December 11, 2004

  • I did some exploring on Xanga and found a couple more people whose sites I  subsequently subscribed to ( to whose sites I subscribed; to sites I subscribed whom...whatever!!!) Don't get skeered, folks...it's only me! We're all in this together. And they're mewzishuns, too! With real instruments and everything. One young fellow puts a new spin on touring: "Wouldn't it be great," we think. Well..um...not necessarily. I really resonate with his description of audience members as new neighbors everyday who want to talk.You know, we may think of musicians on tour as havng a great time and just having a ball going from city to city. But just think...they really don't see much of the city in which they're playing, they live out of suitcases, they're away from home, they perform the same songs with the same people all the time; they still gotta do laundry, they rarely get a home-cooked meal, if they get sick they can't work and don't get paid, they travel A LOT, and they have to be the best they can be EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. I mean, people are paying money to see and hear them and they have to be worth the price.


    God bless you guys. My hat is off to you. Thank you for what you do; and I know at least one of you is a Contemporary Christian musician. Thank you for spreading The Word... I'll keep you in prayer.