Press Release??

[skalnbyc]

I just assumed that the leaving of the original keyboardist would have been a priority for them. I mean it is a huge deal. The band is not the same, they are now a 3 peice and have to resolve the issues from being cut down by one member. Out of respect for Jordan who for the most part has given his best effort and toured with the band for nearly 8 years, I believe that more effort should have been put into Jordan\'s "last show" and they should have just made the 1000th his last "official" show, so he could have gone out in style not in front of 70 drunkards at an empty Beardslee.

Here\'s an idea:

Have an official "last show" in the near future

[wiredchicken]

i think the problem here is that it was ONLY POSTED TO THE .INFO.  nowhere else.  seems like they are trying to promote themselves as the Breakfast eyt they are only now a 3piece.  not saying i see it as that, but others may.  and it was def said that the announcement would be made Monday officially, and it wasnt.  not good for the midwest people thinking they are seeing a 4 piece band...

[Whineberg]

THANK YOU for all the great music, Jordan!!

[FindYourself...]

wow. just hearing about this all for the first time. its too bad, im gonna miss those ridiculous synths. nugroove is going to be.... interesting?

[rocksuitcase]

THANK YOU JORDAN FOR ALL THE GOOD TIMES AND GREAT MUSIC.  My MEMORIES OF PLACES LIKE TOBACCO ROAD AND CAMP KEE WANEE WILL ALWAYS BE STRONGER BECAUSE OF THE MIGHTY PSYCHEDELIC BREAKFAST AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WHOLE SHEE BANG.

I wish you luck and good fortune on your path.
Kyle

[Steffmo]

First off...I posted the Monday press release heare three days early to inform those who had heard the rumors.  I suppose I COULD have reposted it on Monday for those of you that couldn\'t figure out what was happening.

That same press release WAS posted pn .NET on Monday, and was also sent to ALL of the appropriate jam sites.  We do NOT control what they print, but they were notified.  So thats about all that could be done there.

Jordan was NOT going to appear at 10klf or any of those shows on that run.  That was his decision, we understand his situation.  The BAND decided that if they had to start playing SOME gigs without Jordan, it made more sense to prepare and then just DO it.  Both decisions makes sense to me.  Once you have to rehearse it three piece, might as well just do it.

As far as someone\'s comment that management makes all this money off the band....that is incorrect, ignorant speculation.  All of us constantly run in the red while building this band.  We do it for the same reason you come here...because we love the band.  If you don\'t know the facts, perhaps you should keep your thoughts to yourself.

As much as we will miss what Jordan brought to the band, an open mided person would understand that with the immense talents of the remaining three a lot of knew and cool things will be presented as part of the act.  The band has no intention of doing ANYTHING that in the long run will lessen the quality of the product.  We do plan to audion keyboardists in August.  If and when we find someone that brings the same quality to the band that Jordan did, we will hire that person.

As Jordan stated, he made his decision months ago.  Unfortunately transitions are difficult for all of us.  But this much I\'m pretty sure about:

1) Jordan will enjpy the weekend with his wife.  2) the band will be great at all their dates this week.

Its time to deal with the future, not the past.  This stuff is difficult enough for the band.  If you like them all as much as you claim to, let it rest.  The sooner this stops, the faster everyone heals and gets on with their loves and lives.

[Me!]

^^thanks for the info Steffmo, again didn\'t want to ruffle any feathers just curious as to who had been told.

Trust, most of us know how hard you work and sacrafice for this band, and we really do appreciate it.  As you said, it\'s all cause of the love, we want this band to suceed just as much as you do......

[Steffmo]

No problem ME.....I ditched the feathers a long time ago.

[peaches626]

No problem ME.....I ditched the feathers a long time ago.

steffmo is the sexiest bald turkey ive ever seen, and we thank you for all your help....


and imho the trio is as impressive as the quartet, only in different ways.... obviously the songs structures and what not are going to remain the same and be cool as shit, its the performance of those songs that will be altered (and often times almost unoticeably i thought)    and these new performances are going to be so sick and so fresh that im pretty sure i will be leaving shit stains on dance floors for years to come, as i have for the past 10 months

[Steffmo]

It will be very curious to see what the geeeral public thinks of this.  At first I was pretty adamant that we needed a fourth.

BUT, as a trio it becomes bery obvious who the band genius is...and that would be Tim.  Then he gets all the guns blazing...betrween the typical guitar heroics....plus some looped sample....plus trading keyboard licks with himself.....I have a suspicion that people that never quite got it before might HAVE to acknowledge the band.

At any rate, even if we do find the right guy, i think some of these new tricks will stay in the show.

Should be a fascinating week.

[Spacey]

I personally want to see the Trio get enough time to develop. I give them 12 shows and then it should be incredible and endless with the possibilities. I still need to get use to seeing Tim up there with all that crazy equipment but it sure is fun seeing Tim trade keyboard and guitar licks. I also think the sound will become much more rooted in rock. I think they will be more than able to hold there own for quite some time.

[rocksuitcase]

Its time to deal with the future, not the past.  This stuff is difficult enough for the band.  If you like them all as much as you claim to, let it rest.  The sooner this stops, the faster everyone heals and gets on with their loves and lives.

Steffmo,
Based on my experiences of hanging around bands that have membership changes ( attrition or death in one case for me) I will assure you no matter what you try to do or say, and maybe IN SPITE of it, this will not die down, now or in the near future.   I am saying this because I do care and do love what these guys do.

Personally, I am already "over it", as I have hung around the live music scene for long enough to know playing your 1000th show at Toads place after 7.5 years means you (the organization) are not making huge amounts of bank. Jordan obviously chose to earn some money and work on stability in life rather than be a starving musician.

That said, reference the clamor over Phish\'s 2 hiatus\' so far, that sh@t just doesn\'t stop............................................ and won\'t for quite a while.
 
Point: The greater the talent/longevity of the group, the more fervent the fans and the more "tied in" to  the music they know/remember/made love to/drove thousands of miles to see, etc.
Advice: Don\'t comment on it any more than you have, let the natural FANaticism of fans occur, that\'s what makes it fun to be a fan.

After re reading this I meant to be pragmatic rather than preachy, but it IS a little preachy, sorry.
Kyle

[Steffmo]

Hey...you are pretty bright.

To be honest, i wasn\'t going to comment on it at all, but it reached a point where some of the comments were simply too uninformed to let stand.

[peaches626]

i think you were just trying to beat me to the top 50 posters

[rocksuitcase]

Hey...you are pretty bright.

To be honest, i wasn\'t going to comment on it at all, but it reached a point where some of the comments were simply too uninformed to let stand.

He HE.  I hope the toungue in cheek acceptance of "free advice" was intended, because If so it worked!!!!  Sincerely sorry to sound so preachy.

I have yet to hear the music as a trio but suspect it can be stunning.  I\'ll have to look at the sked and see when I can check it out.