Happy Birthday to Wayne Static

He would've been 53 today if he was still here.

I miss him so much.

I remember where I was when I heard that Wayne passed away - I had just gotten ready for bed when one of my best friends texted me the bad news. I was so devastated.

I've said this before on here but I'll say it again: I bonded with the already mentioned friend over our mutual love for Static-X.

On October 9th, 2011 - the day after my 18th birthday, the same friend I bonded with and myself met Wayne and his wife, Tera Wray at a record store for a signing while he was out on tour for Pighammer. I took some fanart for him to sign which we both still have framed to this day. He signed our CDs and posters and he couldn't have been any nicer. I even made a joke to him and he said that it was the funniest thing he had heard all day. I'll never forget that. They say never meet your heroes, because they're sure to disappoint you right? Well, Wayne didn't disappoint.

Later that same day, we walked to The Marquee Theater where Wayne was going to be playing and it was an awesome show! My friend and I started our own mosh pits and we lost out minds when he played Push It. Looking back, that day was so special for many reasons - and most of it is because of Wayne.

Thanks to Wayne and his music, I met one of my favorite people in the world, somebody that's like a brother to me and because of his music, our friendship will never be broken.

Thank you, Wayne for everything.

I'm so happy that the original band is getting back together in Wayne's memory and I cannot wait for Project Regeneration.

I just wish all of this would have happened while he was still here.