Rory,
Well its M.L.K. Day and I can't help but think of the time you were asked to give the "I Have A Dream" speech for some elementary school kids and you knocked it out of the park.
That's all,
Jon
Jon
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Untitled (Jon - 12/18/09)
I was just thinking the other day about how after my family, the person I've lived with the most was Rory. Between the U of M dorms and 2004 Como, Rory and I lived together for 8 years. 8 out of the 30 years of my existence I spent with Rory. So I've seen both the good and the bad...and while I'll never fully understand the bad, the good times are something that I'll always cherish.
Rory and I would spend many a night up until 4 in the morning playing Nintendo 64, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza. I can't count how many Madden games we played over the years. We'd spend many nights cruising around in the convertible. I'd be driving and I'd make Rory yell things at unsuspecting pedestrians...most of which involved the fake dogs we had in the back seat. Or we'd stay up late playing Stratomatic baseball or quizzing each other on random sports facts. I loved these moments...but what I loved even more were the times we'd spend having "Rory talks." I'm sure many of you have had a "Rory talk." Rory talks with me were serious in nature and usually revolved around girls. We would sit up all night and talk about if I should ask so and so out or what Rory thought of so and so. And he'd come back with the same questions for me. He was a person I always felt I could seriously open up to and I valued everything he said. These Rory talks are what I will always look back at fondly and take such pride in the fact that I got to be a part of so many.
You know, I always thought in the back of my mind that this day would inevitably come and it doesn't make this any easier.
To quote the great Jim Morrison,
This is the end, Beautiful friend
This is the end, My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free.
Rest in Peace.
Remember? (Jon - 9/6/08)
Hey Rory,
Remember when you came over to my house for the first time and we played Lakers vs. Celtics on my computer?
Remember that funny dance you would do every time you scored in 9th grade hoops?
Remember when you were on my 9th grade baseball team?
Remember at that dance in high school where we decided to run around the outside of the group while YMCA played instead of doing the dreadful dance?
Remember eating Oreos and drinking Coke and playing soccer and hockey on your computer?
Remember Udo Jurgenns?
Remember Nickolai Borshevsky?
Remember the one and only time we played chess and I beat you and you couldn't believe it?
Remember the mongo bat?
Remember the pillow game?
Remember Allistaire Cook's America and his huge frying pan?
Remember the time you flooded Paul and Karen's house?
Remember the time we went to the Boundry Waters and you ran around naked?
Remember the Marshmallow Matey's song?
Remember going to Stephens Cahill market for donuts and then playing basketball after not sleeping the night before?
Remember when we bought Vitalogy and tried for hours to figure out the lyrics?
Remember when we went to the first Edge Fest?
Remember that one time I came over and you introduced me to Weezer?
Remember that one time I bought Jewel's first cd and you thought I was stupid but then you listened to it?
Remember that one time we were playing football and you tried to jump over me and i grabbed your foot and you landed on your ass?
Remember that other time we were playing football and Shane and I tried to use a car on the field?
Remember that other time we were playing football and the side of the dorm building was inbounds?
Remember that one time Shane cracked a cassette tape case with his nose because of a gummy worm?
Remember Earl Weaver baseball?
Remember when I introduced you and Shane to Stratomatic baseball? I think you had the Dodgers.
Remember that damn running 3-pointer you used to shoot?
Remember when we set up Dan and Norma's stuffed animals in sexually suggestive positions?
Remember how we got to go on the roof of our dorm room because no one ever fixed our window?
Remember that crazy football combat game we used to play in the dorm room?
Remember that time our neighbors thought we had dogs in the dorm?
Remember Hankenstein, the Quad Skanks, Tom the Nose Guy, etc?
Remember how years later, the Quad Skanks came to be some of our best friends?
Remember Squinty and Tubbs?
Remember that concussion at Tristan and Sillanpoa's?
Remember the time we played football with Tristan's mom's friend and he tried to convince us that he was in Jaws?
Remember how crappy we felt in Fargo after Gary Anderson missed that field goal?
Remember that Weezer concert where we were squished up against the stage at First Avenue?
Remember when we changed Punch-Out to Racist Punch-Out on Bob's computer?
Remember when we used to jam (badly) on the drums and guitar?
Remember that rap-off you had with the guy who just walked into our house?
Remember when the Board Lord woke up in your room?
Remember when you found the dude sleeping on our freezer?
Remember when we walked across the bottom of the bridge?
Remember how we drove all the way to the Lakeville Cracker Barrel because you forgot there was one in Eagan?
Remember that time Bob made us dress up and we ended up going to Burger King?
Remember that nice Asian man who wanted nothing to do with the dogs in the back of my car?
Remember how I always managed to sneak a box of tapioca pudding into your cart when we'd go grocery shopping?
Remember the spring break trip to Atlantic City?
Remember the spring break trip to Colorado?
Remember that weird lady that walked by our house and you convinced her we put cereal out on the sidewalk for squirrels?
Remember when that short old guy walked by our house, and you got on my car, took your shirt off and took the guy's picture?
Remember the pizza I bought you because you did this?
Remember that Thanksgiving where you, Bob and I got really drunk?
Remember how I used to hate playing volleyball with you because you'd always illegally hit the ball?
Remember all the ass-whoopings you used to hand out playing Madden?
Remember when you and Tristan went to the front desk to rent a movie even though his dorm building was on fire?
Remember that time we were riding in Rachel's car and singing Stone Temple Pilots at the top of our lungs?
Remember how many games of Mario Kart 64 we played? A shit-load is the correct answer.
Remember the Squirrel Nut Zippers? Everytime I hear them, I think of Mario Kart.
Remember how we'd always rip on Shane because he'd want to show us this awesome replay from whatever hockey game he was playing and we'd watch and then we'd both say, "awesome, another one-timer"?
Remember when you met Moby?
Remember when you had the job washing windows and they gave you a cell phone and we ripped the hell out of you?
Remember when we bought four cereal dispensers?
Remember how we used to hide the picture of Wes' ass in each other's room?
Remember how you knew Tenacious D, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes, etc. before anyone else?
Remember how you had Josh Fenderman's dance down pat?
Remember Tall Stacks?
Remember zebras in Vegas?
Remember when you spoke at my wedding?
Remember when you wrapped yourself around the basketball pole at Salem?
Remember when Shane and I tried to guess what your conversation with the girls in the other car was? I think it went something like blah blah blah, white stripes, blah blah blah, movies, blah blah blah, other music.
Remember that crazy dance you and Bob used to do to Ruki Verh?
Remember the time you got turned away from Silk for having tear-away pants on?
Remember that time we watched Lucas sing Living on a Prayer drunkingly and with a cigar in his mouth?
Remember when you used to receive mail for Rory VanLandingham III?
Remember when we used to walk to the computer lab to email Brian and Stacy?
Remember when we convinced Brian about our awesome new friend name Brody?
Remember when we used to try throw stuff into your beverage when you were talking to Liz?
Remember when Shane and I put "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" on repeat and then left while you and Liz were trying to have a serious conversation?
Remember when we used to pelt Super with tennis balls on Quarter Taps night?
Remember that time Super had to pee on the side of the highway on our way to Milwaukee?
Remember how you never saw a movie you didn't like except for The Frighteners and Lost Highway?
Remember how everyone in our house had to have their picture taken with Nugget?
Remember how we didn't always remember the names of the people who had their picture taken so we'd give them really mean names based on their picture?
Remember when you came over to my house for the first time and we played Lakers vs. Celtics on my computer?
Remember that funny dance you would do every time you scored in 9th grade hoops?
Remember when you were on my 9th grade baseball team?
Remember at that dance in high school where we decided to run around the outside of the group while YMCA played instead of doing the dreadful dance?
Remember eating Oreos and drinking Coke and playing soccer and hockey on your computer?
Remember Udo Jurgenns?
Remember Nickolai Borshevsky?
Remember the one and only time we played chess and I beat you and you couldn't believe it?
Remember the mongo bat?
Remember the pillow game?
Remember Allistaire Cook's America and his huge frying pan?
Remember the time you flooded Paul and Karen's house?
Remember the time we went to the Boundry Waters and you ran around naked?
Remember the Marshmallow Matey's song?
Remember going to Stephens Cahill market for donuts and then playing basketball after not sleeping the night before?
Remember when we bought Vitalogy and tried for hours to figure out the lyrics?
Remember when we went to the first Edge Fest?
Remember that one time I came over and you introduced me to Weezer?
Remember that one time I bought Jewel's first cd and you thought I was stupid but then you listened to it?
Remember that one time we were playing football and you tried to jump over me and i grabbed your foot and you landed on your ass?
Remember that other time we were playing football and Shane and I tried to use a car on the field?
Remember that other time we were playing football and the side of the dorm building was inbounds?
Remember that one time Shane cracked a cassette tape case with his nose because of a gummy worm?
Remember Earl Weaver baseball?
Remember when I introduced you and Shane to Stratomatic baseball? I think you had the Dodgers.
Remember that damn running 3-pointer you used to shoot?
Remember when we set up Dan and Norma's stuffed animals in sexually suggestive positions?
Remember how we got to go on the roof of our dorm room because no one ever fixed our window?
Remember that crazy football combat game we used to play in the dorm room?
Remember that time our neighbors thought we had dogs in the dorm?
Remember Hankenstein, the Quad Skanks, Tom the Nose Guy, etc?
Remember how years later, the Quad Skanks came to be some of our best friends?
Remember Squinty and Tubbs?
Remember that concussion at Tristan and Sillanpoa's?
Remember the time we played football with Tristan's mom's friend and he tried to convince us that he was in Jaws?
Remember how crappy we felt in Fargo after Gary Anderson missed that field goal?
Remember that Weezer concert where we were squished up against the stage at First Avenue?
Remember when we changed Punch-Out to Racist Punch-Out on Bob's computer?
Remember when we used to jam (badly) on the drums and guitar?
Remember that rap-off you had with the guy who just walked into our house?
Remember when the Board Lord woke up in your room?
Remember when you found the dude sleeping on our freezer?
Remember when we walked across the bottom of the bridge?
Remember how we drove all the way to the Lakeville Cracker Barrel because you forgot there was one in Eagan?
Remember that time Bob made us dress up and we ended up going to Burger King?
Remember that nice Asian man who wanted nothing to do with the dogs in the back of my car?
Remember how I always managed to sneak a box of tapioca pudding into your cart when we'd go grocery shopping?
Remember the spring break trip to Atlantic City?
Remember the spring break trip to Colorado?
Remember that weird lady that walked by our house and you convinced her we put cereal out on the sidewalk for squirrels?
Remember when that short old guy walked by our house, and you got on my car, took your shirt off and took the guy's picture?
Remember the pizza I bought you because you did this?
Remember that Thanksgiving where you, Bob and I got really drunk?
Remember how I used to hate playing volleyball with you because you'd always illegally hit the ball?
Remember all the ass-whoopings you used to hand out playing Madden?
Remember when you and Tristan went to the front desk to rent a movie even though his dorm building was on fire?
Remember that time we were riding in Rachel's car and singing Stone Temple Pilots at the top of our lungs?
Remember how many games of Mario Kart 64 we played? A shit-load is the correct answer.
Remember the Squirrel Nut Zippers? Everytime I hear them, I think of Mario Kart.
Remember how we'd always rip on Shane because he'd want to show us this awesome replay from whatever hockey game he was playing and we'd watch and then we'd both say, "awesome, another one-timer"?
Remember when you met Moby?
Remember when you had the job washing windows and they gave you a cell phone and we ripped the hell out of you?
Remember when we bought four cereal dispensers?
Remember how we used to hide the picture of Wes' ass in each other's room?
Remember how you knew Tenacious D, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes, etc. before anyone else?
Remember how you had Josh Fenderman's dance down pat?
Remember Tall Stacks?
Remember zebras in Vegas?
Remember when you spoke at my wedding?
Remember when you wrapped yourself around the basketball pole at Salem?
Remember when Shane and I tried to guess what your conversation with the girls in the other car was? I think it went something like blah blah blah, white stripes, blah blah blah, movies, blah blah blah, other music.
Remember that crazy dance you and Bob used to do to Ruki Verh?
Remember the time you got turned away from Silk for having tear-away pants on?
Remember that time we watched Lucas sing Living on a Prayer drunkingly and with a cigar in his mouth?
Remember when you used to receive mail for Rory VanLandingham III?
Remember when we used to walk to the computer lab to email Brian and Stacy?
Remember when we convinced Brian about our awesome new friend name Brody?
Remember when we used to try throw stuff into your beverage when you were talking to Liz?
Remember when Shane and I put "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" on repeat and then left while you and Liz were trying to have a serious conversation?
Remember when we used to pelt Super with tennis balls on Quarter Taps night?
Remember that time Super had to pee on the side of the highway on our way to Milwaukee?
Remember how you never saw a movie you didn't like except for The Frighteners and Lost Highway?
Remember how everyone in our house had to have their picture taken with Nugget?
Remember how we didn't always remember the names of the people who had their picture taken so we'd give them really mean names based on their picture?
Jon
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Rory's Vox Header
Rory's great header was designed by Jon.
Here's all the items he incorporated into it (from left to right) that represent Rory:
Queen from a deck of cards
Playstation controller
White Stripes CD
Dave Chappelle poster
Torii Hunter
Pen
Modest Mouse CD
Amelie poster
Bowl of cereal
Magnolia DVD
Rage Against the Machine CD
Batman figurine
Mr. Show DVD
Strato card
Death Cab for Cutie CD
Neutral Milk Hotel CD
Dice
Donut
Playstation controller
White Stripes CD
Dave Chappelle poster
Torii Hunter
Pen
Modest Mouse CD
Amelie poster
Bowl of cereal
Magnolia DVD
Rage Against the Machine CD
Batman figurine
Mr. Show DVD
Strato card
Death Cab for Cutie CD
Neutral Milk Hotel CD
Dice
Donut
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