When thrust into power, he initially governs upon the precepts of his heretofore virtuous life. The sorties yielded results that heretofore only had been wished for. He began to read books on American history, deepening his heretofore admittedly shallow political consciousness. Heretofore she and Easton have had only verbal agreements. He embarked on a program of building merchant ships larger than heretofore. Jan joins in, as do her three heretofore unhelpful band members. Surf and van sales continued as heretofore. A third album, "Heretofore", was released in 2010.