One of my close friends from around 05 was a guitar tech and he told me the tripp story. I think they were on a summer festival tour and static x was one of the openers. I thought there was a Georgia connection too, but the wiki does not mention them being from the are.
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I really wanted to go to that Bukake because I thought for sure that you were going to be on the receiving end. - Ryan Knox to Jeff Steward