08/07/2026
For those of you that really knew Mischka, aka, Misha, aka Mikhail Timofeyev, then you knew that Mischka was not only caring about people, and doing whatever he can to help people, Neighborhoods, homeless folks, giving people jobs when they are sleeping in their cars, or giving them free meals when they don't know where they are going to get their next meal from, (like some people many of us know). However, Mischka Timofeyev, aka Mikhail Timofeyev never hesitated. He gave people jobs and food, and many other opportunities that many don't even know about, because they were opportunities outside of Web House!
Mischka was not only a beautiful and kind soul, but he also knew how to just have fun, no matter how serious the world has become. So, with that said, I want to share this wild and crazy pic of Mischka from the old Web House days over on St. Mary's & Woodlawn. Hopefully, this will be a memory for many, and a new fun moment to to treasure for folks that did not really know the true Mischka.
Anyway, story is back in the old Web House days, there was a particular Halloween, where he decided he wanted the customers to have fun. Spooky, but fun! Since the original Web House was formally documented as haunted in the pre Web House days, and also well documented during Web House occupancy at the original location, Mischka decided he wanted to wear the ultimate Halloween costume, so he came up with an original!
Without telling anyone, not even me, Manny Castaneda, Mischka decided he was going to dress-up as a bathroom door! For those folks that had been to Web #1, then you know the exterior side of the doors were painted a deep red, and the small hallway leading to the bathrooms was dark. Mischka decided to paint his entire body (hair included) the same color as the exterior doors, and stand straight up against the exterior door, so, when people (on Halloween night) would walk toward the bathroom door, suddenly he would give the impression he was stepping out of the door, and would only say; "hello". It is one of those stories where you had to be there and experience it in order to appreciate the ultimate spooky on Halloween. But to see peoples reactions as it was happening, and after the initial spook, it was pretty amazing!
The attached image, is of him dressed in paint from head-to-toe and I, (fat at the time) having a discussion about it inside the bar. Why were we having a discussion about it? I just walked into the venue not having any idea that was his costume of choice, and I was not only shocked, but also was thinking about how I was going to clean him up without making a mess everywhere! LOL.
Quite the clean-up mess it was too!
I share this story because I reflect back on my wonderful 24 years with him in my life, and how he always brought joy and happiness into my world! I was a conservative person, and Mischka always showed me that it is okay to be responsible and have fun at the same time!
Mischka, I miss you! Mishka, we all miss you!!!
