Alright!
Can I get an amen?
Whoo-ha!!!
Just got back from Nashville (GMA) earlier this morning. Had a great time. Many reasons to smile. Gave away lots of HM iced tea glasses and magazines with samplers. Saw some AMAZING shows. And had the best time with friends. I will rant here and just state how happy and grateful and blessed I am to have so many friends. And the thought of how valuable and cherished they are really hit home. I don't know. Maybe I've seen enough movies lately that have underlined how precious friends are. People that have your back and you theirs. People that you look out for, make sure you reach out to, people that make you feel like you're part of some big family. That is such a wonderful thing.
And, the cool and spiritual part is (if my theology is correct): that we get to take that with us into eternity!!! Forget the palm pilots, iPods (gotta have one now), toys, prestige, money, whatever... That stuff is gonna rust and burn behind. But relationships -- they will remain intact through to the other side. That's cool to think about, but man -- what a treat we have here on earth. I'm glad I was just able to have this thought in my head. I'll attribute that to the hand of God. Just being grateful for the precious people I know. That is so rad.
Will get to PDL asap.
Had a chance given to me to see Stavesacre on Friday... Good stuff. They played a new song, called "Bull Gets Rider," which featured some very unique guitar sounds by Ryan. The band is a quartet again, and Ryan's playing holds the sound together pretty good. The "Whither/Ascend" intro guitar part sounds a lot louder and not so minimalistic, like the original played by Jeff Bellew. Another new one, "Head Full of Words," showcased Mark's voice in a different way -- kind of a low end bed underneath it. They've not written a song like that before.
Played a lot of old hits, like "Threshold," and "At The Moment." They ended with "Minuteman." The crowd was very responsive at Emo's. Oh, and let me say something I've never articulated quite like this before: Stavesacre (like 'em or not) have crafted some very thoughful and penetrating, intelligent art that is beautiful and meaningful in so many ways. Everyone should own the first 3 albums and also have a copy of Mark's Simplicity book.
There's a new American Idol online sorta thing going on right now. Bands, check it out.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at April 29, 2004 02:53 PM