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Encounters w/ Cool Artists (met or interviewed)

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For openers, I'll lead w/ Geoff Moore & the Distance.

We shared a meal before a concert (I volunteered on the set-up crew), & I honestly didn't recognize them when they entered (the band had just received a facelift). Speaking about the upcoming Knicks/Rockets NBA finals, Geoff & I agreed that the Rockets would need a lot to overcome Pat Riley's tough-guy Knicks (unfortunately, they picked up their level, Knick John Starks missed a ton of shots, & Houston got the championship).

Anyway, the concert was the loudest I have ever attended, complete w/ an impressive solo section featuring the bassist & the drummer. Even though the band had released a lot of new music off "Threads," they still paid homage to GMAD's hits over the years, complete w/ an updated, rocked-out "Friend Like You," & personal asides about the songs (e.g. IIRC, Geoff wrote "If You Cou See What I See" because he was tired of butchering other band's lyrics on ballads when asked to perform at friends' weddings).

After we were tearing down the set, drummer Chuck Connor (who was quite good on the set) humbly came out to thank the crew... I still have a pair of his broken drumsticks to this day. So this was way back before Geoff went solo (Roscoe was still his guitarist, last I heard), but what struck me most was the bands' actions behind the scenes when no one else was watching. As a radio person, this is good for me to remember every time I meet a listener (at times, over & over again... with the same suggestions, song picks, etc.).
 
That's awesome.

It was 1993. Some friends of mine and I got done at a Petra, Cindy Morgan, PFR show. We hopped in my Geo storm and headed over to Perkins to grab a late-night bite.

We pulled in and saw a tour bus pulling in. Out walks PFR and Cindy morgan. We waited in line for a seat with them and they were awesome.

But the embarrassing part was when my pal asked Cindy morgan "So, are you seeing anyone right now?"

I went to the other side of the room and cried for him.

Cindy put PFR between her and my buddy in the line after that. =)
 
Many of the artist I've met are in their own way cool. Maybe the way they handled a situation or just took an interest in talking to me or the rest of the staff. But I think cool man, real cool has to go to Mylon LeFever. Mylon has Rock Star Cool all over him. True, he's had the statis (Atlanta Rythym Section, et al). You couldn't help but notice him when stepped of the tour bus and drawled, "Hi, I'm Mylon LeFever." Cool!

I want in no way to infer that Mr. LeFever was or is anything other than a fine christian man. His life and ministry are testiment enough. But he was cool man, real cool.
 
I was a Third Day fan before they were big...so when I actually got to meet them, I was, hmmm, how would you describe it, A BLUBBERING IDIOT! That is pretty much my typical reaction around any artist I really like and respect. Sad thing is I've been doing this for awhile now so you'd think I'd get over it. The guys of Third Day were soooooo nice. I mean, genuinely nice and friendly. Mac actually remembered my name the next time they came by the station - I was blown away by that.
 
I worked on a local stage crew when I was in college in Tulsa. Back in about 1983, I worked an Amy Grant concert. Afterwards, she came backstage and said hello to us as we were loading out her equipment. She thanked us for our hard work and left. Many artists just get in the limo and go, but she was nice enough to acknowledge our efforts.
 
For many years I worked at a local Christian station that had a mixed format of CCM and preaching/teaching blocks. It was a daytimer operating in a mobile home, but was located not far from the interstate.

The group Brothers Keeper sent me an advance copy of their CD just before they released "Rain Down" and told us it was okay to play it.

About two weeks later I decided to play a song from the CD during the afternoon drive music show. Halfway through the song the phone rang..the group was traveling down I-10 and tuned into the station just in time to hear "Rain Down" being played on the radio for one of the very first times. They came by the station later that day to meet us. We set up a concert later and had them back.

Also have cool stories about:
Jaci Velasquez
The Normals
The old group Harvest (Jerry Williams and Ed Kerr)
The Normals
Tammy Trent and Petra together

and there's more, but that's enough for now.

We had a lot of fun getting to know so many artists personally.
 
Interviewed Dallas Holm in 1981. Interviewed members of Silverwind in 1980. Members of Glad in 1982. The similarity was a humility to be used by Jesus to spread His Good News in a way that was obviously growing in popularity even back then.
 
the nicest artists i have met are.

david and the giants. david huff is a great guy. always has something good to say. and he will talk to you also.

mylon lefevere and broken heart--after responding to an alter call at one of their concerts went backstage to talk to a councelor. the conselors were the band!

also had good encounters with benjamin and rebecca st james.
 
Brief history lesson... any Kirk Franklin fans in the house?

I knew him when he was some dude named Kirk dropping his CDs from church off at KHVN 970 AM in Dallas. He was so humble then... and continues to be so now. Yeah, Hollywood blew him up... his head followed a little bit... but he is a solid brother. Great guy to talk to, laugh with and cut around talking anything but Gospel music.

Went to Popeye's chicken with him two weeks ago.

Wonderful man!
 
I gotta respect a guy like Franklin who will be so transparent about his own stuff in public.

He seems like one of the best.
 
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