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August 27, 2006

For Josh

I just wanted to let you know how much your band has meant to us all... We
finally got to see you play in Sacramento, Ca a few months ago and we have
to say that it was one of the shows that you will always remember... There
was only 40 or so people but all 40 people were there whole heartedly
supporting you guys.. I think you guys made everyone there feel like they
were part of something special.. We will remember that show everytime we
play one of your songs.. Your music will always have a place in our
hearts....

Sincerely,

One Dying Secret...

Cory
Ed
Rob
Jonny
John

Posted by Rev. Chris Rakus at 02:25 PM | Comments (5)

August 15, 2006

I refuse to delete spam from this page any longer.

Spam has won..........I takes too long too empty it out......so fuck it.
rakus-

Posted by Rev. Chris Rakus at 07:43 PM | Comments (1)

August 02, 2006

The last sermon on the mountain

"Human life consists in mutual service. No grief, pain, misfortune, or "broken heart," is excuse for cutting off one's life while any power of service remains. But when all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one." charlotte perkins gilman.

this has nothing to do with anything..I just like it is all.

thank you to everyone who has been part of anything. And above all thank you to my dear friends. robert, matt, chad, josh, nate, gene, gordon, carlton, dusty---and anyone else that has been part of it all.----the reverend

Posted by Rev. Chris Rakus at 10:04 PM | Comments (4)

August 01, 2006

From Germany to Boy Sets Fire

Hey guys,

thank a lot. A fucking lot. More than just alot - thanks for being the best band
ever, for me. I enjoyed being with you so much, you gave me more than any other
band, during the shows, during listening to you albums. I'll miss you a lot. I
hope you won't be councelling the next tour dates, as I've just ordered tickets
for Rock am See and Rock in Idro just because of you.

I've seen you guys on stage a few times now. I'm from Germany, I'm German. A lot
of the social criticysm doesn't directly cover me, but I accept it from my
heart. I try to understand, get as much as I can get, and the lyrics thrill me.
I love them, in every song, they reflect my thoughts, although I can't protest
to the government as much as I would wish to, and although I accept many points
of my government, which you probably dislike.

The main part is - I love your music. The lyrics. You on stage. I was close to
tears when I just saw you will stop playing music. I knew that day will happen,
but.. damn. This is hard. I wish you guys so much luck over the next years, over
your whole lives. You gave me a lot. Thanks for that!!

Oh man. Just fucking today I finally got your Live For Today EP. Now I have ALL
of your records. Today. Dude. :)

Oh man. This is hard for me. I love your music. You'll always be a part of my
life. I hope to catch you on tour over the next weeks. I.. yeah.. love you. I
wanted to write you after your last Lindau gig, which I found to be the best
show EVER in my life, where I kicked out a guy who spit on Nathan where he was
quite pissed off by the crowd - glad he didn't recognize, that dude was only
drunk and not right there - but even thought Nathan was in a bad mood, he made
such a huge show. The whole crew did. It was so impressing to me.

Well, yeah. I know this was not what you wanted to happen - but I WILL cisit you
as often as I can until you're out of business. I'm planning to see you four
times, but probably it's only gonna happen three times due to university. But it
will happen, and I'll probably have tears in my eyes at the last show. :-)

Thanks for being a part of my life over the last years. Thanks for still being
there in the next years (your songs will be)!

I.. yeah.. love you. Not in a way it should make you be scared, but yeah, I love
you. *nods his head*

Thanks!!
--

Posted by Rev. Chris Rakus at 11:20 PM | Comments (5)

We're home in our beds.

Reverand Rackus,

I write this with respect and nothing more.
I am in need of desperate advice.
There's this band ( you may have heard of them called boysetsfire) who is the world to me. Their music is what reminded me of my strength, fire, ambition, and persistance in a world so ultimately fucked. I even stopped going to local shows for a while, claiming I was over this phase in my life, but only to be reminded by the wonderful persona of these boys as to why this was not a chapter that needed to be closed for me. They gave me hope in times of desperation, influenced me musically and gave me the urge to strive forward in such a sense. I understand that many things happen behind closed doors, the band has been together for an extremely long time.... but so what I need advice on is to understand why?
After putting forth an amazing album (which is an understatement in itself) and picking itself back up from the ground, why would the band give in now? Another thing I'm having a hard time understanding is how they can play european tour and a few east coast dates in closing.... leaving behind the fans who have been here all along since day one from all over the states.
I mean Europe is getting an almost month long tour.... and boysetsfire's roots lie here. I am from the westernish area and have supported, listened, and bought their shit for almost 10 years now. It's a harsh kick in the face from men I have respected and admired for over a decade now.

This is such a rant, and I'm sure you are exhausted and distinterested with this. Hopefully this will make the rackus backlodge with some sort of answer, but I am sure it is hard for you to answer on behalf of a band you do not perform with.

Sincereley,

Hopelesslyrelentless

P.S If you have the abilitiy to do so perhaps you could forward this to the other members. An answer would be appreciated, but of course not expected. Thank you for your time and entertainment over this course of time.

Dear Trisha,
First off, thanks for the love and respect. Secondly, thank you on behalf of the band for all the years of support and dedication. So-you would like to understand why...........I wouldn't say that anything happened behind closed doors that they wouldn't tell you to your face. There are several reasons------In reality it has just become difficult to tour the states anymore.......which is heart breaking enough.......but more importantly the guys have other goals in life. I'm not saying that there was any kind of fight over diffences of opinion.....it's just that this band has been around for 12 years........12 years..........they have families and other aspirations in life. I mean-they gave so much of their lives to so many....but also got so much in return from all of you. And in retrospect it's time to move on, but also time to never forget any of it. I don't see why it's a hard kick in the face at all. The decision was made two nights ago in a hotel-after a lot of discussion. The European tour has been booked for months, and the tickets purchased----so it makes sense not to let down those fans who have already bought tickets, and are counting on seeing boysetsfire. A lot of bands break up, and no one ever gets to see them again because it's under such harsh circumstances, but they're doing their best to do the right thing for everyone. In reality it's not hard to answer any of these questions personally- these guys have been my friends even before I started working for them----they're my family that I would die for.........I've spent three years of my life touring with these men, and it's sad for me to see all of it go..........so- I hope this helps.......but if you need a place to stay and a ride to the last show in the fall-----just hit me up...seriously....that's all I can do.

Posted by Rev. Chris Rakus at 11:14 PM | Comments (8)