Ray Leaves

how do i begin this post?



well... ray prewitt has left oklahoma. wow. he just pulled out of the driveway not twenty minutes ago. i sat on the porch and played guitar for about ten minutes and found the sadness creeping in. i knew it was gonna happen.



i can honestly say that ray is a landmark in my life. never has an individual changed my life for the better to the degree that ray prewitt did. ray showed me what it is to really live. can you give a better gift than that? really, can you? before i was a hermit, locked up in my room, fearful of the world in a way i cannot explain. i don't know how, but ray showed me another perspective. i only spent two years with him and i have found happiness in places i never expected. i will carry what i learned from ray for the rest of my life.



so... thank you buddy and goodbye. i know this isn't goodbye forever, but, i'll miss looking through the studio door and seein' you there. sometimes a person's silent presence is enough to keep you going through the day. being insane is both a wonderful and torturous experience. it's good to be able to look up at your friends and see that they understand you, even when you're at your worst.



thanks for breaking my mold. it was getting stuffy in there.



-derek