Three Down . . .

Third goodbye:
NAME: Taylor Stevenson
ASPIRATION: To suffer to the whims of his girlfriend, Marta Haftek, as she embarks on grad school in Seattle, WA. While there, he will no doubt be continuing the ongoing struggle of becoming a successfully paid screenwriter. Lately, he has had success in this field, namely in regards to his script "Comfort". Always the renaissance man, he has each finger dipped in a different brew of art and creativity simultaneously, meaning his painting will continue, his photography, his music, website design, inventions, wooing Marta, etc. Nothing beats his writing, though. God, I'm jealous of the man's ability to write. Poetic, illustrative, mature, if he keeps to it he'll be one of the greats. I hope he'll be recognized in time.
BEST MEMORY: A recent event. The second Lizard People show. Our entire friendship has been one of shared stage aspirations. Taylor was the main commissioner for Citizens Banned, he was the vision behind Lizard People. We've had our ups and downs in this realm, having had many fights and disagreements. But with Lizard People we let emotions take a backseat ride and let the music do the talking. The second show occurred at the Acadia Cafe. It was a show full of laughter, of good spirits, kick ass rock, and the crowd liked us. We were in giggles the rest of the night, arms constantly around each other, friends who've learned to just go with the flow.

That's the story of Taylor and me. Learning to take things in stride. Taylor is a sponge of ideas. If you look at him you see his eyes shifting, producing new ideas every minute. The guy is a constant day dream machine. If there was nothing planned one day, if you're around Taylor, you'll develop a plan within the next hour, as he'll have something cookin' in the pot. I've also learned the most through him, having been tested in emotions and experiences. I've always come out more mature in the end. I have a lot to thank him for in regards to me growing the past three years.

From Wizard Sticks jests to 24 Hour film fests, Nine Inch Nails in the Rave to analyzing Nick Cave, covering PJ Harvey to destroying fly larvae, I've done it all with him.

It's almost like "Well . . . what am I gonna do with my free time now that Taylor's not here?"

I'll miss you, man. Truly will.

The Smiths -- "How Soon is Now?"