This past week has been amazing. On the morning of Monday, August 14th I uploaded the Chris Salih episode and things exploded. I expected there to be great interest in this episode, but I had no idea what was waiting. In the first day it got over 4,000 listens! In the span of a day my Twitter followers jumped from around 150 to over 1,000. Soundcloud followers increased to over 600. The new influx of listeners also resulted in an increase of plays for the previous four episodes. Over the course of the week I received tons of comments, all positive. From what I can tell everyone loved it, including Mark Eshleman from Reel Bear Media! He reached out to let me know that he enjoys what I am doing and acknowledged the high production quality. This speaks volumes because Mark has a very discerning eye/ear, he knows his stuff. Another thing that happened is the website PopBuzz wrote an article on the episode. It talked about what I predicted would be a major topic – the alternate names that the band almost used (Chill Coat/Bicycle Thief).

During the episode I announced that in the near future I will be talking to former bass player Nick Thomas! I can’t wait for this, I’m sure it will be another fantastic conversation. In addition to Nick, Chris is also going to be back. I know it came across during the episode, but I want to say that Chris is a solid dude. From the start he was very kind and answered all my questions with great honesty. He was extremely easy to talk to and I am honored that he came on my podcast to address many of the things that fans have wondered about for years.

When I decided to do a podcast aimed at talking to people connected to the band I had no idea if it would work. Five episodes in and it has exceeded my wildest expectations. From the outset the guests have been high caliber, and I think that this along with the focus on production quality have been a major factor in its success and appeal.

Thank you to all my guests and a special thank you to all my listeners. Each time you listen to an episode you are welcoming me into your life. It is you who have proven that this podcast is something special.