I don’t know how many of you knew her, but a pretty fucking amazing person was taken from us. She was smart, she was tough, she was crazy, she was sexy, and she was ridiculously talented. All in all, she intimidated the hell out of me until I learned to love her. Maybe you loved her too.

In any case, here’s Article #1, Article #2 and Article #3 about exactly how the whole thing happened. Which, if you knew her, probably won’t surprise you one bit. She was someone who would always put herself in harm’s way to protect the people she loved.

So long, Nicole. I bet that where you are now, you can tour as many fringe festivals as you want without having to work a shitty day job you hate. I am certain that you are getting the love you deserve. (And contrary to what you may have thought at the time, you weren’t heavy at all.)