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Musician (Level 1 Influencer)

A lover, not a fighter. Recruiters can talk a good talk - but the Musician realizes recruiting is really a one-on-one relationship. So, the musician takes pride in reaching out with the truth to an entire crowd - all at the top of his or her lungs. The musician is an effective spiritual warrior - capable of lifting every spirit within earshot of the inspirational message. No one is immune to the melodic voice - it soothes the savagery of man and is truly a divine gift. You could certainly say Musicians are instrumental in our spiritual struggle. - Buck

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So why is the musician "left behind"?

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Here's a website that can be a distraction. Just what you need right?

thank you tanya for this website that had me suppressing laughter so the other people in my office wouldn't hear me wasting time.

My take on the video:

The singer/bass player was really into post punk new wave. Devo. The Cars.

Maybe the drummer and guitar player could relate. But they look like they came out of the Led Zeppelin school. You can tell that drummer would love to pump out some John Bonham beats on that orange Plexiglas kit.

They said to themselves, "Hey, let's do a fun one for the kids that is really relevant. Let's communicate the gospel in a way that speaks the language of the youth culture of today."

The keys player was the faithful pianist, and the singers were recruited from the choir to do the BGVs. Like most churches, we worship with folks who may not relate to our cutting edge music preferences, but they tolerate our creative experimentation by humbly saying to themselves, "Well, I don't get it, but bass player guy seems to know a lot about music and he likes it, so I guess I'm out of touch." These folks seemed to be presenting the song as they have always been encouraged to do with every song: with a smile and spirit of joy.

It makes me feel a warm sense of affection for the way church music is made by plain, awkward, geeky people who love the gospel so much that they get a little foolish trying to communicate it.

So what does this illustrate?
-It's not hard to posture like you have something significant to say without actually saying anything.
-Toddlers have amazing powers of absorbing behavior.

Here's a conversation that happened last night while we were driving home from house church last night:

Joanna: Mommy, I want a snack
Sarah: No, Joanna, you already had a snack.
Joanna: Awww, Mom! That makes Jesus sad.

Can you name that guitar solo!
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I scored 100% (mainly through the process of elimination) I recognized all but 3. I picked the Police clip mostly based on Stuart Copeland's easily recognizable drum style. I didn't recognize the Neil Young or the Yes solos, but it was easy to tell which one would be by the virtuosic Steve Howe of Yes verses the "Godfather of Grunge", Neil Young.

If guitar solos bore you, you might check out this quiz:"Troy McClure Film or Actual Terrible Movie?"

This was a big part of my adolescence.