A heartfelt, overdue thank you to everyone who came to Union Pool on 12/14 to celebrate Rich. It was a beautiful afternoon of music, food, art, and friendship.
So many people came together—from around the corner and across the country—to make it happen. Thank you to…
@chrissys.pizza ,
@luthersnyc ,
@sagebrooklyn ,
@sobremasanyc , and
@superiorityburger for providing delicious food. People loved seeing so many of Rich's favorite restaurants represented. (Extra shout-out to
@cardboardmovie for gathering melonpan from Japanese groceries all over the city.)
@jazzdad3000 for being the best emcee ever and playing music along with
@ryans_riddim ,
@elder_totem ,
@blackfaurest ,
@stephenimmerwahr ,
@earthen_sea ,
@emlittleton , and
@walterschreifels .
@robjacobs67 ,
@pmdrightnow , and
@jordinisip for sharing such moving memories.
@noagela ,
@tarajaneoneil ,
@cestcadavidpajo ,
@softcircle ,
@emeraldragonfly ,
@the_urxed ,
@movetk ,
@fountandsun ,
@paulozappoli ,
@christopherrobinduncan ,
@kirlianauras , and philippa for recording the amazing audio pieces played throughout the afternoon, and
@darkyramone for spinning surf music just like Rich wanted.
@julia_gorton_nowave for making awesome pins,
@qualitymending for providing bandanas (and lens cloths for the four-eyed among us),
@softcircle again for the awesome posters of Rich’s drawings,
@kirlianauras again for gathering art from so many of Rich’s friends into a zine,
@cosmicpeacestudio for the incredible flowers and gocco print,
@listeningstation for making the event flyer and barbacking like a champ, jeromy for running the livestream so Rich's family could join from afar,
@sweats_._ for keeping us organized and keeping me (somewhat) sane these past few weeks,
@william.schmiechen and everyone
@union_pool for providing the space for us to come together, and
@spenc_is_lame for being the best kid in the world.
Thank you, Rich, for bringing us all together in the first place.
