I can vividly remember buying The Art of Drowning as a freshman in college in 2000.  Older friends of mine had made me aware of AFI, but until then I hadn’t really gotten into them.  That album just blew me away, and still does.  The combination of aggression and melody was like nothing I had heard before then.  I immediately bought all of the older albums, and have been with you guys throughout your progression since.  My half-sleeve of AOD and All Hallow’s artwork is a constant reminder of how influential your music has been for me over the last two decades.  Here’s to another 30 boys!  And come back to Buffalo!