• sharing memories of a loved one with some pretty unexpected people
• the chance to say goodbye to eric
• laughter mixed with tears
  
• 7 people, 3 beds, one econolodge hotel room
• apple picking
• telling the truth
• watching estranged friendships be mended
  
• friendly's
• bangkok bistro and their staff
• meeting eric's family and friends
• beautiful days in upstate new york
• singing along to the radio
• dispatch's "the general"
• hats, shirts, footie pajamas, etc
• telling all sorts of stories, appropriate and inappropriate, and photos to prove it
  
• trying to make the best of a weekend in honor of someone who would've done the same

eric, you'll be loved and missed and remembered and laughed about for the rest of our lives. you were a happy part of the world for so many people, and your impact will live on. im glad to have known you. peace out, man.