My Ever Changing Moods

Listening to My Ever Changing Moods by Style Council and remembering that Keith once told me how much he loved this song. It was one of those moments in our friendship when I realized how much we have in common, as this was one of my favorite songs back in the 80s.

As you probably know, Keith was also an avid fan of finding new music (often on KCRW), and once chided me for "being stuck in the 80s" even though I found almost as much new music as he did.

Which also reminds me of a time, shortly before he passed away, when we were driving through the canyon in his new Saab, and he had KCRW playing on the car radio. He said his car had an internet connection and he was streaming music over the air. I was blown away, thinking I knew all the latest technology, when he started laughing in that Keith way and telling me it was actually playing through his iPod. As usual, Keith got the last laugh!

Colin Keith

Two weeks ago, my wife and I had twin boys. We named one of the boys Colin Keith, in memory of our friend. I look forward to the day I can tell Colin Keith about the wonderful guy he's named after, and hopefully it will inspire him on some level to find the same joy in his life that Keith found in his.

March 12, 2009

David writes, "I am thinking of you, Keith."

Michael reaffirms, "Me, too. There's not a day that goes by that your good friends and family don't miss you."

Need some Keith inspiration

Lately, my job has fallen into a bit of a rut. Difficult clients, difficult timelines, difficult budgets. And the work hasn't been that creative.

When this kind of thing happened to me in the past, I'd call Keith and we'd commiserate. He'd have some great ideas for projects to do, or we'd talk about bigger dreams and goals. Seems I have very few like-minded, creative-types to hash these ideas out with anymore.

If nothing else, Keith and I would just talk about our dreams, what we hoped to accomplish as professional designers, and that would inspire me. After ragging on our companies, our clients, our projects, of course!

Keith, I wish you were around to hash it all out. I miss having your ideas rattling around in my head.

From David Tonnesen: Two Years Without Keith

David Tonnsen writes:

"Here it is two years after Keith's passing, I still think of him often.

"Attached are some photos for the blog not sure if I can post myself.

"Two years later and I still think of Keith often. I find things that remind me of his silliness and sense of humor. I have a few of his Biscuit Boy caps from 12 years ago that I wear, and I stumble across some of his Robert Keith Artwear materials. This order form makes me chuckle, I remember being impressed by his ambitions to make Biscuit Boy and Elvis Fish world renowned. He asked me to make some steel shirt stands with goofy faces for his Faneuil Hall sales cart. One can't help think of where he would be now in his career. I can imagine his high pitched laughter reliving those early days."

Some more pics of Keith

One year ago

The following is from Peter Freedman:

Keith left this world one year ago today, March 12, 2007.

Many have reached out, and much has been done over the past year in memory of Keith’s passing. This site is a treasure to all of us. Thank you Michael.

I have spoken with many of Keith’s friends over the months, and invite anyone who wishes to write or just say hello. We have all suffered together from his loss.

Join me tomorrow and enjoy a box of Junior Mints. They were Keith’s favorite candy when we were kids.

Sincerely,

Peter Freedman
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