59:00 PST