When they were at Jean’s, while he was performing, Ian was entertaining various label executives who stopped in to see what al the hoopla was about. When he and Ian were at home, Ian was on the phone constantly with Capitol’s public relations and marketing departments and Bily’s new publicist, making plans for Bily’s launch. Bily spent endless hours with an attorney that Jean had recommended to help negotiate the contract. Ian was already under an employment contract with Capitol, so he had to play it cool, but behind the scenes, he helped guide Bily in the right direction. Two weeks prior to the date he was to sign the recording contract, Bily gave his notice at the Lazy H Ranch. Before he knew it, he was saying his goodbyes to the guys at the ranch, al of them vowing to keep in touch and teling him to remember that they knew him when. In preparation for leaving the ranch, Bily had to find a place to live. He knew it was too soon to talk about sharing Ian’s townhouse, not that Ian had extended the invitation, but even if Ian had made the offer, Bily knew he should have his own place in case it ever came up with the press.
