Christmas Gift

Keith and Sharon Lancaster surprised us the other day with caps that have our nicknames embroidered on them. We love ‘em! Thanks Keith and Sharon! By the way, that picture was taken in the new studio in Nashville.

Acappella in Philadelphia

We made a quick “fly date” trip up to Newtown, PA to perform at a Christmas banquet and worship with them Sunday morning. It went well and we had a blast doing it. On arrival, the first question we all had was, “Is Phili really known for its cheese steak sandwiches?” In fact it is, which meant we had to try one of Phili’s best. They took us downtown to the famous Pat’s. I think all 5 of us would agree that it was the best cheese steak sandwich we’d ever had. They had to teach us how to order. Every sandwich is steak and hoagie bread, so there is no need in telling them that part. Your choices are with or without cheese (who in their right mind gets it without cheese?) and with or without onions. For cheese with onions, which is by far the default, you simply walk up and say, “cheese with”, you pay, and then you have your sandwich. The whole ordering-paying-getting-your-food process took about 20 seconds per person…if that. After stuffing our faces with the best cheese steak sandwich in the world, we made a quick stop at the Liberty Bell. I had never actually seen it in real life before. It’s now in a fancy glass structure because of the nutso goofball who hit it with a hammer one year. It’s under very tight security. “Yay” for nice people who take us places and “yay” for Philadelphia!

Easy as 1…2…3…

Shaving Zee Dub’s hair off was a creative adventure. One night he just decided it was time to get rid of the extra height (after all he’s already 6’5”) and the extra mess of having long hair. With the moral support of Robin B and Zac G, I grabbed my handy clippers and started chopping. We wanted to leave it like the middle picture, but Zee Dub wouldn’t have it… I don’t think Keith Lancaster would have appreciated it either. I’m already used to him being “bald”. It looks good Zee Dub.

Paul McCartney!

Well, as my first post in almost 1 month, it's fitting that the subject is, in fact, a good one. Paul McCartney! My dad had always wanted to see the Beatles in concert, but since that's impossible now, Paul McCartney was the next best thing. After seeing P.M. LIVE, I think he was the best thing. Ticketmaster sold out of tickets immediately, so Dad had to use some other service to get tickets. The seats were fantastic. We were close to the stage and could see McCartney and the rest of the 4 piece band very well. The concert started out with a video on the life of McCartney, which was very cool. I'd say 80% of the audience was my Mom and Dad's age (give or take 10 years), and it was fun to see them get into the music. McCartney played all of his hit songs that you would have wanted him to play. Live and Let Die might have been my favorite with the fireworks inside of the American Airlines Center, the colored fire flaring up all over the stage, the dynamic / thumping music, and Paul McCartney! He changed guitars after just about every song. After one song, before he gave his guitar to the Guitar Tech, he said, "Oh, this was the very guitar I played on the Ed Sullivan show." It was great! Hey Jude, Yesterday, songs from his latest album, which were just as good. Everything about the concert was amazing. We also had to pick up a tour t-shirt. Then we filled out some cards for a chance to win a MusicLives Paul McCartney t-shirt. I won one, then we figured the odds and signed up until we won 2 more shirts....hehe. If you ever have a chance to go see Paul McCartney in concert, DO IT! He's 63 years old and still performes as good or better than he did in the late 60's and early 70's (I should know, I'm 25 years old). It's so evident that he still LOVES the audience and loves making music on stage.