The departure of Dave meant we needed a new drummer. Luckily, Matt had a friend at work named Richard who was a Christian drummer. We eagerly suggested he bring Richard over for a rehearsal. From the first song Richard played well. His style was hard rock, not too different to the way Tim played. On that first night, we certainly saw enough to convince us he would do well at the upcoming Blackstump gig. He ended up being the first and only drummer we rehearsed with. I was relieved we had found a drummer so quickly and we soon got down to the task of teaching Richard the setlist.