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Joshua Berl 3/1/21 Joshua Berl 3/1/21

From Erin Cusick

I’ve struggled to write this for an entire year as it feels I have so much to say and yet nothing at all. And anything I would say is so insignificant compared to everything you brought into this world. All I can say is my memories of you remain eternally vivid in my mind… until we meet again…

Joshua Berl 8/27/20 Joshua Berl 8/27/20

Artist Statement for Augie’s last show or zine (unpublished)

These images are all stolen. From strangers, google, from friends and family, or even myself.

I say stolen because these images are indeed property of some kind belonging to someone. If these images are property, then we can assume they maintain some level of materiality, or are indeed objects. While they may be objects, that does not mean that they exist concretely in a 3D sphere. Their subjects once did, or do, but no more. ..

Joshua Berl 8/9/20 Joshua Berl 8/9/20

From Henry Staley

It’s getting a little bit easier to come to terms with Augie being in the new place and form that he’s in. I’m hoping that this is the same for others in this community.

For me, this just means I can now take a seat in a nice memory of Augie, talk to him and it’s just pleasant, warm and loving. For several moments, there’s no pain or longing. Until it comes back and I miss him again.

I’ve learned several things about Augie from reflecting on certain phrases he’d repeat…

Joshua Berl 5/1/20 Joshua Berl 5/1/20

From Alexandra Tyler

Augie, I miss you so much. It’s been over two months since you left us and the shock is still wearing off. I will never understand why you left but all I can say is that I hope you’ve found peace. You’ve left a hole in all of our hearts that will never heal. I can only now start to try and formulate how I feel…

Joshua Berl 4/14/20 Joshua Berl 4/14/20

From Will Talcott

My favorite memories with Augie were laughing with our friends. Augie had a great sense of humor and loved to put on a bit. My favorite bits were the ones where he was making it up as he went along, and he would make himself laugh as he thought of something to add. Whenever that happened, he would get this twinkle in his eye and then he would let out what I call a throat laugh before proceeding to go deeper into whatever bit he had going on. That was always a real treat to watch, Augie had a real knack for storytelling and the imagination to come up with some great material. In another life I could see him as a stand-up comic.