. . "Within days of moving to #NYC in the summer of '83, I read an article about the arrest of #KeithHaring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) or making art in the subway. The article stated his t-shirts were available for purchase at @patriciafield store on E. 8th Street. The next day I purchased a turquoise blue tee silkscreened with his barking dog for $20. I wore that t-shirt everywhere - it spoke about what was going on in the world around me. . Two years later Pat bought t-shirts silkscreened with an image I created with friends. She placed our t-shirts on the shelf in between @kennyscharf and Keith's. Our tee's weren't selling - Pat told me people thought our design was a Haring knock off. She also told me not to worry because Keith was opening #ThePopShop and that she would no longer be selling is work. When I wasn't working I wore our tee's everywhere and avoided Keith whenever I ran into him. I assumed he too thought our designs were a knockoff. . #AIDS was spreading rapidly and I lost count of how many friends who died. I would run into someone at a club or on the streets and a few weeks later I'd find out they were dead. It was everywhere and my anger turned to a sense of hopelessness. One night I ran into Keith at Nell's and instead of avoiding him we talked for a bit. He was leaning against a speak downstairs, accompanied by a body guard. . The night I heard the news of Keith's death, I dropped what I was doing and ran downtown to the Pop Shop. When I got to #Lafayette and Houston I saw the crowd standing in the street. The sidewalk was covered in flowers and candles and the street was eerily quiet" — by @johnhanning . #whatisrememberedlives #theaidsmemorial #aidsmemorial #neverforget #endaids .