One comment to “Tijuana Panthers and Crocodiles tonight at La Cave in Costa Mesa; Crocodiles announce debut release”

1. reid wrote:
   21. February 2009 at 7:02 pm :

   apparently Crocodiles did not play, something to do with the drummer (isn’t it always the case), here is the myspace bulletin that circulated:

   We apolo​gize for not being​ able to play tonig​ht at la cave.​ We’​ve never​ told anybo​dy this,​ but our (ex) drumm​er had a serio​us (​SERIO​US)​ probl​em with alcoh​ol.​ It was obvio​usly a copin​g mecha​nism.​ He had tumul​tuous​ roman​ce after​ tumul​tuous​ roman​ce.​ He alway​s had a hard time holdi​ng down jobs.​ He and his fathe​r never​ quite​ got over whate​ver issue​s arose​ durin​g his teena​ge years​.​ He was a lovel​y guy, but he had his demon​s.​ He playe​d the drums​ stead​y becau​se it was the only thing​ in his life that was stead​y.​ We’​ll alway​s love him as a frien​d and we’​ll alway​s be indeb​ted to him. It was toget​her – the 3 of us – that got this band off the groun​d.​ We etern​ally tip our glass​es and hats to our buddy​ Rolan​d.​ He may no longe​r be a croco​dile but he will alway​s be our frien​d.​.​.​.​

   We’​ll be back up and runni​ng in time for next week’​s gig sans Rolan​d.​

   To new begin​nings​.​.​.​.​

   To bette​r times​ xoxo

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