Well...the Buckman's are hosting an Evening of Stories and Songs with Andrew Osenga at 7pm on Tuesday, April 20th. This will be a house show in Arcadia, MO. We have reached our limit on seating, but if you are interested in being placed on a waiting list in case someone cancels, we ask that you comment, leave an e-mail address, and we will let you know if space opens up.
We were driving home last night from the Lou and it seemed like my iPod had time-traveled back to the late 90's...early 00's.
I say this because the shuffle feature took us back in time, which in turn caused me to deliberately seek some stuff out that I hadn't heard in awhile.
Such a spread...Beastie Boys, Blink 182, Vertical Horizon (remember them?), Our Lady Peace, Jimmy Eat World, Nine Days ("This is the story of a girl..."), Less Than Jake, Creed, Pete Yorn, Semisonic, Sugar Ray (seriously? Yes...seriously), The Wallflowers, Third Eye Blind, 311, Temple of the Dog (I'm goin' Hungryyyy......!), Pearl Jam (who were just on SNL by the way), Toad the Wet Sprocket...etc.
I understand that my iPod contains a veritable time-capsule of popular stuff from the late 90's to early 00's (the college years)...even some pop stuff that evokes the senses and feelings of that amazing era of life.
And for those Montanan's out there...the Clinton's!
So...Sugar Ray's Someday comes on and I'm immediately whisked away to the California Coast...the summer of 99'.
Some friends and I had an amazing road trip that took us out to CA...which was an amazing experience considering we were all from MT.
We were driving along Highway 1, heading to the next beach...the windows down...the breeze off of the Pacific...sun...amazing.
So...here's the challenge:
Name a song that, when heard, triggers your brain to feel/see/sense a specific time/place.
Dreams.
Visions.
Hopes.
What sorts of things do you see ahead?
How many of those actually leave your brain and become something tangible...become action?
I'm guilty of dreaming big...thinking big...and leaving it at that.
It's scary...I know...to think big.
What if?
As I try to put some action behind some of my thoughts...dreams...hopes...I hope you will join me.
The journey thus far has been quite amazing, but I believe it could even more amazing.
The blog...I hope...can become something of a catalyst...to spark movement towards making some of our hopes, dreams, visions into reality...or at least to try.
I'm trying hard to at least try.
Not to let doubt...fear...keep me from doing...keep me just thinking.
I've got a couple things in the works...the first of which is:
Hosting a house show for a singer/songwriter....
As I iron out the details, I will let you know how that goes.
Right now...I acted...spoke...and have a date.
Now...to get the details ironed out...and...something awesome.
So...we'll begin with that.
Let's see what we can come up with....
Coming soon...to a venue near you ;)
Setlist from the Tyler Garrish Benefit Concert:
Anthem for the Underdog - 12 Stones
Shine - Pillar (Collective Soul)
Mighty to Save - Seventh Day Slumber
Everybody Praise the Lord - Lincoln Brewster
My Glorious - Delirious
Came to My Rescue - Hillsong United
Take My Life - Jeremy Camp
Christmas/Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
God Almighty, None Compares - David Crowder* Band
Sarala is always singing.
I would love for her to do something with music...not that I'm partial or anything. We've got all sorts of instruments around the house here...she seems to like the piano...although she has been talking about the violin. I love it.
Usually she sings things she's heard a lot of...but then she'll occasionally put her own spin on it...or she'll come up with something on her own.
Up until December 6th, the date of The Hope Endeavor's first show (which is the band I'm in), I listened to our set-list over and over. Three of the songs have really stuck with her: Collective Soul's Shine, Lincoln Brewster's Everybody Praise the Lord, and Jeremy Camp's Take My Life. If you click on the song titles...you'll be redirected to YouTube (some shameless self promotion).
Anyway, Sarala has been going around singing these songs, along with others.
Yesterday she was singing Take My Life, but substituted her own lyrics. Her lyrics went...Take my cake-cake, take my chocolate milk, take my life!
Now...cake-cake is cupcake. If you know Sarala, you are aware that cake-cake and chocolate milk are two things that are very important to her. If you ask her who she's singing to, her reply..."Jesus."
I love her heart. I love the story surrounding her. I love that God has such a handprint in how she was born...healed...how she came to live with us...the amazing blessings she has given us. We are always discussing how Jesus took care of her when she was in the hospital...then she'll completely rock our worlds when she says something like "Jesus is holding my hand Daddy", like she did one morning on our way to school. 
My hope and prayer is that she'll never lose this as she grows older.
Are there any reminders in your life of God's grace? Faithfulness? Salvation?
What are you listening to these days? New stuff? Old stuff?
Here are the albums that are in heavy rotation in my vehicle, on the iPod, and even one via vinyl:
Stockholm Syndrome - Derek Webb
The pic above was taken at Blueberry Hill where D Webb and the incomparable Josh Moore rocked it the other night. The album is a crazy departure from the old D Webb...a lot of synth...progressive...amazing.
Church Music - David Crowder* Band
This album, like the D Webb album, is another major departure from the usual for the DC*B. Like the description above...a lot of synth...progressive...amazing.
Hope Rising - Fee
More rockin' tunes for the Church in general. Soaring guitars...delay...awesome.
What have you been listening to lately?
Anything worth sharing...?
I am not a big fan of country music. Never have been...probably never will be. Now...I can listen to some...good music is good music.
There is a reason though...why I can't, notice how I didn't say don't...but can't listen to it(I can't like it as Sarala would say).
I was reminded today of why I don't...and can't...listen to it.
I was driving back from Fred-town and was wanting something different (I've basically had two albums in rotation in my vehicle, which are both fantastic albums by the way: DC*B's Church Music and Fee's Hope Rising).
I figured I would see what was playing on the radio. As usual...the stations were fuzzy...Z107-7...not in the mood for thePoint (a lot of the newer stuff sounds strikingly similar)...JoyFM...B104...the hit station out of cape.
There was one station though...that always comes through. We depend on it for news, weather, sports scores...and...kickin' country. Good ol' J98.
Since it was Sunday afternoon...the playlist was comprised of older stuff.
The music instantly took me back to when I was younger.
We would spend time on the rez...which is the reservation for those of you who haven't heard that before. Whenever we traveled that direction...northeastern MT...Ft. Peck...it felt as if you were stepping back in time...heading into isolation.
Now..the only station that come through up there played country music. I always made sure that I had my Walkman on me...remember those? Yes...but sometimes I would forget and...being a smaller child...usually didn't participate in conversation. What would I end up doing? Listening to the radio.
Mind you...again...it wasn't necessarily current stuff so it actually felt as if we stepped back in time...that we were disconnected from the modern world.
I was transported back to those days as I was driving on 72 back to AV.
I don't really miss those days....
Music...Smells...those are primarily the things that trigger memories for me.
How about you...anything triggered lately?
Sarala's current playlist would include:
David Crowder* Band - How He Loves
Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
The Beatles - Hello Goodbye
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
Lecrae - Jesus Muzik
My Brightness - words and music by Charlie Hall
Well I’ve been hit from every corner
And I’ve been thrown from side to side
And I’m cracked up in the inside
So I come to You for life
Your presence always heals me
So I wanna’ drink it in
You know where we’re going God
And You know where I’ve been
And your love is like a rock
When I’m spinning
And your love is like a rock
When I’m spinning
And your love is like a rock
When I’m spinning around.
Yesterday I felt so angry
And today so insecure
And I hate it that I wrestle with the God that I adore
Your presence always heals me
So I wanna drink it in
You know where we’re going God
And You know where I’ve been.
And your love is like a rock
When I’m spinning
And your love is like a rock
When I’m spinning
And your love is like a rock
When I’m spinning
And I know less about You
But my heart loves You so much more
You’re the bright in sadness
You’re my brightness
I wish this thing could pass from me
But I’m wanting what You want
So bring me high and bring me low
Just hold me in Your love
If Sarala created a playlist...it would include:
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Mat Kearney - Closer to Love
Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
Kanye West - Love Lockdown
Skillet - Whispers in the Dark
Caedmon's Call - Sarala, Volcanoland
Journey - Don't Stop Believing.
I love it. These are regular requests in the car whenever we're traveling somewhere...currently.
Let God Arise - Chris Tomlin
Happy Day - Tim Hughes
How Great Thou Art - rocked-out version
Jesus Messiah - Chris Tomlin
By Your Side - Tenth Avenue North
Only a God like You - Tommy Walker?
Prechorus:
Broken but singing...our hearts keep shining... broken but singing...our hearts keep shining...
An amazing song with amazing truth...or...as in the movie "Benchwarmers"...A-Maz-Za-Zing!
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you.
Luke 11:33-36
Had a chance to see these guys last night at The Bridge.
My Enemies Are Men Like Me
(vs. 1)
i have come to give you life
and to show you how to live it
i have come to make things right
to heal their ears and show you how to forgive them
(pre-chorus)
because i would rather die
i would rather die
i would rather die
than to take your life
(chorus)
how can i kill the ones i’m supposed to love
my enemies are men like me
i will protest the sword if it’s not wielded well
my enemies are men like me
(vs. 2)
peace by way of war is like purity by way of fornication
it’s like telling someone murder is wrong
and then showing them by way of execution
(pre-chorus)
(chorus)
(bridge)
when justice is bought and sold just like weapons of war
the ones who always pay are the poorest of the poor
(chorus)
Rise - Robbie Seay Band
Majestic - Lincoln Brewster
Here is Our King - David Crowder Band
From the Inside Out - Hillsong United
Filled With Your Glory - Starfield
Our Love is Loud - David Crowder Band
Yea God - Newsong
Sing to the King - Passion
Made Me Glad - Darlene Zschech
Only A God Like You - Tommy Walker
One Way - Hillsong United
Awesome is the Lord Most High - Chris Tomlin
Everlasting God - Lincoln Brewster
Your Name - Phillips, Craig, & Dean
You Are Good - Israel Houghton
You Are God - Christ for the Nations Institute
The Time Has Come - Hillsong United
Unfailing Love - Chris Tomlin
All to You - Lincoln Brewster
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