Welcome to Hardy Party 2024!Today is the day! The Hardy Party 2024! In honor of former Cryptic Corporation President and longtime supporter of The Residents Hardy Fox, we are celebrating the first annual Hardy Party! As a special thank you to all of you for your continued support over the years, for TODAY ONLY, we are offering a 20% discount on all items in the Faceless Forever Boutique. Just use the code HP2024 at checkout to get 20% off. This will only be available on March 29th so don't delay!
As part of the celebrations, we will be offering this special t-shirt for a limited time. Part of the proceeds from the sale of this t-shirt will be donated to American Cancer Society. This shirt will be available at the Faceless Forever Boutique starting March 29th and will only be up for a limited time.
In addition, Homer Flynn created a special Spotify playlist in honor of Hardy Fox. You can check it out here:
Thank you all for your continued support! Today we raise a glass to our departed friend.
A WORD FROM HOMER FLYNNToday is Hardy Fox's birthday - he would have been 79. Hardy and I were friends and business partners for over fifty years. He was hands down the best friend I ever had. While Hardy's retirement from the Cryptic Corp was a surprise, my affection for H's warmth, creativity, and my memories of him have only grown. Our relationship began as roommates at Louisiana Tech in 1963. While neither of us were/are musicians, a mutual love of music quickly established itself, peaking when we were reported to the Dean of Men for attempting to synchronize dueling versions of the Ray Charles classic “What'd I Say” on two side-by-side turntables. Our friendship cemented itself at that point but it wasn't until ten years later, when our mutual appreciation and regard for The Residents created a new bond and we became Primary Enablers for The Faceless Four.
Note: I'm the one who assembled the Hardy Party Spotify playlist that we are giving to all who are interested. While our taste in music overlapped quite a bit, we also differed in some ways, the primary difference being H's love for big band music. When we first met, Billy May's Big Fat Brass was one of this favorites and while I never embraced Billy (or certain disco acts H loved) I did come to appreciate his taste over time.
(At this point I'd like to comment on the evolution of Hardy's name. His birth name was “Hardy Winfred Fox, Jr” but when we met, he identified himself as “H.W. Fox.” Since Hardy was his father's name, the family, in typical southern fashion, labeled their only son “H.W.” to avoid confusion. Over the years, H.W. was shortened to “H” which is how I always referred to him. Meanwhile H had two primary romantic partners over the years who both called him Hardy, so that's the name that stuck for most people.)
It's been five years since H died, leaving a void in my life that has proved difficult, if not impossible to fill. My birthday is about two weeks after his and one thing I've learned in my almost 79 years is that relationships like ours don't come around very often; if you find yourself in one, embrace and cherish it while you can, it won't be around forever.
Meanwhile... The Residents thrive, survive and endure, which is exactly what H would want.
With great love and affection
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, H
- Homer
