Keven Ray Smith (not to be confused with other Kevens with similar names) was one of my best pals in High School. We loony teens were allowed to smoke cigarettes(??) in a wooded place cleared out by students with permission from the principal that was behind the school complete with benches, tables, trash cans and places to smoke away from the rain. This place was known affectionately as "The Lounge". Adults unintentionally provided us with a smoking area infamous for being a gathering place for "bad" kids before, during and after school and during sports events. Keven Smith was awarded the Lounge title "The Senator". Very few were given a title like this among the Lounge teens. Keven loved his "appointment" as Lounge Senator. He did not smoke or partake of anything. The Senator was widely loved for just being The Senator. Even the adults loved Keven, not just us brats. That was a rare distinction back then. The Senator made up several songs that were sung to the tune of popular songs very inspired by MAD magazine's comedy songs also based on well known songs. What you see here is one of Keven's memorable songs he sang to us in about 1974. Keven passed away while still in his teens not long after 1976. I often wonder what he would have been like and what he would have done had he been allowed to live a long life. There were hints that his death may have been preventable. He appeared in a dream I had years later asking me to illustrate his songs. That's a reasonable request, Keven. --Miss Ya. So that's the reason you see it here. PS.: The Gothic lettering of Keven's name seen above is scanned from the "Graduation Card" that Keven gave me on graduation day.

Wow! .... fantastic! The art, the tribute, the story.... such great memories! Echoes of my own youth there... friends lost at an early age. Bonds of a kind that last your whole life. LOVE this!

Thanks so much, Digimon! Keven's story should be more fully illustrated by me.