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This is a bio based off an interview recorded on feb 22,2008 before a show. conducted by our good friend Tower (myspace.com/toweratshine) "The first thing we do when we get to a show, we look around for the people we know. It’s so important for us to invest in the people who support the band, because it’s their passion that drives what we do," explains guitarist Luke Buishas. "After that, we huddle up with the band and close friends, and make sure that everyone’s head is clear to play. Then we pray for the show and the people in the crowd." This backstage ritual has its roots in a 15 year friendship, stretching back to a small church in Illinois, when the pastor’s wife introduced a 9-year-old Luke to Tyler, the new kid in the church. "I’ll never forget, she stepped away, and there was Tyler, with his hair parted down the middle and his little sad face on. We’ve been friends ever since." Five years later, after discovering guitars and amplifiers, the duo took a crack at winning the youth group’s talent show with a cover of Blink 182’s "Stay Together for the Kids." Despite a talking to from the youth pastor (for playing a "secular" song) and Tyler fronting the group while wearing a very un-cool sweater, they won the talent show. "The next time we hung out, Luke and I were talking about how much fun we had," Tyler says. "I told him we should start a band. That was nine years ago, and we haven’t looked back since." The duo have been through a spectrum of experiences that only
