Katie Schmitz
07/03/06, 01:49 PM
Facing New York (http://www.myspace.com/facingnewyork) sent out the following Myspace Bulletin:
Hello everyone- it is Omar.. aka the drummer... aka the bearer of bad news. Here we go:
1) Eric Frederic checked himself into the hospital 3 days ago due to pains in the gut. He went under the knife 2 days ago to remove a blockage in his large intestine caused by scar tissue from an apendectomy a couple of years ago. He is now short 10" of intestine and he came up on an 8" scar on his belly. He's fine. He's recovering in the hospital for the next few days.
As for the tour coming up- We're canceling the Albaquerque show, and we're starting in Phoenix sans Eric. We will be rocking as a 4 piece with Matt Fazzi on lead vocals.
We're not sure where along the tour Eric will join us or if he will at all. We shall see.
2) Rene Carranza will be touring as a member of Facing New York for the last time over the course of the next 3 weeks. Rene has decided to continue his education at UC Berkeley. Here's a short message from him:
Ladies, gents, lovely friends,
I've been looking all over the place for some intangible thing called balance, and I haven't found it. End vagueness now: I'm going back to UC Berkeley on August 22nd and the Facing New Yorks will proceed without me. The tour we're embarking on this week will be my last with the dudes, so if
you miss these shows, you're missing a farewell of sorts (aside from the .peace-out, Rene. show tba).
It's a bitter-sweet departure, needless to say. We are on great terms, I love them and I'm pretty sure they love me, and we'd make it out if Matt didn't have a girlfriend. Or if Eric liked guys. I've had the privilege of playing with four phenomenally talented musicians and in the course of our comradeship we've grown together like a beard on a face and the hot-sauce that drips into it. Omar is the hot-sauce. Brandon's the solid. Matt's the love and Eric is my guy. I'm sad to leave the baby-Frankenstein I helped birth together, but I'm ecstatic about the possibilities of my new life. I will keep writing and playing music and will surely collaborate with one or two of four or five of the New Brunswicks (FNYs).
To the lovely homies who have come into my life via our touring (the Minnesotans, the Arizonians, Washingtonians, New Yorkers, Japanese, San Diegahns, and every Canadian who was ever born), I truly hope to see you again and I cherish the memories that have stuck; come hang out with me in Berkeley. Thanks for the support. F*** the world bank.
Rene
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So that is that. We do love Rene, and we know that he will do great things. We support him 100% of the way. Go Tito.
Having said that.... all this drama is all the more reason to come out to some shows. Come see a weird 4 pc version of FNY as well as Rene's last shows in your town. See you guys soon. PEACE.
-Omar
Submitted by theGrue
Hello everyone- it is Omar.. aka the drummer... aka the bearer of bad news. Here we go:
1) Eric Frederic checked himself into the hospital 3 days ago due to pains in the gut. He went under the knife 2 days ago to remove a blockage in his large intestine caused by scar tissue from an apendectomy a couple of years ago. He is now short 10" of intestine and he came up on an 8" scar on his belly. He's fine. He's recovering in the hospital for the next few days.
As for the tour coming up- We're canceling the Albaquerque show, and we're starting in Phoenix sans Eric. We will be rocking as a 4 piece with Matt Fazzi on lead vocals.
We're not sure where along the tour Eric will join us or if he will at all. We shall see.
2) Rene Carranza will be touring as a member of Facing New York for the last time over the course of the next 3 weeks. Rene has decided to continue his education at UC Berkeley. Here's a short message from him:
Ladies, gents, lovely friends,
I've been looking all over the place for some intangible thing called balance, and I haven't found it. End vagueness now: I'm going back to UC Berkeley on August 22nd and the Facing New Yorks will proceed without me. The tour we're embarking on this week will be my last with the dudes, so if
you miss these shows, you're missing a farewell of sorts (aside from the .peace-out, Rene. show tba).
It's a bitter-sweet departure, needless to say. We are on great terms, I love them and I'm pretty sure they love me, and we'd make it out if Matt didn't have a girlfriend. Or if Eric liked guys. I've had the privilege of playing with four phenomenally talented musicians and in the course of our comradeship we've grown together like a beard on a face and the hot-sauce that drips into it. Omar is the hot-sauce. Brandon's the solid. Matt's the love and Eric is my guy. I'm sad to leave the baby-Frankenstein I helped birth together, but I'm ecstatic about the possibilities of my new life. I will keep writing and playing music and will surely collaborate with one or two of four or five of the New Brunswicks (FNYs).
To the lovely homies who have come into my life via our touring (the Minnesotans, the Arizonians, Washingtonians, New Yorkers, Japanese, San Diegahns, and every Canadian who was ever born), I truly hope to see you again and I cherish the memories that have stuck; come hang out with me in Berkeley. Thanks for the support. F*** the world bank.
Rene
-------------------------------------------------------
So that is that. We do love Rene, and we know that he will do great things. We support him 100% of the way. Go Tito.
Having said that.... all this drama is all the more reason to come out to some shows. Come see a weird 4 pc version of FNY as well as Rene's last shows in your town. See you guys soon. PEACE.
-Omar
Submitted by theGrue