I made an announcement here on December 28th, 2008 stating that I'd decided to "pull the plug on Sabbathlive once and for all".  It felt SO liberating to say those words after months of anxiety and indecision about the future of the site.  At the same time, I felt completely horrible about ending what I'd invested countless hours into building.  Sometimes you do have to rock bottom in order to find the will to start climbing again.

Within 48 hours, my resolve to kill the site began to dissolve.  I began receiving all sort of e-mail's from people who simply wanted to thank me for what I'd done.  Of course, they also mourned the loss of source of all the information they'd come to rely on.  There were offers to host the information elsewhere, but I'm simply not willing to do that. The research had become to personal to me and I would eventually like to use at least some of it for a future book.

What I've come to realize is that  I'd created a model that simply should not be maintained by a single person.  Back in 2005, I had much more time on my hands for endless hours of Sabbath research, trading, web design and e-mail.  Four years later, I have much more challenging professional career and much less time and energy for the site.  While I am still very interested in continuing the project, I know I can't do it alone.

I'm currently enlisting a group of highly devoted Black Sabbath fanatics to help me keep building this site.  As a collaborative effort, Sabbathlive can be reborn into thriving and much more current database for historians and collectors.  If you have time to participate in the building of this new knowledgebase about Black Sabbath's live history and recordings, send me an e-mail to volunteer your services. 

Right now, I am specifically looking a "well written" or literate individual to handle the What's News section.  I need someone who doesn't mind trolling the Internet on a daily basis to find the latest news and tidbits about what's happening with Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell or even ex-band members.