When Nicolai was honored with the Shane’s Inspiration Award in 2008 for raising over $100,000 to provide free wheelchairs for people with mobility impairments in Tanzania, he received a framed drum cymbal and drum sticks signed by Alex Van Halen, Eddie’s brother and drummer for the band. Now that we are downsizing, we have let the kids know that we will no longer be able to store their stuff for them. Nicolai has a number of awards that he does not have space for in his current apartment including this one. Not clear what we will do with them yet, but I thought I would start by photographing them all for digital posterity.