Although I haven't been here for so long, I had to post on this sad day. 9 long years since he has gone to the other side. How has time flown by so fast? It seems like just yesterday I heard the news. Michael has brought so much into my life, for which I am so immensely grateful, music, deep friendship, joy, and many things that I consider too personal to list here. He was an amazing man, if he only could have realized how much so. The world is a darker place without his light in it. I hope, though, that whereever he may be right now, he knows that so many of us still remember, still care, and are keeping his memory alive in our own individual ways. He was one of a kind and even though that sounds cliche, it is true in his case. Rest in peace, dear Michael. Thank you for all you have given me, and may you find that elusive peace in the afterlife that you so desperately sought while here on earth. My candle will burn brightly for you tonight, as every night, and my glass will be raised in a toast to your life and generous loving spirit. You will never be forgotten!