The Concord Connection Pt. I: Jordy-Boy - justin_guber

The Concord Connection Pt. I: Jordy-Boy

This is he.

This is the man that got me into this whole music thing.

Technically, Andi and Goz are to blame for playing their guitars and making me think 'hey, I think I'll play guitar too'. Understand that before this I was non-stop hip-hop, NY style, big it up wicked stylee. But Andi and Goz introduced me to Weezer. Offspring. Nirvana. And if Kurt plays lefty, I'll play lefty, even if it's toughter to find lefty guitars.

When I went to Concord College for A levels I'd only been playing for less than two or three months. Then I bumped into this dude. Our dads both knew each other, hence we were introduced. I still remember that first moment, Jordan dressed in baggy jeans, Airwalk shoes, a long sleeve t-shirt under a Pumpkins tour t-shirt, long hair centre parted. Can we say slacker, boys & girls.

Jordy introduced me to the Pumpkins. Jordy got me to play bass, and now I was in a band for the first time. Jordy got me to turn my poetry (yes, I used to write poetry. It sucked balls) into songs. Jordy taught me lots of things.

One day we were both walking about after class to his dorm room. I was telling him about some girl who I thought was cute.

"Why don't you ask her out?" he asked.

"Where to?" I replied.

He looked at me with a blank stare. I didn't realize he wasn't being literal.

Jordy told me what fuck bands were. Jordy taught me how to use a 4-track.

Jordy got me smoking regularly.

Jordy could be an asshole. Jordy could really piss you off. Jordy may sometimes cause you to swing your fists violently at his general direction.

But Jordy was always a buddy.

Now he has his own animation studio. My label will hopefully be releasing his bands first single if Hitz get their frickin' act together (if anyone from Hitz is reading this: seriously, we passed the singles ages ago. One of them's a follow up to a band you've played on air before! I thought you guys supported the locals?!) He has a long-term girlfriend. For once. And he's much less of an asshole since his asshole days.

He no longer wears baggies. He no longer acts like an extra in Clueless. And no matter what's happened over the years, Jordy's still one of the best friends I have to this day.

If it wasn't for him, I'd be passed out on the middle of the road, but I wrote about that already.

16.8.04 14:14

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(20.8.04 04:32)
This was a great tribute to a friend. Interesting how things start, grow, shift and change. What can I say? Sound like ego stroking but I'm not. I fuckin' enjoy this blog. Okay, off to the world of e-mail checking...