Major Third, Minor Seventh
an excerpt

Interview 2000

We sent out a hundred and fifty demo tapes…

November 1994

Acid Reign.

That was the name they agreed on after a long and arduous discussion. It wasn’t their first choice, but, as it turned out, that name was already being used by another band. So…Acid Reign it was.

And, since a name was chosen, Wade and Will found themselves trying to put together a demo tape. They had written enough material to do so.

Money to do the tape, however, was a different story. In that, they didn’t have any. Wade was still working days at the publishing house and Will still produced for small local bands but they didn’t have money to spare. Especially Wade and his bride, because Elizabeth decided she wanted to go for her Master’s and potentially her Ph.D. And Wade supported her decision. It wasn’t hard for him to do so. She had done it for him, and, lately, had to deal with his considerable lack of presence because of the demo tape. Wade felt horrible about it, but she assured him countless times it was okay. She had classes a lot of the time anyway. She knew this was a huge dream for him, just as he understood her passion for art.

So, it was mutual understanding between the two of them that they had to let the other follow their dreams.

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A few weeks later

“Hey, mate, we got ‘nother letter,” Wade said, walking into Will’s studio.

“Who’s it from?” Will asked, nervous anxiety tinting his voice.

“Umm, Sony Columbia USA,” Wade said, tearing into the envelope.

Will jumped to his feet and walked closer to Wade, moving excitedly like a little kid. This letter could potentially be the single most important letter in both their lives.

“Well? What does it say?” Will asked as Wade looked over the letter.

“…thank you for your…blah, blah, bloody blah….Unfortunately, we must, at the present time, reject your….”

Both men sighed, greatly disappointed.

“That makes how many?”

Interview 2000

….and received one hundred and fifty bloody rejection letters…