2-13-09

I remember sitting in Patrick’s apartment with a stiff neck and a worried feeling in my belly. We were all gathered in his living room, some sitting on his furniture, and some of us making furniture out of his clean, yet permanently stained carpeted floor. The agenda was out, and a very typical BoR band meeting was seemingly under way.

Erin interrupts everyone: “I have something to say.”

She just went for it.

“After March, I’m leaving the group. I’m applying to law school and will hopefully start in the fall. I’ve thought a lot about this, and I’m just not happy with our situation. I need to do something else.”

I’ve never seen so many blank faces. Everyone was quiet, for a long time. I think Patrick got sick that night. I’ve never seen him so sad. I’m sure there was a lot of discussion that night, but there is only one sentence I can remember:

“What are we going to do now?”

Texas On My Mind

Despite the fact that Erin was leaving, there was one thing I was committed to doing: bringing BoR to Texas.

It’s my home, and I wanted to show Texas what BoR was all about. After talking with Erin, she agreed that she would join the group in Texas for a tour, kind of like a farewell trip.

What started out as a small idea turned into an all out rock and roll tour-de-force, which we’ll delve into next week.

Erin Today

Erin is out in Wisconsin right now, completing her first year of law school. I’m glad to report that she is doing well, especially now that the “smelly boys” from BoR are miles away! We hung out over the summer, and I showed her some new BoR music that Patrick and I had recorded for the new album.

She loved it

“Why couldn’t we play music like this when I was in the group?!!” she asked jokingly. We’re on good terms for sure. She’s a fan, and we’re thankful for all of her contributions. We wish her the best as she continues hers studies in Wisconsin.

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Next week on BoR Blog: THE TEXAS TOUR!!!!!!!!

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