(tear) Rocumentary 6: the Final Chapter…

Much love, Crowder boys. Much love. You will be sorely missed.

I grew up singing into my hairbrush to Randy Stonehill tunes. He’s kind of like the Paul McCartney of Christian rock to me. Big statement, i know, but he was that influential in my life – a hero of sorts.

A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to back my buddy, Brent Parker’s, worship band on the drums as he opened up for a Randy Stonehill and Phil Keaggy in Spearfish. It was a memorable evening. I even got to carry Randy’s guitar and walk with him out to his vehicle – just me and him. I’m not usually star-struck, but – as I said – this was like a version of one of the Beatles to me! I wrote a bit about that experience here.

So, anyhow, I was floored to find out that Randy was making a stop in Duluth this month. And, even better, that it was a FREE event at a historic church (a friend tells me it has roots with the Jesus People movement) over on the west end of town – or, in other words: a pretty cool and intimate concert venue. Cynthia, Bella, and Kella all went with me. They didn’t know any of his songs, but they had a great time anyhow. Well… Kella fell asleep about halfway through, but she’s 6 – she’s forgiven.

It was just him and his guitar, but Randy’s quirky, fun personality still shines through and he captivated the audience, which was a pretty full house, from beginning to end. He shared several stories of meeting and working with other Christian music legends: Keith Green, Keaggy, and Larry Norman… cool stuff. And he talked a lot about Jesus. You could tell he was unembarrassed to say His name – to tell the Gospel story. I could totally see the hippy in Randy… and I totally “dug it”.

Watch portions of a couple songs from the evening below. I do want to say upfront, that when the audience starts singing along to “I Love You”, that’s not my voice you hear from the audience! Ha!

There are so many things that I am thankful for today. But I’m most thankful for my family. We are pretty stinkin’ cool. That’s why this video will astound and amaze you… #FerSerious #Dubstep

I woke up this morning. Grabbed my iPhone. Opened up the MadPad app I downloaded the day before. Filmed my half-awake self 12 times making various noises. And commenced making “beautiful” art…

The blue that you see on the right side of each square is my pillow. I was lying down in bed.

This is a must-have app if you’re the creative-type. So fun! Get it from the iTunes store here.

Bella had a friend over last week and they asked if they could borrow my Flip camera. I knew they were recording some silly stuff, but didn’t know what until yesterday when I uploaded the content to my laptop. Lots of material (about an hour’s worth!), but the following might be my favorite. Bella had her friend film her dancing to one of my pop songs from the “Elevation” album I recorded in 2002. Feel free to poke fun at the song, too. It was recorded when Regis and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” was the hit show on television…

I decided not to include song #2, which Bella refers to in the beginning of the video. The camera person was having a hard time staying focussed after the first song…