Getting psyched about the Cake concert this Thursday. Todd Burka, who is going, is a big Cake fan. I like some of their songs, but enough of their genre tends to get on my nerves sometimes. “Jolene”, “Rock N Roll Lifestyle”, “The Distance”, and “Sheep Go to Heaven” are all good songs and worth driving out for the free concert. From past experience, concert security searches bags and purses, so it is very unlikely that I’ll be able to sneak in my digital camera. Still, I might buy one of their CDs at a used CD place. Last time I got my Better Than Ezra CD signed by the BTE bassists after the concert.
My parents hosted a high school church devotional at the house yesterday evening. Our youth minister intern, Brian Manning, conducted the devotional. While he was talking, his cell phone vibrated and he just opened it up and hung up on it. Kinda funny because I would not have noticed if he had not said “Excuse me” and opened his phone and hung up. Felt sorry for Brian. He was driving back to Freed-Hardeman (near Jackson) last night. He had a class the next morning. He doesn’t formally begin working with the church until his short class is overwith at the end of this week.
The devotional brought back some good memories. When I was in junior high school they actually started up devotionals at members’ homes after Sunday night church services. I can remember the countless number of times Bill Speight led us off to some family’s house for a meal and devotional. It’s good to see that the basic concept hasn’t changed. It’s a good thing that has been kept up over the years.