Justin and I have yet to grow up. The pic above was taken in the Fire Island arcade during an intense game of fooz ball. Notice the presence of pre-adolescents and the absence of our girlfriends.

The summer of '97 meant one thing: Softball on Tuesdays. As the expansion team in a three-team Fire Island league (The High Tide, get it?), we sucked but had a blast regardless. Besides softball and foozball, life with Justin could only mean frisbee or playing music. Jamming with him was my introduction to Bob Dylan and Neil Young, perhaps the two most influencial musicians to my growing appreciation for songwriting.

Above left: Justin with longtime girlfriend Thea Hoffman-Nisson. Above right: Justin and I. Both pix on the F.I. Ferry.

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