Chris sent me this link earlier today. I honestly hadn't looked at it in a long time. This thread is now 4 years old & things have changed a bit. Chris is a father now & my wife & I moved from our home state of Texas to our new city of Portland, OR.
One thing that hasn't changed is our love of music. We continue to write/record together & he is without a doubt, one of my dearest friends. The cool thing is that we met HERE. On these boards. Joined by the love of our favorite band & the love of music. (new album...soon!)
The support we received 4 years ago in the petition is INSANE. (I mean that in a good way) We played the PJ20 pre-party at Hemingway's in Lake Geneva & had an absolute blast. It was a beautiful blur. I was able to (finally) meet people that I'd been interacting with for years (Lisa, Trisha, Lisa, Adam, David, Dimi, Matt, Dave & Kevin to name a few) that I am still friends with to this day. For that, I will be forever thankful.
Thanks to Jen for pushing to get us to play & to Laura for making it happen. Seriously, thanks.
My wife & I left Waco, TX one morning & drove north towards Columbia, MO. We stayed at some random hotel near Tulsa & left for Columbia the next morning. We arrived at Chris & Ali's house & off we went to Wisconsin. We had a day to rehearse once we arrived...Chris & I were nervous, but more excited. The day of the pre-party we jammed some more...and off we went to soundcheck.
All I wanted to say to all of you is THANK YOU. And to Pearl Jam for inspiring us, THANK YOU.
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One thing that hasn't changed is our love of music. We continue to write/record together & he is without a doubt, one of my dearest friends. The cool thing is that we met HERE. On these boards. Joined by the love of our favorite band & the love of music. (new album...soon!)
The support we received 4 years ago in the petition is INSANE. (I mean that in a good way) We played the PJ20 pre-party at Hemingway's in Lake Geneva & had an absolute blast. It was a beautiful blur. I was able to (finally) meet people that I'd been interacting with for years (Lisa, Trisha, Lisa, Adam, David, Dimi, Matt, Dave & Kevin to name a few) that I am still friends with to this day. For that, I will be forever thankful.
Thanks to Jen for pushing to get us to play & to Laura for making it happen. Seriously, thanks.
My wife & I left Waco, TX one morning & drove north towards Columbia, MO. We stayed at some random hotel near Tulsa & left for Columbia the next morning. We arrived at Chris & Ali's house & off we went to Wisconsin. We had a day to rehearse once we arrived...Chris & I were nervous, but more excited. The day of the pre-party we jammed some more...and off we went to soundcheck.
All I wanted to say to all of you is THANK YOU.
And to Pearl Jam for inspiring us, THANK YOU.
4 years...wow. Time really flies.
Hope this message finds you all well.
Matt
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