tara: It had nothing to do with us not enjoying touring and everything to do with Mike getting ill and us not being able to afford to take a proper show out on the road. One of our major regrets is that we were forced to tour so sparsely. We would have liked to have been able to hire extra musicians and take a sound man and a lighting man out with us, but we were given no tour support and had to pay for everything out of our own pockets. That's just a reality. There's no way once Mike got really sick that we could continue
going out there and damaging his body any further. Plus having to have fulltime jobs in order to pay bills and have health insurance is not condusive to touring.

11. You have a great and powerful voice. What was your musical background before joining Lycia?

tara: Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it. I have no real musical background. I was in a band that made a couple of demos and that's it.

12. Lastly, anything you'd like to plug? Upcoming releases, side projects, other bands.... great TV shows to fill the loss of 'Angel' (yes, I did my homework ;)?

tara: Wow! Look at you! The only thing "business wise" I'd like to plug is Mike's upcoming release Beyond the Horizon Line which should be out some time in September of this year. I've been writing a book that I hope to have done some time this century and am beginning work on a solo record. As far as the death of Angel goes....I'm still pretty pissed off! hahaha!!! Nothing will replace that show! ;)

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