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squirrel wondering if I'm a friend or foe. Luckily the other Alan's bag of nuts soon convinced him we were friends
Ella looking very trim and neat. Rex looking rough and wooly. Ella is Rex's girlfriend but she bites him on the ear if he becomes too pushy with her.
Well, I am now ready to say this. It is really more for me to help process this, but my good friend, Rob, has passed away. I met him when he was the building engineer for the school of which I eventually became the principal. He and I seemingly could not have been more different except for our love of music, especially live music. I cannot tell you how many shows we saw and the fun we had. Through these times we got to know each other very well. It turns out that we were not that different. He wouldn't have admitted it, but he had a very kind soul albeit fractured. He had some rough times, but with the support of friends he overcame most of his major problems. He definitely was a survivor.
However, his health had taken a turn for the worse some years ago. He eventually had to retire from work. After this I didn't get to see him very much. In retrospect this saddens me greatly. I wish I had had more time. We did keep in touch on a regular basis. In fact, I was just talking to him the Saturday before last just as he was going to have quadruple bypass surgery. He had already been in the hospital months before this with a heart issue. When I visited with him then he said he was going to make changes. He did make changes but it seems the damage was already done.
The bypass surgery did not go well. His heart was simply not strong enough. He was placed in an induced coma and transferred to a hospital in Plano Tx from Arlington Tx that could better deal with his condition. He was in ICU a week or week and a half, but I could be mistaken. He never regained consciousness. He left us on 22 November around noon.
I am doing fine. It hurts knowing that I will not see him again or hear his voice. The only tough times are when I remember a concert or a funny comment he made either at work or at show.
One of the funnier times we had was when we attended a Machine Head concert. I was waiting in line. I had bought the tickets. The line was to meet the members of the band. Some roadies were nearby pushing large amps and monitors into the venue. Rob, looking like the ragged, disheveled, overworked laborer that he was, started helping the roadies with the equipment. He walked right into the venue. He didn't show a ticket or any sort of pass to allow him in. Everyone thought he was a roadie. He was waiting for me by the stage when I entered. I told him he owed me money for the ticket he didn't use! :) He bought drinks instead. You can see a pic of him meeting Machine Head in one of the uploaded pics. I met them as well obviously, but Rob couldn't operate my camera. My shots with the band came out blurry. I slapped him upside his bald head for that. We frequently punched each other. I think it stemmed from our time in the circle pits getting pushed around while the younger kids went nuts during the show. He loved to give me kidney punches which I returned as either a hit on his head or hard fist to chest punch. He would just laugh like that was the funniest thing in the world. He also would yell that I was the coolest boss and principal in the world when we met people. I was neither.
The same venue where he just walked in also got to know us so well that on two different occasions, they upgraded our tickets to VIP even though we only paid for a general admission ticket. This venue was the large Gas Monkey Live. It was owned by Richard Rawlings. We met him too when Rob and I saw Dwight Yoakam there. Gas Monkey didn't survive covid, and the smaller Gas Monkey Bar & Grill went into litigation with Rawlings over who knows what. It closed as well this year if I am not mistaken.
Here are some pictures of our fun at shows. These are all just quick snapshots with an iPhone...in other words, they are not great shots, but I like them. If anybody has better pics of him please send them to me. Many knew Rob much longer than I, but in the time I had with him, we had some fun!
Rob, you insufferable pain in the arse, I am going to miss you horribly. Good-bye and may you rest in peace.
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Bueno, ahora estoy listo para decir esto. Realmente me ayuda más a procesar esto, pero mi buen amigo, Rob, falleció. Lo conocí cuando era el conserje de la escuela de la que eventualmente me convertería en director. Él y yo aparentemente no podríamos haber sido más diferentes, excepto por nuestro amor por la música, especialmente la música en vivo. No puedo decirte a cuántos conciertos y otros eventos asistimos. Nos divertimos tanto.
Durante esos tiempos llegamos a conocernos muy bien. Resulta que no éramos tan diferentes. Él no lo habría admitido, pero tenía un alma muy amable, aunque fracturada. Pasó por momentos difíciles, pero con el apoyo de amigos superó la mayoría de sus problemas importantes. Definitivamente fue un sobreviviente.
Sin embargo, su salud había empeorado hace algunos años. Tuvo que jubilarse del trabajo por su salud. Después de esto, no pude verlo mucho. En retrospectiva, esto me entristece mucho. Ojalá hubiera tenido más tiempo con él. Nos mantuvimos en contacto de manera regular. De hecho, estuve hablando con él el sábado pasado, justo cuando le iban a hacer una cirugía de bypass cuádruple. Ya había estado en el hospital meses antes por un problema cardíaco. Cuando lo visité, me dijo que iba a hacer cambios. Los hizo, pero parece que el daño ya estaba hecho.
La cirugía de bypass cuádruple no salió bien. Su corazón simplemente no era lo suficientemente fuerte. Lo pusieron en coma inducido y lo transfirieron a un hospital en Plano Tx desde Arlington Tx que podría tratar mejor su condición. Estuvo en la UCI una semana o una semana y media. Puedo estar equivocado. Nunca recuperó la conciencia. Nos dejó el 22 de noviembre, alrededor del mediodía.
Estoy bien. Me duele saber que no lo volveré a ver ni a escuchar su voz. Los únicos momentos difíciles son cuando recuerdo un concierto o un comentario gracioso que hizo en el trabajo o en un espectáculo.
Uno de los momentos más graciosos que tuvimos fue cuando asistimos a un concierto de Machine Head. Estaba esperando en la fila. Había comprado las entradas. La fila era para conocer los miembros de la banda. Algunos roadies estaban cerca empujando grandes amplificadores y monitores hacia el sitio. Rob, pareciendo el trabajador harapiento, desaliñado y sobrecargado de trabajo que era, comenzó a ayudar a los roadies con el equipo. Entró directamente al lugar. No mostró una entrada ni ningún tipo de pase para permitirle entrar. Todos pensaron que era un roadie. Me estaba esperando junto al escenario cuando entré. ¡Le dije que me debía dinero por la entrada que no usó! :) En su lugar, compró bebidas. Puedes ver una foto de él conociendo a Machine Head en una foto subida. Obviamente, también los conocí, pero Rob no podía manejar mi cámara. Mis fotos con la banda salieron borrosas. Le di una palmada en la cabeza calva por eso. Con frecuencia nos golpeábamos. Creo que se debió a la época en que estuvimos en los fosos circulares (circle pits) siendo empujados mientras los adolescentes y adultos jóvenes se volvían locos durante el espectáculo. Le encantaba darme puñetazos en los riñones que yo le devolvía con un golpe en la cabeza o con un puñetazo fuerte en el pecho. Él se reía como si eso fuera lo más gracioso del mundo. También gritaba que yo era el jefe y director más genial del mundo cuando conocíamos gente. Yo no era ni lo uno ni lo otro.
El mismo lugar donde él acababa de entrar también nos conoció tan bien que en dos ocasiones diferentes, mejoraron nuestras entradas a VIP a pesar de que solo pagamos una entrada general. Este lugar era el gran Gas Monkey Live. Era propiedad de Richard Rawlings. También lo conocimos cuando Rob y yo vimos a Dwight Yoakam allí. Gas Monkey no sobrevivió al covid, y el Gas Monkey Bar & Grill más pequeño entró en litigio con Rawlings por quién sabe qué. También cerró este año si no me equivoco.
Aquí hay algunas fotos de nuestros tiempos divertidos en los espectáculos. Todas son solo fotos instantáneas rápidas con un iPhone... en otras palabras, no son excelentes tomas, pero me gustan. Muchos conocían a Rob desde hace mucho más tiempo que yo, pero en el tiempo que estuve con él, ¡nos divertimos mucho!
Rob, eres un insoportable dolor de cabeza, te voy a extrañar terriblemente. Adiós y que descanses en paz.
After scanning the sky in the back yard for Santa we decided to take a look out front for Santa. We were about half way through the house when we heard Santa's bells and a knock at the front door. By the time we made it to the door Santa was gone. Mquest Jr scanned the sky but Santa was just to quick.
Mquest-- Christmas 2005
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A friend is a gift you give yourself.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The gentleman began to chat with her about Hallow Eve and the rainy weather. He
supposed the bag was full of good things for the little ones and said it was only right that the youngsters should enjoy themselves while they were young. Maria agreed with him and favoured him with demure nods and hems. He was very nice with her, and when she was getting out at the Canal Bridge she thanked him and bowed, and he bowed to her and raised his hat and smiled agreeably, and while she was going up along the terrace, bending her tiny head under the rain, she thought how easy it was to know a gentleman even when he has a drop taken.
James Joyce -- Clay
The Doctor (Tom Baker) : Matthew Toffolo
Principal Tersam : Sam Merrell
Taken for the Doctor Who fan film, scripted by Matthew Toffolo and edited by Sam Merrell.
BUDD, Jason Ralph Thursday, 18 Jan 2007 Abbotsford News Abbotsford, BC Jason Ralph, late of Abbotsford, BC, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2007 in Kelowna, BC at the young age of 28. Jason was survived by Gerry Budd, his loving father, Marlene Budd, his loving mother and Angela Pauls (Budd) his BIG sister and her four kids Austin, Joey, Tanisha and Taylor his nieces and nephews. Jason was loved by many aunts and uncles and many other loving family and friends. Jason was a carefree loving man with great attributes to work with children and was loved by many family and friends' kids as his heart was always open to the hearts of the children around him. His great humanity and kindness was shown in his everyday life. We will all miss his spirit lifting smile, his room changing presence. God, we ask you to hold him tightly in the palm of your hand.
A public viewing will be held at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 2310 Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford, BC on Friday, Jan. 26, 5:00 - 7:00 pm and a service to be held at Columbia Bible College Chapel on Sunday, February 4 at 2:00 pm. Donations for help for the family can be made to his loving sister in the form of sealed envelopes at the funeral home. Then will be distributed to Jason's favourite causes.
let me tell you 'bout my best friend
he's my cuddly daddy
he's so much fun whether we are
talking, playing or just being together
A dear friend of us was buried yesterday, leaving a devastated husband and a lot of sad friends... Ina, you'll be remembered! // 'n Lieve vriendin van ons werd gister begraven, 'n ontdane echtgenoot en veel vrienden achterlatend... Ina, we blijven aan je denken!
Sunlight streams through the window pane unto a spot on the floor..... then I remember, it's where you used to lie, but now you are no more. Our feet walk down a hall of carpet, and muted echoes sound..... then I remember, It's where your paws would joyously abound. A voice is heard along the road, and up beyond the hill, then I remember it can't be yours..... your golden voice is still. But I'll take that vacant spot of floor and empty muted hall and lay them with the absent voice and unused dish along the wall. I'll wrap these treasured memorials in a blanket of my love and keep them for my best friend until we meet above. ---Author Unknown.