I still dream about Kyle Sandek every once in a while. Last night I was introducing someone to a different Kyle and she said oh, Sandek? and he shook her hand and smiled and said no, I'm sorry, he won't be around.
A few weeks ago I did a google search and found that someone had added a wikipedia page on Kyle. It was removed of course, on grounds of non-notability, which is fair but I know some people who would disagree.
I couldn't see who'd added that page; it was already gone, I was only viewing the cached version. I have a suspicion it was JP but I might never know.
I know that people find my blog sometimes by searching for Kyle. So I don't know who I might be talking to right now, but, hi. I post something just like this, every once in a while. I don't know why. I was not that close to him but he was such a funny jackass, so much his own person even at 13, and it was such a shame.
If you are JP or know how to reach him, for christ's sake please drop me an email (spidercamp@gmail.com), I'd like to thank him for something I can never forget. And I want to know about the shoes.