Journey

No, this isn't going to be about who's crying now and I won't say for you to don't stop believin, but I will say to come to Christ with Open Arms. With that, I'm going my separate ways........


Ok, thank you thank you. I'll be in Vegas the rest of the week starting the second Wednesday of the month.

Ok, now for the serious stuff. First off, Healing the Masculine Soul. I have yet to read the second chapter for this week and I will probably work on that over the weekend. It took me three readings through the first chapter to understand it and myself a little bit. Getting this chance to truly shed the "Johnny Metal" character has been a monkey off my back that I have needed to do for a long time. It felt good being myself the other night. There is still a lot of work to be done though. Keep praying for me there.
Secondly, Sacred Romance. Another one that I will probably work on this weekend. Well, Friday. Getting me back where I belong with God. He called me out on December 24, 1997 and I came, a bundled heap of humanity that needed a Savior. I want to be that bundled heap of humanity again in a fresh way. When I first came to Him. The feelings of joy and release.
Thirdly. Deb-Proof Your Marriage. Yes, I know. 3 books at once. How am I doing it? I've been reading a chapter of this a day lately and it's opening my eyes to how I spend my money and how I need to work on that part of my marriage as well. God is showing me all kinds of things I need to work on in my life and while He's doing it now like Mike Tyson knocking out an opponent in no time, I'm willing to take the punches and ride the journey of Life with Him and some brothers.
Fourthly. The band. No, not Alan, Laura and the gang, although I miss playing with them as well, but the Possum dude and the Torch and um, whatever we call the drummer. :-) We need a bassist!! 3 jams and 2 songs later. That's pretty amazing. I can't believe I wrote a friggin breakdown though! Me, the anti-breakdown king. Oh well, God is showing me something there too. I'm excited about that as well. It's good to have bands of brothers.
Fifthly. Brother Bill, I'll be praying for you. I'm going to miss you coming in the store in the mornings. But, I promse you, we'll be dropkicking and bodyslamming each other a plenty when the day comes and we're in God's House together. See you in HuntsVegas soon!
Alright, time to head to work. Keep praying for me folks. God is working with me and I can use all the prayers. God Bless!!

Shma-March 5th and other music notes

Wow, it's been a while since I posted anything here. Well, let me say that March 5th was an incredible night of metal mayhem. 540+ people. Crowd control? HAH!! FORGET ABOUT IT! Thrown out the window! Or, in some cases, thrown off the stage. Reminded me of the night I saw Pantera back in Salisbury. Only, I didn't come home smelling like pot, cigarettes, smoke, sweat and booze. Just a bit sweaty. I felt bad that we had some PA problems. While on the stage for the Showdown, all I could hear was drums and vocals. BTA said they were having problems too, but I thought they sounded fine. All the bands were great. Now for some new news. It's looking like I'm in another band. Which is cool because I'm getting to do something I wanted to do with the Possum dude and he hooked up with a guy who posts on the board who knew of a good drummer now all we need is a bass player. And hey, we got a song done! I can't say that I have contributed a whole lot to the writing process yet, but in time, I will. I hope to still get a chance to play with Laura and Alan and the gang. Those guys will help me keep my chops up. I'm just happy to have this opportunity to jam with guys and be in an awesome community. I'm looking forward to getting to know the other bandmates a little better in time as well. I even think all of the wives of the band would all get along smashingly. That would be a plus!
No Disciple show for me this weekend. Laura wasn't feeling so hot and Sabrina has to work early Sunday morning and I also need to be up early to make sure she is up early. Plus, I get to play for the kids at church on Sunday as well. That also is a serious blessing. Let's see, anything else? Nah, I don't think so. I have Terror sitting here on my lap just a purring away. I think she likes having me home. She can be lazy on me. Go figure. Anywho, God Bless!