My boyfriend Mike and I had the honor of meeting Max on Sunday August 5th.We hit if off so well, that him and Aleks helped us move our tent so we were right next to eachother. And for the remainder of the week we had many good talks and great times together.  We exchanged phone numbers on Friday Aug 10th before we left and promised to get together soon after we all got back.  On our way home Mike said... Jodie I feel like I have made 2 life long friends whom I can call my bothers.  And I agreed. I can not tell you how heart broken we both were when we got the news of Max's passing.  There are no words to descirbe the feelings that we have.  I feel blessed for the time we had with Max and how he has forever changed our lives. I will toast to you Max with a glass of Bourbon.. never understood how you can drink that stuff but for you... I endure. We will miss you my friend.

Max came to visit me in NY for my 26th Bday. At that point I was 5 months pregnant with my daughter, and did not feel much like partying. Nevertheless, we went for dinner at a small latin restaraunt in West Village. We truly had a blast. On our way home Max put on quite a show dancing around a pole in the subway car. Other passengers were cheering and applauding his smooth moves.

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This is a song translated from Hebrew, that Max and I both liked very much. Written by singer and songwriter Aviv Geffen.

I am going to cry for you, be strong up there
My longings are like doors opened at night.

Forever, my brother, I will always remember you
And at the end we will meet, you know,
I have other friends but they all fade away
Against your unbelievable light.

When we are sad we go to the sea, that's why the sea is salty
And it is very sad you can return equipment
But you can not return the longings.
Forever, my brother....

And like the waves we are getting smashed
Against the pier, against life.

So I am going to cry for you, be strong up there.

Forever, my brother, I will always remember you

So I'm going to cry for you,
be strong up there