Hey all, I guess this has been coming for a while, since I've told people to count on it happening at some point. I think one of the main focuses of this blog will be with the adventures ahead with the Brothers Mcclurg, as we start to travel more, and I guess, take our ministry to the next level as we travel more, and get ready for the band's first release on Integrity Records. Chris in particular has been pushing/prodding/encouraging/bugging me to keep a better written record of what goes on with us on our trips. I will write about other stuff as well. I hope people I don't have the pleasure of talking with all the time will read this and I guess get filled in on some of the details that I guess gets left out of small talk or text messages.
I don't know what this will look like exactly....My role as "production manager" and "fill in guitar player" has brought me to a level of involvement with the band that i definitely welcome, but never anticipated, especially 5 years ago when this whole thing started - to go from just wanting to do a couple shows again with some great friends, to now traveling consistently in the North East US for two years, to now anticipating those borders expanding even beyond that, major labels, rubbing shoulders with Christian music's "icons" (I hope i get to meet Petra soon, or maybe an original Newsboy), and not having a clue what's next. Will this train keep chugging along, or is this beast just going to stop on the tracks? No matter what, I can't call it a failure, because I didn't really set any goals. I find it appropriate to quote Hunter S Thompson - "buy the ticket, take the ride".
I think my role lends a cool perspective, I'm with the band all day, we plan and get ready for the events, but then most of the time, I'm in or very near the crowd, experiencing what it's like to be out there, instead of being blinded by the bright lights.....I hope I can illustrate both sides of these experiences. Both are powerful, but different, and i get to observe both worlds colliding when the lights go down, and things get loud...
What I'm looking forward to with this is to make a permanent ink spot on Al Gore's internet, and let you all know about the fun we have on the road, the great people we meet, and hopefully shed some light on how passionate we are about what we do. It's not always pretty, it's not even all that interesting, but as Dan says, it's in our blood, so it's what we do.
First shows of the new year start this weekend. We're heading to ski country near Pittsburgh I think....on a night the Sabres play the Penguins.....Too bad we'll miss the game due to the event.....if they have wifi, I'll be watching at FOH :). I'll be sure to fill you in soon.
Please enjoy, comment if you feel like it, and hopefully I'll be seeing you soon. Thanks for stopping by....but mostly, stay classy.
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