"I'm gonna build him a cake or sumting"... (Total Pedro voice)

This is by far one of my favorite Mike Oz stories -- I'm glad it finally made its way to the blog. There is no part of this story that isn't fan-Fresno-tastic, from giving you a day in your honor a year too late to the Walmart bag delivery.

Keep it klassy, City of Fresno.

I have to eat at milanos tonite now because of you

Shout out to you dave on that one.

You should get a free pass to do something in the city when one gets bestowed this honor. Like ride the FAX all day for free or get a police escort all day or something like that...that'd be awesome!

yes!!!!!

oh yea and congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

I was planning to eat at a local Taquería today... but this will make it even more celebatory!

Now to decide on the one at Shields & Fruit or at the old Drug Fair.

A Big Congrats Mike!

If you're talking El Ranchito on Sheilds/Fruit, that place is bomb. Go there.

I'm hungry now. Al Rico tacos seems like a great choice for lunch.

What's a brother got to do to get his own day? I totally "get it," and I don't have my own day. And doesn't Famous Whitewater day sound cool?

Although, Suzanne totally says she'll share her day with me. Thanks Suzanne.

All jokes aside, Mike "gets it" more than most Fresnans and totally deserves whatever it is the city wants to give him. (Mike, you should ask for a golden key).

What time are you having lunch? I'll come buy your tacos.

I predict that the next step for Mike Oz will be: a cameo on "The Office."

Cookies. At this time of the year, it's all about the cookies.

@adam: Probably around 12:45 ... give a take a few minutes. Trying to avoid the lunch rush.

This certainly was not a plea for someone to buy me lunch. That said, I'll take it. It's a recession!

I GET that Mike Oz is an awesome asset for Fresno. Enjoy your day and thanks for getting me out of work.

No plea assumed. But yeah, no one should have to buy their own lunch on their day. I'll see you there.

Those tacos sure sound a lot better than the frozen burrito packed in my lunch bag.

Dang, I'll be a Cabo.
Oh, waytaminit.

Besides Mike, it's the least I can do before my fantasy football team kicks your team's collective asses this weekend on my way to being the first champion of the Blogger Fantasy Football League (BFFL if you will).

@ Adam
I got a post coming about that later today ...

Congratulations!!! YOU are a super-FRESNAN!
I totally get that you get it. Does that mean I can have an hour in my honor?
Man Elegante sounds soo good.
But I already got my lunch from Geno's so I did my part stimulating the local economy!

This is sooo awesome! Enjoy your day, Mike!

you got a nod at the cookie party, the accolades just keep rolling in.

Congrats on your honorary day! I like how you kept it Fresno and had tacos to celebrate. I hope you got a lot of gifts from Target.

I wish I had my own day… I'll reread all of your columns from the past year to celebrate.

I tried to find out what was going on in the world on December 18, 2006...not too much, but it was the busiest day in FedEx's history: http://news.van.fedex.com/intl/it?node=5144

Not very cool...but Mike Oz Day changed all that!!!

But, but...it's New Jersey Day.

CONGRAT'S keep up the GOOD WORK

...born in 'Jersey,
fam. in 'Jersey,
headed there for the Holidays...

...so Mike Oz day is also 'Jersey day... cool, I can save money on paper hats and toy horns, (just need to magic marker a few things in, and we're good to go.)

(I didn't even know New Jersey even HAD a day, I don't think NEW JERSEY knew either... (we shred a lot of memo's ahead of time.)

I like Mike, I like 'Jersey... I'll make a few calls... (I don't see this as a problem...)

Good job Mike! You are an asset to the local scene.

I will go having a spicy meatball sub from Sam's Italian deli in your honor! And maybe listen to an artist on your top 10 album list. Maybe I'll root for SJSU to beat Fresno State in hoops, uhmm well that kind of goes against the Fresno advocacy.. scratch that one...

how this blog entry doesnt have 100 comments amazes me.

you rock, mike. and you get me. seriously: anywhere, anytime, any way you like it.

(sorry, i thought i was stephen mintz talking to someone else for a minute)

Huge props to Mike on this. Dude seriously deserves a week, not a day for all the stuff he's done/doing for Fresno.


Though I did hear Fresno tried naming a street after him, but had to change it back after people kept dying while in the cross walk. You see, no one crosses Mike Oz.

Update... Marcel and I chose the Shields/Fruit option.

(I still have leftovers in the fridge. Those rellenos are HUMONGOUS! And he took home half of his gargantuan quesadilla.)

Yay local Fresno food!

NOW... everybody go out and do your last minute Christmas shopping at local merchants and try to avoid the big box stores. K?

Congrats Mr. Oz! You deserve the kudos!

(Sorry I'm a day late, I was down in the LA area. I DID buy my lunch from a local in the area. If
you're ever in the South Bay/Torrance area, check out Alpine Village--it's a German shopping center....the place ain't super thriving, but the grocery store that includes a butcher counter and bakery is always busy. Yeah, so if you ever need a change from your beloved tacos and wanna try *real* liverwurst [not that Farmer John's junk in the Super Market] on some down-home rye bread, check where the 405 meets the Harbor Freeway on Torrance Blvd.--across the street from where the Goodyear Blimp calls home.)
p.s. I realize the mention of liverwurst is not immediately appealing to all, but you may be surprised at
it's wonderful-ness. Or try one of the zillions of other 'wursts' they got going on down there.

You are a singular sensation, Mike. Honors well-deserved. And my son and I take a pass on aaaaallll the Starbucks in northeast Fresno and get our caffiene at The Grind, Perrin and Champlain.

Oh.. I see.