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“just fucking do it.”
There’s no doubt in my mind that everyone who attended Jason’s first movie premiere had a great time. Before going to the screening in Hoboken, we all met at Fat Black Pussycat for happy hour drinks and we eventually all commuted together into Jersey on the PATH train. If I’m 100% honest, I knew that…
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“life gets in the way”
Something I’m terribly ashamed to admit is that in the last few years, I hadn’t been in much contact with him. Not because i didn’t want to, but simply put, life got in the way… Life got in the way. Blah. Sounds like such a damn cop-out. It makes my stomach turn. I accept that…
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Friendsgiving
Ten years ago today, November 20, 2011. He was so excited to host his first “Pre-Thanksgiving Pot-Luck Party” at his place in Harlem. You could tell with each highly detailed email he sent. He enthusiastically gave updates on the 22lb turkey he found for us, got everyone to bring drinks and more food, sent itemized…
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Sunday Dinner
These pictures are from the time I invited a bunch of friends over to my mom’s place for a home-cooked meal. My mom’s always eager to feed people, and I just really wanted to do something nice for my friends. A few of them were from out of state, so their own homes were too…
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EMS
I took this picture my freshman year at St. John’s. For a lot of us, our work with Event Mgmt Staff is the origin story of our friendship with Jason. My other “brother” Tito was already an SJU student & building manager by the time I was enrolled, and he helped set me up with…
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Rest in peace, Jason.
What can I say about Jason, other than I’m utterly incapable of accepting that he’s gone? I’ll start by saying that he was just pure freaking light. He was always a joy to be around, and luckily I got to be around him a lot. He’d show up to everything and for everyone, notably all…