This past Saturday was bittersweet for us, as we said good-bye to band that have touched our heart throughout these past four-five years of our life.

August of 2006 9:30 Club Washington, DC we would go out to listen and photograph a bit of new music recommended by a good friend of ours.
This new music….a band by the name of “Everyone But Pete”
We 100% Fell In Love with their Sound!!!!

Here are just a FEW of the MANY live shots we captured throughout the years.

December 2, 2006 we worked with the guys on their Press Promo Photos.
Never did we imagine that day that those four guys would turn into four of our dearest friends.
Twin Brothers Jim and Brian Fanale, Chris Lane, and Cal Stamp are four of the most caring, most giving and most talented guys we’ve ever met.

Throughout these past four years we have not only watched them grow as artists, but also watched them grow within their individual lives.
We have been there for them throughout their changes, as they have for us throughout our changes.
For instance…just one of our changes was when Corey had his accident, EBP of course was right there to donate their time and funds to Corey’s benefit Show

When Corey was strong enough to receive visitors,
Cal and Amber sat beside in our home with Corey and I during his accident and that is a moment we will always cherish no matter where we are in our lives.
They were there to deliver not only funds to help us get through, but also an awesome gift

Of course after Corey was strong enough to venture back out to shows…Everyone But Pete was his very first show back

We tried to attend and document almost every show for the guys,
We photographed everything from press shots, live shots, birthdays, Halloween,to even FUN down time with the guys at their house while we made fools out of ourselves ROCK’N out to GUITAR HERO.



The guys were always about having FUN….like Halloween dressing up like Old Women.

There were also CD Releases that we were so proud to be a part of.
We will never forget the overwhelmed look on the guys faces as they saw the gift we presented them with at their CD Release!

As the band members changed, the band also changed.
Andrew Van Horn came aboard, the band’s name was changed from “Everyone But Pete”
Of course we continued to work with Everyone But Pete and Loved Every Minute of it!
One memory we will never forget is the On Location Shoot in the middle of Crazy-Ville…yes this place was dangerous…but so very cool for a shoot!!

The Following Shoot would now be with new name Citizen…much safer place and much different vibe

Last but not least, I would like to mention another friend who is dear to our heart…Amber-therese Foster.
Amber not only managed and help create this amazing band, she was their friend, their family, and watched out for them.
Amber is so special to many people, as she is one in a million. She gives her heart, her time, and most of all her forever friendship.

Sadly Citizen would only last about a year…..they would say good-bye to us all at Clarendon Grill in Arlington VA Jan. 22, 2011.
This is a moment in time I will never forget.
I stood in this crowded room that was full of loyal fans, friends, and family….so many loved ones in one room, so much love for EBP in one room.
All of of brought to tears by 4 guys who stood on stage before us singing their hearts out for the final time.

Holding the hand of my dear friend as we cried thinking about every cherished moment we have spent with these guys.
They of course shared the same respect for us, as they graciously thanked us, which yet again brought us to tears.
So you see it was a bittersweet evening for us, happy as always to hear them and spend time with them…but yet so very sad to say good-bye to a band we have loved so very much.
The thing is, this band known as EBP/Citizen may be gone….but our friendship with these five guys will always remain.

“Music has a way of bringing us all together for a lifetime”
The band may come to an end, but the music and friendship will live forever.
Music and our Images combined has created some of the most special bonds we could ever imagine.
Not just a one time photo, not just a one time song, but a lifetime friendship.
I truly believe when we are all old, gray, looking over our bifocals…we will still be sitting together listening to music, photographing music and sharing this special friendship.
We just might be the old people sitting in the back of the room watching the crazy kids upfront making their own memories….the same memories we made many years before.
Yes..that is what I see, it will always live.

And so I end this blog with Lyrics that Corey and I read each and every day as they hang hand written by Jim Fanale in the foyer of our home.
“I don’t know where you Go
RunAway to something New
Heaven Guide you Always on your Road”

((To view ALL Photos from the night go to: FAREWELL SHOW WITH EBP/CITIZEN 1-22-2011))