What Would the Setbacks Do?

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Long Lost Buds!

February 2nd, 2005

Dave writes:

Hey guys,

I'm an old friend of Mike's from Ottawa. I haven't spoken with him in probably ten years. But we lived down the street from one another. Anyway, I was just trying to find some info on him and old friends and your website came up. I actually think I may have met Justin at one point, but not sure.

Anyway, I can understand if this email seems a little sketchy, but if you could somehow give me an email address I could reach him at I'd appreciate it. Alternatively, if you could just forward this to him that would also be cool. I'm sure he'd email me back. Really no big thing; just catching up here and there with the internet.

Thanks,
Dave


Trevor		 I think you might have accidentally mistaken us for bandmates.com, the new spinoff from classmates.com.

That being said, you need to quit living in the past. It's clear that this "Mike" no longer wants to know you. He's moved on, maybe you should too. If he wanted to be friends, you'd still be living on the same street. Real friends don't move away from that kind of awesome friendship.

(note: as you can see, even sending a personal email to the setbacks will result in us giving you advice, even if you didn't want it)

Steve		 Awaiting wisdom...

Paul		 Awaiting wisdom...

Chris		 Hello Dave,

I have a sneaking suspicion that you may be referring to Mike Bradford from Bertha Does Moosejaw, a band with a master plan, and a plan with a master band. For all those involved in the Ottawa music community, they were a wild punk act that endeared audiences with versions of the Super Mario Brothers theme that Mike, if I remember correctly, would perform on guitar. Very Mr. Bungle, and continuing my memory flashback, I remember them citing that very band as an influence. Justin, if it is the correct one, is the sound guy at Babylon Music Club. Justin is a nice man, and fronts a new band now. The last I heard, Mike is working for the GOC. That means, the Government of Canada. I often see him sometimes. He was a nice guy too.

As for an email address, I can't provide one, as:

1. I don't know what that is. I have no computer, and I update this thing called an internet web site via a series of communications that I provide to Steve Palmer, our guitarist, through pigeon letters.

2. ...two, I don't know his email.

However, if you would like to talk to the band in a more intimate setting, you can join www.sexfarmdwellings.com/chat/men and we can discuss music. It's a chat room that one of us found. Note: I provide my communications for this "chat room" to Steve, via the piegons, and so on...I'm sure you get the picture.



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