first off, I'm not going to try and tread over the already beaten to death horse of what happened to Jeff. I would however, like to lament my thoughts and current sadness over the situation at hand.

I dont remember the first time I ever heard of Jeff Gerstmann, it mustve been when I was 12 or 13, I remember seeing a really early video review or something. I've been with this website since it was videogames.com for consoles and gamespot for computer games. Yeah, that long.... I have grown extremely accustomed to watching and hearing Jeff for different reviews and comments on games. I started a website a year ago, and though it is defunct now, I wrote on the inspiration of Jeff's humor yet factful writing, great style, and presentation. The say it takes 3 days for things like this to sink in.... well it's been three days and I'm still subconsciously looking forward to the next hotspot to see if references Catan or duke Nukem Forever or burnout paradise or Jack Thompson or Rock Band again.... alas, it will never again come to be. So with this Jeff, I raise my glass high and say that you have been my gaming inspiration my entire gaming life. It may seem strong, but I don't think anyone will ever influence my gaming purchases the same ever again. You truly have been my gaming mentor in so many ways. Stay strong Jeff, I'm praying for you.