during its early years, friday's child cycled between several drummers including joe bergamini and dave drzewiecki. walker, ippolitio, and drzewiecki became the stable three members of the band, recording and touring throughout the northeastern us through the late 1990s and 2000-2003. the majority of the song writing was performed by walker. walker also formed his own record company, honeybee records, that released his own album and the albums of other up and coming artists in the new jersey area. the band's first album, "boy without a name", was released in 1997 through honeybee records. their second album, "13", was released in 2000 and the band's first live album, "live at the goldhawk" (recorded in hoboken, nj), was released in 2002. throughout this time period, friday's child toured extensively in the new york and boston areas, playing clubs, musical festivals, and other small venues such as border's bookstores.