"I can't remember who met who first, or who fell in love with who first. All I can remember is all of us always together." It was 1990, the only things we cared about were finding the best new skate spots and the rarest bootleg tapes, getting home before the street lights were lit and having .35¢ to use the payphone. There was no internet, no social media, no dating apps to help you make friends. We displayed our passions on our clothes, and when we found each other we stuck together like glue. Dana and I had all the same friends and went to all the same places, but we always moved in opposite directions. No matter what was going on, he always kept one eye on me. He always looked out for me; he always supported and encouraged me to be stronger than I believed myself to be We were family from the very beginning...