We met in our middle school band class. Philip was in the percussion line and I was just "promoted" to bass clarinet in the back row. Although we didn't meet right away, when we finally did, during a mandatory pacer fitness test, it was impossible to avoid the friendship that was about to form. I knew whoever this "too cool for school," Justin Bieber hair flippin', cutie with a dimple was someone special. From then on our early morning, before school and after school talks became everything we looked forward to.