So eloquently written and so honest. You are a force to be reckoned with and I look forward to the day when the whole world knows how amazing you are! AR should be thankful you spent your last grand to get this music out there.

If you ever want to play a gig up here in Portland, I could do my best to pull some old connections to see what I could do. Otherwise, I’ll just haul my ass down to NYC next summer if I have to.

Yours,
Wil Whalen
Portland ME

You guys filled a void in me, and at the same time, I found new friends with common interests. We’d meet up at shows here in New England, do call ups with the “beer tent parties” were playing, and were all about everything AR.

Even back in ‘04, we knew everthing wasn’t all rosy, but, based on personal observations, and videos and interviews, it sure appeared that it wasn’t always bad. It looked like there were times where things were really, really good. It’s to bad it couldn’t always be that way, but spending 200 plus days and nights with anyone can become an over powering burden. (just watch big brother!!)

Anyway, it was a worry of many of the fans that this day would come, and as things go, it finally did. Obviously, many peeps aligned with one side or the other, but I was and still am going to continue to support “both sides”, because to me, in the past you’re still one entity. Certainly now you’re not, and I’ll work that out in my head, my way.

As the two sides set out to make their marks on their new paths, ups and downs have will probably continue to happen, but, that’s when fans have to step it up and continue to support the talent we know and love. I also am happy that SorS came out. I know it was a logistical problem to give credit where credit was due, and you did allude to that afterwards.

Really with the exception of a couple of songs, everything was out on the myspace accounts at one time or another anyway, and anyone with any technical skills already captured it and loaded it into our ipods anway!

I recently went to an AR show with Nini. She’s great, she’s not you, but she’s great. She brings something different to the band, and I’m sure they’re going to do great. I’ll continue to suppor them when ever and how ever I can.

Also, the same goes for you. Some day, you’ll discover that you can play out slightly NE of NYC and I’ll catch up to you and express my appreciation personally. I’m still waiting for that day !!

For those that can’t accept the fact that people can support both sides in a debate, argument, or whatever you want to call it, DEAL WITH IT. As much as your mind cannot be changed, neither can peeps that support both.

Continued succes to Antigone Rising and also The Cassidy Project!

You did the right thing, Cass, in setting the music free. I never understood why AR knuckled under so easily to the powers that be. I always thought that you gals were braver than that. People can't do much harm to you when you have nothing left to lose. The most dangerous (translate that as freest) people are those with nothing left to lose. What could anyone do to AR? Sue you for your millions?!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the remaining AR ladies will soon come to their senses and see that you did them a favor by taking any heat for releasing the CD. There are far too many timid people in the world, especially women. Bravery is a good thing. A brave woman is especially good, in my opinion.

I'm also assuming that you're putting the other ladies' share of the Sink or Swim proceeds “in escrow” for when they come to their senses. Comments about cheating, lying and stealing were a tad “over the top.” My thoughts when I saw that were “get a grip, please, and don't cut off your nose to spite your face!”

So…thanks again for the new music. The wild ride with the AR ladies isn't over. We're used to the drama. It is what it is. I wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm thinking: there had been a first time of you trying to work with them and vice versa. And it didn't seem to work. “It was not the right time yet”, or something like this, was said about that.

So I'm wondering: what could have changed in a while so that, after a second attempt, “it worked this time” and you ended up staying with them for so long? What exactly made this long-term collaboration possible? Then again it may have been just your decision to bt in the band, as you mention in the fourth paragraph from top to bottom in your above blog entry.