May 04, 2004
Blindside + P.O.D.
Went to see both bands (plus Lacuna Coil and Hazen St) last night in Houston. Had a great time. Enjoyed watching the bands interact with their fans at a pre-show meet-and-greet. It's always cool to be a part of the private prayer time before the show. The band has a wonderful guy named Michael Guido on the road with them, who has been acting like a pastor to artists and whatnot for a couple decades now (he went out with Stryper back in the day). He's so good at encouraging, challenging, and edifying those around him. It could be said of him, if you were to describe him as a friend as someone "consumed with God."
One of the things he shared in that devotional time was his perfect nail-it description of a guy's private time at home on Sunday: "...you get home after church and you're getting ready to watch the game. Someone knocks at the door. You're like, 'Man, I don't want to invite anyone in... Then you see it's a close friend and you open the door wide, inviting him in..." He made a point about how both God invites us to enter into fellowship with Him and how we can make that connection with others. What struck me besides the point he made was how accurately he dialed in a time that I cherish and hold tightly -- those Sunday afternoons in the fall. Man, all I wanna do is just lounge around and be inside my home. It's always so cool when someone else can describe yourself when you have never divulged that info and/or it's a common trait shared by many (as is the case here). Funny.
Great show. Verizon Wireless Theater (hey, my Sprint PCS phone actually worked inside!) is a mid-sized venue and it sounds better on the floor than upstairs in the balcony sections, but the bands delivered.
I had a hard time getting back to Hwy 45 North to get home last night (my wife was called in to work beginning at 4 am, so I had to hoof it home for the 3 hour drive). Seems it's easier to get to where I was from 45 than it is to get back. All I saw was 45 South entrances. I took one to U-turn around, but I u-turned too soon and was stuck with the same problem. I asked a police officer at a stop light for directions and he told me. Then I sped off and soon he had his lights on behind me and honked at me. Seems he told me the wrong directions and wanted to straighten me out. Better than being suspected of wrong doing or DUI, for sure. Found my way and got home in 2 hours 45 minutes. I was alert and on guard, for so many wished me a "safe trip," that danger was on my mind and the threat of falling asleep was there. Turns out that I made it safely, but David informed me today that the headline on the Drudge Report stated that the moon would be blood red tonight. I'm thinking, "Well, all the worrying was all for naught. I made it home safely only for the Lord to return and the world to end anyway!"
:?)