New Member Quotes

In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share and really spend a great deal of time in examining the challenges that our Nation finds itself in in getting its fiscal house in order.

It'll be a challenge for me to come in and fit with a team that's already good.

Birth was something that came quite unexpectedly, and afterwards there was one child more in the house.

If you're joining the Knicks, there's expectations that follow that; there's a lot that comes with it.

You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group.

I didn't have a clue how big a club Celtic were when I joined.

I understand clearly as a freshman in Congress, you don't get to steer the bus.

I am officially a member of The New Breed!

Our first two records are a lot quieter and more studio-based. We kind of had this feeling like we wanted to make a more quote-unquote 'rock' record. Then Patrick joined and really brought a new Herculean power to the band.

In a way, that's always been Yes' history to a large extent! Quite a few occasions when we've had a new band member or change in members, then we've done a new album with new chops and refreshed the musical approach.

The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star.

It's a little weird thinking I'm going to be an Atlanta Falcon - just saying that.

They welcomed me like I have been a Raven my whole life. It meant a lot to me. I knew what I could bring to the team, on and off the field.

I've always come into a show when the show was already up and running.

Our newest member is Johnny Colt, who was bass player with The Black Crowes. Colt fits right in with us. He's loony as heck, and so are we. We have a great time and love doing what we do. I hope Johnny is with us for a long, long time. He is quite the guy.

Well, it was kind of accidental that Jim started playing with us, although it wasn't sudden... we hadn't really looked around to think who could be a fifth member.

I give you Mercedes Athena Thompson, our newest member." Much awkwardness ensued.

I was a little concerned with how the crew was going to view me because I didn't know whether this program had been kinda forced down their throats. But they were wonderful.

We are very excited about welcoming a new member of the family, a daughter!

Yeah, Jody [Porter] left. He's a great guitar player. We have a guy named Phil Hurley who is going to go out on tour with us now. I'm not sure if he'll end up as the permanent guitar player, but he's the type of guy who can kind of step in and play anything. He was with the Gigolo Ants before, and he's really good.

When you go in and guest-star on a TV show, they already have their family - everybody pretty much knows everybody, and everyone sort of has that base already formed.

The ordinance of confirming a new member of the Church and bestowing the gift of the Holy Ghost is both simple and profound.

Very rarely can you bring someone new into a band and have them just fit perfectly, right away.

I am thrilled to be joining a club as prestigious and successful as Liverpool.