Seven years gone...
Still hard to believe for me...
I didn't know him, other than through his occasional board post. Why is it still hard to believe?
Did you never go to the 9:30 club?
Yes, but I never talked to him. The only time I heard him express himself was when he posted here. ...except that one time I had a bottle smashed over my head at a show, and he was kind to me while I awaited medical help.
Still, there was nothing about him that made me be surprised that he took his own life from simply seeing him at shows. Lots of people have depression and thoughts of suicide. Honestly, someone with that many body modifications to me would be someone I would be more likely to suspect to have those kinds of issues. But that's just my humble nonfactual opinion.