Hello all Astra Heights fans, family, and friends. I just posted this on our Astra Heights myspace, but I know it's very necessary to post it here as well. This blog is just slightly more personal (even though this is still copy and pasted). Anyway, it is with great honor that I come to you today with this news. Honor mixed with genuine appreciation, love, and most of all, humility. My news is that I'm leaving this band of brothers and honorary brother. I love Mark, James, Bernard, and Timothy (who yep, you guessed it, Timbo's comin' back! Yay!).
My brothers and I have been through a lot. It was with our two older brothers, Phillip and Michael, that we first started Astra Heights almost 7 full years ago. We've made a lot of sacrifices together, and for all of them I am extremely grateful to have made it through. We've met so, so many people: All wonderful, all different, and all mattered. My life changed so much during the course of my time with the band, and I hope you'll continue to support the boys as they continue rockin' without me.
It wasn't an easy decision to leave, but it's just something I feel will help me be able to thrive more in other areas of this ol' life of mine. My plans right now are to go back to school (For those of you who might be curious as to what my plans are). And I most definitely hope you're doing what makes you happy as well. Does school make me happy? Not sure yet. I'll let you know after the next couple of months come to pass.
With all my love, support, appreciation, and love and support and appreciation!
Joshua Morales,
Drummer of Astra Heights (Jan 2001-Oct 2008)
That was pretty vain huh? lol. Laugh with me!
Astra Height won't be the same without Joshua Morales the drummer.
Best of luck to you and all your endeavors.
Hope to see you again soon.
Posted by: Stan | September 27, 2008 at 08:37 PM
Joshy, you will do fantastically in whatever you choose to do. Do what makes you happy and you will be supported by everyone who loves you... but that's not to say that I'm not terribly sad about it.
AH will definitely be different without you, just not the same sound - mostly because there will be no drum track. :)
You will be missed.
Posted by: bre | September 28, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Wont pretend my heart didn't break, Joshua, but I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors! Keep your head up high and you will always have not MY support, but of course the rest of the AH fans! Espero mirarte otra vez on stage, eh! Te me cuidas y suerte!
Te vamos extraner un CHINGOOO!!
Con mucho amor y respecto!
Dea
Posted by: Dea Alfaro | September 28, 2008 at 07:16 PM
holy shit i meant not ONLY have my support but also along with the fans lol lol..i guess i should of previewed first eh!? jajaja aye yay yay! Ok man take care and keep rockin no matter where you are!
Dea
checked it...it makes sense ja ja xoxo!
Posted by: Dea Alfaro | September 28, 2008 at 07:19 PM
that was not vain!
oh josh. ...well, you're a very good writer. thanks for the memories. and u know u prob made everyone cry, so laughing no.
Posted by: liz the friz! | September 28, 2008 at 07:58 PM
¿QUE? man...haven't checked in on this blog for a bit and I find this?!? guess we should've seen it coming with the sinead o'connor hair move...altho I KNOW you won't be ripping up pictures of the Pope ever! ;)
you'll be missed...ur high harmonies are going to be sooo hard to top! Some serious sweetness has left the band.
Godspeed in your endeavors young man...I'd say you'll do juuust fine.
and now we can start up our commercial jingle business..."Five dollar foot looooongs!"
almost forgot...welcome back Timmy...the shimmy is BACK!
Posted by: Jills | September 29, 2008 at 10:35 AM
There's really nothing I can say that hasn't already been said.. So, just go and reread through all the love everyone's sending your way, and when you reach the end, you'll get to this comment again, and have to start all over from the beginning. Because now it's the song that never ends.
But, when you do manage to tear yourself away, to sleep, or eat, or visit the toilet, or whatever it is drummers that are on a break do these days [because that's all it is, you know.. Just a break. You'll be back. Just look at Timmy], remember that that squishy spot you have in your heart now, from all the love that's just oozing all over the place in here. I helped make it extra soft like Charmin, because I made you reread everything. I helped make that extra squishy part in your brain, too, because this comment is all over the place.
I believe I still owe you a chomp on the shoulder..
But until then, Keep On Keepin' On!
Posted by: Stacemonger | October 03, 2008 at 08:49 AM
That squishy spot is indeed special to me. Thank you Stace'
- J
Posted by: Josh | October 03, 2008 at 09:00 AM