But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can be swayed or talked in or out of certain things. Eddie allows other people to lead in this band and to have certain roles that…

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You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what...

You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what...

I've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike,...

I've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike,...

Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are...

Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are...

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to...

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to...

I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind -...

I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind -...

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl...

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl...

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for...

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for...

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now...

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now...

If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get...

If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get...

It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally...

It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally...

Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to...

Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to...

It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person...

It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person...

I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of...

I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of...

And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my...

And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my...

There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people...

There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people...

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to...

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to...

It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian...

It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian...

Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of...

Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of...