Friday, November 16, 2007

Photos on a Shelf

I’m done with my Christmas shopping, everything is wrapped and put away. Hiding those presents meant pushing around boxes to make room, and finding items long forgotten. Sorting through the closet shelves left me with a big smile and a handful of photos from years ago. My first instinct was to tuck them away for another decade - but then I realized they were too good not to share. They’re a window to a varied and active past, and proof that I’ve enjoyed the scenery along the journey.

Christmas 1994, Silver Cliff, Colorado
Note the black high-top Cons. I traded a pair of speakers for those shoes.
Some things never change.


Mid-Winter, 1987. “A Control” KSJN-1330 AM
A friend and co-worker looked at me and said, 

“These are the good old days, ya know.”
He was right.


Christmas 1980 - Anchorage, Alaska

As you freely wave your digital camera around this holiday season, be mindful that digital files can easily be distributed, and quickly lost. Print a few and put them on a shelf. You’ll enjoy finding them years from now.

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Sunday, November 4, 2007

Backstage


As the picture may suggest, I am not aboard a freighter. There was a misunderstanding with the scheduling office at the fleet, so I’m enjoying time with family and friends.
I met Paul Eckberg years ago while doing youth ministry in the Minneapolis area. Paul is a talented drummer who plays a wide variety of live shows in addition to studio work in Nashville. Last night I was fortunate enough to be backstage for the Derek Webb concert where Paul was the drummer. Great music, well played, it was better than I could have imagined.
On Thursday, (11/8) Derek’s music will be featured on Grey’s Anatomy. An odd match for a Contemporary Christian artist, it will be interesting
to see how he is woven into the program.

More about Paul: www.pauleckberg.com
More about Derek: http://derekwebb.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm

Cason Cooley playing bass.  www.myspace.com/casoncooley

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