OK.. Here is the story .. So, We get the big gig, the one we had wanted for sooo long, We play the gig it goes fantastic ... Then .. Two days later, The ceiling falls out, the band breaks up, Randal and I were devestated, hurt, and totally pissed off. See 2 months earlier we hired this Bass player Named Mark, We all really liked him and thought he would be a good match for the band .. then it started, he left practice 3 times in a tizzy, upset about stupid crap, then the behind the back shit started, talking shit to different band members and the boil starts to fester, and it exploded on Tuesday, October 7th. Now, I am not going to lay all the blame on the boil, because there ahd been some underlying stuff going on for a while, just the nature of the beast, we musician types are a moody bunch, but yanno, it wasn't bad stuff and we just dealt with it and let it go.. So, after Tim(Lead Singer) Joe(lead Guitar) Rita(Drums) and Mark(Boil) Quit the band... we wre going to quit music because it was bad ! But our Stel guitar Player Phyl talked us into continuing.. so in 3 days time We hired a New Singer (Mark Little) a new Bass Player (Dave Cobb) and New Lead guitar(Allan) Who BTW is incredible and Wildfire lives on .. we are continuing with all the gigs we already had booked for the year .. and we are moving on ..

What did I learn from this experience? First and foremost.. Democratic Bands DO NOT WORK ! .. 1 person needs to run the band with input from the others ... Secondly, ALWAYS make your intentions known and make sure you are all on the SAME page when you start .. ok, I thought we did this, but I guess I was wrong .. because we waisted over a year with a group who never had intentions to do ORIGINAL material .. they want to just do covers . ha ha ha ha ... whatever .. lol.. they have continued on with their little group and we wish them all luck with it .. but, we want to grow and become an original band, IMO that is the only way you can grow ..

I hope this experience can help someone learn from my mistakes . ha ha ha