You're right, they are good guys. I'll probably out myself by posting this but I don't give a fuck. These are the end times and I'm drunk on margaritas right now.
I posted this on the old (shit) site, but my brother was a roadie for them, and when he was killed by a drunk driver, they wrote a song for him. (BTW, I'm sitting at home right now, so no irony, ok...) Probably the most depressing song they ever wrote, I've listened to it maybe 3 times ever, it literally describes his death, but in a peaceful way.
It's such a vicious circle , my brother is the one who got me hooked on them, and then they're chronicling his death... Yeah, my head is pretty fucked up right now...
But fuck, I can put on Broadway or Ray Charles or If My Heart Was a Car, or Doreen (the original bluegrass version) or In the Satellite Rides a Star and crank that shit up. I really quit listening after my brother died, but I'll catch up. Life rolls on, but I know someday I'll see them live again and shake their hands and connect the circle once again. And tears will be shed, just as they are now, sorry...
(ETA: this song is what set me off, nothing to do with my brother but it just hits me in the heart...)