The gift of song
2004-01-16 || 9:42 a.m.

The gift of song

On Saturday night our church is throwing a big party to honor my father. He has finally decided to retire at the ripe old aage of 70. He has been head pastor at this church for the past 20 years and has really turned the church around in that time. Before he took over attendance was like next to nothing. But now the congregation is huge. It's hard to get a seat there on sunday. They will truly miss him there. Which leads me to the gift of song. My sister is going to say a few words and tell some stories and they wanted me to do the same. Well I am not much of a public speaker so they asked if my group would sing. Some of the guys had prior commitments so it looks like I will be doing my first solo gig. I'm kind of nervous but excited at the sanme time. I figure the best way to honor my parents at this party is to do something that they have always supported whole heartedly. When I decided to stop going to college to persue a career in music they jumped right on board. I can't begin to tell you how much that meant to me at the time. And they continue to support me though I have not made any really serious strides in the music biz as of yet. I stress yet. We (the group that is) have been very close so many times that it is bound to happen for us. So I see it fitting that the only way to express my gratitude and appreciation for the love and support I have recieved all of my life from my parents is through song. It's the only way I can truly convey my thoughts and emotions. I can't wait until saturday night. I am doing three or four songs backing myself up on acoustic guitar. I have recorded a few tracks with strings and some bass lines on them so it should sound pretty good. The singing part is easy but the guitar part will be a slight challenge as I am a drummer. I have been playing guitar for about ten years so I think I will be alright. This will be the first time I have done something like this and it is going to be so much fun. I'm sure that if anyone is reading this you have probably fallen asleep at least once that is if you are still reading this at all. Very Boring but it is something that I am really excited about.

The new son:

He is great so far. Very healthy and a big eater. My poor wife. He really lets her know when it is time to eat. She is breast feeding so she has got her work cut out for her. I am so happy that she chose to breast feed all of our children. I think it is just better physically and emotionally for the child. It really creates a close bond between Mother and child. I think that is so important.

Tonight I will practice up on the guitar and go over the music that I have chosen. I can't wait to honor my parents with the gift of song. I'm not sure who is responsible for giving me the gift of song whether it was genetic or if it was God or Satan or whoever but THANKS! That's another cool thing about my father. He always let me believe what I felt in my heart to be true. He never pushed religion on me or my sister. He just took us to church and let us come up withour own interpretation of what it was all about. I mean I know I don't have nearly the same beliefs as my father and he is totally O.K. with that. I love him for that. I hope I can be half the parent to my kids that my parents have been to me.

Later, ROB