My first concert (Edgefest `99) featured Big Wreck, I got them to autograph my copy of "In Loving Memory" from what I remember Ian was a bit of a dick. I'm was a huge fan of Big Wreck and I own the new Thornley disk but it just isn't the same.
That said...
Ian Thornley leaving Big Wreck to start again in Thornley > Edwin leaving I Mother Earth to start again in Edwin