Why isn't everyone a fan? I've been vibin' to Incubus since their album, "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." back when I was in the 7th grade. Well let me get down to the nitty gritty of why I'm a fan. I was diagnosed with a chronic intestinal disease at the age of 15 called "Crohn's Disease." I was hospitalized for 10 days at the age of 18 back in 2002 where they were feeding me intravenously because I couldn't hold anything down, not even water. I dropped 23 pounds in a week, but I recovered just fine. In 2005, I developed an infection from the disease where I had to undergo 4 surgeries in a time span of 2 months. I lost 31 pounds and was soooooo weak that I couldn't walk. Everytime my little sister looked at me she cried. Nobody wanted to look at me and I thought since no one was acknowledging me maybe they didn't notice I was there. There was a time when I wanted to just give up on life and was starting to actually believe that maybe my time was up. While at home one day during bedrest I was on one of my Incubus trips listening to their cd's over and over again, and I remembered my best friend Smitty telling me about their DVD, "Alive at the Red Rocks." Smitty is a huge fan too. I called my mom and told her about it and since I couldn't drive anywhere she came home from work with it and woke me up to suprise me. I watched that DVD every single day for three months never getting sick of it. Bedrest wasn't so bad after all! THEIR MUSIC AND THAT DVD KEPT ME ALIVE!!!!!. I really feel that Incubus gave me that extra push to get better and definitely influenced my mental perspective on my condition and also of life itself. Love your life and never take anything for granted, and also appreciate and hold on to the good things you come across in life. You'll regret it if you don't (always happens). Since getting off bedrest I have been feeling great and feel that I am at the highest point in my life...healthwise and mentally as well! Thank you Incubus! Back in January my girlfriend at the time bought tickets to see them in San Francisco at the Warfield. The moment they stepped on stage took me back to when I was on bedrest watching their DVD everyday. After seeing them perform for the first time I thought, "I have to see them again." Well, Smitty and I ended up seeing them at all of their stops in Southern California and it still wasn't enough. The way their music makes me feel can not be described in mere words. Incubus is the ish. Incubus to me, equals life!!! Cheers to the BEST BAND OF ALL TIME. Word up!

- Vincent Crespo