James Bowman

There´s still a you-shaped hole in my heart. Hurts like hell quite often. Still, it´s worth it for having you in my life. The pain of losing you is nothing like the pain of never getting to know and love someone like you.

No... it was not Scott Cantrell, it was John Ardoin...

I'm here. It's been a while, and there are distractions. You know me, I'm not good at dates or lyrics... This night, I watched a video of Dave Draiman and Myles Kennedy singing Sounds of Silence and MM singing Sweet Dreams. There was, in the background, someone playing tympani, and more than the singers, this drew me to you. Lots of turmoil in the world. Wish you were here to help me balance. Love you "brother"! Shawn

How has it been so long? You know I´m heading back. Lots of memories swirling around. It´ll be nice to revisit those places. Oceans of love!

Your mom gave me your Mardi Gras beads last year. Jen(na) and I carried them from the Bywater into the Quarter so you were with us and got that wish list item checked off at long last. I love you always and miss you forever.

20 yearsmissing you. Happy birthday my friend.

Grateful for the ripples still created by your presence in this world (though it was all too brief). I miss you.

Thinking of you....and wishing you were somehow here again.

My brother, 20 years. We talked recently about how you might like symphonic metal and the beautiful talented ladies fronting these bands with their operatic vocals. Recently Tarja released a more peaceful recording with members of the world music community and I would love to share that with you. Miss your voice, your advice and counterpoint. Have a nice jam and a chuckle at my loss of lyrics. Love you brother.