It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that Further Lo and the Columbus Metal scene lost a a very old, dear friend this week. John Holderby, a Columbus bar owner and manager who was an almost 20 year friend to Randy, Turk and me was murdered this week in a home invasion.

In business, John was always that bar owner that treated the bands that played for him well. It was always a pleasure to play John's establishments. John was honest and fair in all of his dealings with us. He knew how to treat his bands well, and some of the greatest stories that we as musicians can tell occurred in John's bars.

In person, John was one of the kindest, peaceful people that you could ever hope to meet. Never did he cause another harm and no one could say that he EVER did them wrong. He was the kind of man that could look you in the eye and you knew that you were talking to a person of quality. He was a wonderful human being, and a true man that brought happiness and joy to all that knew him and he will be greatly missed.

Our hearts go out to John's loved ones in this time of mourning and we hope that the perpetrator of this heinous crime is found quickly and brought to swift justice.

This is for one of the truly good people who may have left our presence, but will NEVER leave our hearts...

Here's to you John... We miss you brother...

John Holderby
1951 - 2010