Ben Owen

Um, we were in Lakeland, which is a suburb of Memphis at the time in the house that I bought when I got the job at Pfizer. I mean, we hadn't moved. Um, and my, my other best friend at the time was this little kid named Brandon Kelly. I call him a kid. He had some endocrine problems and literally looked like he was a child, like 14 years old. He was really 25. But I met him in jail.

Um, we were in Lakeland, which is a suburb of Memphis at the time in the house that I bought when I got the job at Pfizer. I mean, we hadn't moved. Um, and my, my other best friend at the time was this little kid named Brandon Kelly. I call him a kid. He had some endocrine problems and literally looked like he was a child, like 14 years old. He was really 25. But I met him in jail.

Um, we were in Lakeland, which is a suburb of Memphis at the time in the house that I bought when I got the job at Pfizer. I mean, we hadn't moved. Um, and my, my other best friend at the time was this little kid named Brandon Kelly. I call him a kid. He had some endocrine problems and literally looked like he was a child, like 14 years old. He was really 25. But I met him in jail.

I actually met him and Thomas both in jail. All three of us were on drug court. And so we just started hanging out a bunch. And then, you know, getting into early spring – Narcotics Anonymous does a lot of functions, or they'll do outings, like events where just people in recovery can go hang out at things that normally happen in Memphis. It's just a group of people that aren't doing drugs.

I actually met him and Thomas both in jail. All three of us were on drug court. And so we just started hanging out a bunch. And then, you know, getting into early spring – Narcotics Anonymous does a lot of functions, or they'll do outings, like events where just people in recovery can go hang out at things that normally happen in Memphis. It's just a group of people that aren't doing drugs.

I actually met him and Thomas both in jail. All three of us were on drug court. And so we just started hanging out a bunch. And then, you know, getting into early spring – Narcotics Anonymous does a lot of functions, or they'll do outings, like events where just people in recovery can go hang out at things that normally happen in Memphis. It's just a group of people that aren't doing drugs.

You know, it goes to these things. And so I started hanging out with those, with that crowd that's going to the stuff all around Memphis. And I had found an NA home group with Brandon Kelly. It was his home group, and That's where I met Jess. I had actually met her back in January at that Brian Owens guy, his wife or girlfriend at the time was celebrating her sober birthday.

You know, it goes to these things. And so I started hanging out with those, with that crowd that's going to the stuff all around Memphis. And I had found an NA home group with Brandon Kelly. It was his home group, and That's where I met Jess. I had actually met her back in January at that Brian Owens guy, his wife or girlfriend at the time was celebrating her sober birthday.

You know, it goes to these things. And so I started hanging out with those, with that crowd that's going to the stuff all around Memphis. And I had found an NA home group with Brandon Kelly. It was his home group, and That's where I met Jess. I had actually met her back in January at that Brian Owens guy, his wife or girlfriend at the time was celebrating her sober birthday.

And I met Jess at that birthday, but we didn't really talk much. Like we'd play trivia crack back and forth, you know, and texted a little bit, but nothing weird. But like I can tell, like she's somebody I enjoy spending time around. And so when the events picked back up in spring, you know, I found myself around her more and more.

And I met Jess at that birthday, but we didn't really talk much. Like we'd play trivia crack back and forth, you know, and texted a little bit, but nothing weird. But like I can tell, like she's somebody I enjoy spending time around. And so when the events picked back up in spring, you know, I found myself around her more and more.

And I met Jess at that birthday, but we didn't really talk much. Like we'd play trivia crack back and forth, you know, and texted a little bit, but nothing weird. But like I can tell, like she's somebody I enjoy spending time around. And so when the events picked back up in spring, you know, I found myself around her more and more.

And then one day she invited me and her boyfriend at the time to go to the Quentin Tarantino movie fest they were having to drive in. And I went and he no-showed and we'd watched like four or five Quentin Tarantino movies. And then the next day she invites me to go fishing with her. And I was like, well, hell yeah. You know what I'm thinking.

And then one day she invited me and her boyfriend at the time to go to the Quentin Tarantino movie fest they were having to drive in. And I went and he no-showed and we'd watched like four or five Quentin Tarantino movies. And then the next day she invites me to go fishing with her. And I was like, well, hell yeah. You know what I'm thinking.

And then one day she invited me and her boyfriend at the time to go to the Quentin Tarantino movie fest they were having to drive in. And I went and he no-showed and we'd watched like four or five Quentin Tarantino movies. And then the next day she invites me to go fishing with her. And I was like, well, hell yeah. You know what I'm thinking.

Out at Shelby Forest in the Mississippi River, middle of nowhere. Yeah. I get out there. Not only does she not have fishing rods, she has brought her 10-year-old daughter with her. I was like, oh, God, you know, what the hell is happening? So, as an aside, to this day, I have not gone fishing with Jess. To this day. We're going to fix that at some point.

Out at Shelby Forest in the Mississippi River, middle of nowhere. Yeah. I get out there. Not only does she not have fishing rods, she has brought her 10-year-old daughter with her. I was like, oh, God, you know, what the hell is happening? So, as an aside, to this day, I have not gone fishing with Jess. To this day. We're going to fix that at some point.

Out at Shelby Forest in the Mississippi River, middle of nowhere. Yeah. I get out there. Not only does she not have fishing rods, she has brought her 10-year-old daughter with her. I was like, oh, God, you know, what the hell is happening? So, as an aside, to this day, I have not gone fishing with Jess. To this day. We're going to fix that at some point.

But we ended up hiking around Shelby Forest. And this is weird because I've lived in Memphis for almost— Jess, what's going on here?

But we ended up hiking around Shelby Forest. And this is weird because I've lived in Memphis for almost— Jess, what's going on here?