tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post9078507471206403770..comments2024-03-24T12:06:01.764-04:00Comments on RETRO KIMMER'S BLOG: CHUCK MUER: VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE.. AN UNFINISHED SUCCESS STORY....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-8924606430460700402018-05-15T10:49:44.187-04:002018-05-15T10:49:44.187-04:00I always found it ironic that after serving so muc...I always found it ironic that after serving so much seafood over his career, that he died at sea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-92008221214089220622018-03-15T21:40:51.535-04:002018-03-15T21:40:51.535-04:00I worked for Chuck Muir at Charlie's Crab in J...I worked for Chuck Muir at Charlie's Crab in Jupiter. His boat was docked there, and that's where it departed from on that fateful journey to the Bahamas. His daughter, Susan, was the GM and was married to a sketchy local developer at the time who everyone said had ties to the mafia. There was speculation that this could have been more than just an accident. Chuck was an arrogant bastard indeed. A day before he set sail we had a staff meeting. A concern was raised as to why the restaurant charged the bartenders and waitstaff 2.75% of their sales to cover credit card expenses and Chuck explained it away with some BS story. Personally, I felt sorry for the family, but no so much for Chuck. I chalked it up to karma. He rests with the fishes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-88247668379952697072017-03-25T10:24:50.304-04:002017-03-25T10:24:50.304-04:00Well now, Mr. Unknown, (kind of ironic isn't i...Well now, Mr. Unknown, (kind of ironic isn't it? Mr. Unknown derisively calling me Mr. Anonymous?) Chuck Muer may have been great to you and a lot of other people. But he was not great, and he WAS arrogant, when he chose to demean me in front of the entire restaurant staff and management at a meeting, instead of talking to me privately and hearing my side of the story about an issue which I ended up not even losing my job over. I guess I wasn't worthy of a private audience with such a great man. It's not a great feeling when your boss watches the owner of the company putting you down in front of everybody. I could have given it back to him at that meeting and probably lost my job, but I figured it wasn't worth losing a decent income over his little tantrum. He was so mad his face was red. Mr. Unknown, you should consider that you didn't see every moment of a man's life before you call somebody a slanderer and a troll for having a different opinion about that man than you do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-41526766492219140072017-03-17T13:51:37.206-04:002017-03-17T13:51:37.206-04:00Confident man. Great man. I knew him well. Kind, g...Confident man. Great man. I knew him well. Kind, generous, great father. Took giant risks to break away from IBM and family restaurants already exsisting in Detroit. Now, here you are, ready to slander his great name posthumously. Im priveledged to have known him and experienced this rare, beautiful, radiant, positive energy that you can only call arrogant. Chuck is immortal along with his grandfather, father, and extended family. No internet troll can take this away. Isn't that right, Mr Anonymous? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012701538362056550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-20942226604186354702017-03-11T19:21:45.939-05:002017-03-11T19:21:45.939-05:00I started bartending for Charley's Crab in Gra...I started bartending for Charley's Crab in Grand Rapids in 1987, then transferred managed the one and only D.C. Muer restaurant and remember the day vividly when they called all of us on to inform us of what happened. Eerily Monday is the 24th Anniversary and we are expecting a Nor'easter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-90861713316586410702017-02-21T20:27:54.074-05:002017-02-21T20:27:54.074-05:00I worked in one of Muer's restaurants. As for ...I worked in one of Muer's restaurants. As for the poster above who said Chuck was arrogant, I concur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-39101490945484359042017-02-17T04:49:51.273-05:002017-02-17T04:49:51.273-05:00Sailing lessons from Australia!Sailing lessons from Australia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-24117247511421375852017-02-17T04:41:36.502-05:002017-02-17T04:41:36.502-05:00Sure! People don't want to here the truth!Sure! People don't want to here the truth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-81361315618535146742017-02-17T04:39:50.747-05:002017-02-17T04:39:50.747-05:00Ignorance and arrogance with a god like complex. ...Ignorance and arrogance with a god like complex. I know the true story behind this and as well I know that boat that was parked in front of Pal's for several months. I thought it was a 1927 38' schooner. No matter what it was it was very narrow beamed with limited power. Making that crossing in March is unquestionably wrong. He's a boater alright in the summertime on Lake Michigan or perhaps learned in Australia. I know the captain on a 65' custom Donzi that was hanging tight and advised him do as well. The weather when he left was 25-30 with bid seas on the bank. He insisted that he was going to make the crossing back to Jupiter. If he had survived he should have been charged with triple homicide! What a dumb ass! Lack of knowledge and respect for the ocean. Pure stupidity!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-45289328348539339472017-02-08T11:22:06.543-05:002017-02-08T11:22:06.543-05:00the drummies were not the olds people. the drummies were not the olds people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-34739534287802045542016-11-03T19:48:31.856-04:002016-11-03T19:48:31.856-04:00It's not the words one remembers from these on...It's not the words one remembers from these once in a lfetime people that come along It's the electricity they jolt you with from their sense of motivation of anything they say, do or touch. The voltage is contagious and lives all around us. To paraphrase our Native forefathers Chiefs of this land. If you listen carefully the spirits of great leaders are heard as the wind, rustling through the leaves of trees that surround us. No generation can avoid it. Cheerish the gift. Well done Mr. Muer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07970836682307718668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-66265658889727019852015-11-09T20:56:54.924-05:002015-11-09T20:56:54.924-05:00I was watching a dvd on the Bermuda triangle and I...I was watching a dvd on the Bermuda triangle and I saw his boat.This could have been at least six years ago. I do not have anymore infosteve emerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-89298177763576180292015-05-04T00:05:31.437-04:002015-05-04T00:05:31.437-04:00I met "Charlie " many years ago, sailing...I met "Charlie " many years ago, sailing the Great Lakes. His Red mainsail's on his Freedom 40 with the giant crabs is definitely missed. My heart is still heavy with the loss..... I hope all is well with the family and friends.... God Bless... <br />Terry Day <br />Born Raised Battle Creek, MI<br />Home Port Holland, Michigan <br />Currently living outside SeattleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-82653428110690984022015-02-28T17:37:12.295-05:002015-02-28T17:37:12.295-05:00There are old sailors, and there are bold sailors,...There are old sailors, and there are bold sailors, but there are no old bold sailors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-3379973525398163992014-11-11T22:44:25.389-05:002014-11-11T22:44:25.389-05:00I agree.I agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-82148634390712464492013-07-26T11:55:14.587-04:002013-07-26T11:55:14.587-04:00Credits should go to the people he left behind, in...Credits should go to the people he left behind, in so many ways. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com