Just when we thought the Joint Custody Project had finally buried all of its drama, we had one last chance meeting between partners who had only corresponded through email, though it was roughly 2 months after the opening.

My rommate (Chris Cruse) was with me at Club 82, which our friend Preston promotes and which Chris used to provide visuals for. Anyway, at one point, we gliding gingerly through the crowd of surprisingly really good looking folks, where I see Chris’s JCP partner, Ryan Riss, standing right next to us.

I said, ‘Hey there. What are you doing here’ sort of stuff and then turn to both of them, saying, ‘Isn’t it crazy that you’re both here!?’

However, I had thought they had met. The whole process of the JCP, the reception, and final exchanges between partners has become somewhat of a blur, and I forgot that they still hadn’t met. I finally realized this, introduced them, and left them to a private, probably awkward exchange that didn’t last very long. I imagine it was something along the lines of —

CRZA

So, that’s what you look like?

RISS

Yep. What did we get ourselves into?

Or Maybe…

RISS

Fuck you.

CRZA

Yeah, you’re right. Wait, fuck you.

RISS

We should hang out sometime.

Or (I watched Clue too much as a kid) this is what could have really happened.

CRZA

We don’t have to hide our true feelings.

RISS

Yeah, this really isn’t going to work out.

Just a few bits of speculation. I’m glad it finally happened and that I was there to guess what they were really thinking.

Chris’s thoughts on his ‘Artist Statement’

Ryan ‘Craptical’s’ Blog

Chris’s (and my) Blog

Joint Custody Project Blog