Brian shares a little history on Ingrid Michaelson’s rise via Myspace on the encounter blog.
Her music has recently been featured on an Old Navy commercial as well as the Grey’s Anatomy Soundtrack Vol. 3
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Worth It All
the encounter band played this song Sunday morning and it’s been on random rotation in my head ever since.
Mary really nailed the vocals on it. I only wish I had a little more time to put together a better background video to play along with the words. I think I would have used clips from the Visual Bible’s Matthew DVD, similar to what I did for Third Day’s King of Glory a few years back. Either way, this message is ringing true in my head today.
Here are the words:
I don’t understand Your ways
Oh but I will give You my song
Give You all of my praise
You hold on to all my pain
With it You are pulling me closer
And pulling me into Your ways
Now around every corner
And up every mountain
I’m not looking for crowns
Or the water from fountains
I’m desperate in seeking, frantic believing
That the sight of Your face
Is all that I need
I will say to You
It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it all
I believe this
It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it all
I believe this
You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it all
I believe this
You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it all
I believe this
We got a recording of it but not a very good one – either way I’m attaching it below.
[audio:http://www.casadeblundell.com/jonathan/wp-content/uploads/worthitall.mp3]
Fly free in Russia
The food and beverage service probably wasn’t the greatest, but I’m sure he had plenty of legroom:
A 15-year-old boy from the Urals suffered acute frostbite after riding the wing of a Boeing-737 plane on a two-hour flight from Perm to Moscow, Russian radio station Mayak reported on Monday.
After clinging on for the entire 1300-kilometer (808-mile) flight to Vnukovo Airport, the boy, named Andrei, collapsed onto the tarmac. His arms and legs were so severely frozen that rescuers were at first unable to remove his coat and shoes, the radio station said.
Seems he could have found an easier way to ride as a stowaway but then again I’m sure the views were terrific.
Read the full story
Early Morning Music
My friend Aaron has taken the leap and is officially starting his own online music promotion/management company this week, Early Morning Music.
His wife Brandi, who was one of my assistant editors at The Bells Student Newspaper at UMHB has more info on her blog.
Aaron’s done promotion for several record labels in the Nashville area, including Gotee and Word and I’m sure he’s taking a lot of what he’s learned and applying it with his new adventure.
I wish him the best of luck. And while you’re at it check out Remedy Drive, the first band he’ll be doing management for (which by the way, I’m very disappointed that I can’t download or add their Myspace songs to my Myspace profile – what’s up with that Mr Aaron?)
Big steps taken in Little Rock
This is a few days past the official anniversary, but 50 years ago this week the schools of Little Rock, Arkansas were integrated.
NPR has had some great coverage on the historic event, including recent speeches from the nine students who entered Central High School on Sept. 25, 1957 with military escorts.
I’ve really enjoyed listening to their coverage throughout the month of September.
Listen to NPR’s All Things Considered coverage
Evo Morales on the Daily Show
Bolivian President Evo Morales was on the Daily Show this week and made some great points on equality and saving human life. Morales was a farmer without high school education and became the first indigent president of Bolivia.
“I understand we all have rights. It’s not just intellectuals or professionals who can become president. People who have other experiences, who have a working life as well can become president.”
I know that we’re different not only in our nations but among the nations… those differences among the nations must be respected. But what better among political leaders presidents or with social movement leaders than coming together to think about how we can support life and humankind. It is my sense that in this new millennium it should be the millennium of life. And from here or from Cuba, Venezuela, Europe or Africa we need to create and come together to save lives and humankind.
In recent days at the United Nations I have heard a lot of talk about global warming, climate change but they don’t say why and where all that is coming from.
There appear to be few political leaders or movements that say where is all this coming from. Perhaps from western culture. Perhaps excesses in relation to industry. Or perhaps because of excessive luxury, excessive consumption. And if we all think about humankind then we must figure how we can change the situation.
And I personally know there are presidents and countries who send troops abroad to save lives but there are also presidents and countries who send troops abroad to take away lives.
If we compare these two things and weigh these two things, surely we’re going to come to a conclusion that these policies must change and in this millennium the key guideline must be to save lives.
And please don’t consider me a part of the Axis of Evil.