Jeff Burroughs aka Thing aka Adam Bramlett aka Liar
Delicious
sailing salutation corvette driven
champagne gutter punk
divine delicious memories
goddamnit motherfucker
you know how people are always curious about how people will react when they die?
I hope this is one of those pranks.”
That’s when it actually sank in. Up to that point it was more abstract, I guess I was still processing that it wasn’t a joke. But then when I went looking for him, for the Jeff I’d known and joked around with since 7th grade…and couldn’t find him–that’s when it sunk in. I didn’t get to say goodbye to Jeff.
I guess none of us did.
Larry Saltman (Sand and Sea Apartments).
I called him Jeffe’. Others called him Thing. He touched my life in a positive way.
We lost a friend. He made some uncomfortable and some comfortable, but made us all feel good. Jeff was a loving friend who was not afraid. Not afraid of making a statement. Not afraid of making an impression. Not afraid of living. And live he did.
Most people tread with care through life. Careful of the way in which we impress ourselves upon the general public.
Not Jeff. He managed to throw his whole personality into everything he did. One did not get a little of Jeff; you got the whole ball of wax. He brought to the door the BING-BAM- BOOM of life. I can only hope to make the same lasting impression that he did- without a thought.We lost something with Jeff’s passing, something big. But he left us a big thing too: a lesson in how to live. Live it large. Bite off big pieces of life; no, rip large chunks of life off the frame of the here and now and force them down the gullet of society and laugh while they choke on the reality of it all. Where ever he is, he is laughing at the farce he left behind and wants us to laugh with him
C0ME CELEBRATE
THOMAS JEFFERY BURROUGHS
ADAM BRAMLETT / THING / LIAR / JEFF !
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Megaphones welcomed !
Light cocktails, food and mingling 6pm to 9 pm
Words and Boo Hooing 9 pm to 10pm
Heavy COCKtails and dancing ALL night long !!!
Pot Luck, Bring your favorite Food and/or Booze.
Beer donation by Anacapa Brewery Co.
Jimmy’s Pizza and San Souci (the Sewer), Jeff’s favorite bar, is donating pizza.
DJ’s Keith Holland, Neko, Dr. Bombay
Please bring any mementos, pictures, etc.
We will show TIDBiTS. Thing’s cable show that was first aired after Superbowl XLll.
( I have 6 more episodes in the editing process).
John and Dee have ever so graciously offered their barn (hello Ventucky) for this festivity.
Thing would be very honored to have his final party here.
This is on agricultural land and there is a turtle sanctuary pond near the barn. Please take special care with trash and where you tread. Please car pool. It is possible to walk and bike here too. (not that Thing would ever dream of doing that).
