But I Like Brie Cheese…
I had Brie Cheese and crackers for lunch today. That doesn’t matter to you, but I did. It was a late lunch. Something like two o’clock. Yesterday I was only able to grab dinner. It wasn’t Brie Cheese though. Burritos. That Kristin made.
The Roadshow officially came to a close earlier this week. For the most part a success in my book. The bands were great to tour with, the crowds sang loud and collectively the SkörInc sites that were on the tour racked up well over a million visitors checking out what was going on there. And you know what I say to that? “I’ll take it”. Over a million people.
I hit the ground running this week with preparation for MercyMe’s ‘Lovewell’ release, planning for Addison Road’s release, a launch of a site I can talk about in a few days, the re-design of a couple new sites, helping figure out a mess to clean up, and the organization of day to day operations. Not to mention, the family that I love, and want to share Brie Cheese with. It’s no wonder this post is primarily about cheese.
I’ve had coffee today too.
And water out of a cool, new stainless steel bottle.
I’ve got a white board that’s full of things that I’ve added, erased, then added again in different colors. It looks good. I was able to erase one thing on there for good though. Getting my license plate for the car. I got that yesterday. Two months late, but it’s because they had the wrong phone number and address for me so they couldn’t tell me it was ready. I’ve got it now. And it’s erased from my white board. Forever.
That and I’ve got an Apple appointment tomorrow to repair a year of throwing my computer in a backpack and driving all over the country. You Apple users should really consider Apple Care when you buy stuff from them.
I’m not even joking. David Crowder’s ‘Church Music’ is amazing. I’m still not sure it takes ‘A Collision’, but it’s dang close. Is “dang” a Southern thing to say? I think I’m saying that a lot. I blame the MercyMe boys… and Texas.
2010 Dove Awards
Well, it was a long night for sure, but I had a great time. Bart and Natalie did a great job hosting, the performances were great, the ‘comedian’ was…. well… the rest of it was good. My job was to basically hang out with Bart and Natalie and take pictures with my phone or camera. So that’s what I did. I like to call it documenting. All in all it was a great night. I’m glad Kristin was able to be there and come back afterward and hang out with some of the folks I work with. I still am taken back a little when I think about what I do for a living, but it’s a fun ride and as long as things keep popping up, I’ll keep saying yes.
The Quotable
There’s a million songs out there. A million thoughts thrown together with music and we all can sing along to a number of them. Today I started thinking about songs that are truly “quotable”. You know, the songs where someone starts the sentence and everyone in the group knows that the next line is. The ones that hit you in the stomach and really resonate with you at some point in life. Now since most songs are just little quotes in themselves put to music what makes these quotes really stand out?
Here’s a fun game. Now these are ‘Christian’ songs, so if you don’t know anything about ‘Christian’ music you might have a hard time with some but I will start out easy.
“Amazing grace how sweet the sound, that saved a…..” – Hymn
“Who am I, that I should company with something….” – Jars Of Clay
“Surrounded by your glory, what will my heart feel? Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you….” – MercyMe
See what I mean? Did you finish all those sentences? Now, the reason I bring this up is because today I was listening to the new David Crowder record and I think they’ve got a line in there that will join the list of quoted song lines. Okay, it’s not actually a “Crowder quote” as much as it is John Mark McMillan quote. You ready? It’s from the song “How He Loves Us” – “If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.” I love it. Brilliant.
What are some other song quotes that resonate with you?
