Son of Neil Armstrong, What became of Neil Armstrong's sons, What does Rick Armstrong do? Who is Rick Armstrong?, What band does Neil Armstrong's son play for? What is the name of Neil Armstong's son's band? What kind of music does Edison's Children play? What other bands sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any other bands that sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any bands that sound like Marillion? What are some bands that sound like Pink Floyd? What are some bands that sound like Marillion? Who is Marillion? NASA, What is the name of NASA's Rick Armstrong's band? Does Neil Armstrong's son play in a band? Neil Armstrong son musician. Son of Neil Armstrong, What became of Neil Armstrong's sons, What does Rick Armstrong do? Who is Rick Armstrong?, What band does Neil Armstrong's son play for? What is the name of Neil Armstong's son's band? What kind of music does Edison's Children play? What other bands sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any other bands that sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any bands that sound like Marillion? What are some bands that sound like Pink Floyd? What are some bands that sound like Marillion? Who is Marillion? NASA, What is the name of NASA's Rick Armstrong's band? Does Neil Armstrong's son play in a band? Son of Neil Armstrong, What became of Neil Armstrong's sons, What does Rick Armstrong do? Who is Rick Armstrong?, Son of Neil Armstrong, What became of Neil Armstrong's sons, What does Rick Armstrong do? What is the name of Neil Armstong's son's band? What kind of music does Edison's Children play? What other bands sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any other bands that sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any bands that sound like Marillion? What are some bands that sound like Pink Floyd? What are some bands that sound like Marillion? Who is Marillion? NASA, What is the name of NASA's Rick Armstrong's band? Son of Neil Armstrong, What became of Neil Armstrong's sons, What does Rick Armstrong do? Who is Rick Armstrong?, What band does Neil Armstrong's son play for? What is the name of Neil Armstong's son's band? What kind of music does Edison's Children play? What other bands sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any other bands that sound like Pink Floyd? Are there any bands that sound like Marillion? What are some bands that sound like Pink Floyd? What are some bands that sound like Marillion? Who is Marillion? NASA, What is the name of NASA's Rick Armstrong's band? Does Neil Armstrong's son play in a band? Neil Armstrong son musician, What is The Confluence about? What is the song The Confluence by Edison's Children about? Who wrote The Confluence ? Did Neil Armstrong's son write The Confluence by Edison's Children? What album does the song " The Confluence " appear on by Edison's Children? The
CONVERGENCE
she started out at dusk
for several weeks trawling out at sea
hoping to keep at bay
those would repossess her keep
it was a desert on the reach
for nearly a season’s time
the Andrea his only love
had fallen several monthly payments behind

A RUMBLE IN THE DISTANCE
all he needed was a lucky break
to stop the debtors encroaching calls
but you can’t expect a man to eat
based solely on the luck of the draw
he was enchanted by the sea as a child
back when his father still influenced his mind
he said the man with the roughest hands...
he will be the one who will best provide

LANDFALL
so he sailed off to the reach
on an angry sea of darkening clouds
for that once in a lifetime catch
hoping to make his father proud
it was the perfect confluence
as the nor'easter drove up the coast
merging with the mighty eastern front
forming the perfect holy ghost

it was the best catch of his life
and as the Gale finally took its toll
the Andrea was lost in the night...

EMERGENCE OF THE EYE
the sea gives up what she will
so go and catch your fill
but prepared to her debt
sometimes with her strife ...
sometimes with your life ...

LOST AT SEA
the lighthouse guided his way
a foghorn blared its siren's song
a sudden quiet fell upon the sea
as she sailed out into the dead calm
you can take from her keep
but be prepared to pay the toll
as he sailed into the disturbance fields
the sea claimed yet another salty soul
her briny deep may bring the perfect peace
but when you cross the autumn equinox
from the angel will suddenly emerge the BEAST

music and lyrics: Trewavas • Blackwood • Armstrong
A Confluence usually refers to a "convergence" of 3 rivers. In this case, "The Confluence" refers to the "convergence" of 3 mega-storms ... the 3 storms that would come together to create the infamous "Perfect Storm" that would cause more damage and destruction to the east coast than nearly any storm that had ever come before it and whose waves would reach over 100 feet (32 meters). A movie called "The Perfect Storm" starring George Clooney would be made of this epic "disturbance" and the sailors who were lost at sea after fishing the waters... unaware of the monster that was growing right above them.

We get more of an understanding as to why these men choose this incredibly hard way of life to make a living for themselves. In many ways it is a calling ... a calling to the sea where after awhile, it begins to feel like the terrestrial earth is less of your true home than the open sea.

However it isn't just fishermen that Eric is influenced by when he penned these lyrics to Pete's incredible pinnacle of our story. There are many men who are called upon to do dangerous work... sometimes work that is inherently life threatening by its very nature. Yet... these men do what they do regardless of the apparent dangers because it is something that they have had a special "calling" for.... a calling that is so overwhelming that these "deadly possible perils" become nearly irrelevent.

It is in many ways sort of like another similar type of calling... maybe not out to sea, but still far away from our terrestrial home.
When penning these lyrics (and several others on this album), Eric thought often of Rick's dad and how Neil Armstrong was so committed to his life's work... his "calling" to space in the same way that these men and women were called to the sea... that no matter the danger involved, it was something that Neil would have to see through to the end and do whatever was necessary to achieve those goals regardless of the risk to his own life.

It is that overwhelming sense of "integrity" towards what you were "called upon to do" ... to keep achieving "your mission in life" regardless of its inherent dangers which gave Eric the best understanding of why these men do what they do everyday.
The "calling" that these men and women have is above everything else in their lives and their existence.
It is in fact ... what makes them who they are as human beings..
Coming this week. Please check back!
Coming this week. Please check back!
Coming this week. Please check back!
Coming this week. Please check back!