Wednesday
Sep022009
Talking With Michael
09.2.2009
There’s something cool about sitting on an airplane with my boy Michael knowing that I’m 1 hour away from seeing my beautiful wife and children that is super cool. Then to make it cooler Michael and I have something on our minds today. Seems that the big thought is the NEXT building429 record. It’s always cool to pick Mike’s brain because honestly he is definitely an amazing….. WAIT hold the fricken phone… Mike just showed me his iphone and it’s exactly 4:29!!! I know it’s stupid but you’d be amazed how often we look at our watches at exactly 4:29. Ok back to Michael’s brain. He’s one heck of a set of contact lenses… by that I mean that Michael tends to bring a LOT of clarity to my crazy hair brained thoughts. Think of it this way… Michael is the Editor in Chief of almost everything that Building429 does and me… well I’m a visionary… Idea man that’s my thang. Jesse, he’s the implementer and the encourager so we all have specific roles to play and this new record is something that we’re already knee deep in the process of deciding where we’re going. So where do we think we’re going???? Let’s just say that we’re going to land in a town called “Honesty”. We’re hoping to bring you guys the WHOLE story musically, lyrically and on a ministry level. These are the things that capture Michael’s and my imagination as we move toward the next record….. we are all leaning heavily toward using Jim Cooper and Tony Palacios on the next record as well… what does that mean for you guys… well it means the team that made the first Building429 record would be making the newest one too!!! Pretty doggone cool if you ask me!!
Ohh and on a sidenote we had an awesome conversation about new lighting for the fall tour!!! I know, I know that I’m majorly A.D.D.!! You know that you love that about me! But people blinking lights have to be the coolest thing you could possibly add to a show right???? I mean come on who doesn’t love an amazing lighting show?? That’s what I thought. We’re talking about some serious LED TUBES and some other strobes added to the show. 2 more mover lights and some new signage to really take the stage to another level. OHHHH you should also know that we are revamping a large portion of the video wall content, and we’re completely changing the set for the Promise Remains tour. So just when you think you’ve seen it all………… WE CHANGED IT AGAIN!!!!
Hmmm here’s another tidbit that I wanted to mention as I grow closer to the long awaited reunion with my family….. We sponsored 510 kids on the Canadian tour with Downhere which according to WORLD VISION CANADA is the Biggest August that world vision Canada has ever had in their history!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!! That’s right, the biggest month ever Praise the Lord!! So God is doing some super cool things. --------------
Ok weird bit of info…. If you ever see Michael in an airport or around an airplane just assume that he’s playing solitare on his iphone… I’ve never seen anyone get so sucked into a game as he is right now…. Hang on I’ll try to get his attention……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Aha!!! Houston we have made contact… and today it’s not solitare today it’s…….. some weird word puzzle game.
Anyway… just wanted to say thank you for all of your prayers around the world. God is doing some great things around us these days and we are still eternally grateful for all of the years you’ve spent encouraging us to keep the faith and keep running to the finish line!!! This might be my last post for a while as I’m headed out to vacation, but if you want to follow.. you’ll be able to right up to the moment I throw my iphone in the ocean at Wrightsville beach in approximately 2 days, on twitter at http://twitter.com/axl_roy
Hmmm the plane is slowing down and I’m leaning forward so we’re getting close to the announcem……………………….. yep there it is…. And my children are so close that I can almost see them. God bless and I’ll catch you again in Oklahoma this weekend!!!
Peace,
Jason
Ohh and on a sidenote we had an awesome conversation about new lighting for the fall tour!!! I know, I know that I’m majorly A.D.D.!! You know that you love that about me! But people blinking lights have to be the coolest thing you could possibly add to a show right???? I mean come on who doesn’t love an amazing lighting show?? That’s what I thought. We’re talking about some serious LED TUBES and some other strobes added to the show. 2 more mover lights and some new signage to really take the stage to another level. OHHHH you should also know that we are revamping a large portion of the video wall content, and we’re completely changing the set for the Promise Remains tour. So just when you think you’ve seen it all………… WE CHANGED IT AGAIN!!!!
Hmmm here’s another tidbit that I wanted to mention as I grow closer to the long awaited reunion with my family….. We sponsored 510 kids on the Canadian tour with Downhere which according to WORLD VISION CANADA is the Biggest August that world vision Canada has ever had in their history!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!! That’s right, the biggest month ever Praise the Lord!! So God is doing some super cool things. --------------
Ok weird bit of info…. If you ever see Michael in an airport or around an airplane just assume that he’s playing solitare on his iphone… I’ve never seen anyone get so sucked into a game as he is right now…. Hang on I’ll try to get his attention……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Aha!!! Houston we have made contact… and today it’s not solitare today it’s…….. some weird word puzzle game.
Anyway… just wanted to say thank you for all of your prayers around the world. God is doing some great things around us these days and we are still eternally grateful for all of the years you’ve spent encouraging us to keep the faith and keep running to the finish line!!! This might be my last post for a while as I’m headed out to vacation, but if you want to follow.. you’ll be able to right up to the moment I throw my iphone in the ocean at Wrightsville beach in approximately 2 days, on twitter at http://twitter.com/axl_roy
Hmmm the plane is slowing down and I’m leaning forward so we’re getting close to the announcem……………………….. yep there it is…. And my children are so close that I can almost see them. God bless and I’ll catch you again in Oklahoma this weekend!!!
Peace,
Jason
Reader Comments (2)
Wow, that time thing is kinda random. I have almost the same thing, but instead of 4:29 it's 4:28. It's unbelievable how often I look at the time at precisely that time. I would actually get excited when I missed it by one minute because it made the world seem more random haha.
If you do blinking lights make sure they aren't too intense. I've seen a couple shows before that it seemed like the light techs were trying to give the audience seizures! At that point it is no longer cool; it is just annoying.
That's great news about all the sponsored children! It's great that God is using you in such a big way!
Enjoy your vacation!!!
Hey Jason!
Met you in London, Ontario!! So blessed by your show!! Thanks for that!!! (we were the girls in the front row who made black t-shirts)
Praise God for the amazing work of World Vision! We picked up another sponsor, a cute little boy named Decker... so this will be an amazing journey for us!!
thanks for the opportunity to do that!!
God bless you and hope to see you again soon!!!
Melissa :)