From: ronmoses@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 12:46:11 PM UTC-4, Bill Lantz wrote:   
   > On Monday, June 29, 2015 at 11:42:57 AM UTC-7, Ron Moses wrote:   
   > >    
   > > And the first member of Yes to pass away, as far as I can recall.   
   >    
   > Peter Banks died back in 2013.   
      
   Ah yes, how did I forget that?   
      
   > Chris was of course the last of the founding members still with the band   
   (even though he bowed out of the upcoming tour a few months back), I would   
   think they really need to consider whether to continue Yes at all now. I see a   
   2016 tour of Fragile and    
   Drama is stills scheduled with Billy Sherwood taking over bass.   
      
   You've got to understand that like in the world of rock and roll there are   
   certain changes that sometimes occur, and you've just got to, sort of, roll   
   with them, you know. I mean you saw exactly how many people who's been in the   
   band over the years, 37    
   people's been in this band over the years. I mean it's like, you know, six   
   months from now, I can't see myself missing Chris more than I might miss Igor   
   Khoroshev, or Trevor Horn, or Benoit David, or Tom Brislin, or any of those,   
   you know...   
      
   Spinal Tap references aside, I'm one of those who see Yes as something that   
   could carry on indefinitely in the right hands. It's all about honoring the   
   past and looking to the future, and so long as whoever's in the band is doing   
   it right, I'd love to    
   see Yes continue long after I'm gone. (Of course I won't be around to see it   
   long after I'm gone, but right up until then it's all good.)   
      
   If anything, I wouldn't mind seeing some of the old guard look upon this sad   
   occasion as an opportunity to retire gracefully (before we have to slow the   
   tempos down even further STEVE) and hand over the reins to some young blood.   
   But even if they keep    
   going with the old blood, it's better than just calling it quits. I have to   
   hope that's not what Chris would have wanted.   
      
   ron   
      
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