There were probably 5-6 guys that I was the closest to in high school. A couple disappeared after graduation, and I have no idea where they are. One - always the most eccentric - has really become an odd duck. Hear from him now and then on FB, but hard to have a normal conversation. He's usually doing something completely different with a completely different wife / family. Another become a surgeon, and his egomania - always there in high school - became out of control to the point where he sells socks with his picture and tickets to his own birthday party, so not a lot in common.
The remaining four it is like high school whenever we get together. We don't see each other much, but it is always had been awesome when we did for reunions or other stuff. Unfortunately, my closest friend has really become a political kook and dedicated his life to social media politics, so he has become intolerable to the point of verbally abusing my mom for disagreeing with him. One owns a brewery but not close to home. Another finds himself in my situation, so we see each other a few times a week these days. He's a aggy, but I've been able to fight through that. Plus, he lives with a stripper, so he has more on his plate than talking dumbo. The final guy and I have gotten a lot closer during the past 10 years, and his and my wife are long-distance buddies. He's living a happy, middle class blue collar life in my hometown and may be the happiest of all of us.
Realize no one cares - but it was cathartic. Agree for many there is nothing like the guys you grew up with and never will be. I enjoy my time with them more than anyone.