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From: "The Ultimate Artist" <ult-artist@artistic.net>
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Subject: Re: My Brother
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 06:48:09 +0000 (UTC)
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"Quong Nguyen" wrote:

   > I have sad news.
   >
   > My name is Quong Nguyen and I am Tran Nguyen's younger brother.
   > Last weekend Tran and I went out late to a Taco Bell for some food
   > when we were caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in
   > downtown Oakland. Tears are streaming down my face as I write this
   > because Tran pushed me down to safety behind his Honda. He died
   > four hours later at the Alameda County Medical Center. The doctors
   > said he was dead the minute he entered the emergency room but they
   > did their best. I've never really read the internet but he always
   > talked about his friends on alt.ascii-art and making his
   > buffoonish cartoons. He also wrestled with his alcoholism which
   > had haunted him since early high school and his way of overcoming
   > this demon was through laughter. Tran's ashes were scattered over
   > the Pacific on Tuesday in a traditional Buddhist ceremony. His
   > ascii art "farts" will remain on the web for generations to come
   > so he won't be forgotten.


    I pray to Buddha for Tran's soul, Whitey-san.
                                 /
    Don't worry, Kirara.
    Something tells me
    that reports of Tran's                   _
    death are greatly                     _ooOoo_
    exaggerated.                         o8888888o
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      |____)--' ua                        `=--=-'       hjw




                                                 _______________
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       \C  '\'      /         Oh! Uhhhh...hi!   |   | SHOWERS |
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      |____)`---' ua              b'ger  ===    |______________