Part Deux

"It's not goodbye, it's see you later." 

We've all moved out of the house on Josephine.  It's sad.  But it's good.  We're on to the next chapter of the house and our individual lives.  And that's the beauty of what we've tried (and I believe have succeeded in) to do here... create a family that continues to love and support one another no matter what or where and doesn't end inside four walls or the ten hearts it began with.  It invites others to join and grows and grows and grows.  The things learned in that house carry on to the next relationship, and the next house, and to the next neighbor, and to the next adventure.  This experiment is really only worth it if we have built something sustainable... something that affects us for our lifetimes.  And I think it will.  It will continue to be hard and a learning process, but we're still committed to our goal (summed up so well above in the heading).   

We've had visions of, you know, ten years down the road, having a huge family reunion where everyone who was in the house and their families, communities, whatever come to enjoy each other some more... obviously that'd be dope and obviously no one knows if this thing will continue, but that's just kind of what we hope "the house" becomes... A huge extended family where each member is supported and does its best to support.  I know for a fact that the members of the Josephine house will be having reunions (planning is already in the works - house boat on lake tahoe anyone?) 

So yeah, I guess I never told you guy(s) (who knows if anyone reads this anymore), but the house deux is not staying - has not stayed - in the house at Josephine.  We found a house only a couple blocks from the Josephine house.  Staying was an option, but we just felt moving was the best thing for the deux.  It was a really difficult, emotional decision.  There is so much history (both good and painfully good) there we wanted to hold on to.  But we needed to let that go and move forward.  So our new address is 3217 Gaylord St. Denver, CO 80205.  It is literally two blocks west, and two houses north of the Josephine St.  1 - it isn't absolutely deteriorating (we're pretty sure the other house is going to collapse within two weeks of moving out).  2 - it allows the deux to start fresh and create the "house" anew in a way that truly resembles its current residents (while still attempting to stay intimately connected to the hearts of the original residents).  3 - its cheaper and is the right amount of house for seven members rather than the previous nine.   

So come by.  The house is a mess as we are trying to sort through the chaos of moving, but come by anyway.  The house continues and we want you to be a part of it.

Also, we have a seventh member... Andy Holdeman. He's got a beard. He plays basketball. He once cut his hair to look like Hulk Hogan (See below - he didn't want me to put this up... but that's the beauty of this blog being under my control). We're all really excited about his addition.  He tried to tell us for weeks he was only 85% in, but we were quite confident he would be living with us despite his uneasiness.  He runs his own shirt design company which is legit.  He's not that into House (the tv show) but I'm working on that.  Instead, Andy is an avid Dr. Who fan... I don't get it.  

So the house deux is set... starring Anna-Face, Fu!, Robby Cella (aka the Serious Coyote), Mary Did You Know?, Kelley Berschwood, A-Train, and Charles Gunning the Third. (Side note, Robby's nickname here comes from this amazing CD we found in the storage room of the new house.  One of its tracks is called the Serious Coyote and that just seemed to fit Bob - he doesn't like it.  Anyway, it's the weirdest thing you've ever heard.  In the song "Ida Lee" - the name of the singer's spaceship - one lyric says something like "Oh Ida Lee, you go so fast you have to be a Jedi to see you pass".  When you visit, ask for a listen.) 

  

PS - I know I told you guys you'd be hearing from other people in the house and perhaps some peop's who've been around a lot but I guess I'm not the only one who struggles to commit to writing on this thing so that prob won't happen.  I'll try to keep pushing it though because I think it'd be valuable.  (I dont know why this is underlined and not white.)