User:Michaelgatien100

Mike "Rifoan" Gatien, 29 from Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI, USA is a local American P.A. or Public Address Announcer/entertainer. He has announced several sports at Ann Arbor Pioneer HS; in 2006, he announced his first Freshman and JV boys basketball game, did JV Girls later and subbed SPECIFICALLY for the varsity teams. in 2008, Gatien announced the 2008 Varsity Baseball season. After that, he announced other sports; a few games for soccer, baseball, lacrosse, softball, field hockey and volleyball for at either the freshman, JV or Varsity level. Other experience on the microphone includes occasional PA Announcer for the Ann Arbor Yaks Adult League Hockey Team, a few games with the Michigan Senior Women's Hockey League(MSWHL or also called WAATCH), Coed REC/IM Basketball Playoffs at the Crisler Center, 5 full college baseball games for Cleary University, a few games for baseball's Pastime Tournaments, a few games for University of Michigan CLUB Baseball as well as some football for the Washtenaw Blue Junior Wolverines and for Pioneer during a varsity quarter as well as a few of the freshman/JV. Michael's favorite sports to announce for are football and baseball. Got inspired while listening to University of Michigan Football/Marching Band Announcer Carl Grapentine and said to himself, "I wish to be a PA Announcer"; he stuck with it and his dreams came true. He enjoys what he does and others do as well. Starting after the Fall 2020 season, his plans are to announce a few Fall club baseball games at Eastern Michigan and U of M and for Pioneer HS; do Public Address Duties for all the basketball teams and Varsity Volleyball. Before that, he plans on announcing a USA Kettlebell Tournament. This is in his spare time, Gatien also has a part time job with Dollar Tree. Also in his spare time, he loves volunteering as well to play piano/organ, dress as mascots and write/recite poetry. Michael quit piano lessons after 7(Seven)years, now plays from memory and is trying to put right/left hand together(which is rather difficult)reading sheeting music. for Mascots, he has volunteered at local events/races to dress as Yogi Bear, an Eagle, Louie The Lightning Bug, Shooter from the Plymouth Whalers(a now Defunct OHL Hockey team now called the Flint Firebirds), a yellow dog and a brown bulldog. Kids love chasing him and he has too much fun. Michael loves composing and reading poetry; people say his poems has a similar rhythm to Dr. Seuss. Come and listen to Michael today. On a side note; he loves doing jokes and impressions.