I was not surprised to read the 997 news. I personally thought it died sometime last year but Outlaw was just late in sending out the obit.
My concern is why OA believes it is able or finds it desirable to go it alone this time around. What has changed? Unless that question is substantively answered, the shadow of deja vu will hang in the air. I'm not sure a second major failure would be survivable.
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Robert