In Amster, Tia played bass. She showed up to many The First Gay Thought I Ever Had practices, and let them use her drumset. Tia photographed Spit For Athena a few times, and gave Levi, as a Christmas present, the acoustic guitar he would use, to this day, to write nearly all of the material for Clear Days Always and Spit For Athena. I have lost touch with her, I miss her, and I hope she's doing well. (ILLUSTRATION BY TIA KAY SMITH)