Alvin Buenaventura, Simon Hanselmann & Marc Arsenault AKA The Candy Boys, live at Eli’s Mile High Club, Oakland, CA, 2014. Photo by Chris Anthony Diaz
I lost a one-time bandmate the other day and comics lost one of its greatest champions. I’m still confused and shocked by the news. I rarely had the opportunity to just talk casually to Alvin Buenaventura away from something else going on. I’ve only known him for the last couple of years. I will miss him greatly. Alvin gave a lot to comics.