Michael

Today, I visited my close friends who live on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. I’ve known them for 29 years. 29 years! That’s an incredibly long time. We have been through a lot together, some good, some not, some fantastic and some just day to day stuff. But our connection is quite deep and very strong.

“He’s (Stephen Stills) been a friend of mine, probably for longer than I’ve know anybody, come to think of it. He’s been a good friend over the years. We’ve had our ups and downs, but we’re stilling playing together,” to quote David Crosby during a concert in the 70’s with Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young. It’s how I feel about these special friends. We’ve seen each other in our best and in our most challenging times. We’ve dealt with love and death together. We’ve shared deeply spiritual moments that can now be remembered by just a glance.

These friends were the first people that I felt comfortable to be completely myself. It was a big step for me during that time. It’s funny how our level of trust grew so quickly; quicker than anyone else I’ve known.

We’ve lived in different cities for a quite some time, but we never seem to be far away. It only takes a moment to catch up. I love that.

Thanks for being who you are and being my close friends for 29 years.

Michael