Concert!!...Again

Because I didn't get enough of a concert fix in my trip to see Mr. David Phelps last month, I went to another one today. Not to see David this time. (That would have been quite a commute because the entire Gaither crew is overseas right now.)

Anyway, went to see my friend Brent. Brent is from Florida and travels the country singing at churches and camps and things like that. And he is rarely in Indiana, which I find to be very sad. :( I think the last time he was within a couple hour's drive was about 2 1/2 years ago.

So when I found out he was scheduled to be in Hagerstown (which is about an hour and a half from me), I decided to go see him, even though it was a Sunday morning and I normally have very strict rules about missing my own church.

I sat in the third row so I could take pictures. I told him I'm normally the one holding down the back pews...so I might get a nosebleed from sitting so close...

I love Brent's music. He writes a lot of his own songs, and he says in lyrics what I would say if I could trim the writing down to fit in a lyric. And he finds the greatest words, too! One of my current favorites has a line that says, "But now you're wandering the undefined periphery." Periphery is a greatly underused word that is very fun to sing. (In the car. When no one can hear me.)

In other talents...he also plays the piano. Quite well, I might add.

AND he's a ventriloquist. This is his buddy, Sam. Sam is hilarious. I realize he's supposed to be a connecting tool for the kids, but I actually really love Sam. I'm just a big kid.

And here I am with Brent. I've seen him before in concert - 3 times - but never did the picture thing, much to the shock of everyone. But today was picture day.

So the concert was so much fun. I was convinced I'd get lost making my way there, but I didn't (WOO HOOOO!!), and the potluck that followed the concert was great - even if we didn't get there until the very end.