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February 24, 2003

We love rock n' roll...
Posted by Jess in RI Stories

My best friend Cindy informed me this morning that three of her close friends from high school are missing or in RI Hospital in critical condition. Not being born and raised here, I am fortunate enough to have many old friends from out of state rather than RI. However, a reporter from the Providence Journal hit the nail on the head:

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"But the sad reality is, in this quirky, close-knit state of roughly a million people, it's only a matter of time before most find out that they do, indeed, "know someone." Or, they'll know someone who knows someone. Whatever the case, it won't be a stretch for the fire's impact to hit home.

Maybe Atty. Gen. Patrick Lynch put it best during an interview with NBC's Today show:

"They say there are six degrees of separation in this world. In Rhode Island, there's a degree and a half. The pain rips through this community quicker than any other."
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The stories are typical for small-town Rhode Island, where street directions are based on landmarks that are long gone, where advice is handed out with lines like, "I know a guy who knows a guy," and where many simply never leave. "
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complete projo.com article. I think you have to register though.

I am also so thankful Cindy is still here, being a 80’s-90’s metal band punk high schooler and a frequent visitor of The Station. (Sorry Cindy, I couldn’t resist. I didn’t exactly listen to “Wham” in school either. That’s why we have so much fun laughing together when “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” comes on the radio.).

Cindy and I met in the dorms at URI when a mutual friend invited Matt and I (together at the time), along with Cindy and Nate (also together at the time, high school sweethearts!) to play D&D. Having never played before, I learned that Cindy had recently learned how to play also. We all had so much fun getting to know each other.

Cindy and I learned two very fundamental rules over the years:

1. An afternoon of Dungeons & Dragons and Entenmann’s chocolate cake goes REALLY well together; and
2. When in battle and all else fails, conjure up a tree and hide behind it.

In all seriousness, Cindy, thanks for being my friend. You rock.

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