So Friday will be tough. There will be tears - but we'll often be laughing through those tears. This memorial / tribute night is really meant to pull people together. Give eachother a place to share in all the humour and love and friendship that Patrick gave each of us. I want to think of it as a celebration, a "MAN are we happy that we met this friggin incredible guy" kind of night. He enriched our experiences on this planet and let's remember that!
Please come if you can. We'll share a few drinks and stories, listen to music he loved, and meet many new people who cared for him like we did. There will be a couple performances (so come early!) as well as an auction for many of his beautifully framed prints. And just remember, all money raised will be sent directly to APLA (AIDS Project LA). I also wanted to let people know, that Electronic Arts (EA), where Patrick worked in San Francisco, will be matching all money raised - doubling our donations. And contacts at APLA have assured us that we will be able to donate in honor of Patrick, allowing us to see exactly how much we've raised in his name.
If you can't make it to the tribute on Friday, but would still like to donate - we're trying to make it easy for you. Dave Blizard, one of PK's closest friends, who works at EA, has set up a PayPal.com account to which all donations will be going (don't worry - he's trustworthy!). Since EA will only match donations made by EA employees, Dave will be making the donations through this PayPal account. If you have questions about this, or would like to send Dave a note of thanks, his email address is dblizard@ea.com. That is the email address you would "send money to" through PayPal as well.
If you'd like to go apla.org directly to donate, instead of having EA double your money, you can do that as well. To have your generous donation placed under Patrick's name, please contact Shannon Tervo, by e-mail at stervo@apla.org, or by phone at (213) 201-1407. All donations made to APLA are tax deductible.
Anyway - enough with the money talk already. I can't wait to meet and hug and laugh with you guys. If you have photos you'd like to share, we'll have a board up for you as well.
Just so you guys know - there are about 90 comments that have been left here by friends and relatives - which is fantastic. But I have gotten almost 170 emails from other people that haven't even posted on this website. Some of which were filled with paragraphs of anecdotes and memories - all were filled with words of comfort and support. I wanted to publicly thank ALL of you for taking the time to write. I haven't been able to get back to all of you like I should - but I really do love everyone for sharing with me and the rest of our friends and his family. And don't feel like you can't send in more than one comment or picture! Email me at matthead@gmail.com if you have a picture or 10 you want me to post - there's no limitations here!
See you at Hamburger Mary's (click for map)
on Friday - Nov 4 - from 4-7pm.
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