i went to see my dear friend gabriel perform tonight. he's my i-can't-believe-how-many-years-have-passed- because-he's-an-adult-now friend who i initially met in 1999 when he was just 13 years old. now he's a fine looking adult who's grown up into the big bad world and he's rocking with poetry and slamming down his thoughts and politics and social commentary for the masses. he rocks. so, tonight, he gave a reading a the lgbt center for a special native american spoken word event called two-spirit tongues untied. it's been so long since i'd seen him. good to see him again, and to see him perform with such fire and strength. he rocks.