Swamp People Star Mitch Guist dies.

[GoodOlBoy]

As a avid watcher of swamp people I was saddened to find out that Mitchell Guist had passed away from an accident this week. While no details are available as to exactly what happened my thoughts and prayers go out to his family. I know he and his brother were incredibly close.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/14/wamp-people-cast-member-dies-after-falling-aboard-boat/?intcmp=features

GoodOlBoy

[Rapier]

The brothers were probably the two most entertaining folks on the show. If you ever lived out in the country you recognized them. Got a great uncle like that, he lives on the edge of the Everglades and has a pile of kids. Country as country gets, bare foot all the time, home made boat, wore out PU truck and food all around. He is a dragline operator.

The reports this morning sound like Mitchell had a bad stroke or massive heart attack, collapsed and fell into the water, off his boat. The film crew was with him, pulled him on board, but I understand he never regained consciousness.

Sad, since he was just 46 as I understand it.
Ed

[skeet]

Ya know to be perfectly honest..I REALLY don't get all these stupid "reality" shows. I'm sorry this fellow died...but I really have no use for most of those shows. I'd rather watch the history channel if i gotta watch TV

[GoodOlBoy]

Uhm Skeet Swamp People is ON the History channel..... just saying. As far as reality shows go it doesn't really qualify since it isn't about popularity, cursing, teenage pregnancy, and nobody get's voted off of the island. It is about The history of alligator hunters, what they do during season etc. I like the Guist brothers because they show things other than JUST alligator hunting during the season.

Yeah Ed I just heard that at lunch that he had a heart attack. I will miss seeing him on. If it wasn't for the Guist brothers, the Landry Family, and the Molinere's I probably wouldn't watch at all. I miss all the years I spent hunting and fishing ALOT more than I do now days.

GoodOlBoy

[skeet]

Well it may be on the history channel..but it is still a reality show and just seems to make a time honored tradition of Alligator hunting into something else entirely. It is truly a different world down there in that country..and most people don't understand that. Thankfully I spent some time in that country..and a few other places somewhat like it. Heck where i grew up on the Eastern Shore of Md it was a lot like that..many people lived off the land and nature's bounty...till the city folk moved in and changed it

[Rapier]

Yep Gob,
The different famalies make the show. And for me, growing up on the big lake in FL in a little place called Pahokee (grassy waters) in Seminole, I recognize just about every character and most of them in my family. I did not actually grow up in town, we lived about ten miles south and a mile from any neighbors. Growing up I saw the Seminoles in their colorful cloth, out on the lake and have a couple of women in my family.

But you were right about Mitchell's brother. I think he is going to be lost, they lived together, fished and hunted together every day. So I think it will be tough on him for sure.
Ed

[buckhunter]

I watch this show. Gonna miss those guys. Remind me of some of my midwestern folks. My kids are tried and true Bostonian's and just don't get this stuff. It a good lesson to see how the other half lives. And yes I'm one of them.

[PJgunner]

I always liked Swamp People but I no longer watch them or anything else on TV. When Comcast removed one of out most favored channels from our package and told me I had to spend $20 more fo an upgrade if I wanted it, I just hung up, disconnected all their crap from my set, went to their office and told them in no uncertain terms what they could do with their cable. I'm afraid I was not very gentlemanly about it and I refuse to apologize. So now the money we used to spend for cable goes to pick up a few more dvd movies for our collection. :cool: We do miss cetain programs that we liked but
we'll not only live but possiblby better without the TV. Watching those lying Obama lovers on the local and national news never did my blood pressure any good. It has gone down several notches since cable went bye bye and I feel better already. :D:cool:
I am sorry to see that his brother passed away. They made that show.
Paul B.