Locating the original members to discuss a reunion was challenging for McLoughlin as he searched every state east of The Mississippi River for surviving members. He eventually located original drummer Marty Fried, now a lawyer, living in the lower peninsula of Michigan. He also found keyboardist Earl Pickens, who had established himself as a surgeon in north Florida. In both instances, their very valuable careers were not conducive for being in the revised Cyrkle. The Cyrkle's original bass player, Tom Dawes (who had had a very remarkable career as a jingle writer), had died in 2007. So, McLoughlin set his sights on locating the band's original singer and lead guitarist Don Dannemann.
