Dear Derek

Just for the record - I wasn't bagging on you for working at Roadrunner and I'm certainly not accusing you of 'selling out' as it were. Just the thought of you and Monte having a heated discussion about the brilliance of Slipknot and I-Ten, real or imagined, is slightly amusing to me. I was hoping you and Shulman would actually get your label off the ground, but oh well... times have changed and the wheel of time cannot be turned back, which is just as well. Maybe your expertise will come in handy at another label down the line... Hey, if they let Kalodner waste money on the likes of Ratt or the cover band by the same name, someone should really let you sign some bands. Thanks for Pantera, Dream Theater, and the Mother Station - quite enjoy(ed) those. Could've done without Halligan Jr. and For Love Not Lisa.

Compassionately yours,
John Q