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Originally posted by: NeoAaronX


What worries me here is that his voice mailbox is full.
That could mean a lot of things,... but all of them point to trouble.
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well, the most logical and obvious thing it points to is that his cell phone is lost--or he left it at home. Not really "trouble." 😉
 
Went to the convention center and left a message for him. He had not picked up his badge yet. I checked the San Diego and Orange counties sheriff's dept website to see if there was a record of him being arrested... all the phone numbers urge you to check online. I've also called a few people in his hometown and left messages to get a contact number for his parents.

thanks for the help thus far. I will keep you updated.
 
Originally posted by: funkymatt
Went to the convention center and left a message for him. He had not picked up his badge yet. I checked the San Diego and Orange counties sheriff's dept website to see if there was a record of him being arrested... all the phone numbers urge you to check online. I've also called a few people in his hometown and left messages to get a contact number for his parents.

thanks for the help thus far. I will keep you updated.
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:frown:
 
That's pretty worrying. Give the local hospitals a ring to see if he's been brought in. Ask for him by name and while its a bit morbid ask if they've had any unidentified patients in the time frame that he's gone missing.
 
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: funkymatt
Originally posted by: DVad3r
Check with parents. Don't go out of your way to seek him out at the conference. Maybe he is just avoiding you.
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First, he's not the type to avoid me- we've been buddies since 10th grade.
2nd, it's the "superbowl of astronomy".. a very large conference that I was planning on going to anyways.
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ignore that guy's advice. He hasn't stepped far out of his parent's basement more than a few times in his life.
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True, it is a catacomb in a way, and I'm a vampire 🙂
 
This is a long shot, but you could try going back to the convention center to find someone with authority at the registration area. Explain the situation and ask if they can see if your friend made his hotel reservations when he registered for the convention. Many people do. They may not want to give you that information, but you could plead with them to at least call the hotel themselves and see if he has checked in even if they don't want to tell you what hotel it is.

If he made hotel reservations independently of the conference registration, they won't have his hotel info.
 
seems likely that we've been spidergoosed once more? i surely do hope so as i wouldn't want to hear bad news about matt's friend.
 
Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
50 bucks says he's found in a hotel room covered in blow with a kidney missing.
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You'll feel like the biggest asshole if indeed something bad happened.
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Why? If I predicted something that accurately I'd start a buisness.
 
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Username: funkymatt
Last Visited On: 1/5/2009 2:30:16 PM
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That's 8 mins ago...
Don't goose us man
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I updated in a post earlier.

I can't find his parents phone number using white pages (There are quite a few Lyons' in Kenosha). I tracked down some of his collegues that may be at the conference with him and sent them an email. I also emailed his professor to see if he had an emergency contact for him. Still hesitant to create a missing persons report without contacting his parents first.

I may end up calling a lot of wrong numbers today in order to get ahold of his parents.
 
This is so depressing...so sad. What happened to the America that I so loved.

*shot of tequilla*

An America where a buddy would go missing and we'd drink to him and the whore that he'd probably found himself.

*shot of tequilla*

An America where new years even and the sobering up thereafter where a moment for our friends to act completely OUT of character.

*shot of tequilla*

Where bastard children were the exception and STDs were the rule...

*realizes that he is out of tequilla*

*shot of sctoch*
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
This is so depressing...so sad. What happened to the America that I so loved.

*shot of tequilla*

An America where a buddy would go missing and we'd drink to him and the whore that he'd probably found himself.

*shot of tequilla*

An America where new years even and the sobering up thereafter where a moment for our friends to act completely OUT of character.

*shot of tequilla*

Where bastard children were the exception and STDs were the rule...

*realizes that he is out of tequilla*

*shot of sctoch*
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Update?
 
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
This is so depressing...so sad. What happened to the America that I so loved.

*shot of tequilla*

An America where a buddy would go missing and we'd drink to him and the whore that he'd probably found himself.

*shot of tequilla*

An America where new years even and the sobering up thereafter where a moment for our friends to act completely OUT of character.

*shot of tequilla*

Where bastard children were the exception and STDs were the rule...

*realizes that he is out of tequilla*

*shot of sctoch*
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Update?
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I am out of scotch 🙁

*starts harrassing the waitress*

*gets hit in the face with a bat*

*gets kicked out of bar*

*stamers and stumbles home*

*shot of bourbon*

 
Another Update:
Got ahold of his parents, they heard from him yesterday. I guess they were trying to get ahold of him all week too. His mom asked me to kick him in the ass when I see him, lol. Planning on tracking him down at the conference tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks for the support everybody.
 
Originally posted by: Cuda1447
Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
50 bucks says he's found in a hotel room covered in blow with a kidney missing.
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You'll feel like the biggest asshole if indeed something bad happened.
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Ya no shit dude, why don't you go jump off a cliff or something.
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And there was me thinking ATOT's skin was a bit thicker...
 
Originally posted by: funkymatt
Another Update:
Got ahold of his parents, they heard from him yesterday. I guess they were trying to get ahold of him all week too. His mom asked me to kick him in the ass when I see him, lol. Planning on tracking him down at the conference tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks for the support everybody.
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Wow. Good news!
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: funkymatt
Another Update:
Got ahold of his parents, they heard from him yesterday. I guess they were trying to get ahold of him all week too. His mom asked me to kick him in the ass when I see him, lol. Planning on tracking him down at the conference tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks for the support everybody.
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Wow. Good news!
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X2
 
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