Two gigs today.  The first was playing a handful of songs at a church in Kelso decked out in the usual Fourth of July trimmings.  I’ve grown up around this kind of thing but I don’t think I’ll ever feel comfortable seeing this much nation stuff in God’s house.  Something about it just feel wrong to me.  But that’s another post for another day I guess.

Chuck Lopez, the music minister at the church, let us use his office as a green room.  He’s got good toys in there.  Thanks for letting me use your force, Chuck.

Then it was off in the “tour bus” (this week’s was a Ford Focus) to lunch with Danny from Way-FM and a few other new friends.  Then, once stuffed with Oregon’s version of Mexican food (man, these people need some real Tex-Mex in a big way) we drove a few blocks to the “Go Fourth” festival, thrown by numerous denominations in the cities of Longview and Kelso to celebrate and create unity among all Christians here.

And did I mention already that folks in the Northwest are a little different from us down south.  Yea, they are.  We eat funnel cakes, cotton candy and other heart stopping indulgences at shindigs like this.  Apparently people in these parts want to live though.  What’s that about?

Thanks to the cities of Kelso and Longview, Danny and everyone at WAY-FM.  I had a great time.  Next time though, I’m bringing you some real Mexican food.

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