Life on the Road

I had a gig in Tyler with Todd, Paul, and Ryan (hopefully next time you see Ryan's name, he'll have a link!). Gig went very well. Here's a few things that scared me up top:

- First off, Paul and I had all the sound equipment in my mom's Expedition....and we were running late. Umm, that doesn't add up to well.

- Secondly, we got there asnd found out we were playing in the second smalles room that I have ever played in (ummm....ask Paul).

- There weren't very many kids coming to this retreat.

Ok, so that wasn't even an accurate guess of how the weekend could have been because it went so well. The kids (about 20) were very responsive. Ya know, it's always hard to tell at those things if it is just that emotional high (from being away from home at a camp) if that is affecting them. It's definately my prayer that their worship was sincere, which I am sure it was. They seemed very focused and not too distracted. It made our job easier, and much more enjoyable.

Alright, os over the next couple days I will share funny tidbits that I was privledged to be a part of. HOPEFULLY, you can see just how much better I am at recalling details than my fellow friends that went on this trip. Show some love, show some love!

The key phrase of the weekend.....

So, at dinner on Friday night, I talked about the time I got a visit from the HoustonChronicle salesperson and he essentially just gave me a subscription. All I had to remember was "I paid with cash". Easy enough?

Soon enough, every one started using my lines. Gosh, every other word was....."blah blah blah, I paid with cash"....those dorks!


Scavagening
So, even before the whole, "I paid with cash" thing, we had to get to dinner first. Ryan and Todd already ate, so it was pretty much up to Paul and me. We're so indecisive. We drove (15 mins. at this point) to IHOP. They were packed! We circled on by Whataburger (WHAT - A - BURGER, not WATER-BURGER). They are equally packed!. We drivearound and can't find anything. We ended up back at IHOP. An hour, just down the hole. Then we go into IHOP, and the hostess is sitting on the floor in the walkway inside of IHOP (like that little in-between fouyer thing). She asks us how many people we have. We tell her and she continues to sit there. OK, why did we even tell her?

After waiting another 15 minutes, not bad not bad, we sit at a booth, and the waitress asks us, "how many people are ya'll having?".....hmmmm.....really there are too many smart mouthed comments I could make here! Other than the little "duh" moments, it was a great meal. Cinna-stacks rock!

more to come!!!

Alright in other news, I am going to Maryland (April 20-25th). Todd and I will be meeting up with a bass player up there and Forrest will fly in from Nashville. Also, Robert will aide in the funkified grooves with some percussion. It is going to be a blast!

I leave for mission trip this upcoming week. Thanks to all for your financial support as well as your prayers (which are JUST AS IMPORTANT!). It's going to be a lot of fun. We will leave on Sunday and come back the following Saturday. Keep me in your prayers that week, and all the others involved for that matter.

Alright, I will share some more lovely details about the retreat tomorrow. Until then...