| My Friends |
| Denise |
| This is Denise. Cute, huh? No, she's not my girlfriend, not an ex, not anything but a really really good friend. This, on the left, is her professional headshot. On the lower left, me and Denise are at an Italian restaurant in Universal City called Micheli's just before seeing John Williams in concert at the Hollywood Bowl. It's an annual event for us, or at least it used to be. Last year, I had a show, so I bought her tickets on me and she took someone, I think. Alas, this year, I don't think he's going to be at the Bowl. Oh well, next year. On the lower right, this is me and Denise on the Terrace at Glendale Center Theatre with the oh-so-chic Sears sign in the background. I think this might be one of my most favorite pics of Denise and for a reason she's probably going to slap me for - this pic shows just the barest hint of what nice legs she's got. Sorry, D, couldn't help it! |
| The Dudes. |
| That's Lance with the rabbit ears, and Mike who's giving them to Lance. On the side, looking somewhat surly, is half or three-quarters of Edwin. |
| This is me and Neil, the 'old man' of the group and de facto leader of the Seven. |
| Manny, the Gyrocaptain himself. He's the only man I know who can read faster than I do. |
| O, Canada! |
| Ever had a really good friend you lost touch with and now you wonder what he's doing and how his life has been? This is mine. Mike Chevalier. Not neccessarily my best friend from my Canada years, but we were good friends. Very good friends. Only he and Deb kept in touch with me when I moved and I was flaky enough to stop writing him. All these years later, I really regret that. Hey Mike, if you ever see this, I found your short story. Give me a call or an email, Deb's got my numbers. |
| Sharon |
| I'd like you all to meet Sharon. Sharon is one of those people that just stays with you. I'm not saying she follows you around or anything (if only!) but when she leaves the room, she's somehow sort of still there. After she's gone, you can still feel the essence of her still stuck in your brain. She's been stuck in my brain since 1993, and I think she's really dying to get out. :P Even after we broke up in 95, she and I still were best of friends and still are to this day, although I see much less of her than I used to, although that seems to have changed a bit recently. Sharon means a lot to me and I hope she knows that. Before I met her, I was very much not the Eric that everyone knows today, but that's one of the things Sharon does so well - encourages people to be the person they feel they should be. Some people you just know you'll love forever, no matter what happens. Sharon is one of those people to me. Addendum As of July, 2002, I decided to break off all contact with Sharon. It wasn't because I was mad at her, or anyhting like that, but it just became too hard to 'just' be her friend. I can't understand how to love someone any less than I already do, and unfortunately, that's not something she wants. It's now August 21st and while I miss her, I'm starting to think that maybe... just maybe... I'll be ok. Sharon, if you see this, please don't think I don't miss you. |
| Sarah |
| People I've Met Online |
| There's a musical called "Where's Charley?" that introduced the song, "Once In Love With Amy." This is who they were talking about. One of the first GE'ers I ever spoke with, I couldn't believe that Amy was for real! I mean, geez, LOOK at her! It's very rare to find a person as beautiful within as without, but happily, here's one. On those rare occasions when I'm online, Amy's one of those with whom I delight spending my online time talking to about pretty much everything and anything. I'm just crossing my fingers that one of her next trips out to California will coincide with a show I'm doing and that she and her husband Rick will honor me with a night at my show! Amy, Rick, the offer stands! |
| Jeannine |
| Jen |
| After Jeannine, the person from outside the state whom I enjoyed bugging the most with strange phone calls was this young lady, Jen, a.k.a Martina Silver of the GE. Jen's a really cool human bean and one heck of a First Officer. No, you're not seeing things, those are REALLY her untouched stunning blue eyes. Not knowing a whole lot about her outside of chat and discussing the Jedi Code and it's interpretations, I really don't know too terribly much about her except that we share an amazing amount of interests - Theatre, Star Wars, Star Trek and our faith in Almighty God. I am honored for knowing people like Jen. |
| This my buddy Dan. At first glance, pretty much last thing you'd expect is that this guy is the most feared and powerful bounty hunter in the galaxy, would you? Dan plays the female bounty hunter Blade in the GE. He and I have never really crossed paths ICly, but we speak all the time whenever I'm online. This hip Brit is one of the coolest guys I ever met, and one of these days I hope he has a chance to come across the pond so's I can show him around LA. Just another GE'er I really wish I knew in real life. Dan, you ROCK! |
| Pictures Needed! Carolyn Lafferty Kieron Scott Lisa Hansen and pretty much all the rest of the GE.... |
| If a man is judged by the company he keeps, then I am so very proud to introduce you to a few of my closest and dearest friends. |
| There will DEFINITELY be more additions to this section, soon's I find the pics. I've had a group of friends who have generally known each other for aobut 17 to 20 years. We've done everything together and they are my closest friends. Despite the fact that there are now only 6 of us, we like to call ourselves the Magnificent Seven. Why? Because the seventh one will always be with us. Chris Whitt, we remember you. |
| Deb's gonna kill me when she sees this, but that's ok. Deb and I met in 7th Grade and she and I both know that she was my first great crush. I used to enjoy greatly beating up on all her boyfriends at the time, since I was too shy to ask her out until literally the day before I left the country. I lived in Canada from 72 to 84 and then we moved to California. From that time, I only have kept in touch with one friend and this is a picture of her from high school, even though I didn't go to high school with her. This is the picture I used to use to brag to my buddies about the girl I left back in Canada. Unfortunately, she didn't wait for me and got married, (:P) but I was greatly honored to sing at her wedding. Deb is basically my longest known, very dear friend and we still talk occasionally (Thanks, Yahoo Messenger and Sprint!) She'll probably kill me when she sees this, but that's ok. It'll be worth it. :D |
| Ladies and gents, may I present the vibrant, vivacious and versatile Sarah Reed! Sarah is one of my most trusted, closest, bestest, most relied-upon human being in the world. There's not much Sarah doesn't know about me. Come to think of it, there's not ANYTHING Sarah doesn't know about me. I claim the title of being one of Sarah's most trusted friends. She and I just somehow 'know' that we are joined somewhere in our hearts and minds. I think we might have been either brother and sister or husband and wife in past lives. We just... understand each other without having to know the details. Sarah and I met in 1996 doing Pirate of Penzance at MTSC. We became fast friends then, and besides being a little infatuated with her, grew to love her very dearly as a friend. Before I forget, Sarah's got THE most awesome soprano voice I've ever heard. One of these days when I make my CD, she and I are going to sing something on it. I don't know what yet, but it'll be something that really rocks. NO, she's not a girlfriend either. Somehow, she got away from me, but it's pretty much best that way. We share views and interests on a lot of things and there are a great many things to which we have disparate viewpoints on and that's our greatest strength. I think with Sarah by my side, I could conquer the world, or at least understand it best. When everyone's reminding me to play it safe and make smart decisions, Sarah's the one that reminds me that you only live once; that regrets are more often the regret of the things that you didn't get to do. Sarah's the one that reminds me how to live a little more dangerously. I luv ya' hon! |
| Amy |
| Neen... geez... where do I start? Jeannine was the first ever person I ever talked to on Yahoo Messenger and I don't think she's ever forgiven Yahoo. Jeannine is, among other things, a wonderful, talented and supportive friend, especially for some of us who definitely don't deserve it. Aside from her AMAZING voice, her greatest strength is her capacity to love and her desire to be loved in return, something I don't think I'd ever be able to reciprocate to the same degree. Thanks to the evils of Sprint PCS I can't talk to her any more, especially not to the degree which we used to speak and in order to preserve my job, I'm not on as much as I used to be, but it makes the world a that much nicer place knowing that there are people like her out there - good people with good hearts and a strong, strong belief in the power of love. We'll see you in Cali very soon, Neen! |
| Dan |