Agh brilliant! Not cheesy at all, and it so could have been. You trod the line so carefully but instead of crossing it you pulled it off fantastically. It's so poignant as well because Gerard, Frank and Ray do get so much credit while Mikey's just the bassist.
Oh, by the way, I'm stalking all your stories right now. XD
SF
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I happen to have noticed that, indeed, you are stalking my stories! ;)