Yesterday I went to the Lifework2.0 thing that Randy and Spence put on and I think my brain is a little swollen.  We went through so much stuff that I am still checking my notes to see things that I have already forgotten about.  There were a bunch of other folks there, and since I’m miserable with names it’s going to take me a little research to remember all the folks I met.  Vicky was there, John Voelz was there, Beyond Jems was there, and a bunch of others.  We talked about Twitter and all sorts of other Google search stuff that I am still sorting through.  

I had a great time getting to know some of the people that I read everyday.  Make sure to check those links out if you haven’t and say hi. 

Today I’ve got to get ready to head to Portland.  Tomorrow will be a busy day.

Yesterday I think I saw more performances than any one person should be allow in one day. The day started meeting up with Phil and hanging out with him and his brother.  After a while Phil needed to sound check so I left and wandered around until I found myself at the venue where Jars, Third Day and Switchfoot were going to play later in the night.  I said hi, sat there a while watching my phone battery die and then left.  

INO Records was hosting (I don’t know if that is what it’s called but it sounds good) a showcase with a handful of their artists, including Phil so I went that way to catch that.  I think these little showcase things are fun simply because the artists played two or three songs each and then there was another one.  Addison Road, Phil, Sara Groves, Caedmon’s Call, Derek Webb, and The Afters.  It was awesome to see some of those folks play and hang out a bit.  

After that ended Wes and I walked a few blocks over just in time to catch the beginning of Swithfoot’s set.  Now I have see a lot of shows in my day, and I have even seen Switchfoot a few times, but last night they put on, what could quite possibly be, the best live rock show I have ever seen.  They blew me away.  They have come a long way from Chem 6A that’s for sure.  Unbelievable entertainers and if you haven’t seen them, now is the time.  They are about to head out on tour with Jars, and Third Day and the show is pretty amazing.  

It had also been a while since I had seen Third Day so it was cool to see them play some new stuff.  And by the way, Mr. Mark Lee, brought his “A-Game” last night.  A genuine rock and roller that guy is.  There were even some new things he was doing on old songs that blew me away.  They put on a great show as always.

About half-way through Third Days set I walked back out to the back of the room and saw a group of the cool-kid bloggers.  Randy and his wife were there, along with Anne and her husband, Chris and Heather but no Carlos.  They had all come over from the Compassion Dinner and stopped in to see the show.  I felt like the geek in high school that was waved over to the nice popular kids table.  Come on, we all know the feeling.  It was cool to hang out with them for a bit and talk loudly about blogs.  All very, very cool folks.  When that ended it was about time to head home, but I ended up talking to Anne and Chris in street about blogs, and “the industry”, and books and critics.  We talked way past our bed times and then I headed home, but it was cool to get to know them a little better.

All in all, a good day.  Today I’m not sure what the plan is yet, but I’ve got some diapers to change, I do know that.

I don’t have meetings often but it seems like when I have them, they all fall around the same time. I kind of like it that way. I like to be in that mindset. Today is one of those days. I have three meetings and I’m looking forward to each one.

The first is at ten o’clock with the folks over at INO Records.  Since I work with a handful of their artists, it’s important that we hang out every once in a while.  Plus it’s cool to hear what they are up to and I know they want to know what this blogging thing is up to.

After that I have a meeting at noon about the company. At this point it’s un-officially called “The Company”. It has a name, but we are still working on getting all the legal stuff in order, hence the meeting. We are getting close though. Once all these ducks are in a row, we can move forward a little better. A good meeting to have.

Then at two o’clock I am meeting with the blogfather himself.  Randy and Spence are facilitating an event called LifeWork 2.0 and I am excited to hear what Randy has to say about all of that.  Not to mention we haven’t ever really hung out so what do you do when you want to hang out with someone in this area and industry?  You go to coffee.  

So there’s my day in a nutshell. What’s your friday look like?