Why does a band break up? Why doesn’t a band break up is a far more interesting question.

The only easy part about being in a band is actually saying, “Hey, let’s start a band.” From that point on, being in a band is constant problem solving.

From the word “go” you’re faced with problems like:

Who should be in the band? Where should we practice if there is in fact, anywhere we actually can practice. How do we get our equipment to practice? Actually, where should we get equipment? How can we even afford equipment? How do we write a song? Can we write a song? Can that person we asked to be in the band actually play an instrument? Can they even learn to play an instrument? Should we kick that person (who is our friend) out of the band? Are these noises we’re making enough noise to be considered a song? Do we have enough songs? Where should we play a show? Can we even get a show? How do we get to the show? How can we afford to get to the show? Are we getting paid to play the show? We’re not getting paid to play the show? The show is donation only? How do we get people to the show? Who’s making a flier for the show? Did anyone come to the show? How can we get folks to our next show? Do we have a next show? Should we buy a van to help us get to shows? How the heck do we pay for a van if we’re only getting paid for shows in donations? Who’s name is the van going under? How do we get insurance for the van? Where will we park the van? Whose parents don’t mind a late model van parked in front of their house? Do we need to buy new equipment? Should I buy a vintage tube amp? Should we record a demo? Where should we record a demo? Does this demo sound any good? Should we send the demo to venues that are out of town? Should we go on tour? How do we go on tour? Who do we call to book the tour? Will we get paid enough to cover our expenses on tour? Does an overnight drive from Chicago to New Orleans make sense? It does make sense? Who’s driving the overnight shift? Should we put out a record? Would anyone want to put out our record? How do we ask someone to put out our record? Should we record at the same place we recorded our demo? Who’s paying for the recording of our record? What should our artwork look like? Who’s going to buy our record? Will our record actually come out on time? Will anyone actually buy our record? Should we go on tour to promote and help sell our record? Do we need to make t-shirts to sell while we’re on tour trying to sell our record? What should those shirts look like? How should we pay for these t-shirts? Should I quit my job to go on tour to help sell these records and shirts? What do I do with all of these left over records and t-shirts? Should I quit school and just dedicate my life to this band? Is this band actually going anywhere? Do I even like this band? Do I even like the people I am playing in this band with? If I am not in this band then who am I exactly? What if I’m never in a band again? Is it okay to not be in a band? Should we break up the band? When should we break up the band? Should we play a last show? Where should the last show be? That was the last show, now what do I spend all my time doing?

Along with the fact that any possibility of financial return (the most practical reason for most people to do anything for a sustained part of time) is laughable at best and the only way a band stays together is by sheer will and determination. Determination that for that period of time the people playing together have a universal shared need to say something. To define the world around them using noise and volume.
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Franklin played its last all ages show September 9th, 2000. We played with Unwound from Olympia, WA and our bestest, Atom & His Package. The poster at the top of this post advertised the show. Sorry I don’t know the artist but it’s a real beauty and I had it framed shortly afterwards.

The two photos below from that show of Franklin were taken by Eric Wareheim.

Sometimes the logo is more important than the music. Especially for young kids who are more about the idea of a thing than the talent needed for a thing. That’s what makes it interesting.

Rather than trained seals going through the motions of learned musical behavior, they buy instruments and bang on them in new and different ways making a racket that is both chaos and ordered depending on the day.
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Similarly, a logo that identifies and classifies the sound as one’s own is never far behind.

Greg snapped this pic of one of the first !franklin inspired apparel items. The screen is juvenile and poorly made and probably the better for it.

This is 252 S. 10th Street in Philadelphia PA. It’s a rather unassuming row home and looks similar to just about every other row home in the city. However, just like any location, there’s always a history.

This is where Ralph lived when he first moved into the city and out of his Mom’s house in Mt. Airy.
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He and some friends rented the first floor apartment and his room was where the two basement windows are. Behind those two small windows is where Franklin began to practice that first summer in 1992 after we had graduated High School. Stavroula lived across the street above her parents Greek restaurant and we would spend many, many afternoons on those steps and in Sula’s family restaurant.

I always meant to stop and take a photo of this old building for my own memories…this morning I finally did.

Last night Ralph was in town. What I thought was going to be a casual dinner turned into this odd reunion of sorts. While the reunion aspect of the get together was only in hindsight, its significance wasn’t lost on me nor the others involved.

Starting in the left hand corner of the photo we’ve got Roy Binnion, Brian Sokel (me), Atom Goren, Greg Giuliano, Stavroula Kritikos and Ralph Darden. Or, if we were talking gangs, !Franklin 1.0 and Franklin 2.0 with Atom & His Package. With actual planning I would have made sure to get Josh to this get together for a universal high-five. Hopefully next time.

To add to the silly nostalgia, this photo was snapped by Shawn Kilroy who just happened to be at the bar when we all arrived. Shawn who played in Dizrythmia and wrote this piece for this blog.

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If you were to tell me 20 years ago, in the summer of 1992 just after we had recorded this first demo, that we’d all meet up again to hang out, joke around and catch up I’d have said, “I can’t wait.”

So above you have the gang in 2012 and here you have 1992.

Friends don’t die.