As some may be aware, I retired Below Average Dave. Honestly, I did so realistically long before I made it official. My DJ career took off. Dancing DJ Dave has been in existence since 2008, but not a pen name I started using for parody until recently. I used to use AmIRight as an escape from reality, and I met a friend that few know what he meant to me because our friendship wasn't really made public knowledge, cause why would it be. I will explain further in the bottom comments but, it felt like the only appropriate name to write this likely last parody under the penship of Below Average Dave even though it is retired, It's the name I used at that time, so I miss you man, I apologize that I fell out of touch, but I never stopped caring about ya, what you did for me and the heart you had was noticed. I respect Malcom's accomplishment for AmIRight, but it was you Red Ant that made me feel loved here, made me want to stay here. Even though we hadn't been as close in your last few years of life, you never did leave my mind.

I never commented on his parody of this song, but it was among the very first I read to understand him. It was also a song he turned to when we went to karaoke nights as friends. So here's a sliver of why Red Ant meant so much to me, and how I came across the fact he's been dead for three years. I joined AmIright back a long time ago and released a backlog of writings dating back to my 8th year of life. Some of the dark themes caught Red Ant's attention. He messaged me, and we sorta became penpals of sorts. At the time I was living in Tampa and I was in a situation that was utter hell. An utter hell that lead to suicidal thoughts and situations I don't think I am comfortable posting publicly. Red Ant came down to visit me in Tampa, knowing only the slight details I gave him and while he was down there with me, we went to the liquor store and had a few nights of karaoke parodies, video games, and just being goof balls. At some point during our little vacation, I opened up and told him why I was the way I was, showed him what I was going through, and he opened back up to me. Upon returning home, despite being a heterosexual married man, he got me out of Tampa. He saved my life. Jack, or as you knew him: Red Ant saved my life. Since moving to his hometown, I moved a little further East and have built a little mini empire and largely left my past behind to the best of my ability. Somewhere along the line, I lost touch. Jack somewhat secluded and in December 2018, he passed away. The details of that are no one's business and although I now know the details to some extent, I will not post them or share them. Jack "Red Ant" Fletcher was a very special person with a huge heart and a beautiful soul. I will miss him dearly, I know not many will see this, as many of the people who were around during my heyday or his rarely, or no longer, write. Still, I felt I needed to do this. I went searching to catch up with Jack when both my first landlord in my new hometown mentioned him and another parodist friend from my hey day I hold dear, Matthias, brought up his name on one of my new parodies under the penname Dancing DJ Dave on YouTube. To say the least, finding his obituary was the last thing I expected to find. But the phone number I had saved from him wasn't working so I had to dig. So, though it's late, I will miss you my friend. I'll never forget the difference you made in my life. Rest In Peace buddy. If the friends I've made over my years here, especially those I've met in person such as Matthias and Jeff Reuben, see this. Feel free to hit me up. While I get wrapped up in my professional career, I never have forgotten y'all. I miss you, and I don't want another friend to pass and me not realize it until way after the fact. RIP Red Ant! 1975-2018