' s ▁impossible ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Ray ▁Sh ul man ▁assert ed : ▁" For ▁me ▁and ▁D erek , ▁the ▁dis ruption ▁to ▁our ▁lives ▁now , ▁I ▁can ' t ▁see ▁how ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁worth ▁it . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁very ▁difficult . ▁The ▁whole ▁process ▁would ▁take ▁such ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁and ▁you ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁what ▁ever ▁you ▁are ▁doing . ▁We ▁both ▁have ▁care ers ▁independent ▁of ▁G G ." ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁two ▁partial ▁reun ions , ▁both ▁featuring ▁between ▁two ▁and ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁and ▁with ▁neither ▁event ▁being ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁formal ▁re union ▁of ▁Gent le ▁Gi ant . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁collaboration ▁between ▁four ▁former ▁Gent le ▁Gi ant ▁members ▁- ▁Ker ry ▁Min near , ▁John ▁We athers , ▁Gary ▁Green , ▁and ▁Phil ▁Sh ul man ▁( who ▁only ▁participated ▁as ▁a ▁ly ric ist ). ▁This ▁quart et ▁reun ited ▁as ▁a ▁studio - only ▁project ▁sole ly ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁record ▁three ▁new ▁compos itions ▁for ▁the ▁Sc rap ing ▁the ▁Bar rel ▁box ▁set ▁(" Home ▁Again ", ▁" Mo og ▁F ug ue ", ▁and ▁" Move ▁Over "). ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁live ▁activity ▁and ▁the ▁quart et ▁dis band ed ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁record ings . ▁ ▁A ▁longer ▁partial ▁re union ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁Gary ▁Green ▁and ▁Mal col m