Just the roadie...

Wondering what this stack 'o' reading says about me, that is... I've been trying to whittle it down and realized I have a LONG way to go! I look over the pile and am a bit frightened by how much it really says about who I am... anyone willing to weigh in with a comment?! (Yeah, I know I'm leaving myself w-i-d-e open...)

With the loss of another amazing artist (Larry Norman), I was going into a bit of a funk over those that have passed on that have had a pretty big impact on my life. Luckily, I also have artists and friends on the OTHER end of the age scale that are just as amazing and are tearing it up lately, wherever they play. Maron is one of these amazing people. I watched her grow up while living in Chicago. Hung out with her amazing family at shows, at the house, at coffeehouse(s), etc. I absolutely love her family, JPUSA (where she now lives), and what she has allowed God to do through her. This video (from a couple years ago) is SMOKIN' and they just about blow the roof off Cup 'o' Joy in Wisconsin with this number. I'm pretty sure you'll love it, too (man, I miss these guys)!

Man, more and more of "my people" are going home lately. I've lost another one with Larry Norman yesterday... >sigh First, from the earlier days... And finally, from one of his last shows (with Mike Roe of the 77's)

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Hey all - I don't link to many other blogs but this is one that I had to. I just realized that I have been praying for these guys for a while but have been very negligent in passing the story on and asking for prayer for the family. Basically, " Confessions Of A CF Husband " is the blog of Nathan and Tricia. The blog was started as a journal of the incredible adventure Tricia has had with cystic fibrosis for most of her life. She has been in need of a double lung transplant for quite a while and Nathan has been chronicling the ride since Labor Day weekend last year. Understandably, the blog had been about Tricia and everything involved with her journey with CF. Then the unbelievable happened. Tricia became pregnant. With everything else involved, their beautiful daughter, Gwyneth Rose was born 15+ weeks early. She has been a fighter from the word "go". There is NO way I can put into words how moved I am by their story. A family of faith, there is no doubt the...

Yup... I'm really thankful... for the writer's strike. At first I was pretty bummed because (for once) there were a few intelligently written shows that popped up on the Fall TV schedule. Most have run their course and now the "mid-season replacements", reruns, and reality "frap fest" has taken over. That's where I need your help. Between sales, birthdays, Christmas, and general "gifting", I have some reading I need to complete. And I need recommendations. You won't be able to tell me whether I should read my copies of Windows Forensics, Incident Response, IIS6 Administration, or Macromedia Studio 8 as I have to get through all of those for what is defined as "work". Nope, I need some cranial stimulation via my other unread gems. These include: Spy (Ted Bell) Quiet Strength (Tony Dungy) Stories of Emergence (Mike Yaconelli) ( may he rest in peace) Confessions of a Reformission Rev. (Mark Driscoll) God Is C...