Just another example of the 150000 people that leave us each day Evan Tanner left us this weekend. No Evan wasn’t some worthy Hollywood superstar, nor was he some political marvel. He was just a regular dude, like you or me…. Well not quite…

As he described himself

College dropout, adventurer, seeker, traveller, ditch digger, dishwasher, cable tech, concrete worker, steel worker, salad prep, busboy, ski resort security, ski resort rental shop technician. I’ve worked in a slaughter house. I’ve been a landscaper. I’ve done drywall, tile, countertops, wood flooring, roofing. I have been a plumber, worked as a bottle collector at a bar, a bouncer, a doorman, a head of a security team. I have been a basket room clerk, a carpenter, a framer building beach houses, a truss builder. I’ve lived on a farm. I’ve lived in the city. I’ve earned money mowing lawns, selling on ebay, and fighting. A teacher, a trainer, and a coach sometimes. There was a time when I was younger that I didn’t know any better than to be a liar, a cheater, and a thief. I have since learned to despise those things. I have had great friendships. I have had great loves. I have been a lover, I have been a son, a brother, and a friend. And I was once a world champion.

He was special without fan fare or a requirement for us to acknowledge his achievements other than a note to say what he was up to. He didn’t ask for us to know what he was doing or ask us to support him. He came to the octagon, fought then left. His time was truly his….. now its his for all eternity ….. depending on your thoughts on the matter….

Either way I am left saddened with the knowledge of his passing while still admiring the medias ability to publicise Britney Spear’s latest MTV award…… but maybe that is what is truly important.

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