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This is from like 2003 I think...It's kinda funny to think even back in the "old O.A.R." days, people were still giving them shit about "selling out"....Really just goes to show, that as long as new material keeps getting put out, some people are gonna reject it until it becomes the old material and then they will knock the newer stuff. check out below. from MARC:



HELLO EVERYONE

IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE WE SAID HI AND COLLECTIVELY SPOKE TO EVERYONE ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES WITH THE BAND. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BAND IN THE FOLLOWING.

THANKS TO YOU GUYS WE HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE ONWARD AND UPWARD IN SO MANY WAYS. SO THANK YOU. LATELY THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY ISSUES DISCUSSED ON THIS BOARD. AND WE NEVER WANT YOU TO THINK WE DONT CHECK IN. WE ARE PLAYING ON DAVID LETTERMAN NEXT WEEK AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE, BUT IT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL WE SHOULD LET YOUKNOW WHERE OUR HEADS ARE AT REGARDING IT. YOU CAN IMAGINE GROWING UP WATCHING THESE SHOWS ON TV AND WISHING ONE DAY TO BE ON THOSE STAGES. WE ARE NOW HAVING THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE HAVE YOU PARTLY TO THANK FOR THAT. WE WILL BE PLAYING OUR SINGLE HEY GIRL ON THE SHOW. ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE SO PROUD OF THIS SONG AND ALL THAT IT HAS DONE FOR US THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY NOT BE THE FAVORITE. REALITY IS WHAT IT IS, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING ON TO SO MANY OTHER SONGS AND AVENUES THIS COMING YEAR. BEING THAT IT IS OUR SINGLE RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF CHANGING THE WAY THE TELEVISION SHOWS BOOK BANDS, WE WERE ASKED TO BE ON LETTERMAN TO PLAY HEY GIRL. NOT TO PLAY ANY SONG WE WANTED TO. THAT IS HOW THESE THINGS WORK RIGHT NOW. BUT REST ASSURED, AND WE PROMISE, THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE YOU CAN EXPECT DIFFERENT SONGS AND VERSIONS WHEN WE RETURN TO THESE SHOWS LATER THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY IN THIS THING. FOR EVERY EMAIL WE GET DECLARING THAT WE ARE "SELL OUTS" AND IN IT "FOR THE MONEY" WE HAVE A GOOD FIFTEEN MINUTE LAUGH ABOUT WHERE THIS SO CALLED "MONEY" IS AND WHAT EXACTLY "SELLING OUT" IS. I FEEL LIKE I CAN BE COMPLETELY BLUNT WITH YOU GUYS WHEN I SAY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO WORK. FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN. AND WE WILL NOT STOP PLAYING, MAKING RECORDS, AND MARKETING THE RECORDS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS BOARD IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CONTINUOUS TOURING AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK OPENLY WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. NOT TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN OURSELVES, BUT MORE SO TO KEEP YOU IN OUR HEADS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS CRAZINESS. WE ARE ABOUT TO START TOURING TOMORROW AND GET BACK TO WHAT IT IS WE KNOW HOW TO DO. PLAY SHOWS. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND NEVER STOP EXPRESSING YOUR OPINIONS. WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT YOU GUYS PUT INTO THIS BAND. BE GOOD.