My friend...
Sep. 27th, 2007 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jack_babalonAn old friend of mine dropped me a line to tell me why I probably dreamt of my friend last night. It's almost been five years to the day since he passed away. I had forgotten. Oddly enough I still remember his birthday (I always know because it's Flag Day... which is an odd association for the man but there you go).
Eleven years ago, when I was facing a homeless stint in my second year here in Atlanta, he kept me off the streets at a time when I had nowhere else to go and let me crash at his place no questions asked. He was there for me, as he was for so many of us, whenever I needed help, back-up, a good time, a front or just someone to listen to my bullshit.
I once wrote of him shortly after his death that - "... he was a man who would never let me fall any lower than he stood". I still haven't come up with a better way to sum up the courage, kindness and raw madness of my 'Brother'.
I don't know what kind of man I am but i'd like to think that i'm a better one for having known him.
I don't know what else to say except that I miss him and love him still. I guess there really isn't anything else.
JAMES AARON THOMPSON
"BUD"
14 JUNE 1972 - 24 SEPTEMBER 2002
Here's an online photo gallery she put up for him over here. Much thanksvanian
Eleven years ago, when I was facing a homeless stint in my second year here in Atlanta, he kept me off the streets at a time when I had nowhere else to go and let me crash at his place no questions asked. He was there for me, as he was for so many of us, whenever I needed help, back-up, a good time, a front or just someone to listen to my bullshit.
I once wrote of him shortly after his death that - "... he was a man who would never let me fall any lower than he stood". I still haven't come up with a better way to sum up the courage, kindness and raw madness of my 'Brother'.
I don't know what kind of man I am but i'd like to think that i'm a better one for having known him.
I don't know what else to say except that I miss him and love him still. I guess there really isn't anything else.
JAMES AARON THOMPSON
"BUD"
14 JUNE 1972 - 24 SEPTEMBER 2002
Here's an online photo gallery she put up for him over here. Much thanks
vanian