As I went through old photos to find pictures of Marlon to put online, I discovered that, while we had spent a lot of time together, and had danced in several salsa groups together--including one I founded, and another Marlon founded--I didn't have a single picture of Marlon and me, arms over shoulders, in the classic friends' pose.
I also realized there were a number of other friends with whom I had no decent pictures (other than big group shots). I'll be the first to admit that I'm horrible about taking pictures. My friends kid me because I do a lot of crazy things (unicycle basketball, salsa in the street, etc.), but I'm too busy doing to be documenting.
Marlon is on the left in white shorts; I'm on the right in the white shirt.
My girlfriend, Rachel, is the opposite. She photos everything, too much so, in my humble opinion. But, I think there is a happy middle ground. You really do need to slow down once in a while and capture the moment with your friends. Appreciate them; be there, present, in the moment. Don't assume that they'll always be there, because they might not be, and then it's too late :-( You live in my mind's eye Marlon.
And to my friends, yes, the next time you see me, I may just force you to take a picture with me ;-)
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Hey, better to have too many photos than none at all. Once memories fade (which they do), photos are the only thing we've got left. My dad calls his vast collection of photos his "prosthetic memory".
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