She called to apologize. She had had enough of Lawrence and wanted me back as a manager, a drummer and as a friend. Like an idiot I just came running back.
What Jonny didn't know was that Lawrence had actually quit. He couldn't control Shannon any more since she had hit rock bottom and started to dig. I mean the girl was doing everything, drinkin', smokin', snortin', poppin', shootin', you name it, she was pretty much doing it. But I couldn't really say anything cause I was right there along with her. We had become a female version of Tyler and Perry during their 'Toxic Twin' years.
Jon's first act as manager was to organize a nationwide tour. In order to keep costs down it was played in smaller venues and pyrotechnics were limited. Dubbed the "Stripped and Bare" tour, it was a marginal success and it opened the door for further ideas such as a new album or tour. Word of mouth that the original line up was back together helped.
I was blind to what was going on though. I was just so happy to have my girls back and planning the "Endless Frettless" tour when the shit hit the fan. Nikki and Shannon were always either fighting or wasted but we didn't even get to our fifth show when it all blew up.
When I saw what she had done, my first thought was, "I'm going to kill that bitch."
