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Goodbye.

About Me

8/20/2008

Well, today marks a very unique day in Westchester's existence. As of today the band has decided to split up and go our seperate ways. I myself like to think that I speak for the entire band when I say that we cannot thank you enough for everything that you have done. I've been doing this band for a long time, it started with just a little idea in my head and have been adding to it ever since. I haven't really paid attention to how long Westchester's been around, I just checked our 'member since' date... 9/10/05 I think it was... holy shit! And some of you out there have been listening ever since then and a special thanks goes out to you. There's no hard feelings between us, it's just a bit difficult having 5 guys together and trying to be on the exact same page as time progresses. We just all evolved in different ways and our interests swayed into directions that Westchester wasn't heading. Thank you so much for ever coming to a show, getting a CD, listening, hearing about us, hating us, just having anything to do with Westchester in general. Another special thanks goes out to the guys at 102.1 The Edge including Ayo, especially, and Jessie who both tried to help us make it and Peter Welpton from the Lex and Terry show. The list of people to thank could be endless, but a thanks needs to be said to Billy from Subview Studios who gave us deals that I'm sure made it not even worth his time to sit through all of our shit all weekend! We will all be pursuing music and I will keep this account open to let you know about any new projects that develop. We also have an unreleased song that's not totally finished being mixed and mastered but I might put that online, too. I'm hoping the other members will post a little goodbye speech on here shortly so I guess keep your eyes peeled for that and get excited for possibly 5 new bands to emerge! I've had such an amazing time doing this and so I seriously can't thank you enough.

Take care,
Oliver.

Hey everyone! I want to say thank you to any one out there whose ever come into contact with Westchester, I love the band and the music we played, however as Oliver said up there, its hard to get 5 different people on the same page. Having been a new edition to the Westchester world I have only been a part of the band for the last year, however, its the best experience I have ever had being in a band and have to admit that it might be the best I will ever have, the people the music, the dedication. Its amazing what we found we could do and to watch the things that seemed so far out of reach come so much closer and sometimes even land within our grasp. Im sad to see it go, but it seems its too far gone at this point. I have no hard feelings toward anybody in the band, and I hope to see them flourish in what ever they pursue. Please keep checking this page for more updates about the members, I promise there will be some interesting stuff! Ill never forget the last year ive had with these guys. Hopefully there will be many years to come with them, whether or not our relationship has to do with music. Its weird to think that a year ago I got a phone call from a distraught singer looking for new members for his band, and since then we have accomplished so much that so many people will never know about. Ill miss Westchester forever. But I can't wait to see what these guys do on their own.
Thank you everyone.
-Corey Gray

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Music:

Member Since: 9/10/2005
Band Members: Russell Hansen - Vocals.
Oliver Smith - Guitar.
Don Denham - Guitar.
Corey Gray - Drums.
Phil Smith - Bass.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Thanks, The Door!

Thursday, July 17th, we headlined a show at the newly named Door of Dallas. It used to be the Gypsy Tea Room, but apparently the Door bought it out. Which is cool, yunno, whatev. I think it's especial...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:21:00 PST

March 23, 2008 - For People That Like Our Music!

This is the place where we keep you updated on what's going on. What's happening in the practice room this week?SHOWS:Mar. 7th - Liquid Lounge, Deep Ellum - Played it, had a great time. That was our s...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:29:00 PST

January 30, 2008 - Woah, new news!

First off, yes, we did have a show last Friday, at The Max in Farmer's Branch. A great time was had by all; many said it was our best show yet. I have to agree. Only two pictures were taken, neither o...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:29:00 PST

January 14, 2008 - Holy Nuts!

Man, the show is on FRIDAY! Get PUMPED! The Westiboys are hard at work, practicing every day this week. In between practice sessions, we swap ideas about how to improve somehow, be it lyrics, music, s...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:37:00 PST

January 03, 2008 - I swear there will be more blogs!

I swear there will be more blogs to come. At least one a month. And if I for some reason don't get to it, you can all personally slap me in the face. Or something like that. UPDATES:January 18th, ther...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:05:00 PST

November 27, 2007 - The Show.

Looking back, it all seems like some wonderful dream. Although the evidence; knots in my back, rough spots on my hands, and that neat little orange wristband, is clear and obvious, the reality of the ...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:30:00 PST

November 24, 2007 - Oh man oh man!

The show was great! I've never had so much fun in my life, for serious. More to come, I need to sleep. (the next day...) Holy crap. I mean, seriously. Holy. Crap. Suprising though it may be, that...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:26:00 PST

November 17, 2007 - Thank you, Fort Worth!

To anyone who got a CD from me in Fort Worth, thank you so very much. I was astounded at the reactions people gave me, and I'm still shocked that so many people asked, "How do I make you guys famous?"...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:30:00 PST

November 08, 2007 - The eagle has landed. Finally!

As we recover from the weekend, I thought I'd let you guys know what's been going down over at Subview Studios. We slept at Don's house the Friday before, 'cause it was his birthday, and we ...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:23:00 PST

October 17, 2007 - Things are going great.

Just thought we'd take a break from our three-week musical meditation vacation in the bahamas to give you yet another          ; WESTIE WEEKDAY UPD...
Posted by Westchester-ed on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:51:00 PST