My Friend Scott...

Scott without a doubt is my best friend. He moved to Litchfield from Iowa before sixth grade (fall of 1995). Coolest guy in the world!! We have known eachother since sixth grade. I remember the day...about ten years ago. It was the fall of 1995 and we were riding the same bus home. I sat like two seat ahead of him, and we talked basketball. The comments that inspired me to get to know him was "Charles Barkley is an asshole" lol, will never forget that. He seemed to have this attitude to not have a care in the world, and hilarious. Next few days, he tole me a bunch of mexicans (not rascist) were messing with him, and he told them that he's a farm boy from iowa, and made it quite clear he was someone you are not to fuck with.

I started to ride bike to his house, since he lived like 5 blocks away. We would get together with neighborhood kids, and play football in this park (Becker park) that had an empty 4 acre lot. Good times, that is how i met my other friend charlie. Charlie was quiet then.. I will post a blog on him later. Charlie and his brother patrick would kick our asses everytime cuz they were athletic and all of that. I would pick fights with scott's younger brother, sadly. Thought it was entertaining cuz Ross was a cocky bastard. I will never forget those days...good to play every sunday afternoon after catching a vikings game.

As Scott and I got older, let's say 7th grade, we got into music a lot more. We would shoot baskets and blare Bon Jovi. Aerosmith came first, but it emerged to Bon Jovi. "Lay Your Hands On Me" was the song to blare as we played basketball. oh My! I'd kick his ass at times, he'd kick mine. We JOined sports togehter, had the same classes, same jobs (and got sick of people calling us gay in school)_. Scott and I ran the cemetery in Litchfield for awhile,a nd that kicked ass!! Too bad for their insecurities then, I was thankful that I found a true friend that would remain for the rest of my life. These guys didn't know any of that then. He's a genuine guy, and means no bullshit! You talk to him, he'll tell you flat out what is best for you, if he likes you or dislikes you, etc, etc. He's too nice of a guy to be blunt, but he is the absolute genuine guy. he doesn't even hate people...he just hates the things they do is how he puts it. We go way back...from playing SNES to riding to the local gas staion to have a dew on the picnic table, talk about how screwed up people are in our grade, was good times. What we meant by saying "screwed up" our peers were in our grade, we talk deep about their homelives and shit since it was a small town..not just beause they were assholes. We went below the surface. We observe, and tell it how it is why Litchfield Society is screwed up wtih political bullshti here and there. Example: How sport coaches were dads of so and so and played their sons and their friends...oh yes, fucked up!

As we got into music, we were hardcore 80's rock fans. We didn't care for the 4-chord progression green day or any of those other bands play. We picked up the guitars, you are guranteed to hear some Zakk Wylde or Randy Roads riffs. Perhaps Hendrix...anyway, we wanted a band. We were in a few bands togehter cuz we couldn't do music without eachother cuz we both shared common ground in that nature, and wrote how we felt, played how we felt, and understood the direction we wanted to go!

One day in football practice my sophmore year, we were lifting weights. He told me "Bergstrom, what the fuck are we doing here?" "I dunno..." "We should go home, grab a couple mt. dews, write lyrics, and start some shit!!" "Sounds good, Scott"

We ditched the weight room, went to his place and wrote some shit. Music and lyrics...we worked from that day on, and formed "Lp4" we recruited Charlie and our frined Justin to join us. I know they didn't feel it as well as we did, but it was still a good time. We told them what to do, how to do our music. Dictators we were!! They went along with it, since they thought it would be cool to be known (is how i interpreted as). So anyway, we successuflly did an EP (demo) before scott moved to illonois.

Scott and I understood eachother. Man, He was there to stick up for me and vice versa. We were practically twins. Now days, you can call us the toxi twins like Aerosmith for being drinking buddies (actually, that'd be Charlie and I). A lot of comon ground. He was my brother, man. I miss him a lot.

I was wtih a girl at that time Scott told me the announcement of his move. When you are high you never wnat to go down, right? October of 2000, I had my first girlfriend, Riley. Nice person, was very sweet. I jumped into things way too fast and took things for granted with her. I didnt' care to know her cuz I was flying high, had a band, life was greater than ever. Scott told me one day in november at a party he was moving to champaagne, illonois. I was devastated. My world came apart. I didn't care for anything at all. My family, My gf, everything can go to hell.. the only person in my life that I shared common ground with was moving away. Not sounding gay or anything but Scott's my best friend, and without him, i'd be nothing. I was very dependent on him. He moved that following March after making a demo with Lp4, and everything turned worse. I was a dick to Riley, and I should have had more patience with that. I was mad at the world. Blamed God, blamed Scott's dad, everything. I dumped Riley as soon as Scott came back to chill for the following summer.

Since scott has moved, i have been focusing on myself a lot, and found out a lot of myself, and had to take into consideration my time is now to get to know me. Since scott's move, I have been going to college, got into a serious relationship with another girl, Laura, and shit hit the fan later on. But there wil always be scott throughout these hard times. Everyone should know that for a fac tthat YOUR BEST FRIEND WILL ALWAYS BE THERE!!

Last time I visited Scott, we 'toked up' at a bridge behind his house. Very dark outside, got pretty ripped. This was in Champagne Illonois. He has been thru some downfalls like I have...took a break from college, dumped his girl for doing him wrong, and just wanted his best friend to be there. I would say "Laura's a no good whore" and told me that he wasn't happy with his girl. We talked about shitty women, our unhappiness in life, but hanging out with eachother erased all of that. My goal is to ressurect Lp4 and get shit underway wtih that with him. I am happy when i play music with him, and there's nothing else like it. We create something huge using our minds, our knowledge of what music is, we will possibly become big. Not to brag...it's more of a passion thing.


I question why I am here at BSU...I think my heart belongs to make music. He and I will dominate.

Scott Pullins is the most coolest person that I have known. (not to sound gay) YOu all would be missing out if you didn't know him.

Peace Out

J2K