Rest in Peace to my brother Jeffrey Adam Shagawat.
@jeffreyshagawat
It was an honor, man, a goddamn pleasure to share so many mind-bending and insane adventures with you. Situations you couldn't even make up, stories that most people would never believe. A gonzo-fueled, glorious, creative punch in the face to life itself. Destroying boredom and monotony everywhere we went. You taught me to be bold and not take shit from anyone. Through our adventures, my work started to loosen up and become more experimental, more kinetic. Collaborative art shows in LA, NY, AZ, England, and France. Travel, chaos, laughter, psychedelic enlightenment, and, oh, so many meals at Swingers, either talking about life, art, girls (this was before Mizuo, of course!), or which Steely Dan record is the best. When you moved into our weird little apartment complex in the early 2000's, the whole vibe of the place changed. For the better. You united all the neighbors and turned this place into some sort of Warhol-style factory of community, laughter, slightly dangerous BBQ's, and good times. You paid for every single drink. I still owe you $10k in bar tabs. This photo is from 2006. Arizona. A rare moment of calmness right before our art show opening. Right before the shit was about to hit. I can still feel the energy about to crack off. That excitement will always exist for me. It will never go away. It will never end. I never really got to thank you for changing my life in this way. But I know, deep down, that you knew. Ya know? I have to admit, Dude, I'm definitely heartbroken about this whole ordeal, but I know you wouldn't want me to be a pussy about it. In fact, you would make fun of me for crying or breaking down or whatever. You would want me to soldier on, keep crushing on the art and the creativity, and not take any guff from anyone. So that's exactly what I'm going to do. This is not the finale to our adventure, brother. I will be playing Paul's Boutique at top volume today, definitely going to piss off the new neighbors...
@mizuopeck @shellshag
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