Good luck with Radio Gap. Hopefully you'll be around by the time I go touring the US with the band I'm trying to put together, which actually looks like it might happen somewhat soon now (if you're still around and we hit New Jersey, please make sure to play at an open mic while I'm there. I wanna see you Live :) ). I've talked to a drummer, who might have access to a rehearsal space at a school (complete with PA, Drum kit and keyboards, just for starters), and one of the (way too) many bassists. Since I had somewhere between 5 and 10 bassists to choose from (some of whom I had better success with than others), I obviously chose my favorite out of my options. Yes, there are better bassists than the one I chose to go with to start with, but I would much rather go with a mediocre bassist with lots of potential, and whom I can play really well with and whose musical interests, tastes and goals are close to my own and the drummer's, than I would go with a very good bassist whose musical tastes and interests are far from my own and who's just an arrogant bastard (yes, that was one of my options. I'm not exaggerating... sadly...).

All that's left for the three of us (Bassist, Drummer and myself as Lead Guitarist and Lead Vocalist for the time being) to get together, play something cool and see if this is really the start of something big (hopefully, it is). We're all ambitious, we all love Arena Rock, we all like similar bands (and the drummer and I even have 5 "influences" in common! Gn'R, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, Alter Bridge and Pretty Maids. What are the odds of that?), and we're all willing to work as hard as it takes to reach our goals.

Now, I'm not an expert on anything, but in my opinion, it would seem that if things go well and we decide to continue on, this band would have the potential and drive to go anywhere. Will it be hard? Probably. Will it potentially be worth the hard work? Hell yeah! There may be some song-choices that I'll be bound to disagree with, but let's face it. What we're going to be starting is a band, and that means I'll have to leave the ego outside the practice space. Better to put up with playing one song I don't like and getting to play with a great band, than causing the band to break up because people have different opinions on what songs to play.

When I know more about how this goes, and if the band gets off the ground (even though our first few times might be without the Bassist since he's on vacation in the next two weeks), I'll create a thread so you can keep up with what's going on. IF the band gets off the ground, that is.