Wow, that would have sent me shoot up out my sleep! Erik is an important name for me (though spelled with a k and not a c) since that's the name of the Phantom of the Opera, and well... anyone who has read my LJ knows how crazy I am about that. *lol*
I'm almost 100% convinced Erik actually existed and is still around in spirit form watching over his fans who love him so dearly.
Anyhoo. Random tangent there.