So what's the deal with the band name? Rob, Ben and Ari were sitting around one evening trying to figure out a name for the newly formed band. They asked Rob's highly intelligent and philosophical roomate Nelson for help. "It should be a name that reflects something all you guys care about," to which Ari replied "I am very concerned about Rob's welfare."

Why such an answer? Because Rob's welfare is something that everyone should be concerned about. See, Rob has a tendency to be a little bit of a klutz, losing three finger nails and one toe nail so far, falling over randomly in practice, jumping a little bit too enthusiastically into Ben's cymbals, stepping on guitar cables during shows, and bumping into things with his poor mistreated car.

The real story begins in March of 2002 on the way back from a weekend in Memphis. Somewhere in Alabama an 18-wheeler decided to merge into Rob and Ben, sending them spinning off the road at about 80mph. Needless to say, Rob's car was a mess, but luckily nobody was hurt, not even the truck driver, who waved goodbye as we spun off the road. Or maybe it wasn't a wave.

For anyone who goes to Emory and lives on the Clairmont Campus, you can guess where the next vehicular mishap took place: the parking deck. Those concrete pillars DO move. Note, this was the only car incident that was REALLY Rob's fault. Well, cept for that one time in South Carolina. Oh yea and those two in Florida...crap.

Then there was the first Masquerade show, where Rob got to play Down by 311 on guitar for the opening song, and stepped on the guitar cable, pulling it out of the amp, making his guitar slightly inaudible. Sure, it was part of the act.

The most recent (and hopefully LAST) mishap occurred on I-75 around Macon on the way back from Thanksgiving in Miami. Once again, Ben was riding shotgun. We got rear-ended by a senior citizen/Vietnam Vet/disabled Georgia boy. Ben has vowed never to ride in Rob's car over any long distances again. Rob has gladly approved the promise.

Stay tuned for the next Mishap, and Mum, please don't worry about me.