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Of course, everything I post -must- be a story, so here's mine...

The first time I heard mention of Emerald Rose, it was by my friend Mike, who was absolutely nuts about 'Never Under-Esimate A Woman With The Goddess In Her Eyes'. Of course, he'd never actually have the CD on him when he would rave, so I actually didn't get to hear the CD until I got exposed to it by other pagan friends. Assured that the band was even better live, I eagerly awaited an opportunity to hear them, which actually turned out to be DragonCon 2001.

Alas, I was cruelly denied. I missed their performance by a few minutes, and utterly crushed, I stood in the concourse with the disappointed air of a child denied her favorite wooby. "What's wrong?" I hear a voice ask in concern, and lo, there sat Arthur, who looked like a man who clearly understood what it must be like to loose a wooby. I explained to them that I'd missed their show, had heard their CD and wanted nothing more then to hear them, and he told me how sorry he was that I'd missed it (And amazingly, sounded like he meant it. Sincerity in a performer to someone who appreciates their performance is a real treasure, and something a lot of musicians tend to forget.) I purchased 'Bending Tradition', which Arthur signed, and then apologized again to me because the other band members weren't there to sign it too! This was definitely better then some dumb old wooby, lemme tell ya! The whole scenario left me with such a good feeling I was bound and determined to make their next live performance I could get to...which ended up being Samhain, 2001.

I've been crazy for the band ever since.