concertman

Kansas city symphony.

Only on the plaza!

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. They give tours of the plaza for $50 and you get to ride around on Segways. They look like a blast (or a bust if you fall!).

Every once in a while you run across something that just blows your mind. It can be something so complex that it is just incomprehensable or it can be something so simplistic that is just breathes beauty. I’ve come across a song to which the latter applies.

Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s Somewhere over the Rainbow / What a wonderful world is a song just like that. so simplistic and beautiful. A song everyone should have.

Check it out here…

My dash.

Yeah that says I am getting over 50 mpg!!! hahaha beat that

We all have those people in our lives that we are just not sure how to take them. Most people call them weird or crazy. Some people just ignore them. Others have a strong dislike or are uncomfortable around them. No matter what they make us all, in one way or another uncomfortable.

One of my neighbors is this kind of person, and I think it’s WONDERFUL!

Today after coming home from work I saw him outside working on his house. As I walked out of my garage I engaged him in conversation and asked him how he was doing. He proceeded to explain to me the intricacies of stucco and this new stucco substitute he is using on his house. During the entire conversation I kind of kept quiet just listening intently to everything he had to say. His speech was stuttered and littered with drops of profanity that seemed to come in at the most awkward time.

Some how our conversation moved from home construction (which is his profession) to physics and becoming a total human being. I was amazed! I learned that he studied physics in college and still kept up with it today. He was spouting off different scientist and concepts like they were his best friend. The whole time I’m thinking, “how did he end up in a run down house working construction”.

His conversation became more passionate and intense as he turned the topic towards government and religion. He spoke of how all governments are evil and that religions are the most evil and corrupt thing ever created by man. Not wanting to offend and confront him (he was holding a hammer and chisel at the time) I chose to just listen. He completely fascinated me. He had such conviction and passion for what he was speaking about. Normally when people are confronted by someone with that kind of furor they get scared or defensive. I’m usually like that, but this time was different. I was completely enthralled with what he was saying. And the one thing that kept going through my mind was “this man is a child of God”. This guy with all his honesties and imperfections, truths and deceptions was made in the image of God. The image of a God whom he emphatically professed didn’t exist. He was wonderfully amazing!

As quickly as the conversation started, it had concluded and he decided he needed to get to work on his house again and I stood there in amazement at the creation of a God that my neighbor denies even exists.

I have a feeling this is the beginning of something very amazing. Stay tuned…

This car cost more than my house!

I saw this car pull up next to me at a stop light. That’s a Bentley folks. That car, used, costs $350,000! That’s USED!!!

Well along the lines of sites that i like to visit. This one is by someone I met while working retail. He worked at the store for a while and he’s a nice guy and has a great site.

http://www.grubesteak.com

Check it out. He has some great commentaries!

Blue Valley West graduation. My little sister is graduating!

So yeah you can’t read what that says, but it says something about welcome to Blue Valley West high school 2005 graduation.

This is where i work. I do the lighting and video engineering here.

Every has a list of websites that they check out on regularly. I’m the same way. I have about 100 or more sites that I check out on a daily basis. I figured it would be good to give “shout outs” (WORD!) to those sites every once in a while.

The first one of these sites is from a friend of mine I met while in Nashville. He’s one of the finest producer in Nashville and a man that has a real heart for musicians and God. Todd Collins is the man I’m talking about.

Beatmart is a new record label featuring Christian hip hop, and this is some good stuff!!! Trust me, I know music and Beatmart is only about the best.

An offshoot of Beatmart is the “What’s Really Going On” podcast and blog. This is hosted by Todd Collins. It’s one of the podcasts that I subscribe to. His podcast sheds light on the goings on behind a record label and it gives an outlet to artist who might not be able to be signed to a label. Todd takes questions from listeners, musical submissions for review, and talks about some of the stuff that the record label is currently doing. If you want an inside look at a record label check out this podcast!