Thread by @NotAlexis, Meeting Daryl and Taylor felt like meeting cousins. Not because of our [...]

Meeting Daryl and Taylor felt like meeting cousins. Not because of our podcast connection or the fact that we talked soccer, but because they made us feel that way off the rip.

I& #39;m not sad today. I& #39;m really not. I& #39;m down, I& #39;m not in a jovial mood, but I& #39;m not sad. I& #39;m not sad bc

I got the honor of meeting and befriending an incredible human being in Daryl Grove. There is 0 hyperbole when I say that. Everyone has flaws, obviously, but Daryl& #39;s base was just to be kind and thoughtful where most people (me) have to work to get to that level. It was odd to me

how quickly we bonded because we& #39;re such different people. We come from the extreme opposite type of places and yet, when put together we immediately clicked. The dude was funny without trying. The look in his eye when a tag to something someone else was saying worked was like a

kid who made a magic trick work. While at a United Soccer Coaches Convention I wasn& #39;t tired, I told everyone I was going to the bar and only Daryl joined me. The bar was full of what I can only imagine was HS & Univ coaches all trying to drink enough to have an affair so Daryl

and I chose to sit apart from all the sloppy mayhem and we got to chat. That hour and a half gave me so much insight to the real him. And I& #39;m happy to say the same thing everyone else has already said, it was exactly what you& #39;d expect based on his pod presence. He was a calming

genuine guy who didn& #39;t really beat around the bush but also didn& #39;t deliver anything in a blunt way. He reminded me of the teachers I had growing up who didn& #39;t tell you what to do but guided you to make your own decision.

When we got offered the Bundesliga trip, we were all in DC

for our show at Audi Field & we all celebrated like we were going away on a boys trip. It was awesome. The trip to germany was awesome. At one point Daryl looks at me as I& #39;m being loud and says "you& #39;re the same in Europe huh?" hahahahaha

He was so upset his cancer wouldn& #39;t

let him play in the media game so he hung out with me, because I didn& #39;t bother bringing clothes to play anything, obviously. You can tell that it ripped from him a part of what made him happy, but he didn& #39;t let that stop from making others happy.

We all set up a plan to do

a tour of UK. We& #39;d go to a Wolves, Arsenal, United, and Everton match and do live shows. And get to meet Daryl& #39;s family. Obviously the news of his cancer paused those plans but he was determined to make this happen. We should still do this in his honor

so no, I& #39;m not sad I lost

a friend...

I& #39;m happy I got to have him as a friend

I& #39;m happy we got to roast each other

I& #39;m happy to got to share a stage on stage for 3 weeks on tour and our other shows

I& #39;m happy he would send me a text whenever he thought a Brit made something that would make me laugh

I& #39;m happy I got to know someone I& #39;ll never forget

If I& #39;m sad about anything it& #39;s that you all didn& #39;t get to have the same experiences with him because Daryl Grove was the type of dude you wish you had as a friend

I& #39;ll miss you buddy RIP

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