Following the talent quest, we were a bit unsure what Chris' plans were. From my point of view I was expecting him to stay in the band. I felt the band had gone from strength to strength since he came back. I had known him for years and I thought we could discuss whatever issue had caused the recent tension. A few days after the gig I was trying to work out what to do about rehearsal because we did that at his place. Should I call Chris and ask if we were still on? I was unsure what to do. While I was thinking it through I received a call. It was Chris, and he was ringing to tell me he was leaving the band. I was surprised and not surprised at the same time. While I knew something was wrong, I didn't expect things to go down like that so quickly. From what I could tell he didn't really like the direction we were going, which still surprises me somewhat, because I didn't feel that we had really changed direction that much. It was still Katara to me and I saw him as a part of that. However, he felt differently and that was his right. I respected his decision but to this day I wish things had gone down differently. It just felt like a very sad end to our long standing musical partnership. I regret if I did anything to upset him or disillusion him. If I did, it wasn't deliberate and I'm sorry. In the following years I was still in touch with Chris from time to time, but our relationship was never as strong after that. He lives on the other side of Australia now, but I sincerely hope our paths cross again in the future. Thanks for starting the vision with me Chris, I will always respect and appreciate what we did together.