Flashback: The Boys of 355

In Oct. of 2009, I moved into a house that was later called "The 355"... In doing so, I gained some pretty cool and zany roommates. There was "The Jbo"(far left), "BH Malone"(left of me, and partial owner of the house) and "Side"(Far right). The first month it was just me and BH Malone. The other two moved in Nov.

I've know BH pretty much all my life and got to know Jbo over the summer of 2009. Side, on the other hand, was someone that I did not know. Anyone that knows me, understands that it takes me awhile to open up and talk with someone new. Side was no exception. To tell you the truth, we probably lived together for 2-3 weeks before I said anything to him. (haha, I do feel bad and Side, if you are reading this, I'm sorry buddy) I lived in the basement and would usually just go down there when I got home from work. I think one time I came home and said "Hey, I'm Jeremy, people call me Chunk. I live in the basement here." and the I proceeded downstairs. I'll never forget the first time we ever really had a true interaction experience together..... One night I just came home with the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game and was excited about it. I asked him if he wanted to play it with me and together we went downstairs and spent an hour or so playing Super Mario. It was classic times! So there... I made a new friend.

It wasn't long after that, that the four of us became used to each other. There weren't many times when it was just us four, but when it was, we shared some pretty good memories. There were times when we would just sit and right songs and I guess even formed a band, "Christian School Dropouts". There were times of were we busted out in random dance parties and rap sessions. There were road trips to Wings Etc and memories there that I wish weren't memories... haha. We had nerf wars, snow ball fights, and pranks on each other. I'll never forget when we "faked buried" Jbo's car in the snow!(that's another "Flashback" right there) We had porch/garage nights. We had back porch/back yard bonfire nights. There were nights were I think we sat around drinking wine and listening to a Frank Sinatra Christmas. There were times of laughter. There were times of seriousness. Times of tears and times of Joy!

But it wasn't always good. With roommates comes disaster and times of not getting along. There were times that 3AM Jbo would sleep walk and eat my pizza(which I just pulled out of the oven). Times that BH Malone and I would get in heated arguments which included yelling and swearing at each other. Times when we would just annoy the crap out of each other. It wasn't pretty at times.. but...

Even though there were lots of bad times, there were still lots of good times! I was and am very thankful that I got to live with those guys. Whenever I needed someone, one of them was always there. Whenever I didn't get alone with BH, Side was there to talk and encouraged me to fix the problem and work it out. And whenever I was feeling down or just felt alone, Jbo was always there to lift me up and provide encouragement. The times that I was bored or unhappy, BH Malone would take me out and cheer me up. See when I moved in to the 355, I gained three brothers and with brothers, comes brotherly love. We didn't get along all the time, but that didn't matter because we all loved each other and I am thankful for that. Those three guys helped encourage and strengthen me to the man I am today and I thank God for our friendship. We may not all live together anymore, but we are all still good friends and are still there for each other.

So cheers to you three... to us four... "The Boys of 355"

I leave you with this one hit wonder by The Jbo himself(featuring house guest Dan Holden and the rest of 355) 'Take Me In'. Enjoy.