THIS IS THE HOMEPAGE OF THE ORCHESTRA AND THE PORTAL INTO THE MANY PAGES AND LINKS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORCHESTRA, FORMER MEMBERS OF ELO AND ELO PART II. THERE ARE LINKS TO THE BAND MEMBERS PERSONAL WEBSITES, BLOGS, PHOTO GALLERIES, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WEBSITES.
THE ORCHESTRA HAS BEEN IN MOURNING FOR THE LOSS OF OUR DEAR KELLY GROUCUTT, A MULTI-TALENTED SPARK OF A MAN THAT WE ALL GREW TO LOVE AND LAUGH WITH OVER THE YEARS. EACH DAY BRINGS SOME NEW REMINDER OF WHAT LIFE HE BROUGHT TO THIS BAND AND EACH OF OUR LIVES, AND HOW HE WILL BE MISSED, THERE’S A BIG HOLE IN OUR BAND’S HEART. IT’S STILL SEEMS SO UNREAL THAT WE WON’T BE ABLE TO LAUGH WITH HIM AGAIN, SING WITH HIM AGAIN, HUG HIM ‘ELLO’ AND ‘GOODBYE’ AND MOST OF ALL, COMPLAIN AND WHINGE ABOUT LAWYERS, PROMOTERS, HOTEL ROOMS, FOOD, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH. IT WON’T BE THE SAME, BUT WE INTEND TO KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE, AND BY GOD, WE’LL CONTINUE TO COMPLAIN AS LONG AS WE HAVE BREATH! BUT, SERIOUSLY, IT’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY TO CARRY ON, AND EVEN THOUGH IT’S A CLICHE, HE TRULY WOULD’VE WANTED US TO CARRY ON. THE GIGS IN MAY WILL BE ESPECIALLY PAINFUL, AS KELLY WAS MOST AT HOME ON STAGE IN HIS HOME COUNTRY, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN WELCOMING GLEN BURTNIK TO THIS BAND, NOT AS A REPLACEMENT FOR KELLY, BECAUSE THERE’S NO REPLACING HIM, BUT AS A NEW VOICE AND DIFFERENT WAY TO HEAR THIS MUSIC.
