Eric and Buck on AOL

[John A Swartz]

Regarding Eric/Buck and/or Al to provide their "own version" of the FAQ:

Since Albert is a member of BOC-L, both he and Deborah have had direct
access to the FAQ (on earlier versions, I e-mailed them to everyone on
BOC-L), and both have specifically provided me input on various parts.
I have at times asked them specific questions, and they have provided
me answers, where appropriate - in some cases, I pried into issues that
were really none of my (or any of our) business, and I was (politely)
told so -- in particular, the details (beyond what is in the FAQ) of
Albert leaving, and various differences of opinion between bandmembers
is beyond what we fans need to know --> and, since the FAQ is really
supposed to be for fans, it was never my intention to stir up controversy
between anyone in the FAQ - of course, there IS controversy, and I did
feel the need to address it somewhat, but I specifically tried to not
"take sides" on controversial stuff.  Albert himself told me when I
started this that he would give me info, but that I should remember that
it was HIS side of the story, and not necessarily the complete story -
which, as I have said in the past, is one reason that I greatly respect
his input.  As for Buck and Eric, they both have provided me some bits
of info, as an earlier version of the FAQ was forwarded to them.  Some
info specifically concerned with Eric was incorrect, and he provided me
some clarification, and Buck provided me with a few tidbits of info --
neither has discussed anything controversial with me.  Finally, an earlier
version of the FAQ was discussed with Bolle over the course of several
hours on the phone (we split it up into several sessions), and while
even Bolle may not know everything about everything, he probably knows
more than anyone other than the bandmembers themselves -- he helped me
tremendously to get my facts straight, as well as how to more objectively
present some of the more controversial areas.  He has basically approved
of the FAQ.

So, as far as I'm concerned, I've gotten approval on the FAQ from both
Bolle, as well as Albert and Deborah.  In addition, Eric and Buck have
also had the opportunity to provide any input they want.  I've said it
before and I'll say it again -- this FAQ is for BOC fans, and if there's
stuff in there that's incomplete or incorrect, I will fix it if someone
will point it out to me.  I would love to get an "endorsement" from the
band, and I've encouraged people who I've known to be on AOL to mention
it there, not to mention I encourage anyone with a BOC web page to link
up to it.  But, to this point some people know of it and some don't -
even on BOC-L, many questions which are answered in the FAQ get asked
here.

John