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Last week I went to the last show of my favorite local band, The Busy World. My stranger-turned-close-friend Mark is moving to Japan. Anthony Chickillo Jersey Jordan Poole Michigan Wolverines Jersey This is the last photo I will take of him. Andre Cojoe College Jersey Keon Johnson Tennessee Jersey From his last show.
A sad, strange thing to see the dissolution of a band – to see the end of something you feel life pulsing through. Connections. Aaron Ripkowski Jersey Heart strings. Paper lyrics belted out of not-big-enough lungs… Max Tuerk College Jersey My only hope is that Mark never stops making music. Peyton Hendershot Indiana Jersey Because music is Mark. Maybe the greatest musician I have ever befriended.