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Re: Personal tribute *OT*
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>	Date: 4/14/11 11:17 a.m.
In Response To: Personal tribute *OT* (Hedgemony) : Back in the 90's, I was in a band called Zone R. It was a RnB/rap outfit that : had some small success playing mostly friend's birthday parties. Haha. We : were pretty bad, but we had a lot of fun. Our bassist was a cool Samoan : cat called Dirk. He was the best part of the band. No one I met could play : bass like that man. He was astoundingly good. He was also one of the : scariest people you could ever imagine. He looked like he had been through : a million bar fights but underneath he was a teddy bear. : He was in a local gang that used to shake down school kids so they could get : coins to play Tekken at the Arcade. He hated doing it but his friends : thought they were hardcore street thugs. Dirk broke away from them to : pursue his dream of becoming a Veterinarian. He did that. It cost him his : childhood friends but it meant he could rise above and provide for his : family. He inspired his sister to also go to University. He was a leader : and a hero to me when I too was lost. We met playing Tekken. I needed a : bassist, he wanted to play. : He died today after a long fight with cancer. And I miss him. I love him and : I know he would have loved to have seen a day when all of us were doing : what we truly love with the courage to go for our dreams. : For you Dirk, Your friend forever, G. : Personal losses are never easy. My sympathies.

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Personal tribute *OT*	Hedgemony	4/14/11 3:44 a.m.
*Salute* *NM*	TCKaos	4/14/11 7:38 a.m.
I just have something in my eye...	Ibeechu	4/14/11 7:39 a.m.
:(	bluerunner	4/14/11 7:40 a.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	CaneCutter	4/14/11 8:56 a.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	IESUproductions	4/14/11 9:41 a.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	Kermit	4/14/11 10:17 a.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	Beckx	4/14/11 10:24 a.m.
Thank you for sharing his story. *salutes* *NM*	AngelicLionheart	4/14/11 10:41 a.m.
Beautiful shot. *NM*	Leviathan	4/14/11 10:47 a.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	Bones153	4/14/11 11:00 a.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	4/14/11 11:17 a.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	padraig08	4/14/11 11:18 a.m.
21 guns	General Vagueness	4/14/11 6:29 p.m.
Re: Personal tribute *OT*	mattroe	4/14/11 7:27 p.m.
Re: Thanks everyone.	Hedgemony	4/14/11 7:55 p.m.
So sorry...	nomis78	4/14/11 9:48 p.m.