tom, i don't know if you remember me, my name is eric gottula and i  
went to church with you guys way back when, played a little music  
with joe at your school dance once.
i work at a flower shop in austin now and i had to deliver flowers to  
the Warmbrodt Family on grover today, or yesterday i guess. I knew it  
was your brother's address because he actually called me about a year  
and a half ago and we talked a little, never hooked up to have a beer  
like we said, probably mostly my fault, regret.....anyway he said he  
lived in that area, so i thought i was going to be delivering flowers  
to an old friend and was hopeful to see him, but just to be sure it  
was the right Warmbrodt family i did what delivery drivers should  
not, i read the card to make sure it was to joe.
much to my sadness the card revealed that the flowers were in memory  
of joe instead, i had lost an old friend. i still don't know how and  
i didn't want to intrude when i delivered the flowers
so i didn't ask. if you have time to, e-mail me back and fill me in.  
my love goes out to your whole family. he was an amazing young man  
when we knew each other, probably the only guy my age i knew at the  
time who could kick my ass musically, i had a lot of respect for him.  
when we talked last year he seemed very happy, we talked about  
getting together and exchanging some music with each other, possibly  
having him come jam with my band sometime. we tried to get together a  
couple of times but i had to flake once, he had to flake once and i  
just kinda let it go like the flake that i am.
i should have pulled that number out and called............ 




i consider myself very lucky to have played music with him if only for  
a little while a long, long, long time ago. he's also the first  
person who ever played the white album for me. cd's were still new  
but joe had a cd player and the white album. he put it on and when  
dear prudence came floating around he said to me quite passionately,  
"it's like you can hear lennon's voice right here in the room  
singing", i must add that white album is hands down my favorite piece  
of art created by any living being in the history of the universe,  
and i always think of joe during dear prudence. now he can have  
lennon sing in the room for him whenever he wants, lucky  
bastard.