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Adrià’s friends

“We’ll always remember you as being the life and soul of the bar. An essential support for us all. We’ll never forget your ‘Woooo’ as you flew down on your bike and went straight to your favourite seat. Or how easily you could make us all smile. And a thousand other things. Thank you for having shared a small part of our life. We will never forget you, Rocky!”

Júlia Blanquera

“From time to time the whole gang went skiing. I’ll always remember those mornings he was waiting for me in the town’s main square with his snowboard and we got the bus together. Whenever we both went, the day was packed with laughter and giggles, those days skiing were different just because he was there.”

Irene González

“I could share so many stories, memories, details, moments, situations. But if I have to get to the most essential, I would say the transparency of your eyes, the naturalness of your being, the sincerity of your smile, the calmness of your behaviour, those hugs full of friendship and respect, the humility of your constant support. So, if I could give you a present, I’d give you the ability to see yourself through my own eyes. Only then will you see how special you were.”

Pol Fresneda

“How I remember that smile of his leaving school each afternoon, flying home and finding him there in his untouchable chair, and all those afternoons chatting along with those goblins of ours who lived in the chimney.”

Tina

“When I get to thinking about Adrià, many memories come to mind and I can’t stop a huge smile from forming on my face. We shared so much when we were teenagers, it’s when you experiment the most and want to take on the world. The bar was where all those mad ideas started. But if I dust down those experiences that really stay with me, it’s when I see a friendship that began when we were little. Endless shared afternoons in the square after school, waiting for our mothers to shut their shops. It was pretty monotonous, but the routine of going to buy bread at Can Carbó and then getting the butcher to make us a sandwich was a great one, and we missed it when we didn’t do it. Playing all afternoon long without a care in the world, that’s how I really remember Adrià! The square was ours, we played and chatted with all the shopkeepers, especially with our ally ‘Brugui’, and we helped the traffic wardens give out parking tickets, even to my mother!

“Remembering is healthy and good, but at the same time I also feel sad and totally impotent now that there’s no going back. But memories, photos and material things help us feel that he’s close and can carry on being a part of our lives.”

Pere Sánchez