High school was not the best of times for me, but it sure as shit was an improvement over junior high. In high school, I actually started to make friends. Weird friends mind you, mostly fellow outcasts. John was one of the weird ones. He was tall and gangly, and some might say funny looking. And he remains one of the kindest people you could ever meet. I don’t believe he had a mean cell in his body. He had a contagious passion for certain nerdy things, and he introduced me to several of them.
I love this article, and didn't realize (or maybe forgot) that you were a giant Rush nerd like me! Thanks for sharing this!