20 years... 17 addresses - 35 roommates.
I caught myself on a thread about moving locations and all the old residences... I started to think about how many places i've moved into, how many times I packed up all my stuff and changed addresses. Turns out the list is longer then I had thought. Seventeen and counting. I'm not much of a list maker, but it goes something like this:
01. Lutherville Maryland - Division Ave.
02. Monkton Maryland - J.M Pearce Rd.
03. Bolton Hill, MD - 1400 block Park Ave.
04. Bolton Hill, MD - 1700 block Park Ave.
05. 75th St Ocean City, MD - Southern Comfort - Drink of choice for that phase.
06. 45th St Ocean City, MD - Bayside
07. Berlin, Maryland - Grays Corner Rd. - Town location for Runaway Bride... no shit. Middle of absolute nowhere.
08. Monkton again - J.M. Pearce Rd.
09. Dover, New Jersey - Clinton St. - Joe Kubert House
10. Dover, New Jersey - Blackwell St. - boarding house above "El Officina Del Abigado."
11. Santa Barbara, CA - Bath St. - Crazy nine fingered Polish lady landlord.
12. Summerland, CA -Evans Ave.
13. Santa Barbara, CA - Castillo St.
14. Santa Barbara, CA - Clearview Rd.
15. Santa Barbara, CA - Haley St. - Lived in an old restaurant converted into a studio
16. Santa Barbara, CA - Nopal St.
17. Los Angeles, CA - DTN 4th and Spring St.
That train of thought lead me to the inevitable roommate tally. I cannot remember all of them by name. Some I'm sure I left out, but I have lived with just about every kind of citizen you can think of. From a mild mannered Mennonite to a kleptomaniac blond who stole a boat, this list includes a wind surfing Dead playing hippie, Lesbians, a closet gay male who lived in total denial, a house full of anti social comic book artist's another house full of vegetarian alcoholics and a man with an egg selling brother who couldn't stop telling people he was in Vietnam during the war. Some became life long friends, others got warrants and split while the rest just faded away. All in all, it has been a wild ride. I now live alone and have been for three years. Heaven is not having someone eat your meat, steal your cheese or leave dirty dishes in the sink. I love knowing that my stuff will be in the exact same place no matter how long I am gone! AMEN...
01. Kurt B. - first roommate for MICA
02. Kevin L. - second roommate for MICA - I probably drove him nuts.
03. Rasta Berkley Man - Had a thing for having sex with white girls.
04. Soren W. - Never wore shoes, unbelievably disgusting eating habits. Listened to the Grateful Dead every night.
05. Amanda G. - Had a crush on her.
06. No name Girl 01 - short timer friend of Amanda's.
07. Kelley S. - Took her to my high school junior prom, moved to the beach as friends.
08. No name Girl 02 - girlfriend of Kevin - Nice girl, very sweet and easy to get along with.
09. Kevin - boyfriend of girl 02 - equally nice guy. They made a decent couple.
10. Jessica - crazy blond kleptomaniac- stole bikes, boats and money.
11. No name Girl 03- blond who fought with Klepto on a regular basis.
12. Amy - Also fought with klepto - she moved in and out in half a summer.
13. Brian W. - Damn cool group of vegetarians... all four in one house...
14. Rob M. - Vegetarian number 2 -Hairy dude, loves to party. Girls love him!
15. Dave L. - Vegetarian number 3 -Smart, politically motivated, loves the Redskins, still friends.
16. Kara - Vegetarian number 4 - Dated Dave, super cool.
17. Dan - Thought he was hot shit and let everyone know about it endlessly. Disappeared with with warrants in tow.
18. Kevin - Jekyll and Hyde - got drunk and got mean. Punched a hole in my wall.
19. Eric H. - His brother was the Egg Man. Had a cat, loved the Kings Pub in Berlin.
20. Dave M. - Skinniest artist ever. true friend that passed away.
21. Chris W. - Damn good artist, shy as hell.
22. Tyson M. - Shape shifter, doing well these days.
23. Damon S. - Damn fine artist from Flatbush. Cops pulled him over too often in Jersey.
24. Morey H. - Alaska boy, allergies... and walked in his sleep.
25. Guy roomed with Chris - Nice dude, seemed heavy into Jesus, not sure.
26. Tex B. - Elderly man with a young man's brain. Great artist who passed away.
27. Eric - Wrestler artist. Got drunk together first time in Jersey.
28. Scott - from Minnesota.
29. Trevor M. - Dude I roomed with at the Clinton House. Watched Cartoon Network 24/7.
30. Katee - First cohabitation with a GF.
31. Joe S. - The man, the myth, the legend. Great artist and truly a great friend.
32. Mary - Joe's girlfriend at the time.
33. Larry M. - Great photographer from Turlock. Still the man.
34. Ricky R. - Brother in my mexican family.
35. Coreen M. - Ex girl of Ricky. Married his twin.
Thats probably the only list post I'll ever make.
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