Does anyone have a connection to Caamp?

I'm going to try to explain something that makes a lot of sense to me, but often leaves others going, "Huh?"

Here it is:

Everything that I've written has recurring characters. Some are definitely more recurring than others. I like authors who do stuff like that because when a character you know from one book pops up in another book, it feels almost as if you're visiting with an old friend.

Most of my books center around Lake Caywood, Pennsylvania (which is essentially Gettysburg if Gettysburg had a lake). There are some exceptions, of course. The Way Back takes place primarily in Radio Park, Oregon, while Uptempo, Down (which I believe you'll have access to in 2024) takes place in Moonglow, North Carolina.

Just Whistle and Like A Flip Turn both take place in Lake Caywood. So does Running Through the Words (which is being released via installments on my website right now).

In addition to the characters of Just Whistle, Like A Flip Turn, and Running Through the Words making appearances in one another's stories, I do this thing with song lyrics at the start of some of my books. Now, keep in mind all of the following are not yet released, but these five (when they're published) will all go together as a sort of "series," even though they aren't a series at all:

Kick It One More Time (Sebastian's story - he's the lead singer/guitarist of Flannel Lobster)

Uptempo, Down (Finn's story - he plays bass for Flannel Lobster)

Dog-Eared Life (Russo's story - Flannel Lobster's drummer)

Running Through the Words (Bert's story - he, like Bas, plays guitar and also provides backup vocals for the band)

Come and Go So Quickly (Lucy's story - she's Sebastian's partner)

So all of the above books have song lyrics at the start. REAL song lyrics -- not song lyrics like the ones I made up for the beginnings of The Way Back ("Running Through the Words"), Like A Flip Turn ("Dog-Eared Life"), and Just Whistle ("Kick It One More Time"). See what I did there, though? The other books that are based on the band appear in my books that aren't based on the band! And Sebastian Porter is credited as the artist! Isn't that fun? I love it.

Now, here's the most important paragraph of this blog: I desperately want to use the opening stanza of Caamp's "Vagabond" at the start of Running Through the Words (it inspired the novel's title) and have been unable to get permission from anyone thus far. I've contacted the recording company (Mom and Pop Music) and the tour manager and the band members themselves... but alas, no word. Therefore, my question is this:

DO ANY OF YOU HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO CAAMP AND, IF SO, COULD YOU PLEASE HAVE THEM CONTACT ME REGARDING THE USE OF THEIR LYRICS?

That is all for today. Sorry it's not a trivia update, but trivia didn't happen last night.