softhandsOG 2002

Ed Petrillo from Deer Park, New York, showed up on eZabel in April 2002 and immediately fit in with the Long Island crew. His first comment was telling cerbrato he was "seriously one of the funniest friends I have," and that affectionate, hype-man energy defined his whole run on the site. He was the guy who claimed he could dominate ilikebirds at sports, who insisted he was "the best athlete out there," and who followed that up by challenging someone to a race. jay79 had to gently inform him that the song lyric was "you can run, you can hide" — not "you can run, you can die" — to which Ed's defense was that "die" would be more dramatic. He wrote one journal entry, a beautifully unhinged rant about people who call your house and then ask who you are, complete with all-caps commentary and multiple case scenarios. He went to the eZabel Manhunt games, the Band From Society shows, and the skip to the store, and he had a great time at all of them. thefunkyfresh once invited him onto his team for the next game, which tells you everything about the kind of guy Ed was — easy to like, fun to have around, and always ready to play.

eZabel Personality Type: ESFP — "The Hype Man." Ed was friendly competition and genuine affection wrapped in trash talk. He showed up, cheered for his friends, roasted them when they deserved it, and wrote one of the most relatable phone etiquette rants in eZabel history.