Let's Kiss Again Then: Thanks To David Jobe

Many a moon ago, Ismael and I were recording songs in Ismael's room.  We still do this, actually.  Ismael has gotten really good at recording us.

Back in 2005 (or somewhere around then), Ismael and I had recorded a bunch of demos in his room.  Out of those demos we chose eight potential songs to record in a studio.  We were planning on recording four songs at Scott McKay Gibson's studio.  So we had to choose four songs out of the eight finalists.

I, loving Coldplay and U2, picked a couple songs that were more on the epic side.  The songs were called "New Orleans," "Everybody Wants To Be In Love," "We Can Make It," and "Something Flashing."

Ismael, being more esoteric, picked "Sweet Little Harmony," "Everybody Wants To Be In Love," "Come and Knock On My Door," and maybe "Dark World."

Two things were clear at this point: "Everybody Wants To Be In Love" was going to make the cut, and a simple song called "Let's Kiss Again Then" was not.  Like most songs, we wrote "Let's Kiss Again Then" on a whim, and though it sounded cool, for some reason or another, we were more attached to the other songs.

By chance (and as usual), we had a new bass player--our old friend David Jobe.  I invited Jobesies over to our house, so that he could check out the eight songs we had chosen as finalists to pick four from.

David Jobe had been familiar with our shit since the absolute beginning.  He booked our old punk band, Home By Faith, when I was 16 and Ismael was 15 at his old church.  Then we started Long Live Logos and he booked us many times, and we hung out all the time, and for a time, before he joined the band, we were all best friends.  It was always Dave, his wife Bethany, Ismael, Sam, Ivan, our cousin Dave, Dave's friend Josh, Josh's wife, and me hanging out--other friends would hang out once in a while as well.

We would all chill and get drunk at his old house, or at his old apartment, and we would all just dance or watch movies.  I even lost my virginity at his old apartment... but, don't tell anyone about that.  Things would get crazy.  It was ALWAYS fun.

Well, Dave listened to all the songs, and even though they were shitty demos, he understood their future potential once recorded by Scott.

One listen through all of the songs, and Dave said, "You HAVE to record "Let's Kiss Again Then."

I said, "What the fuck?  Are you serious?  That one wasn't making the cut, actually.  We're spending $500 to record four songs, so we kind of want to choose our favorites."

Dave said, "Well, I'll give you $100 to pitch in on the recording, if you record 'Let's Kiss Again Then.'"

I ended up telling Ismael about it, and we agreed to record "Let's Kiss Again Then," "Come and Knock On My Door," "New Orleans," and "Everybody Wants To Be In Love," and "Sweet Little Harmony" was thrown in last minute.  The EP was called Marquis Romance.

"Let's Kiss Again Then" would NOT have been recorded if it were for David Jobe.

That song was immediately a favorite amongst friends, fans, A&R and label folk, managers, producers, our lawyer, and it ended up being played many times on San Diego radio stations, and finally it was on ABC television show Cavemen.  That EP helped us get our first tour.  Dave, Ismael, Travis, and I shared our first tour together.

I miss you Dave.  Thanks for the influence David Jobe.  Thanks for "Let's Kiss Again Then."  You will always be a part of Long Live Logos.

You were one of the few that FOREVER changed and shaped the future of Long Live Logos.

You were a great friend, and we love you, and we will never forget you.

RIP David Jobe... See ya soon.

Dave, Danny, Travis, Ismael - First Long Live Logos tour - 2006