All photos by Candice Rukes From page 14
Top left: Mace May mourns the loss of his father Ed May. On July 4, 2004, while May was in Wichita racing his race car, his father collapsed of a heart attack. May often visits his father's grave in Spring Hill.
Top right: The hands of Mace May, sore after two hours of band practice, show calluses from his hard work. Working since the age of 13, May spends most of his time working full time for a moving company in Kansas City, helping his mother on their farm and building race car motors.
Bottom right: Performing his pre-show ritual surrounded by familiar faces, Mace May sculpts his hair into a mohawk. May says he carries out several rituals before a show. One of them is wearing his father's fraternity ring on a chain around his neck.
Bottom left: Mace May praises his dog Wagner for performing several tricks that May taught him.
All photos by Candice Rukes
Upper Left: Mace May, percussionist for Censura multi-tasks on his drumset and his keyboard during band practice. Censura is the ninth band May has played in. The band practices three times a week. "We practice very seriously for upcoming shows," May says.
Upper Right: Mace and his dog at home in Spring Hill. During May's precious free time, May makes a point to spend time at home with his mom and sisters. Along with May's family, Wagner is his life. He spends hours training him.
At Left: Joe Vinduska, Chris Wood, Joey Kirk and Mace May are members of Censura, a local Lawrence rock band. The four members have been together for seven months and May considers them his second family.
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