Date Posted:13:25:27 01/11/03 Sat Author: gretschplynbonzo Subject: tah tah to t-town and baby i
well, here is my time to say good bye to baby i, our fans, and the city of toledo. even though i know that i am leaving for better things in my personal life and to make something of myself, the hardest thing that i am leaving behind is baby i. i will always remember jamming out at 801 hampton on my little four piece vintage (1950's) gretsch kit with only a hi-hat, crash, and ride with jake, then added ann marie, and finally kj....and as i play today, i played then for the same reason, and that is for the fun of it. i want to say thank you and i love you to our fans and my now former bandmates, and let everyone know that they will all be missed. the toledo music scene may have its problems, but the city as a whole is a great place to play at. even though a big show is only 150 people, those 150 are so incredibly supportive. its all about quality and not quantity. thank you to the fans for that. finally, the biggest shout out goes to three of some of the most important and influencial people in my life over the course of the last almost 2 years...and that would be the members of baby i. first, ann marie, the increase in your confidence has been incredible. you are a great bass player and singer, so keep showing it off. to kj...aka wanda...when it was first suggested that you audition for us i knew that you were it even before the first note rolled off of your tongue. and finally, jake, my hetero-lifemate. we have always clicked musically together, and that would probably have to do with the fact that we've known each other since we were five. keep cranking out the great new songs. now i think is time for me to quit rambling and bow out of my temporary spotlight. it was only fitting that last night i had the chance to bid farewell to the fans of toledo at the same place where we got our first break. i look forward to making my visits, but it will never be the same not stepping on stage with baby i. good luck and thank you for the opportunity to create music with you three wonderful musicians.
sincerely musically,
david
p.s. yes i do know that is just a copy of the t-townmusic.com post, but i've tried for the past 2 weeks to come up with a different one for this website, and i feel that what was said in the post says it all the best.
I need a hankie! You know I am not much with words. lol But you will be missed, Dave! The best of luck to you at Miami and with all of your future endeavors. You will definitely have to make it to some future baby i shows and we will all be happy to come to any shows that you might have. I am sure I'll see you around! Au revoir.
Dave, from all of us at Shaft! we wish you the best of luck. And to Jake, Ann Marie, Kj, and the newly inducted Marty we look forward to sharing the stage with you again February 21st. Shaft!
