HEADLINE: Cardboard Mike, the Oyster Ridge mascot and t-shirt display disappears!!

The life size cardboard cutout bearing an uncanny resemblance to Oyster Ridge Music Festival Chair Mike Clark disappeared sometime during this year's Oyster Ridge Music Festival. There seems to be some confusion about just when Cardboard Mike vanished. Committee member Pam Pawlowski said she thought he disappeared during the rain storm on Saturday. ORMF committee volunteer Alice Sears commented, "We didn't even notice when he went missing. Sometime Sunday, we just looked up, and Cardboard Mike wasn't there anymore."

HEADLINE: Cardboard Mike last seen with radical elements of TheMuseMeant, kidnapping feared!!

Local authorities sprang into action on the Monday after Cardboard Mikes mysterious disappearance from his post at the t-shirt booth over the week-end. Witnesses reported that Cardboard Mike was seen in heavy conversation Saturday evening with Percy Boyd aka Nathan Moore, lead singer and songwriter for the nationally known band ThaMuseMeant. Nothing was heard of the conversation but intimates report that CB Mike was stung by Boyds accusation that CB Mike just "stands around", while the world goes up in flames, and that he was a "big stiff" with no passion to get active in world affairs.

Later Boyd was overheard saying, "That guy won't last the week-end".

HEADLINE : Local authorities bring in bloodhounds to search for CB Mike.

Committee members frustrated with lack of news demanded authorities produce some results. Local search and rescue teams were brought in. Bloodhounds were scented, ( see photo at left), and then sent along the river bank where dozens of cardboard containers were dug up by rescue workers. "My heart would leap to my throat every time the dogs would dig up a piece of cardboard," said Committee person Pam Clark, " We just want him back". When asked if she would guess anything about the whereabouts of Cardboard Mike, Clark said, "All I know is that ThaMuseMeant were awfully fond of him." Referring to ThaMuseMeant's vegetable-powered vehicle, Committee member Albert Carollo commented, "If he comes back smelling like French fries, we'll know where he's been."

HEADLINE: Mystery solved! CardBoard Mike starts new life as roadie for ThaMuseMeant.

ORMF Committee members felt a huge sigh of relief when this photo arrived from ThaMuseMeant showing a jubilant Cardboard Mike in his new role as bus driver/roadie for the band. Percy Boyd said after several conversations with CB Mike that he knew the band had found a kindred spirit. "I think he was ready to make changes," Boyd said," in himself and in the world."

When committee members were asked to assess the hole left by CB Mikes leaving Scott Sargent and Marcia Fagnant said he would definitely be missed. " I suppose we'll have to display our shirts on a chair," said Fagnant.

HEADLINE: CB Mike spotted at Dennys in Portland.

Cardboard Mike was spotted over breakfast enjoying his life in the fast lane with new flame Betty Boop. Asked how he expected to hold up to the party life on the road, CB Mike responded, "I'm 8 ply".

HEADLINE: CB Mike spending the winter in undisclosed location
Cardboard Mike, ever the daredevil, shows he has no fear of water as he sits dangerously
close to a pool. He has overcome the memories of having his face nearly melted off during
a rainstorm last year.