I'm hoping that once he leaves, he's not going to be an ex-member of the band. Ex-member would imply he was going away and never having anything to do with the rest of them ever again, and that would make me too sad for words. I'd prefer the idea of what happens when particularly-esteemed professors at universities retire, and they get granted Emeritus status. No one expects an Emeritus Professor to do any work (because they've retired), they have no obligations to publish stuff, but they're welcome to get involved if they want to.
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Date: 2009-06-05 03:08 pm (UTC)FWIW, I totally get it.
*more hugs*
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Date: 2009-06-06 01:30 am (UTC)Waaah, now I'm crying again...