Dude, this is an awesome reply. Thanks for putting this all into words.
When all of this went down, I put myself on the line. I put my name and my profession (analytical writer) out there and slapped it to the defense of Lorin Ashton - making posts in here that were circulating around the situation, constantly defending him in comment sections, doing everything I could to prove his innocence and the truth. I was, in some instances, defending his integrity alongside literal members of the Bassnectar team
Then came the 3rd. He stepped down from his career and said it was untrue. I kept fighting, and so did we. Then, the tape came out.
I was depressed for weeks. For the first 5 days I’d just start crying at any given point. I understand at that time, he was probably feeling much worse, but now it’s been about 6 months and not a single fucking word.
A large piece of my identity. Something I took great, great pride in being a part of. Something that gave me the best nights of my life. Something I held near and dear to my heart. Something that gave me life.
Stripped right from us. Forever tainted. Robbed. Left on our own to pick up the pieces.
Fucking embarrassed. Made me look and feel like a fool - a broken fool at that. I was so proud to be a basshead and I repped that shit with my life.
And he hasn’t said a word.
He knows just how important this was to all of us. He knows the impact he had on our lives, and what it’s been like ever since this all happened.
Lorin- our ears and hearts are open. Please, dude. If it has to happen, and we don’t want it to - at the very least we need closure.