THIS is the best Joe:
So Joe and I are having supper. We start talking about mood music and about the fact that we never listen to music while we're being ... intimate because of ... well, rhythmic difficulties (not on my part, I can't keep a beat to save my life). In that same vein of thought, Joe begins to regale me with mood music incidents. He starts to tell me, in FAR greater detail than I would have liked, how he was making out with a lady friend:
Joe: "So we're making out, I've got her shirt off. Her bra off. Things are going well."
Me [pondering why he'd be telling me this at all]: "Right."
Joe [oblivious to my mounting discomfort]: "And we're making out, making out and I start to go for the pants right? Wondering if I can get into her panties."
Me: "Sure."
Joe: "We were listening to Pandora, and the music was pretty perfect and everything [he actually goes into more detail about the music and its perfection, but I'm editing it for space reasons] . But just as I go for her panties... this weird loud goofy country music comes on and ruins the moment [think of a song along the lines of "There's a Tear in my Beer"]."
Me: [silence as I sip my wine while wondering if he's joking]
Joe: "It was hilarious."
Me: "I know. I was there."
Joe: "Man, what?"
Me: "I was that girl with you and the country music."
Joe: [pause] "Maybe it happened twice?"
I invited him into my house after finding out he was staying in a Granville Hostel. He lived with me for 2 weeks. In 2 weeks, I knew I'd made one of the greatest friends of all time.
I've had so, SO many great times with Tonkman.
Here is some photo (thank god) evidence of the awesome fun we had the very last time we hung out, here in Vancouver:
We had a great day that day. We listened to music, drew inappropriate things on the streets, had breakfast and made fun of the band that "only seemed to know three chords". He also told me of his love of more efficient housing and how he hoped one day to make the most efficient house.
I was supposed to hang out with Zonky yesterday, at a party. I chose not to go.
I can't believe I missed out on even just one more hour with him.
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Oh man, and the fucking haunted sandwich. That was a classic Joe story.
or how about the story where he told mrs. tonkman he was going to go rent a movie or something and returned like three days later and acted like nothing had happened
Can't put this into proper words, but similar to pipe's sentiment. Really saddening loss.
I only ever met him once (other than talking a bunch on AIM) but he was an incredible dude with such an open perspective on life. Other people will do him much better justice with their words.
Oh man, and the fucking haunted sandwich. That was a classic Joe story.
or how about the story where he told mrs. tonkman he was going to go rent a movie or something and returned like three days later and acted like nothing had happened
Joe had been at my house for a few days in a row.
He liked to throw my roommate around the apartment, which made me queasy because I only had sisters and we were more into psychological warfare, so actual violence was unsettling to me.
I was itchy for him to leave.
I mentioned that I had never seen the movie "Clerks"
Joe couldn't believe that I hadn't seen it.
Kept repeating that I was the type of person who would have seen it.
His world was blown apart.
He had to right it.
And so, he ventured off to go rent Clerks so that I could watch it.
Actually, I dropped him off at the movie store near his place and he was going to grab a shower and some clothes and walk back.
Three days later, he breezes into my life again, completely oblivious that he had made any promise to return and have forgotten everything about Clerks.
BUT WHY DID I DROP HIM OFF AT THE VIDEO STORE??!?!?!
I met Zonky one day in May, we went bungy jumping together, enjoyed an hour in the car hearing his stories, and had dinner with him before saying goodbye at the ferry. Here are some photos from that day.
Oh man, and the fucking haunted sandwich. That was a classic Joe story.
or how about the story where he told mrs. tonkman he was going to go rent a movie or something and returned like three days later and acted like nothing had happened
I first heard that story from Sarah and it was so funny to hear her tell it with Joe just sitting there shrugging his shoulders like "yeah that'll happen." I thought the funniest part of it was that when he finally did show up again, he didn't even have the fucking movie he had originally left to get.
Partially because he was fucking hilarious, but also because it was nice having another sweaty person around.
how dare you make me laugh this hard hahaha
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I met Zonky one time at a party at A7's apartment, and we bonded pretty well that night. He kept insisting that he was about to punch me in the face, and I kept insisting that that line of thought was folly and he simply needed one more drink.
It sounds rather immature & sophomoric, but it was a lot of fun and it was good people having a good time. I was looking forward to hanging with him again in the months to come.
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how long has he been riding? any info about the incident?
I don't have any real details. I know he just got the motorcycle a few months ago or so, but I don't know how long he had been riding before that. His official funeral is going to be in Newfoundland, but Sarah said they're going to try to organize a memorial up in Vancouver and I know that at least Naporeon and myself are going to go up for it whenever it is, I'll keep people posted.
He was without a doubt one of the coolest people I've met in a long time, not just out of forumers either, like out of everyone.
Fuck. David texted me when I was almost back home. Shit.
I'm going to try to go up for it too.
I met Zonky one time at a party at A7's apartment, and we bonded pretty well that night. He kept insisting that he was about to punch me in the face, and I kept insisting that that line of thought was folly and he simply needed one more drink.
It sounds rather immature & sophomoric, but it was a lot of fun and it was good people having a good time. I was looking forward to hanging with him again in the months to come.
God Dammit Joe, I never got to hear the stories you were saving up for PAX.
I'll always remember the first weekend we hung out, the night I left Seattle for the first time, we were all laying on Chris' bed. Telling stories, laughing like crazy. Totally happy and comfortable.
One of the better moments I've ever had with my friends.
I will infract people who keep talking about funny things and then not telling the story
I didn't want to tell the haunted sandwich story because I don't feel like I can do it justice but I'll try. Nap, if you have one of Sarah's recounts of this you should post it.
As I remember it, Joe had just gotten back to his apartment after one of his long trips to the woods for work. He was home alone and got right into the shower. When he got out, there was a sandwich made and sitting on the kitchen counter. I believe it was a turkey sandwich and the bread was toasted. He freaked out and called Sarah, asking her what he should do, all the while checking the entire apartment for intruders. He always swore that he never made the sandwich, but I think Sarah always suspected that he made it and forgot about it altogether, which I believe the be perfectly plausible. The funniest thing is that since he was home alone, no one has any idea what really happened. The legend of the haunted sandwich lives on.
the first thing that comes to my mind when i think of him
Same here.
That or the story he told me, Nap, and Volyu in the car during StalePAX on the way home from Cap's about meeting the lesbian in a bar that was so cool that he wanted to fight her.
Oh man, and the fucking haunted sandwich. That was a classic Joe story.
or how about the story where he told mrs. tonkman he was going to go rent a movie or something and returned like three days later and acted like nothing had happened
Joe had been at my house for a few days in a row.
He liked to throw my roommate around the apartment, which made me queasy because I only had sisters and we were more into psychological warfare, so actual violence was unsettling to me.
I was itchy for him to leave.
I mentioned that I had never seen the movie "Clerks"
Joe couldn't believe that I hadn't seen it.
Kept repeating that I was the type of person who would have seen it.
His world was blown apart.
He had to right it.
And so, he ventured off to go rent Clerks so that I could watch it.
Actually, I dropped him off at the movie store near his place and he was going to grab a shower and some clothes and walk back.
Three days later, he breezes into my life again, completely oblivious that he had made any promise to return and have forgotten everything about Clerks.
BUT WHY DID I DROP HIM OFF AT THE VIDEO STORE??!?!?!
I've since seen it.
M'eh.
hahaha, yes.
Tube: Yeah, allegedly it was still warm which really freaked him out.
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And he loved to play "Find Tonkman's Pants".
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and he said, "wam [he always called me wam, never kate], I flirt with a lot of girls and I like to have a lot of casual sex, but you are my unicorn"
why weren't you wearing a proper helmet
The guy was super fucking funny.
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I've never understood why people don't. If there's anyone here who doesn't, maybe this will open their eyes
I invited him into my house after finding out he was staying in a Granville Hostel. He lived with me for 2 weeks. In 2 weeks, I knew I'd made one of the greatest friends of all time.
I've had so, SO many great times with Tonkman.
Here is some photo (thank god) evidence of the awesome fun we had the very last time we hung out, here in Vancouver:
We had a great day that day. We listened to music, drew inappropriate things on the streets, had breakfast and made fun of the band that "only seemed to know three chords". He also told me of his love of more efficient housing and how he hoped one day to make the most efficient house.
I was supposed to hang out with Zonky yesterday, at a party. I chose not to go.
I can't believe I missed out on even just one more hour with him.
and you walked off the patio in the middle of one of them and he was like "awww man I grossed out khoo OH WELL" and kept going
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We had a lot of fun times playing hours and hours of HALO 2 a couple of years ago.
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Can't put this into proper words, but similar to pipe's sentiment. Really saddening loss.
I only ever met him once (other than talking a bunch on AIM) but he was an incredible dude with such an open perspective on life. Other people will do him much better justice with their words.
the first thing that comes to my mind when i think of him
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I never actually got to hear this story, but I use this phrase all the time.
he had a devastating fear of heights
I first heard that story from Sarah and it was so funny to hear her tell it with Joe just sitting there shrugging his shoulders like "yeah that'll happen." I thought the funniest part of it was that when he finally did show up again, he didn't even have the fucking movie he had originally left to get.
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I never spoke to Zonkytonkman but he was one of the more familiar faces around here and it's a terrible tragedy that this has happened.
My sincerest condolences to those who knew him better than I did.
Partially because he was fucking hilarious, but also because it was nice having another sweaty person around.
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He will be missed.
Satans..... hints.....
joe coady did everything he wanted to all the time
and he loved that stupid motorcycle
It sounds rather immature & sophomoric, but it was a lot of fun and it was good people having a good time. I was looking forward to hanging with him again in the months to come.
still crying.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Fuck. David texted me when I was almost back home. Shit.
I'm going to try to go up for it too.
Tonkman was a great guy.
I'll always remember the first weekend we hung out, the night I left Seattle for the first time, we were all laying on Chris' bed. Telling stories, laughing like crazy. Totally happy and comfortable.
One of the better moments I've ever had with my friends.
I'm gonna miss you brother.
I didn't want to tell the haunted sandwich story because I don't feel like I can do it justice but I'll try. Nap, if you have one of Sarah's recounts of this you should post it.
As I remember it, Joe had just gotten back to his apartment after one of his long trips to the woods for work. He was home alone and got right into the shower. When he got out, there was a sandwich made and sitting on the kitchen counter. I believe it was a turkey sandwich and the bread was toasted. He freaked out and called Sarah, asking her what he should do, all the while checking the entire apartment for intruders. He always swore that he never made the sandwich, but I think Sarah always suspected that he made it and forgot about it altogether, which I believe the be perfectly plausible. The funniest thing is that since he was home alone, no one has any idea what really happened. The legend of the haunted sandwich lives on.
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Same here.
That or the story he told me, Nap, and Volyu in the car during StalePAX on the way home from Cap's about meeting the lesbian in a bar that was so cool that he wanted to fight her.
hahaha, yes.
Tube: Yeah, allegedly it was still warm which really freaked him out.