- 9:15 PM, Monday,
March 6th, 2017:
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- Doesn't get more
beautiful than this...
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- I can only tell
you the truth, even if the breadth of this project
will make you doubt me. So here it is:
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- On the life of my
children and all I hold dear, when I said to
Jimmy "A journey worth taking..." I wasn't thinking of
this site, I wasn't thinking of the video, I wasn't
thinking of the song... I wasn't even thinking of
the epicness of the moment for him. I was talking
about those motherfucking stairs with a 3 and a 4 year
old and driving 1 hour and 45 minutes with a 3 and a 4
year old and that upon seeing him, I knew it was
a worthy journey. Yes for a time that was a word that
couldn't be uttered without being reminded of this
project but since the shift to family life (or
whatever you call my life these days) the word turned
back into, well, a word...
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- ...however since
I still DO "The Journey", the pattern of
documenting moments in life and piecing together a
short film 100 times a year still occurs. And suddenly
it comes full circle: I say the word inadvertenly in a
moment that is a massive part of "The Journey" and
actually brings my relationship with Jimmy together in
one massive thump to the heart.
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- When Jimmy came
out here in August 2012 his father had died the year
before and there was a sense of starting over and
grand adventure. He had watched my 2000-2010
documentary and wanted to jump as I did. When he
got here we talked about how our fathers had put
together the 2000 and 2005 Kontras family reunions and
that with the coming birth of Vienna just maybe in 20
years we would have started a new California based
Kontras Klan and the two of us would be following in
our father's footsteps. It was a nice far-off thought
that made us smile.
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- Suddenly, it
doesn't seem so far off.
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- With this video
and entry, Jimmy just firmly entrenched his roots into
California. Kaylyn's family lives in San Diego, Jimmy
is a lifer. He won't have the constant pull I had
with Jess's family (they won) and the support he has
to start his life is incredible. I just
couldn't be happier for him and as I was piecing
together the video I realized that there was only
one song to use: the song I used to propose to
Talya and that the chronological order of the day was
exactly how the video should play out: a love letter
to our children and his love letter to Kaylyn.
Watching everything transpire through their eyes was a
glimpse into their future while watching him propose
was a glimpse into our past. It was just so
overwhelming.
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- So brother, I love
you. You did it! My goodness you did it. What a
beautiful way to propose and what a beautiful
statement to make to the world. You are
home.
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- And Kaylyn? You
know we adore you. We adored you the moment we met and
joked with Jimmy about marriage within days. I
shit you not. Remember that first New Year's? That's
what me and Jimmy were talking about in the kitchen
while buzzed. I knew, he knew, we knew... it's pretty
special when things fall together that
simply.
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- So
congratulations! And here's to all of our
futures!
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- Adam
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