September '04 Update
with lots of country flavorings. The violin sounded real good! It was real --not that fake keyboarded stuff. Mission Road followed with more praise and worship (and another real violin).
Ryan Dobson was the featured speaker. He spoke on political correctness and being "tolerant" --both of which Jesus is NOT. I had the good fortune to have already read his book, Be Intolerant: Because Some Things Are Just Stupid. It's a fun read, and Ryan's a great speaker (even though he did slip and speak of Kansas when he was in Missouri).
Kutless came on stage, and the crowd lost control. At first the flying fans (paper-to-keep-cool-fans, not human rock-fans) and such looked like a bunch of kids were having fun. Then, many realized those chunks of cardboard could hurt when they hit someone. Also, lots of other stuff began to be thrown. Security folks intercepted the debris, and the throwing slowed down. Kutless, by the way, is a fairly hard alternative band.
Pillar followed Kutless, and the crowd got wild! I was surprised to find that I could make out Pillar's lyrics better than Kutless's, even though Pillar is quite a bit heavier. One fun sight was when the bass-player did a cartwheel, and came up playing. That got lots of "wow"s. The next artist didn't make it, so Relient K set up their show.
The intermission music was recorded Bing Crosby singing his classic Christmas songs. It was fun to hear the kids belting out those lyrics just like one of "their" bands' songs. With inflatable snowmen and a big polar bear on stage, out came Relient K. They did their blend of ska and light punk with their great humorous lyrics. My wife even said, "I think I could learn to like these guys."
It was getting late, and we had a fair drive ahead of us, so we left before the candle-lighting ceremony. We were told it was a don't-miss event, but we did, anyway.
1030 The Light's "That Girl", Michelle Childs, who was also at the concert, got back to the station to take requests. We listened to Michelle on the way to the concert, and on the way home. Thanks for helping keep us awake! It was fun to later hear a girl call in, saying she was the one who had KJ-52 put Skittles in his freestyle rap.
If you can, get to one of these big concerts. It's
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