this is mike. my best friend in the whole wide world since junior high. the head honcho. the creme de la creme. mi mejor amigo. he's my rock. 

the jacket he is wearing in this picture once belonged to my father. we made a trade in high school. my dad's jacket and a germs cd for his crappy jacket and a black leather belt. believe it or not, im wearing that belt right now. and if it's cold in san jose, you can bet your bottom dollar he's wearing my dad's jacket. he might even still have the germs cd, too. 

i love you, michael thomas paris - with all i got, buddy.