Thanks for putting this together Jess! Thanks everyone for being here and posting!
I met Chris back in the Summer of 2005!!! We worked together along with another brother of mine, Dennis Aguirre, at Cal Poly Pomona and we hit it off since then. We shared the same love for music, culture, and food which strengthened our friendship and brought on many epic adventures. There was never a dull moment hanging out with Chris. He brought light and humor to any situation, even when the odds are against us.
One of the fondest memories I have with Chris, at the expense of Peter, is when we were in Vegas. Sorry Peter. After a great night of raging and eating, we returned to the hotel to find Peter peacefully sleeping in bed. I turned to Chris, and I see his face with excitement, and he shouts to Peter, “Wake up Peter! We brought you back a burger!” Peter is motionless and I see Chris with the biggest smile on his face as he presses on the food container to release it open to reveal a masterpiece of a cheeseburger. Chris shouts to Peter again with no success of waking him up and I tell Chris “He’s knocked out man.” Chris, not being a quitter and determined to wake up Peter, disassembles the top bun of the burger and launches it at Peter like a frisbee and it hits Peter’s body. The bun fails to wake Peter up. This is where I’m laughing my *** off. Chris proceeds with his assault in Operation Wake Peter Up going down the order of the burger in which it was created until he picks up the burger patty and launches it where it hits Peter smack on the face. I’m weak, paralyzed, and still trying to recover from laughing and now I’m breathless and enter a new level of laughter. Peter has awoken. He removes the greasy patty away from his face to reveal an enraged Peter. Face as red as the tomato that he got hit with. He’s not finding any of this as funny as I am, as he picks up a cooler filled with ice, water, and beverages and does a cavalry charge towards Chris with full speed. Impressed because I’m sure that cooler is heavy as hell, but tell myself, “Oh s**t, this is getting real.” I intervene and stop a war from happening, but still dying from laughter.
Damn I miss the guy. Love you buddy! See you on the other side.
One of the first and one of the last pictures I have with Chris.
- Tommy Hoang
