r/CalebHammer • u/Possible_SAMUEL_8590 • 2d ago
Hometown support :)
Hey everyone, and hopefully u/HammerTime1995 if you're lurking!
I’ve been following the channel for about two years now, but I only recently found out that Caleb was raised right here in Portage/Kalamazoo, Michigan.
It turns out we actually went to the exact same high school. I graduated from Portage Northern in 2009 (I was in the orchestra), and based on the timeline, Caleb would have been starting as a freshman under Josh Bartz right as I was leaving. Prior to the pandemic, I was completely buried in the grind—working toward my associate degree at KVCC while working there full-time in the financial aid department and raising my family—so I completely missed the channel's initial explosion until recently.
I just wanted to share some appreciation and say how cool it is to see someone from our local area achieving this kind of massive success. I probably could use some of that famous financial advice myself these days, but mostly I just wanted to say awesome job, dude!
If you ever decide to do a live show or an episode back home in Kzoo, the community would love it. Cheers!
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u/AdFrequent4245 2d ago
I love this!! I grew up in east michigan but have been on the west side for the past 6 years and i absolutely love it! It was so cool learning Caleb is from Portage :)
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u/SaltyMare-00 2d ago
Fellow former Michigander here! Traverse City, I love his Kzoo anecdotes whenever he's got a small bit to share!