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 Rob Wilson - Bass\\
 Matt Loftis - Drums
+Polarboy found success early in their career, and soon had to either stop playing music (because too many shows were booked) or quite college. So they quit college and moved to Nashville in the Spring of 1997/ In Nashville, they recorded a demo, which was picked up by [[Rustproof Records]] and released as //Back from Nowhere//. They were one of the first three initial bands on Rustproof, along with [[Broomtree]] and [[Plaid]]). The band went about touring to support this release.
+A tour with [[My Friend Stephanie]] went so bad that My Friend Stephanie just quit four shows in and went home. Polarboy had to explain for the rest of the tour why My Friend Stephanie was not on the tour any more. One of their tour buses broke down in McAlister, Oklahoma and they left it there in a junkyard. A fan found it, put it in front of the skating rink he owned, and painted it up as a Polarboy memorial.
+In 2000 the band released //4008//, but conditions were changing at Rustproof. Originally the label was distributed through Pamplin. However, the label switched to Diamante and realized that if they signed a dozen bands, they could get a lot of money from distribution.
+By 2002, the record label was broke and out of business. However, they were still hanging on to contracts to make money. Any record label that showed interest in Polarboy would quickly hear from Rustproof demanding money. For example, the band was in talks with Atlantic Records, but Rustrporrof showed up wanting thousands of dollars and Atlantic said no.
+Everyone kind of went their own way, making their own records - but not as Polarboy. In 2005 the contract expired, but they just haven't gotten back together since the.
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