Elegy for a fallen Kindred Spirit
I never met Alex Ulrich in 'real-life.' Only online, first through Livejournal and then through Facebook, then Tumblr. Through his online postings, I saw a funny, raunchy, earthy man full of joie de vivre. We had a bunch in common, mostly music and movies. When I learned that he moved to Baltimore, about an hour away from me, I had as one of my goals to visit him in Charm City. I knew that he was going to see Dead Can Dance later this month, and it was a distinct possibility that I would meet up with at the venue a little before.
I learned this morning that he was senselessly killed this weekend by a gunshot wound. I will miss his rambunctious postings, and am deeply affected that I will never get to meet him.