I think the break was more about each of us having a chance to explore some other stuff we wanted to do artistically.

None of us knew what to expect but there was absolutely no pressure. It was incredibly fun and easy going.

The timing was really good. We all have tons of songs but we wanted to begin from scratch so we got together and started jamming. We did two two-week sessions where we jammed out and got the skeletons for pretty much all the songs.

I'm so happy tonight to see Don Patterson win a state championship and Tom Inman get a chance to coach in the state tournament. Both of these men have worked hard and long for the Plano ISD. They deserve to enjoy this.

We can't lose another one to have a chance to win the regular-season title and host the (conference) tournament. We can't have another letdown like we did Saturday.

We had 20 presentations, and everyone had a chance to talk and ask questions about it. And out of that project came about a dozen items that we changed in processes, procedures and the way we handle situations.