Brian Sorrelle 1961 – 2013

When I was a young boy my Grandfather gave me, what turned out to be, very valuable information. “Son, you can tell a lot about a man by his handshake.” When I first met Brian Sorrelle, he extended his hand, looked me right in the eye, and gave me a firm and solid handshake.  Of course that was followed by “Hey Bud” in his very deep and resounding voice.  I had already met Andrea and to be quite honest, they were visually quite different. Brian being so tall, and Andrea being so petite. Brian’s aforementioned deep voice and Andrea’s songbird …

So, what happens when you run into a friend you’ve not seen in 20 years?

I guess using the term “run into” is being used a bit liberally here. I was browsing a social networking site and saw the posting from someone I’ve not seen in 20 years. We used to hang out together as teenagers in the late ’80’s and haven’t really seen each other since. I know I’ve changed tremendously in the last 20 years and I’m nothing like the kid I once was…I guess that’s true for everyone. Back then I was trying to be everyone’s friend. When you’re trying to be what you think people want you to be you can’t …