Insane Wayne - RIP

I met Insane Wayne for the first time about 7 years ago. I saw him a handful of times after that. He was a staple in the Slab City community outside of Niland, CA. He was trouble, and that's why people liked him. It was easy to deem him a great guy from the few short interactions I had with him. The last time I visited with him, he played his famous song "Slab City" for a small crowd of myself, my brother Kyle, and an older couple who happened upon the doom-laden, yet autonomous community. It was incredible... and it was about 110 degrees.
Last weekend I went out to Slab City for the first time in a couple years. After a visit with Builder Bill (also a Slab City staple) It was revealed to me that Insane Wayne had passed away in 07'. This memorial was erected at The Range in his honor. The passage that's cut in the steel is a verse from "Slab City."