Monday, August 24, 2009
RAMBLING THOUGHTS ABOUT LIFE'S 10TH
Friday night was the LIFE 10th anniversary/Lincoln Brewster concert. I could write a series of blogs about my favourite moments - the audience, the songs, the video surprise, our very good looking staff (haha!). And from what I heard backstage, I could probably write another blog all about our visiting rock star's requests. But I won’t pop any illusions you may have.
Two big surprises. The appearance by my son Brett - on stage. Brett and his wife live in Nashville and to my knowledge his immigration green card was not approved. Little did I know, it was!
My daughter Crystal was on stage at intermission talking about our family days in Nashville where there are many Christian stations to choose from and our relocation to Barrie where there was a Christian radio void. From the stage Crystal said, "too bad Brett can’t be here..." and then - he walked out on stage! W-H-A-T??!!
My first response was "the U.S. border control isn’t going to let you return!"
Then I thought.... "how did they hide you from me?" Apparently, he had been in hiding all day, avoiding my usual routes. During the concert my wife had Brett sitting in the car, at the side of the road for the entire first half of the show, waiting for a cell call. I didn’t suspect a thing.
After Brett took his seat and Lincoln hit the stage, I noticed about three songs later that Gretyl (Brett’s wife) was also in our row!
God has done so many amazing things through LIFE 100.3. It’s not an overstatement to say that listeners have grown in character and faith because of LIFE’s ministry. That’s why we do it. Thank you, everyone, who affirms me and my staff of our ministry’s impact.
I was so very proud of four particular people. Luke Langman, Paul Turner, Jody Cross and Andy Horrocks.
Luke, Paul and Jody were the three artists who opened our show and warmed up the crowd before Lincoln’s performance. We asked each guy - Luke, Paul and Jody - to sing two songs that were familiar through radio airplay. Each guy was more than amazing! Each song came "alive" on stage.
Luke - He’s probably the newest radio artist of the three, yet he looked so comfortable. I was so proud to see him perform "Change The World" for such a receptive crowd.
Paul - "Earthquake". I have loved this song since it was released and everytime I play it, I crank the studio speakers.
Jody - Maybe the most seasoned of the three - but he’s the oldest! Haha! Hearing "Bigger" made me think, again, about how big God is, how much I don’t know or will ever understand.
Luke, Paul and Jody - I am so proud of you guys! Thank you for sharing your songs with us on this special night.
Andy - I chose Andy Horrocks to be the band leader. He’s the guy who arranged the songs, picked the back-up musicians and kept the first three artists running a tight set. Andy is not only the producer of all three Karaoke Superstar artists - he has also become a great friend of LIFE 100.3. He gets us. He knows what we want and he always delivers! I value our relationship very much.
Lincoln was the "star" performer. He rocked the house for 90 minutes with "Everlasting God" and "Love The Lord" and sharing stories about his family.
I will take this moment to thank Pastor Rick Buck, the senior pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church, for allowing us to take over the auditorium for the day. A great, comfortable, well-equipped venue. Thanks Rick!
Tomorrow, the video replay of "the surprise greeting" from my staff, to me. Haha!
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