tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51966461240263832422024-03-05T22:29:05.700-08:00Diary of a Poor, White Radio ProducerKris (aka: Kris P. Kreme) is the producer of "The Morning Cruise: with Dave, Bill and Carmen" on The JOY FM Network in Florida.
These are just his ramblings and even a little backstage view of the JOY FM's goingons!Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-29804353071875221422012-07-19T12:18:00.001-07:002012-07-19T12:19:15.235-07:00OMG! Taboo: Tattoo!<br />
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I was introduced to the Christian faith as an obnoxious punk freshman in High School.</div>
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Mohawks, dirty jeans with sewn on patches, studded belts and drawn on tattoos is how I rolled … Looking back … I was such a poser, but I loved punk rock (not punk rawk).</div>
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The tense expressions of music, politics and art were appealing to me at that age, especially the music and the art … specifically the tattoos that draped over my favorite band members. Sometimes during class I would decorate my forearm with sharpie drawn amateur tattoo and purposely walk with my arm just a little turned out to show it off … Tattoos fascinated me.</div>
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My gracious parents were a little reluctant after I told them I was going to be doing some flash art pieces for a tattoo shop up the road … I found myself drawing sacred hearts of different styles, sailor style banners with scripture’s like “Philippians 1:21” and even old school rockabilly sparrows …</div>
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Needless to say, I wanted a few tattoos …</div>
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Although, this interest in punk music and tattoos, didn’t really go over well with the pastor of the church I was attending. He took me aside before service one day to tell me “the way you dress and you’re interests need to change. You’re showing disrespect for God and participating in things that are not Christ-like – read Leviticus 19:28” … I didn’t know what to say … he was the pastor … he knows God better than I do, heck I just started walking down that road.</div>
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I found myself rattled and insecure.</div>
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Almost 15 years later, I can look back and see that even though his intention of transformation was there, his reasoning of the Levitical Law<br />
Leviticus 19:28 say (according to the ESV) “You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord”</div>
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As a 21<sup style="bottom: 1ex; color: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-style: inherit; height: 0px; line-height: 1; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">st</sup> century western cultured Christian looking at this verse … “cut your body for the dead” is a bit foreign to me, but “tattoo” … I know what that is! The only downfall to that is a cultural difference in understanding.</div>
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Quickly looking at the first part of the verse “You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead”. This mandate to the Israelites was to warn them against pagan practices (all of Lev. 19 is just that) … Take the Amorites, they would cut themselves when someone passed in their community. Even for a king they would shave the hair around their ear and cut off a part, make various cut on the arms, mark the forehead and nose, and cut arrow patterns into their left hand. There is also some speculation that the tattoos were burns, charred markings. THESE were a pagan practices God did not want the Israelites to participate in … Regardless of the ancient practice of the rituals themselves, it was more the worship (positioning of the heart) that was weaved with the practices that God deemed idolatry. This “law” was then fulfilled in Christ and we are no longer held to Levitacal restraints.</div>
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… Moving on …</div>
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Much like the pastor that confronted me about my dress and interests, Paul encountered similar dichotomies in the Church of Rome … but with meat (kinda)</div>
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Rome was a little bit like the modern day United States. A melting pot of cultures and commerce, pagan/Christian practices.</div>
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The new, young church had an inner struggle. In the pagan temples the meat that was burned up for the sacrifices was given away. Some Christians believed it was wrong to eat the meat and abstained from eating it as to keep themselves “clean”, while the remaining Christians thought nothing more than “FREE MEAT!” and ate it.<br />
Paul, aware of this inward feud, confronts both views in this manner;<br />
Romans 14:6-8 ” Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God, and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. … If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord”</div>
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It’s about the believers conscience … as Paul continues in Romans 14:22-23 “Whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith and everything that does not come from faith is sin”<br />
Lamens terms – If you’re convicted by it, stand by your conviction and don’t hold (judge) others to YOUR personal conviction.</div>
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Alright wrap up time … There is a large misunderstanding of application toward the Levitical Laws in today’s modern world. I mean how do we rationalize the applicable qualities of Leviticus 19:28 and not 19:26 (You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it – there goes my steak dinner) or 19:27 (You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard – of course we know beards are epic) …<br />
It comes down to an eisegetical notion being assumed from generation to generation. The same type of notion Paul encounters in Rome and also in Corinth – but Paul’s invocation was that despite their opposite view points, don’t point fingers and regard yourself as more righteous … but realize that in this one body (the Church) there are many parts and each one does what does for the glory of God … It was co-existing in spite of varying convictions and regarding community and brotherhood as the bigger picture.</div>
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I have tattoos – but I don’t go to work in sleeveless shirts to show off my decorations. I’m aware that there are those who don’t think tattoos are Godly, and I respect that … So I cover up.</div>
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But for me, tattoos are like “painting the walls of the temple” (1 Cor 6:19)<br />
I have a quarter sleeve piece on my left upper arm now, of Paul (Saul) on the road to Damascus, prepping to finish with David, mourning with his lyre and a future ¾ sleeve on my right arm Space/Earth/Ocean floor. These 3 pieces aren’t to glorify my appreciation for tattoos … but to echo “No matter who I am (Saul becoming Paul), No matter what I do (David mourning), No matter where I am (Space to ocean floor) … God is faithful to save, forgive and be near.</div>
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I have tattoos, and I have tattoos for the glory of God.</div>
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Until Next Time,<br />
KPK</div>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-79746009002257662552011-09-12T11:20:00.001-07:002011-09-12T11:20:54.029-07:00NOJ = Not Over Joyed<a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/untitled-11.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-232" title="Untitled-1" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/untitled-11.jpg" alt="" width="463" height="286" /></a><br /><br />I'm not a mother, obviously. Nor am I a parent, but I am a son ... and I know that look, tone and disfigurement that MY mom used to get when I was irritating the mess out of her. That "I swear if you keep pushing I'm going to straight up bite you in half" kinda look.<br />I think I might have spotted that look about 1000 times this past weekend.<br />No I wasn't trapped on an island with my mother, I was at Night Of Joy. The disfigured faces, with the scowl and crooked finger, weren't donning the wicked witch outfits either ... they were employees ... disfigured from the thousands of tyrant like youth groups ... and I don't blame them ... I might have worn the mask that night a few times myself.<br /><br />My wife and I were in line, surrounded by teens and their leaders. We know from past experiences what to expect on the NOJ nights ... so we weren't surprised. Like a pack of hybrid banshee parrots, they square off. One youth group against another, their love for "Jesus" and then throwing the challenge back "how about you?!" ... and then the random yelling of something that solidified that they were some sort of parrot hybrid ... "Hello!! ... HELLO!!". Then, as if on queue, the pushing started. Some of the older, more mature youth decided the line wasn't moving at the pace they were used to. Needless to say ... I put that mask on. As we approached the cast member in charge of placing us in our designated areas ... I could tell he was wearing the mask ... the cast member who instructed us on how NOT to ride the ride ... wore the mask as well ... Even the cast member who really just pushed the button to start the ride ... you guessed it ... masked<br /><br />I knew this would happen ...<br />It happens every year (that I know of).<br />The forcefully rude and belligerent hybrid banshee/parrots have ruined Night Of Joy<br /><br />But should I take this rant to focus on the undisciplined, out-of-control pubescent miniature adults? ...... or their leaders?<br /><br />By the end of the last NOJ night, Tobymac was on stage singing about "Greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done in this city" and all that was running through my already embarrassed, fully frustrated mind is ... "'Frustrate them like Jesus' might be the slogan for next year"<br /><br />Now let me clarify. This animosity isn't directed at the hordes of rambunctious kids, I was one ... I know how it is.<br />It's directed towards their leaders.<br /><br />It feels as if, in the last few years, "Leadership" and "Christianity" have interwoven themselves ... Even though I don't think they should (which is a blog in and of itself) nonetheless it needs to be recognized. If in this trend of "building better leaders", we should see better leaders.<br />Forgive me if I'm folding bad leaders in with great leaders but, I did not see 1 real good leader of the said "rambunctious kids" at NOJ.<br />From Space Mountain to The Haunted Mansion, you couldn't escape that "scowled" face from the "Most Magical of Employees" ... They were literally screaming at kids to "Stay in their seats, Keep your hands in the boat, please don't throw things, no yelling in line please" ...<br /><br />Where are their leaders?<br />Setting an example for them, showing them discipline, exuding a Christ-like respect and servant attitude to those who are SERVING THEM?<br /><br />To put it bluntly, I don't think Paul when saying "I become all things to all people, that I might win some" was giving leaders permission to "become like rambunctious, disrespectful youth groupers that you might win some" ... because I'm sure based on whatever I saw at NOJ, you didn't win any ... if anything you irritated them into the opposite direction.<br /><br />Bottom line is this.<br />Leaders, step up and take care of your youth group.<br />Parents, don't expect your leaders to carry all the weight.<br />Take care of the testimony you carry.<br />Take care of those who are serving you.<br /><br />Keep in mind that even though it's expected at the "Christian Night"<br />That thousands of hybrid banshee parrots are attending and will likely be ... well ... you know.<br />It doesn't need to go without good leadership.<br /><br />Until Next Time,<br />KPKPoor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-15492210372573181702011-09-09T09:25:00.001-07:002011-09-09T09:28:16.624-07:00Top 5 Post-Summer Songs<p><a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/untitled-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-218" title="Untitled-1" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/untitled-1.jpg" width="463" height="286" /><br /></a><br />I was debating doing a blog like this, but I really like music and love to share it even more.<br />If you asked my wife about my music selections, she might use words like "erratic" "anarchical" ... which I don't mind.<br />So forgive me if the styles jumble like a bag of Chex Mix ...<br /><br />Alright, song #5 I was flipping through a friends Spotify playlist when I saw this band. Cute name, I thought ... the song was hooky, interesting, pop but just enough off center to make me love it<br />Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SDTZ7iX4vTQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Moving on to #4!<br />When I first listened through the song, I had to fight not to think ... "Did Switchfoot just rip of Lenny Kravitz?" But this song grew and grew on my critical musical mind. "I been to hell and back again" caught me ... I thought ... oh yeah, this is going to be good ... and I was right.<br />Switchfoot - Dark Horses<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iiNmS-ix43M?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />So that brings us to the hump of the list, song #3<br />This song was actually a bit of a surprise for me ... Don't get me wrong, I have an soft spot in my heart for bands like Two Door Cinema Club, MGMT, Bat For Lashes, M83, Caribou ... but I hadn't really ever heard of Strange Talk, but again thanks to Spotify ... I have now added it my fav's<br />Strange Talk - Climbing Walls<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KSbA_tm7Ntw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />ALMOST THERE!<br />Song #2 is relatively easy ... HUGE NTB fan.<br />I think it's safe to say I have what some people might call a "man crush" on the boys ... but nonetheless ... from the "Soon To Melt Your Face Off" album "The Reckoning" enjoy :)<br />Needtobreathe - Drive All Night<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wj3_ILMM5v0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This is where the difficulty set in ...<br />Since before "Parachutes" I've loved me some Coldplay ... So when I heard "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" ... I leaked a little ... it was so good ... but so was "Major Minus" (another song an a small EP) ... there was one difficult decision. There was yet another one in the wings. Mat Kearney dropped a new album called "Young Love" ... like a moth to a vintage dress in a womans closet ... I snatched it up and fell head over heals for "Ships in the Night" So, 2 #1's ...<br />Coldplay - Ever Teardrop is a Waterfall<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1Kf_6BWcOOg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Mat Kearney - Ships in the Night<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/53bOAGMifNo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />AH! SO GOOD!! I hope you enjoyed this little tid bit of musical expression ... If you have any you'd like to share feel free to comment!<br /><br />Until Next Time</p>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-66635911501248448342011-09-06T09:37:00.001-07:002011-09-06T09:38:24.308-07:00Do We Want Depth, Or Shallow Hugs<a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/depth.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-204" title="Depth" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/depth.jpg" alt="" width="463" height="286" /></a><br />I started this by scripting out ways Christian music could be better, but it came across pompous and arrogant ... not my intention. BUT, in typing, I felt this needed to be said at least.<br /><br />In the last few years, there has been a trend in Christian music/song-writing, a cuddly trend ... a "this is a boyfriend/God" song ... kinda trend. An "I'm only going to graze the idea of an emotion" kinda trend.<br /><br />Not that those songs aren't good songs ... but some sing as if they were the cutest love song of a boy and girl, that playful, flirtatious beginning of a relationship ... then like that bad aftertaste of something sweet ... they throw the word "Lord" or "God" or "Jesus" in there, just to add another JPM (Jesus Per Minute) point ... It's ok to be a Christian/Singer/Song-writer and have a love song about the opposite sex ... truly ... actually I wish there were more.<br /><br />On the flip side of the coin ...<br /><br />I was driving to the gym 2 days ago and heard Mat Kearney's song "Down" come on the radio ... <em>"He lit a cigarette felt in on his lip, Driving home on a long road with regret"</em> sang vulnerably through my car speakers. 2 thoughts went through my head 1. GREAT story-telling ... like a painter with words. 2. It will never get the respect it deserves as a song, it should, it's catchy, great musically-lyrically, but because it has the phrase "He lit a cigarette" in it.<br /><br />I can hear the Christian Culture ... "Why does he have to smoke, that just ruined the story"<br /><br />In all honesty, I wish the lyric was "He smoked a PACK of cigarettes" ... Kearney is attempting to paint a story of an angst ridden, soon-to-be father ... what would you rather him use? "He chewed his fingernails?" "He paced back and forth?" ... I don't think those lines paint the angst you can feel in the song.<br /><br />If you find yourself uncomfortable with a song that positions it's character smoking a cigarette, while he ponders the weight of becoming a father in the world ... yet not see the Gospels promise as the chorus screams " WE ALL NEED FORGIVENESS" ... you might not want music at all ... but an audible "gee ... you're swell"<br /><br />I would love it, if Christian music were bold enough to sing about doubts, mistakes, wanting to dance (either romantically or on "da dance flow", real-life "I'm on the verge of being a Christian" kind of songs ... the modern version of Paul's use of pagan poetry on the Mount. I want nothing more than to see an emboldened Christian Culture reaching out, with a Christian perspective/world view, into the areas of sex, drugs, rock & roll, adultery, slander, doubt, remorse, dancing, clubbing, ect. Christian music didn't accept Christ as it's Lord and Savior. As far as I know Christian music was never in Sin and needed a Savior ... Christian music doesn't need to worry about the doctrine of total depravity or the perseverance of the saints ... it's music.<br /><br />Or maybe you're ok with the "God is my boyfriend" songs ... maybe you're ok with the sideways shallow hugs ...<br /><br />Until Next Time,<br />KPK<br /><br />P.S. Enjoy the song<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pJgJL4NnW8M?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-53860418313346787032011-03-11T07:28:00.001-08:002011-03-11T07:28:58.258-08:00Global Coverage Vs. Out of Sight/Out of Mind<a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/untitled-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-188" title="Untitled-1" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/untitled-1.jpg" alt="" width="463" height="286" /></a><br /><em>NON-JESUS JUKE FASHION</em><br /><br />Anytime you turn on the television and see suffering of any kind, it breaks your heart (even if we've become desensitized to it)<br />This morning everyone woke up to the news that Japan was hit but a surge Tsunami and devastated the coast. Millions/Billions of dollars to rebuild, estimated 60 lives were lost in the impact (so far) and the world is sending out their prayers in the form of national aid and #hashtag prayers.<br /><br />We need to pray for Japan, we need to pray that God will graciously give his peace to the families of those who have lost their loved ones. But seeing (via Twitter) all of the reoccurring themes of "heartbroken" "devastation" "tragedy" with the hashtags of #prayforjapan ... got to me. Like I've already typed "We need to pray for Japan" ... but knowing what I know, and understanding what the majority of us, as the "fortunate", are aware of ... I've come to the conclusion ... if it doesn't exist on the National/Global/Facebook Coverage ... we won't care as much, unless we really invest.<br /><br />My heart really does break for Japan, even a single life loss ... sucks, sincerely, and there are an estimated 90+ lives lost. But putting the numbers and prevent-ability of the statistics ... I find this:<br /><br />Acording to <a href="http://www.globalissues.org/">GlobalIssues.org</a>, over 22,000 children die every day from preventable diseases (1 child every 4 seconds, 15 children every minute)<br /><a href="http://www.poverty.com/">Poverty.com</a> released the statistic 25,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger related causes (according to the United Nations<br /><a href="http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/aidsfaq.html#deaths">USAID </a>a Government funded organization posted 5,000 people die a day from AIDS<br /><br />According to the statistics on hunger, the devastation of the Japanese Tsunami would be equal to a Tsunami happening 300 consecutive days to amount to the deaths caused by hunger (which is preventable) .. in one day.<br /><br />I'm not trying to be insensitive, truly, only attempting to put things into perspective ... Global coverage breeds a "fad" like concern, without investment.<br />If we are going to invest in something ... we need to invest in the betterment of man kind ... overall ... not just what appears on the News more frequently<br /><br />We, as a society, can indeed impact the world ... but only if we truly invest in the betterment of man kind ... that means find the things that are "Out of Sight/Out of Mind"<br />and pursuing the development of the 52,000 lives that will die today, with only the 3 statistics I've mentioned ...<br /><br />Pray for Japan, pray for God's peace ... but more so ... Pray for those who don't have the privileged of Global CoveragePoor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-13500343312157537782010-11-30T10:44:00.000-08:002010-11-30T10:47:09.388-08:00X-MAS ...<a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/untitled-5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-184" title="Untitled-5" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/untitled-5.jpg" alt="" width="463" height="286" /></a><br /><br />It seems nowadays that saying “Xmas” either makes you a rabid secularist or at least a sub-Christian who, like the atheists, want to take Christ out of “Christ”-<br /><br />Let’s get a little history lesson in real quick: (you can find most of this information on the internet. Ie: http://www.oed.com/, http://www.christianhistorytimeline.com/ amongst others … but I urge you to research it for yourself)<br /><br />For at least the last thousand years, “X” has been used as an abbreviation for Christ, far surpassing the breadth of time the modern usage of “Xmas”. Actually “Christ” was written a number of ways “XP” (Chi Rho) and also “XT”. The dating of these particular christograms are difficult but there are some references in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles (which are historical accounts of the Anglo Saxons written in Old English) that date back to the early 1000’s. The “XP” that we widely see used in modern Orthodox denominations as well as Catholicism, Episcopalians as well as others, is called the “Labarum” and are the “x” and “p” letters of “ΙΧΘΥΣ”, the Greek word for “Christ”<br /><br />The “X” has also been cited as being used in terms “Xtian” and “Xtianity”, according to the Oxford English Dictionary as early as 1485. In many New Testament manuscripts and Greek images X was used as various titles for Jesus and is still viewed as a symbol of Christ and used as chrismons.<br /><br />In 1436 Johannes Guttenberg invented the printing press and as such, the tedious and expensive typesetting, led him to use the Greek symbol as the abbreviation for the church. Even Webster’s dictionary acknowledges that the abbreviation Xmas was in common use by the middle of the sixteenth century.<br /><br />Only within the last century has the idea of “Xmas” taking “Christ” out of Christmas, become widespread. It’s only because of rising fears of secularization and wrong ideas about separation from worldliness, that the urban myth of “Xmas” being a removal of Christ still exists. In 1977, the Governor of New Hampshire issued a press release stating that journalists should cease taking the “Christ” out of “Christmas” as “Xmas” was a pagan spelling of Christmas. Perhaps he should have run that press release by a religious scholar before issuing it. Like anything, if we continue to be under educated about things, and because of our ignorance develop fear or separation … we then begin to lose the attachment to what Christmas really is … the celebration of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Understanding this use of Christian symbolism might help us modern day Xians focus on more important issues of the Faith during Advent, and bring a little more Peace to the Xmas Season.<br /><br />Until Next Time<br />KPKPoor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-74961322227449895012010-09-24T04:59:00.001-07:002010-09-24T04:59:50.238-07:00Stuffed Apples a la - yogurt<em><strong><a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/stuffedapples1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-164" title="StuffedApples" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/stuffedapples1.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="325" /></a><br />Ingredients:</strong></em><br />2 large McIntosh or Empire apples, cored<em> (keep the "meat" of the apple separate)</em><br />3/4 cup brown sugar<br />1/4 cup instant oatmeal <em>(maple works great)</em><br />5 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />1/4 cup vanilla yogurt<br />1/4 cup raisins<br />1/2 cup water<br /><br />Cut the top of the apple off, at the stem. Gut the apple, removing the "core pieces" and set the apple "meat" aside. Continue gutting the apple until all thats left is a shell of the apple skin. Finely dice apple parts, while mixing in the ground cinnamon and instant oatmeal and water. Heat the current ingredients until the instant oatmeal is well cooked and "bubbling" ... add brown sugar and raisins. Take the concoction and add to the apple shell .... TOP WITH VANILLA YOGURT!! .... enjoy :)<br /><br /><em>Until Next Time,<br /><strong> KPK</strong></em>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-72788938442648952010-09-13T11:58:00.001-07:002010-09-13T11:58:21.661-07:0010 Ways To Get Over “Bloggers-Block†<a href="http://ping.fm/MFqvV">http://ping.fm/MFqvV</a>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-17592433996366333552010-09-13T11:36:00.001-07:002010-09-13T11:36:25.264-07:0010 Ways To Get Over “Bloggers-Block”<a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/bloggersblock.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-157" title="BloggersBlock" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/bloggersblock.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="325" /></a><br /><br />First of all, let’s define <em>“Bloggers Block”</em> a little better … It isn’t at all like writers block. See writers usually have a topic of writing and in that particular scope of topic, they can then stem through the variances of that topic. Bloggers Block is the “brain-fart” of blogger topics … Unless you have a blog COMPLETELY devoted to <em>Cross Training/Cooking/Music Reviews ect</em>. … than you’re probably blogging about life … sometimes life, has “brain-farts”. Here are 10 ways to get over that “Bloggers Block” while also finding 10 ways to kill time while you have said <em>“Bloggers Block”<br /></em><br /><strong> 1. </strong>Two Cups of Coffee, your favorite 80’s dance song and a Flip Vid <em>(or any video recorder)</em> … After about 2 cups of coffee you should be wired enough that when that kickin’ 80’s dance tune comes blaring through your iTunes … you’re going to want to video tape that … and then post it as a blog, and how much you regret doing that … but *huph* it’s entertaining<br /><br /><strong>2.</strong> Stand in the corner of your office, completely quiet … just observing the rest of your co-workers ….. and when it’s been about 10-15 minutes, scream at the top of your lungs and blog how some people don’t like spontaneity<br /><br /><strong>3.</strong> Write 1 line of a song on 100 post-it notes and put them all over your body … then dance around like a maniac until all of them are off you but 1 ….<br /><br /><strong>4. </strong>Watch an episode of Psyche on Hulu.com and compare Shawn Spencer’s wittiness with that of your boss, and contrast and compare …. It’ll take about 45 minutes, plus it’s HILARIOUS!<br /><br /><strong>5</strong>. Offer to make everyone burgers for lunch, go out and buy tofu burgers … grill em, decorate em … then watch as people’s expectations are destroyed at the mere taste of tofu … then you can blog about how appearances can be deceiving<br /><br /><strong>6</strong>. Talk to yourself<br /><br /><strong>7.</strong> Depending on your field of employment, disengage yourself from your work and from thinking of “what to blog” and practice magic tricks on people you work with … and completely botch the mess out of them … but be persistent … make sure they don’t leave when you mess up the rings trick for the 5th time<br /><br /><strong>8.</strong> Pronounce all Th’s, Ch’s, Sh’s as the first consonant sound … ie: <em>Th = T, Ch = C or K </em>… then become agitated when people are unable to understand you … again, just as #1 have you’re video recording device readily available.<br /><br /><strong>9.</strong> Wear track running gear into your morning meetings and in the middle of the “download” … excuse yourself for a morning run … then run around your offices (indoors) … stressing the importance of a healthy body, healthy work environment creates a more productive day!<br /><br /><strong>10</strong>. Last but not least …. Find something that inspires you, google it, research it … take a look at it from different angles, take your time studying it, learn to hate parts of it … and by the time you’ve rummaged through whatever it is that inspires you … you’ll know more about yourself and more about what to tell others!<br /><br />OK! NOW! …. Go … and Blog Block no more! …. Keep in mind 1-9 are really just for fun, but truly … you can blog about that!!<br /><br /><strong><em>Until Next Time</em><br />KPK</strong>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-64741205338665511672010-08-03T06:52:00.001-07:002010-08-03T06:52:56.600-07:00Stranger To Friend<a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/stranger.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-152" title="Stranger" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/stranger.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="325" /></a>There are times and groups in your life, that you feel are complete, whole, filled, and in no need of any addition to your pseudo "family". People expectedly attempt to join or even force themselves into this already "complete" congregation, making the camaraderie bend and swell ... uncomfortably. Then you find yourself surprised, when you meet the right stranger, at the right time ... simply just visiting. You're strangers, not friends ... but through time you become friends, collectively with the family.<br /><br />It's never expected to be accepted, when first making introductions. There's that awkward hello, the handshake even. Then from there it's work as usual. Quiet casual conversations, learning the mannerisms/inflections/likes/unlikes/backgrounds/similarities/differences ... still strangers. Then something occurs, a common event/discussion that brings to light who this person really is ... and they're no longer strangers, they have a name, they're becoming friends.<br /><br />I'm surprised at moments like these - the almost evolution of human interaction, from distance to familiarity to family. Such was/is the case with our summer intern Michelle Webb (<a href="http://thejoyfmintern.blogspot.com/">check out her blog</a>). In the 5+ years I've worked with the station, we've had a healthy number of people come through the doors and intern/volunteer/work and attempt to fit within the confines of the said family (described at the beginning of this post). Michelle made her home here at The JOY FM, giving of her time, talents, heart ... she impacted all of us, made us smile, and became apart of our family.<br /><br />She was a stranger, who didn't force her way in ... but allowed us to get to know her, and thus became our friend.Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-90159073614523517722010-07-15T10:29:00.000-07:002010-07-15T10:30:13.475-07:00Emotionalism Vs. Secondary Doctrine<a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/emotional.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-148" title="Emotional" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/emotional.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="325" /></a><br />With in the last decade there has been a growth in Christian culture, regarding emotionalism and experience, and it's focal point in the modern Christian life. Some would argue that because of the emphasis on emotions and the experience an individual goes through, theology and sound doctrine becomes secondary to a Christians growth, even to the point to where THINKING is looked down upon.<br /><img src="http://www.jesusneedsnewpr.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/l05OJ.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /><br /><br />I understand that experience is sometimes necessary when encountering a living God (i.e: Paul's conversion) but I do not believe it should at all become the dominant method in which Christians gain their beliefs and understand of God.<br /><br />There's this book in the New Testiment called "Acts" (you might have heard of it) .. In it there is a society of people called Bereans. It's actually in Acts 17:11 "<em>Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians for they received the message with great eagerness and examines the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true"</em> - btw Berea was the second missionary journey of Paul and Silas (appx 50-54 a.d.) ... Bible commentator Albert Barnes writes <em>"This (noble character) means more noble by birth ... BUT here the word is used to denote a quality of mind and heart. They were more generous, liberal and noble in their feelings; more disposed to inquire candidly into the truth of the doctrines advanced by Paul and Silas"</em><br /><br /><em> </em><br /><br />The lessons from these verses about the Bereans is plain. There wasn't an experience that Paul was impressed with, not their emotional compacity in their spirituality ... more so their prudence/respect for Scripture and those who teach it. St. Paul, the guy who wrote 2/3 of the New Testiment, was scrutinized and his words tested against the line of scripture to confirm what he was teaching was correct. However, we can believe that Paul and Silas were glad that the Bereans were willing to put them to the test, because the scriptures call readers and believers to study the Bible and to test what they read. Example 2 Timothy "Study to show yourself approved unto God" and in 1 Peter "Always be preparied to give the reason for the hope you have" ... this is Apologetics 101!<br /><br />Again, our foundations are not built upon frail human emotionalism nor the experiences, which we tend to give more credit to than should do .... Our faith is built upon 2000+ years of scripture and doctrine, study and a prudence attitude toward those who preach these sacred scriptures .... respectfully<br /><br /><em>Until Next Time<br /><strong>KPK </strong></em>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-15118490503694248492010-07-12T06:41:00.001-07:002010-07-12T06:42:54.623-07:00Monday Mix Tape<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">July 12th</span><a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/monday-mixtape.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-132" title="Monday Mixtape" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/monday-mixtape.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="315" /></a></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here are some of the BEST NEW and USED tracks to you! … Mix Tape style! HERE WE GO! <strong>VOLUME 3!! </strong></span><br /><br /><a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/hillsong1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-134" title="Hillsong" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/hillsong1.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></a><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Beautiful-Exchange-Digital-Booklet/dp/B003QBA1L8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1278941945&sr=8-1">Hillsong - Forever Reign</a></strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">From the newest Hillsong release "A Beautiful Exchange" .. this song </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(Forever Reign</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">) is one of the most memorable and emotive ... Musically - fantastic, Lyrically - edifying, worshipful, Christ-centered ... seriously one of the best cuts on this disc!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/andy-zipf.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-135" title="Andy Zipf" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/andy-zipf.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></a><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Our-Voice-Is-A-Weapon/dp/B002QWH8UA/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1278941987&sr=301-1">Andy Zipf - Our Voice Is A Weapon</a></strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Im a HUGE Andy Zipf fan, and since the release of this small </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(but epic)</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> EP ... I can't stop listening. A Folk/Americana gem musically, hints of Dylan/Petty/Young style vocals and lyrics ... seriously amazing</span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> (also check out his "The Cowards Choir" EP) </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">It was either between "Our Voice" ... or "Like A River" ... anything this guy touches musically, needs to be given a good ear to listen.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/joywilliams.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-136" title="JoyWilliams" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/joywilliams.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></a><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/We-Mapped-the-World-EP/dp/B0039K4MHA/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1278942005&sr=301-3">Joy Williams - We Mapped The World</a></strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Joy might be known for her AC Christian music ... but I hope more so for her ability to craft a ridiculously good song! She has a lot on her plate right now, with The Civil Wars and releasing EP after EP of seriously amazing Folk/Pop songs ... this girl is on a mission </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(or so it seems) </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">... We Mapped The World </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(off of the EP of the same name)</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> is SUCH a great cut. With Fiest and A Fine Frenzy-esq sounds ... a sweet beat to accompany the music ... and her voice ... I'm not sure if there is one I could equate it too ... she's amazing!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dcb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-137" title="DCB" src="http://krispkreme.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dcb.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></a><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Happiness-Acoustic-EP/dp/B003V1Z3M0/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1278942025&sr=301-1">David Crowder* Band - Shadows</a></strong><em><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Happiness-Acoustic-EP/dp/B003V1Z3M0/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1278942025&sr=301-1"> (Acoustic)</a></strong></em><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">After the release of "Church Music" in 09' DC*B has changed </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(in a way)</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> the face and sound of modern Christian music ... which is good! The album goes through these mountainous emotive tones, from high and perky to borderline industrial dark ... one of those cuts "Shadows" was re-done on "Summer Happiness" EP </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(which is an acoustic EP of songs from "Church Music") </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">... The acoustic rendition of this song is AMAZING! It's not so much dark, the industrialized pieces are still present but the sound and feel of the song changed ... and in so ... has become a little more beautiful than I had expected.</span><br /><br /></strong><br /><br />WELP! That should about do it for this months “Monday Mixtape” .. check out Aprils and Mays!<br />Do you have a Mixtake suggestion? .. maybe a song that you just can’t get out of your head?!<br /><em><strong>What is it?!</strong></em><br /><br /><em><strong> </strong></em><em>Until Next Time,<br /><strong>KPK </strong></em>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-58332474442791069662010-07-11T09:40:00.000-07:002010-07-11T09:52:01.838-07:00Check Out My Accolades!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajzpGPxoTtRNxfTyGFuTjzyGxv5m7g_iZcGvvYT6fdR19OUqNjGhInmoG33yp7aOVfkkN6dLjhfsaAlt1fGtAs0zkans2LrMGnLb-hxSgISNf3Kz92uFxvRXd2Sm6lzmjkkTo-5xARxgx/s1600/Accolades.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajzpGPxoTtRNxfTyGFuTjzyGxv5m7g_iZcGvvYT6fdR19OUqNjGhInmoG33yp7aOVfkkN6dLjhfsaAlt1fGtAs0zkans2LrMGnLb-hxSgISNf3Kz92uFxvRXd2Sm6lzmjkkTo-5xARxgx/s400/Accolades.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492689668712429234" /></a><br /><br />You may know this kind of person, and maybe at times ... become this person ... The<em> "accolade"</em> kind of person.<br /><br />It's OK to admit it ... we, as humans, sometimes fall into this<em> "default mode" </em>of pride and arrogance. But I'm not talking about the times when you become proud of something you've worked so hard to accomplished, more so the affirmation we want or respect we feel we deserve to show off whatever <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accolade">"accolades</a>" we might have ... or for that matter, whatever <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accolade">"accolades"</a> we might create.<br /><br />I've known people who, for whatever reason, seem to grasp at whatever prize, medal, promotion that comes along to prove, either to themselves or maybe to someone else<em> (or for a more common reason, to be affirmed by colleagues, classmates, family)</em> that they are good, great, best. This isn't a terrible thing, but it's not what makes us who we are ... these <em>"accolades" </em>are all <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%201:2-3&version=ESV">vanities</a> <em>(Ecclesiastes is a dangerous book to read depending on your mood)</em> We're told not to store our treasures on Earth <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:19-21&version=ESV">(Matt 6:19)</a>, but sometimes we concern ourselves with how we are perceived professionally, either with our titles, schooling, how many initials we have at the beginning of our name and even, at times, with trophies or diplomas of sorts. We hang them nicely on our wall as a means of being recognized for what we've done, or at times what we what other people to THINK we've done. Like I said, this isn't a terrible thing, but it definitely doesn't make us who we are.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa">Mother Teresa</a>, being born in Macedonia, didn't receive a plaque of honor from the Sisters of Loreto when she first joined at age 18. She didn't get a <em>"Graduate of 1931"</em> diploma for her initial vows, in India. Nor was she given the key to the city when, by permission of the Holy See, She started her own order "The Missionaries of Charity" <em>(whose primary task was to love and care for those who no one else would)</em> ... Yet this woman is a modern day example of Christ's heart, hope, love, compassion, trust ... but also in a worldly manner: determination, commitment, work ethic ... She was completely unconcerned with the chronicling of her life that STILL there is dispute to WHEN she was born ... she didn't care to correct/confirm/recognize herself. This woman had MANY accolades ... but she didn't care at all about the ones for which she received here, on Earth.<br /><br />Something to chew on.<br /><br /><strong>Until Next Time<br /><em>KPK</em></strong>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-87707858198771453852010-07-01T14:15:00.000-07:002010-07-04T12:16:03.321-07:00Mutual Edi-FICTION?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDu87pYlAPc_qvbh8CcQxQSujRhBrPNQ6myNfU0RIGD9yfRWAQAaaWcm82v2UPH3bGMLvs_lt4Co6ebu9z1AoVAqxyiR6epb3tnVs64t4ImJnkHQxVG-vJRwZEXGmmzUTmMVtsTO0TEfMG/s1600/Edification.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDu87pYlAPc_qvbh8CcQxQSujRhBrPNQ6myNfU0RIGD9yfRWAQAaaWcm82v2UPH3bGMLvs_lt4Co6ebu9z1AoVAqxyiR6epb3tnVs64t4ImJnkHQxVG-vJRwZEXGmmzUTmMVtsTO0TEfMG/s400/Edification.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489050112988624402" /></a><br /><span>Romans 14:19 that says </span><i>“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification”</i><span> … This verse, in its context, deals with varying measures of faith, moral conviction and cultural practices.<br /><br />It seems Paul dealt a great deal with followers bickering back and forth with each other and in a sense </span><i>“running to daddy”</i><span> when they had issues. In Paul’s letter to the Roman church and both letters to the church in Corinth, he confronts the legalistic tendencies of faith, and identifies that the follower, individually, has been bought by Christ</span><i> (1Cor 6)</i><span>. In doing so he chastens the believers in Rome and in Corinth, to not hold men accountable to their own convictions, but leave the conviction and convicting to God. <i>(Romans 14:22)</i><br /><br />It seems to be a common thing now to want to debate convictions based upon theologies and doctrines … I know I’m right there in the midst … but before all of that there’s this comedic analogy that Christ uses about a tree in the eye of the guy pointing out the dirt in his friends eye … Can’t you see Christ talking to the disciples about this ignorant man pointing fervantly at another man who’s rubbing his saw dust infected eyes. Christ then picking up a tree stump, holding it to his face and mockingly saying</span><i> “why do you point out the saw dust in your brothers eye, when you have a stump in your own!”</i><span> … it’s easy to be the finger pointer, but I think whatever differences believers have needs, first, to first go through a filter of GENUINE thought, to </span><i>“make peace and find mutual edification”</i><span>.<br /><br />There will always be differences in the Christian World view, but always the same foundation! No matter what the convictions: drinking, movies, cussing, smoking, music, sabbath … </span><i>“keep these things to yourself and God” (R.14:22)</i><span> and also in our differences </span><i>“make EVERY EFFORT to do what leads to PEACE and MUTUAL EDIFICATION</i><span>”<br /><br /><i>Until Next Time,<br /><b>KPK</b></i></span>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-12609012249051383942010-06-18T10:29:00.001-07:002010-06-18T10:33:30.830-07:00Guilty Pleasures ...<p>I'm not ashamed to say .... When these songs come on ... I sing em' .... LOUD!</p><br /><p><strong>Selena Gomez & The Scene - Naturally </strong><br /><br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><br /><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a_YR4dKArgo&hl=en_US&fs=1" name="movie"><br /><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"><br /><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" height="295" width="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a_YR4dKArgo&hl=en_US&fs=1"></embed><br /></object><br /><br /><br /><strong>OneRepublic - Secrets </strong><br /><br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><br /><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KK0wz89lZ6I&hl=en_US&fs=1&" name="movie"><br /><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"><br /><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"><embed height="295" width="480 allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KK0wz89lZ6I&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></embed><br /></object><br /><br /><br /><strong>Train - Hey, Soul Sister </strong><br /><br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><br /><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kVpv8-5XWOI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" name="movie"><br /><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"><br /><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"><embed height="295" width="480 allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kVpv8-5XWOI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></embed><br /></object><br /><br /><br />Don't hate ..... just love it!<br /><br /><i>Until Next Time<br /><b>KPK</b></i></p>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-7249824557639075772010-06-16T12:04:00.000-07:002010-06-16T12:06:17.434-07:00GRACE IS UNCOMFORTABLE ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GFd0vJw0WTHgLpVCWqQJpm4m_2S4Wxbd9W7yHaMATOWV6dSqivhStHslZUF3pw3eP6n99QbyQi3l12RrzuCOIymqGnOd5Tcs57NAGcwSvIxgw3eLUr1Tt9ayA0hzced5VB8u7VmMHZVE/s1600/Grace.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GFd0vJw0WTHgLpVCWqQJpm4m_2S4Wxbd9W7yHaMATOWV6dSqivhStHslZUF3pw3eP6n99QbyQi3l12RrzuCOIymqGnOd5Tcs57NAGcwSvIxgw3eLUr1Tt9ayA0hzced5VB8u7VmMHZVE/s400/Grace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483449788840397026" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BECAUSE</span><strong color="initial" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: none; outline- "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> IAM </span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">SELF RIGHTEOUS</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.<br /><br /> It’s common to find my nose in the fold of a theology book. Whether it be apologetics, church history or the latest Mark Driscol book … I love reading. Even more so I LOVE knowing things, truths about my faith … not suggestive beliefs or assumed non-biblical “life” lessons.It’s this want/desire to know the truth that sometimes finds itself as my </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“stumbling block”.</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <br /><br />If there is a practice that isn’t biblical I used to have a tendency to dismiss those particular people, but then my frustrations would grow and I wouldn’t just dismiss the people but the group … not only the group, but the church … not just the church, but the faith. My frustrations of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“how come people can’t see the truths I SEE!”</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> grew to the point where my own opinions and discernments about the Truth of scripture became the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“canon”</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> on to which I would either accept or dismiss … It’s my self-righteousness, that put me in a position of false piety and conceitedness. Just because I read a few dozen books on theology and doctrine … doesn’t mean I get to be a jerk about it. <br /><br />There will always be crazies in religion, in Christianity … But neglecting the crazies and looking at the differences in churches like the churches Paul wrote to in confidence, in guidance, in love … they will be different in practices/convictions/ideals but its the common thread of “Love God, Love others” that knit our differences into a fabric of faith.<br /><br /></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Until Next Time<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">KPK</span></b></i></span>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-39810596803256737752010-06-10T14:03:00.000-07:002010-06-10T15:21:23.697-07:00Why Music Matters ....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI-NbMzG84mblSc4f-BpwgLRE4Mwp-aZ2szeNxLh1XdZnAP9EKMo3RiNaWHblDqUZQGVzjspN-TLjCar7C4MnuecRX0042mR_5mi5_Vnu_mU24qtMyIfyMibcm52amQDINDiLhxBQgaEk/s1600/MusicMatters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI-NbMzG84mblSc4f-BpwgLRE4Mwp-aZ2szeNxLh1XdZnAP9EKMo3RiNaWHblDqUZQGVzjspN-TLjCar7C4MnuecRX0042mR_5mi5_Vnu_mU24qtMyIfyMibcm52amQDINDiLhxBQgaEk/s400/MusicMatters.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481273618972528642" /></a><br />A little background info for you real quick.<br />When I was 15 my step-dad bought me a set of drums, spent all night learning the <i>"4 On The Floor"</i> ... my life was changed from there.<br /><br />Music has always been an outlet for me. Awe sometimes comes over me when I'm struck with the sound of good music, chord structures or over all feel of the environment. SO of course, coming to the knowledge of my salvation in Christ ... I chased the opportunity as a worship leader.<br /><br />This July will mark my 8th year leading worship. In the 8 years I've been doing this there have been MANY denominational flavors, and theological understandings and misunderstandings. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Thank God for Charles Surgeon's view on "searching" scripture "No man who merely skims the book of God can profit thereby, we must dig and mine until we obtain the hidden treasure")</span></i><br /><br />For some time now I've been contemplating the historical/cultural/biblical relevance of MUSIC as worship. I had been tossing around the thought that it's turned into an idol <i>(in some ways, to some people ... maybe it has</i>) but I read 2 articles on modern worship and its leaders ... I can't tell you how refreshing it was ... let me break down some bullet points.<br /><br /><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">If we have a gathering with killer music but no truth, we have a pointless gathering<br /><br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">People draw much of their cultural identity from the style of music they listen to<br /><br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The songs that we sing need to not only have the ability to stir affections, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">as long as it is shows our people who God is or who we are in light of him<br /><br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">If the songs we play are only true, but not singable, memorable, or enjoyable, our people will be far less likely to have their hearts stirred by the truths we are presenting<br /><br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">When we gather to sing, the “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs” are the means by which truth is prompting people to respond<br /><br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">God has made music a powerful tool. As a body of believers we can communicate, memorize, express, and emotionally connect with truth through music in ways that no other medium allows<br /><br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">We have one target in mind, and all band members should be shepherded to aim there together, to Him<br /><br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">If we have to work in the confines of music and all the cultural <i>baggage</i> it brings, we must also take advantage of the cultural <i>benefits</i>.</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><br />Music as a medium is one of the most powerful tools to express the emotion, grace, mercy, truth, salvation, heart of God ... <i><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%204:24&version=NIV">"To worship Him in Spirit and in Truth" </a></i>- some denominations emphasize one more than the other, but the idea of MUSIC allowing the truths of scripture to become a real revelation to the hearts of Christ's followers, for me .... is something I will from now on embrace!<br /><br /><b>Until Next Time<br /><i>KPK</i></b></span></span>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-11590267124011400742010-06-04T11:42:00.000-07:002010-06-04T12:05:58.922-07:00Greetings from the Florida Coast!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFQpYXCXYKhxRT4WSu2BD2_xhd0B_f14vst9EzrY6mCqp349BQ5LiHSSLVc_gSEtooWnYcdXVZM75QikcdRiDjNEkItjY2QNiIHRaosdW3tfYAqGMFoEyEA4Q8XMgd7-H3LFv2m_DduXW/s1600/BP+Oil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFQpYXCXYKhxRT4WSu2BD2_xhd0B_f14vst9EzrY6mCqp349BQ5LiHSSLVc_gSEtooWnYcdXVZM75QikcdRiDjNEkItjY2QNiIHRaosdW3tfYAqGMFoEyEA4Q8XMgd7-H3LFv2m_DduXW/s400/BP+Oil.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478996510072204162" /></a><br />I will admit, when I first heard of the <a href="http://www.bp.com/bodycopyarticle.do?categoryId=1&contentId=7052055&nicam=USCSBaselineCrisis&nisrc=Google&nigrp=Branded_Crisis_Management-_General&niadv=General&nipkw=bp_oil_spill">BP OIL SPILL</a>, I wasn't surprised. The unfolding, however, and the blame shifting involved, I was surprised.<br /><br />I was even more surprised to learn that BECAUSE of the BP OIL SPILL, our beloved Sunshine State will be taking a HUGE hit. Florida offers hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in revenue during the summer vacation season. Although, now having to discontinue Florida's <a href="http://www.news-press.com/article/20100604/BUSINESS/6040403/Gulf-oil-spill-influences-Southwest-Florida-tourism">"Coast is Clear" </a>campaign, it looks like a HUGE percentage of vacationers are canceling their holiday stay!<br /><br />Florida summers are bleak right now. With billions of dollars out of flow, hundreds of thousands of jobs for those in need and the beauty of the Florida coast and it's inhabitants looking more and more like an episode of<a href="http://googlethis.blogs.linkbucks.com/files/2009/05/attack_of_the_killer_tomatoes.jpg"> Attack of the Killer Tomatoes</a>, we are in need of answers and camaraderie!<br /><br /><a href="http://nashvillest.com/2010/05/04/the-people-speak-we-are-nashville-flood-2010/">Nashville showed their community stripes</a> when dealing with the flooding. Florida AS A STATE needs to do the same. The oil is already encroaching on our shores, with birds, fish and other ocean-life in need, as well as the shores themselves ... find a way to help! Be safe, be open and be the change!<br /><br />Encourage each other to find a way to help Florida's coast lines.<br /><br /><i>Until Next Time<br /><b>KPK</b></i>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-45973612779066653522010-06-02T06:32:00.000-07:002010-06-02T09:32:44.749-07:00Krispy Vs. P90X - Week 1/Day 1<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12233189&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12233189&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12233189">Krispy Vs. P90X - The Beginning</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/krispkreme">Kris P. Kreme</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-27146219906887924382010-05-26T04:39:00.000-07:002010-05-26T05:26:11.441-07:00Krispy Vs. P90X - The Beginning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzDYxzxfpwbWXiFlkJ9svACr6fpEZBfbjZwvV-wGyeyJrk-B6RBjnqpVAVWRAMzUbPrDbd8nKHjGdfaa6Kd0wvr_lOzdu1ns0NkS1IR9BhyhSF9pGRseKESx2hkk6TgDa9igEqIQGTC_e/s1600/KrispyVsP90X.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzDYxzxfpwbWXiFlkJ9svACr6fpEZBfbjZwvV-wGyeyJrk-B6RBjnqpVAVWRAMzUbPrDbd8nKHjGdfaa6Kd0wvr_lOzdu1ns0NkS1IR9BhyhSF9pGRseKESx2hkk6TgDa9igEqIQGTC_e/s400/KrispyVsP90X.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475553965995212818" /></a><br />So this whole things is rolling out from a little encounter my wife and I had before going to bed the other night. I'll lay it out for ya.<div><br /></div><div>Everybody has their own bedtime rituals, whether it be <i>hot tea/brush teeth/bed </i>- or <i><a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/castle">Episode of Castle</a>/brush teeth/bed.</i><br />My wife and I were going through our routine, she was brushing her teeth as I was robotic-ally plugging in my cellphone and taking off my glasses on my side of the bed ... As I was coming around the corner ... I noticed she was starring at me<i> (I thought it was sweet until I REALLY knew what it was).</i> When I realized why she was starring at me, terror struck my face ... and as if I were in a teen-slasher movie and I was said teen ... I shrieked out " YOU'RE STARRING AT MY BELLY?!" .... she started laughing hysterically <i>(still while brushing her teeth ... she's got talent)</i><br /><br />The next few minutes were spent DRAMATICALLY (and completely in play) whining about the idea that my wife thinks I'm getting fat. Now my wife is fully aware that I like to keep myself in shape. I run and cycle often as well as engage in some healthy doses of the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_(sport)">"Ultimate Frisbee"</a> (which by the way .. I rule at)</i> So I know that when she stares gawkingly at my "not so chubby" belly, shes looking out for me haha .... I hope.<br /><br />This whole <i>"Hee Haw</i>" episode that unraveled as we were getting ready for bed reminded me that I've been wanting to RESTART my <a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do?gclid=CNOAwc3l76ECFQO_sgodgB_CZg&code=GOOGLE_SEMB_P90X_NNE&ef_id=1908:3:s_6f3d4ffcf721a1c3b2da6542488078b8_5901546973_p90x:S-0S50NIYWUAABZEDnoAAAnA:20100526122407">P90X challenge</a> ... and DO IT RIGHT! ... so ... here we go. Through the next 90 days <i>(starting June 1st)</i> I'll chronicle the progress and on goings of this David and Goliath ... this Joe and the Volcano challenge haha ... but yeah. I'll keep you up to date, and attempt to help YOU have the courage to do it for yourself!<br /><br /><i>Until Next Time<br /><b>KPK</b></i></div>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-20990572513119356852010-05-12T09:12:00.000-07:002010-05-12T09:51:51.150-07:00Rebuild, Restore, Rejoice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichr17ZhPQX8Cbdv-RfserC6UIQ-LPv5mGa1HxH_WfNhoKdlk2W3YDbg0T6FWECAWmh7w4lMYxiRjKPnUk0qItfKYwLLOHJ9Aqvtk5CufT_uMD2xWE3Mx5hUxmCX762zU9PaKJfmngd6FN/s1600/RebuildTentCityBlog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470427277188201826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichr17ZhPQX8Cbdv-RfserC6UIQ-LPv5mGa1HxH_WfNhoKdlk2W3YDbg0T6FWECAWmh7w4lMYxiRjKPnUk0qItfKYwLLOHJ9Aqvtk5CufT_uMD2xWE3Mx5hUxmCX762zU9PaKJfmngd6FN/s400/RebuildTentCityBlog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A city scape built of 2 person tents, a myriad of tarps strewn about wires ... this makes up a community covering of some of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nashville's</span> homeless. It's been dubbed <em>"Tent City"</em> and it could very well be applauded as a city within a city. Appointing it's own Mayor, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">adhering</span> to community rules and literally building a family/network of people supporting one another to transition into better lives ... Tent City<br /><br />It's been a week and some change since the <em>"1000 year flooding"</em> of Nashville, taking with it the shelter of Tent City. 120+ homeless men, women and children literally becoming EVEN MORE homeless, after the flooding consumed the community harbouring underneath a Nashville highway.<br /><br />Sometimes when people see the word<em> "HOMELESS"</em> 2 things happen: <strong>1)</strong> either they are put off almost immediately, barking about <em>"just get a job", "they made their beds", "lazy"</em> ...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ect</span>.<strong> 2)</strong> Help ... When my wife and I left for India, December of 08, we didn't expect to see the magnitude of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">depravity</span> and homelessness ... Coming home to the states, we were able to see that the need isn't just THERE but HERE as well. So we put on a <em>"<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=2024479&id=1053334294">BBQ For The Homeless".</a></em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=2024479&id=1053334294"> </a>Excited about the opportunity, we had people wanting to help, but when it came down to ACTUALLY helping ... we were left with 7 people ....... 7 people to show LOVE, COMPASSION, COMMUNITY, and HOPE to a subculture often times forgotten.<br /><br />Tomorrow<em> (Thursday May 13<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span>)</em> from 3:00-7:00pm at <a href="http://www.lifeway.com/menu/?id=200812"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Lifeway</span> Christian Store</a> in the Brandon Town Center <em>(<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=Lifeway+Christian+Store+Brandon+Town+Center&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Lifeway+Christian+Store+Brandon+Town+Center&ei=IdzqS6i2KY32ywTLhOHoDQ&ved=0CD4Q_wY&hl=en&view=map&f=d&daddr=169+Brandon+Town+Center+Drive,+Brandon,+FL+33511&geocode=CZCp_0YzNpsCFXRNqgEdOdQX-yEQvdGs4KxtdQ&sa=X">directions here</a>).</em> The JOY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">FM's</span> Morning Cruise will be collecting TENTS, TARPS and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">SLEEPINGBAGS</span>, as well as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">GIFTCARDS</span> <em>(Dick's Sporting Goods, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Walmart</span>, Target)</em> to <a href="http://www.thejoyfm.com/headline/nashville-homeless-flood-relief">Rebuild Tent City!</a> So stop by tomorrow to show Tent City the LOVE, COMPASSION and COMMUNITY of Christ. Don't wince at the idea of helping, or throw money at them and pat yourself on the back ... BE the help and hope to these people by YOUR donations!<br /><br /><em>Until Next Time,<br /><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">KPK</span></strong></em></div>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-45537809902692826072010-05-10T12:10:00.000-07:002010-05-10T12:48:18.808-07:00Monday Mix Tape<div><strong><span style="color:#999900;">May 10th</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7LTW3u0bH3Ohfp-_7x5cbyfrCB0msRjLgUmeLJ6eM5Zr6Vos-FbKvFIT_P_EvuB20gvOnEhMyr0hGr3ALiJY0IjzOZuPoqp1-Us18iE9184O0RGPnDxHbMvWFoN8mhMzAzRyFD8L5Njt/s1600/Monday+Mixtape.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469721913585402802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7LTW3u0bH3Ohfp-_7x5cbyfrCB0msRjLgUmeLJ6eM5Zr6Vos-FbKvFIT_P_EvuB20gvOnEhMyr0hGr3ALiJY0IjzOZuPoqp1-Us18iE9184O0RGPnDxHbMvWFoN8mhMzAzRyFD8L5Njt/s400/Monday+Mixtape.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are some of the BEST NEW and USED tracks to you! ... Mix Tape style! HERE WE GO! VOLUME 2!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEiuLEWAYYFxzMNmpU4B3rRS1oVKuM_6_D0jo9rBb15x3Gt1OZHzFUZlWw8fc691e26IcByEDOD0TsVF42Ve0MbXEfF2JJjlTYQ34QFrEru1838stiuwuEc7c8-Ps_z5Xo5fMIdFObR_F/s1600/AAssad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469722362957260882" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEiuLEWAYYFxzMNmpU4B3rRS1oVKuM_6_D0jo9rBb15x3Gt1OZHzFUZlWw8fc691e26IcByEDOD0TsVF42Ve0MbXEfF2JJjlTYQ34QFrEru1838stiuwuEc7c8-Ps_z5Xo5fMIdFObR_F/s400/AAssad.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em>Audrey Assad - For Love of You<br /></em></strong>First off having the pleasure of this upcoming artist was amazing. Real, fresh, honest and vulnerable ... not to mention EPIC pipes and witty lyrics ... <a href="http://www.ilike.com/artist/Audrey+Assad/album/For+Love+Of+You+(Single)">Take a listen</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaXKhueuaJAq-r0pCEEEY8caZDuADs528IInITUvr0twYA20CX6HwbFibwE1EiPwVyg1SG_sd9crgsxaOnwvHq3-h3OeFrYxmLYs1rh4f4-npvK4bzFwYzVJ-C-JdgDCPHqKGwTUY29Sg/s1600/DBarnes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469723287868408178" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaXKhueuaJAq-r0pCEEEY8caZDuADs528IInITUvr0twYA20CX6HwbFibwE1EiPwVyg1SG_sd9crgsxaOnwvHq3-h3OeFrYxmLYs1rh4f4-npvK4bzFwYzVJ-C-JdgDCPHqKGwTUY29Sg/s400/DBarnes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em>Dave Barnes - God Gave Me You</em></strong><br />This guy has talent and personality coming out of ears ... If you look in his resume you'll find: constant tweeter, Vlog phenom, stand-up coming and epic romantic song writer. Known for previous songs "<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Dave+Barnes/_/Until+You">Until You"</a> and "<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Dave+Barnes/_/On+A+Night+Like+This">On A Night Like This</a>" ... he's earned his right to swoon the burliest of people HA! ... <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Dave+Barnes/_/God+Gave+Me+You">"God Gave Me You"</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lYVviZI9jPxBQSZExoA6B9ztRinhBQPhHiMC-QF8pGAG4DW1t0eXhQuFxfg5M8j73dZwvY_eq7HzcRmE4CvSjMvv3CPGHmQnswdD7Wyeh0hwAHW7GbZ_8TLqF_mNiNr5FmhjSvqvC4ZS/s1600/Killers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469724875849121026" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lYVviZI9jPxBQSZExoA6B9ztRinhBQPhHiMC-QF8pGAG4DW1t0eXhQuFxfg5M8j73dZwvY_eq7HzcRmE4CvSjMvv3CPGHmQnswdD7Wyeh0hwAHW7GbZ_8TLqF_mNiNr5FmhjSvqvC4ZS/s400/Killers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em>The Killers - When You Were Young</em></strong><br />I've been a Killers fan since "Hot Fuss", it's catchy, introspective and dancable rock and roll, but we did this song "When You Were Young" as an introduction song to our church <a href="http://bridgewelcome.com/templates/System/default.asp?id=40417">(The Bridge)</a> youth group study on "Relationships" ... and it was right on, catchy + introspective + dancable ... <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Killers/_/When+You+Were+Young">take a listen</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg-lDCCBLBDLenw8SwUaE3ktOL4DuMLcKRa5ckz-I3aGHZfsrax5ALpUrdmZTe9ZWQ-E_fntyTGxPr2vUgYoCDT1Rj5bmnMn6XcVkV6MUzSYzsCyUxfEu-rZR2tjODYYRSxZ7CqyRLCIa/s1600/Passion.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469725836160557026" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg-lDCCBLBDLenw8SwUaE3ktOL4DuMLcKRa5ckz-I3aGHZfsrax5ALpUrdmZTe9ZWQ-E_fntyTGxPr2vUgYoCDT1Rj5bmnMn6XcVkV6MUzSYzsCyUxfEu-rZR2tjODYYRSxZ7CqyRLCIa/s400/Passion.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em>Passion - Our God</em></strong><br />We <em>(The JOY FM)</em> started spinning this single shortly after the release of Passions "Awakening" CD ... This song is<em> (in my opinion)</em> another "How Great Is Our God" .. and ANTHEM of the greatness of God <em>"Our God is great, our God is stronger, God You are higher than any other, Our God is healer .. awesome in power!" ...</em> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_t_87NyHx0">Check out this cut, don't be afraid to shout!</a><br /><br />WELP! That should about do it for this months "Monday Mixtape" .. check out Aprils!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJiUhX8kuZmCtJWC5f5gAF0UQUy9lwLRMm4QjVzyV6gIHqiAKWOsl8M5CozFv5dKjxMQ1a0-bQY-jFU7jG1sPUXbXjvgkrWqBUUAuv_Dwj6y1yrTrg_qkmIANimTSQ9ORI7aMWn8d-a_e/s1600/Monday+Mix+spread.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469730530624791490" style="WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 67px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJiUhX8kuZmCtJWC5f5gAF0UQUy9lwLRMm4QjVzyV6gIHqiAKWOsl8M5CozFv5dKjxMQ1a0-bQY-jFU7jG1sPUXbXjvgkrWqBUUAuv_Dwj6y1yrTrg_qkmIANimTSQ9ORI7aMWn8d-a_e/s400/Monday+Mix+spread.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Do you have a Mixtake suggestion? .. maybe a song that you just can't get out of your head?!<br /><em><strong>What is it?!<br /><br /></strong>Until Next Time,</em></div><br /><div><em><strong>KPK</strong></em></div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-55612057013008528372010-05-05T05:25:00.000-07:002010-05-05T06:53:09.496-07:00I Live In A Lemon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBE1-hGABwAkJ3mPJlAc9B6_zb_I0lNT_WAr_lED374tSj5yXHGUMfi9ypIDIPVjXTj1qsKcoDyBApeF8O5E9E03BhIV04OjU4XYr6NmQPRY_T5ikiDDv6TpNmXaWjP-L9k_LGPxVC-S6Q/s1600/Untitled-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467783638060726594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 371px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBE1-hGABwAkJ3mPJlAc9B6_zb_I0lNT_WAr_lED374tSj5yXHGUMfi9ypIDIPVjXTj1qsKcoDyBApeF8O5E9E03BhIV04OjU4XYr6NmQPRY_T5ikiDDv6TpNmXaWjP-L9k_LGPxVC-S6Q/s400/Untitled-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Let's start this blog off with a small desclaimer ...<em> I'm not whining nor complaining about the place in which my wife and I call home </em>... and scene</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So my wife and I moved into our 2 bedroom 2.5 bath townhouse in September of <em>09</em>. In <strong>November</strong> we noticed that at the peak of our upstairs ... the carpet was soaked and our A/C wasn't working correctly. Called our landlord about it, and a day or so later the small puddle at the top of our stairs was sopped up and the drainline from our A/C unit was blownout and fixed!<br /><br /><strong>December</strong> our Garbage disposal wigged out on us, and decided not to allow any water down the drain. I did all that I personally could have done to try and correct it myself, but not being a plumber ... it was limited. So dialed up the landlord <em>(God bless him)</em> told him our issue and low and behold it was covered. Day or so later, awesome repairman comes by and assessed the issue ... which then turned into issues ... he was able to see that the problem want' JUST in the disposal and the pipe but in the dishwasher <em>(who would have thought that right? ... well ... a plumber I guess)</em> ... spent a few hours correcting the problem and with a hardy handshake was done and out of there!<br /><br />Everything was fine over Christmas break ... BUT. Halfway through<strong> January</strong> our plumbing decided to get clogged .... in the bathroom NO ONE USES!! <em>(insert epic suspence music here)</em> I, again, attempted to fix the problem with my unlimited knowledge or plumbing art ... and the internet, and to no avail. So called the landlord and like clockwork ... a day or so later, here comes the cool handyman guy with this HUGE scary looking plumbing thing <em>(that's the technical name for the tool btw)</em> and fixed the problem <em>(at least for a little while)<br /></em><br />For the next month and a half things were good ... we enjoyed our townhouse. Windows open, letting the lovely cool air circle through the house. Baking cookies <em>(and pizza)</em> often because it fit with the mood of the house! It was such a wonderous time in our house, I wouldn't have been surprised if spring lillies starting sprouting from our living room rug!<br /><br /><strong>April</strong> came ... and ... and ... We decided to get an indoor pool, well kinda. One morning, in the wee hours before heading to work, I mosied downstairs to get ready and to check on the cat <em>(stupid)</em>. When I saw <em>(forgive the graphicness of the next comment)</em> a hairball in our sun room area. As I walked closer ... I noticed said hairball ... was FLOATING! Our water heater exploaded during the night and filled an area of about 12X8 with water about 3 inches high. Probllem. So as I calmed the wife and told her it would be ok, I just need to call the landlord, we proceeded to go on with our day. Called the landlord, and later that day A PLUMBER! <em>(I'm seeing issues with plumbing) </em>As I swept the water our of the area and cleaned the tile, the plumber set up a new water heater, hooked up some new breakers that blew and headed out!<br /><br /><strong>May</strong> 3rd, it had been a week and a half ... with no A/C. Something happend to our A/C. We've changed out our filter regularly. We are carefull with when we use it and when to open the windows <em>(electricity ;))</em> So we were baffled when it was 90degrees in our home. Called the landlord ... PLUMBER!! <em>(seriously these guys do everything) </em>Assessed our 15 year old A/C unit was out of some kind of cold gas ... went to pick some up and hooked us up ... FIXED!<br /><br />I've been joking with my wife, since moving in, that our house doesn't like us. But in all of these mishaps and inconvieniences it's shown us, young married inexperienced couple, how to handle things with better care, how to be responsible with your living conditions and how to adapt .. and not complain ... My wife and I are STILL unbelievably greatful for our home, problems and all!<br /><br /><em>Until Next Time,</em></div><br /><div><strong><em>KPK</em><br /></strong></div>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-57630133949395967002010-04-05T08:43:00.000-07:002010-04-06T04:47:40.325-07:00Monday Mix Tape<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">APRIL 5th</span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q0dHfPlMQh9418IzP02zqUPzX5BHtbIjiiBmhxYWQwZUyQpKT1qLbRFk6htf1jMI6YMcToJg8BKUxCZOEgDDKJAIXdJPoYF_ljA9_X9xyhFmtOG5y6N5lufHjKqEa6W3FMjAx0CsUIIQ/s1600/Monday+Mixtape.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q0dHfPlMQh9418IzP02zqUPzX5BHtbIjiiBmhxYWQwZUyQpKT1qLbRFk6htf1jMI6YMcToJg8BKUxCZOEgDDKJAIXdJPoYF_ljA9_X9xyhFmtOG5y6N5lufHjKqEa6W3FMjAx0CsUIIQ/s400/Monday+Mixtape.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456698479860557218" /></a><br />I remember back in Middle School/High School I used to make mix tapes <i>(mix discs)</i> of my favorite songs ...<i> (the occasional "date-mix" was made as well)</i> ... So I thought, why not introduce some of my favorite NEW and USED tracks to you! ... Mix Tape style! HERE WE GO!<div><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Mix Tape #1<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size:16px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></i></b></span></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size:16px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img src="http://g.christianbook.com/g/product/c/cd14947.gif" alt="The Light Meets the Dark - By: Tenth Avenue North " /></span></i></b></span></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b>Tenth Avenue North -<i> All The Pretty Things</i></b><br /><i>"we run, we run to find will we be set free ... but we're fighting for what we've already received"<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">T.A.N.'s new album </span>"The Light Meets The Dark"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">, set to drop May 11th 2010, features a 5th cut called "All The Pretty Things" ... an AMAZING well done song and a redemptive story that sometimes we as Christians forget and try to </span>"run"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> past -<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu5PPc4VOxs">Click here to HEAR</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(sorry YouTube quality)</span></i></span></i></b></span></i></span></i></b></div><b><br /></b><div><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFcU2-UHu1simpI14o8sJmrUMtyxiTqPIxsb7rI6J2NSt8CCGdceoVO90cLnkTBecRIe-V6Ztn_o6HjcSia8ExeOyqnCr23iNfak1P07yS21ERw1a-qheKSHb6DNHhXcj4lbarItaeRrl/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b>Poema - <i>Safe To Say</i></b><br />A pair of singing sisters, who instead of writing songs against each other, rather encapsulate real </span>"Pride and Prejudice"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> moments for the helpless romantics. With sweet plucking of the piano strings and a lovely accordion addition, this song is .... adorable</span></i></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i>"you don't have to pick the pedals of the daisy to know that I'm crazy about you baby there is no maybe ..." - <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Poema/_/Safe+To+Say">Click here to HEAR</a><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhbn23YNzU0_wt6S46YKmOhpvckTOVxC215jQQykxFYh3sefK124tBaZEmPPYNz20rIYmgujdK9gxTiwCOAZRThVc01scTbtS3zvKnNZQ7NieH8M4tsi4wXXDEvoNhjXB3TnPjzhDCzJ2/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Gungor</span> - Beautiful Things<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Micheal Gungor has been one of the most "under the radar" leaders in the worship world. This new album is stinkin' RADiculous </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">(yes ... I used rad and ridiculous ... "rad-iculous") <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">This song embraces a very progressive sound and engages the listener in a wonderful crowd of chord choices .. it's gorgeously epic, and embracing the beautiful creation God created ...<br /><i>"You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of dust" -<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR7VOKQ0xJY"> </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR7VOKQ0xJY">Click here to HEAR</a></i></span></i></b></span><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_544VP8bActAuNd8S4BPvdOO3vMRvvMfyt0OrgVkDjKMerLqMsfe1x-NswOT8i3h1oDAttaYE0pkOgCY34wi5PSjVGNfvFNR9JUyEOIwguU5gv0WkORIGw8F-HgE8r0iTawwqSb6_bvkN/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Johnny Cash - </span>There Ain't No Grave<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">First of all ... It's Johnny Cash. My personal opinion is, like a fine wine, he got better with age. His biblically laced songs embrace such a remorse for choices but adheres to God's promised Grace. But his rendition of this Claude Ely penned song ... is crazy good<br /><i>"I see a band of angels and they're coming after me ... ain't no grave can hold my body down"<br /></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3MkUMzBAUg">Click here to HEAR</a></i></span></i></b><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Jut5aHj70Em2Ix7J7k4bFcagSpF6n2wK5rSz7T6F2rKsVlPp-srIY6b5QXUjoBZxOYPLePVXdBVc6fmM0EkU1Guo6d8ElSJZdJyCBLx3QahYwusNm18qEmxIBKzAKakHJ5aKAdjdFFtg/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /><br /><b>David Bazan - <i>Hard To Be<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Bazan has always been one of my favorite singer/songwriters .. his ability to write a story while bombarding you with questions of faith/love/friendship is amazingly poetic. You get a taste of a little</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> "church burn"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> in this cut, but the hope of being a better person is the overall point, no matter the road<br /><i>"It's hard to be a decent human being" - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/David+Bazan/Curse+Your+Branches/Hard+to+Be">Click here to HEAR</a></i></span></i></b></span><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvnBLy0FeKW93-Wt8Wn804IA_siD3FRS30GobLxAkimJrysEecqJMvPBZmG4Y-uaL1JeJNyGfDKFT3ld0UAsBhep8o-uYUApISSbU_2952dZLPmIg1ZxAXUTUxX55jIyHcnFzzTG_1aij/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b>The Civil Wars - <i>Poison & Wine<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">A Christian songstress </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">(Joy Williams)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> collaborating with an artist and song writer </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">(John Paul White) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">is bound to make some good music. If you're at all a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">"Grey's Anatomy"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> fan you might have heard it and fell in love with the song, or just a fan of good, sultry, slightly depressing folk ... than you will LOVE this cut off of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">The Civil Wars</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> first <i>EP</i><br /><i>"Your hands can heal, your hands can bruise ... I don't have a choice but I still choose you"<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfzRlcnq_c0">Click here to HEAR</a></i></span></i></b></span><br /><br /></i></span></i></b></span></i></span></i></b></span></b></i></span></span></b></i></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><i> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U-6tsjaVTrz4Qk5Dy38tCT8TxKXncvwFo2q-_o1FN4JBxudv0BsW0aDrl94Y3uRUb-OLNWGgwwlBjQVS9yMHr2y-9noRwIAfs7pYbw-Ym_aqYGfxDeu_30GgwDpvSQrp-ZoIFKIM304M/s400/bottom.jpg" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Well that about does it for the first "Monday Mix-Tape" ... tell me what you think?! If you like it, I'll keep introducing you to NEW and USED music :)</span></i></span></i></b></span></i></span></i></b></span></b></i></span></span></b></i></span></i></b></div>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196646124026383242.post-78780982804239167992010-04-01T09:15:00.000-07:002010-04-01T10:03:33.037-07:00If I Were A T.V. CharacterI'm not much of a T.V. guy ... but one thing my wife and I both LOVE doing is<i> (when we have the time)</i> to play<i> "catch up"</i> on some of our favorite shows while eating ice cream/pizza/smoothies/insert portable food item here ...<br /><br />During one of our <i>"Catch up"</i> times ... I went through my top 4 characters on T.V. and WHY<i> "If I Were A T.V. Character" </i>I would most likely be one of these 4 ...<br /><br />They are as follows ...<br /><br /><div><img src="http://tvmedia.ign.com/tv/image/article/100/1002001/burn-notice-20090708012259425_640w.jpg" /><br /><b>Micheal Weston</b> -<br />First off ... he's a spy! That's stinkin awesome right there. But behind the tough exterior he has a warm heart, and knows his way around a bomb/gun/knife/tough guy stuff ....<br /><br /><img src="http://sharetv.org/images/psych-show.jpg" /><br /><b>Shaun Spencer</b> -<br />HAHA! I love Psyche ... this is one of those shows that no matter what my wife and I are doing we seriously belly laugh at some of the episodes. My wife says that I act like Shaun every now and then ... usually the random "on-liners"<br /><br /><div><img src="http://www.mydailyfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/rodricohead225.jpg" /><br /><b>Manny</b> <i>(Modern Family)</i> -<br />This kid is a healthy equation of: old school romantic X's analytical thinker / latin roots!! Seriously .. for being a prepubescent character ... he's aces! "Can we stop calling me little guy? I'm in the fortieth percentile."<br /><br /></div><div><img src="http://taqwaelpreciodelalibertad.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/castle12.jpg" /><br /><b>Richard Castle</b> -<br />This show is a surprising favorite of mine ... anytime there's a new episode on Hulu or ABC.com, my wife and I are slightly giddy and anxious to finish what we're doing, throw on the PJ's and rustle up some pseudo healthy grub for this show! My wife <i>(as well as some close friends *cough*)</i> are convinced my mannerisms and short attention span are perfectly reflected in Castles character ...<br /><br /></div><div>I guess the question is ... If I <i>WERE</i> a T.V. character ... which one would I be?</div><div><br /><i>Until Next Time</i><div><i><b>KPK</b></i><br /><br /></div></div></div>Poor, White Radio Producerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955578821252733456noreply@blogger.com3