the thing about denise that i admired so much, aside from her vibrancy and her openess to all new things, her love of people and her readiness to help whomever might need help, was that she put up with absolutely no bs from anyone. whether it was her friends trying to pull a fast one, a loved one fooling themselves, a club owner trying to jerk the entertainment around, or simply a snotty hotel desk clerk, denise never let anybody get away with any crap. she kept everybody around her honest. she was not afraid to speak her mind. to those that didn't know her, she might have seemed like a pain in the butt. however, to those that did know her, she definitely
was a pain in the butt. but the kind of pain that made people aware of their own dissembling, their own selfish hypocrisy, their own load of crap that had nothing to do with reality and everything to do with their own petty agendas.
denise was so full of life, and nothing ever got her down. she was tireless in her quest for living, and for seeing as much of the world as humanly possible. she did more things in a year than i will do in my whole lifetime. i miss her so much. the world is much darker today without her.
as sira said below, we have both seen so many wonderful places in this world because of denise, either with her and joe, or upon her suggestion. she was indispensable as a tour guide, and irreplacable as a friend.
i found a pic of her, me, and mike bossier doing improv at spaghetti jam back when we were young a million years ago...
we love you so much denise.
