us with this news from The Casket Lottery webpage:
"hello, and welcome to the web page. sorry its been so long since we've had an update, but we've had some turbulant times, and i didn't quite know what to report. after our most recent out of town ventures we all started to notice some deep tension in the band. not of personal nature, but a conflict of present and future goals. we all love being in a band together, and love playing this music together, but upon returning home a break up seemed inevitable. we all took some time and examined our situation and even went so far as to book a "last show". this break we've been on the last month or two has been very difficult for me personally. i am not ready to stop doing this. after further discussion, and compromise, I think we've found a way to make everyone happy in the casket lottery, and our future goals are now more aligned. we are not breaking up. we are not playing a last show. we plan on doing some serious touring in 2003, and working on a new record for the spring of 2004. i will let you know more about all of that as soon as i have something set in stone. thank you all for writing and supporting, and all of you for your concern. it was great to know that i wasn't going to be the only one missing the music we will make in the future.

nathan ellis, and the casket lottery"