From the Mind of MandoRon

I’d never seen this Abbott and Costello clip until this morning.  Hilarious!

Happy Sunday!  And welcome to the May 16th edition of the GracePoint Sunday Setlist!

Here’s the music from this morning:

• Breath by Jeremy Camp
• Say, Say by Kristian Stanfill
• King of Glory by Jesus Culture
• God With Us by MercyMe
• Draw Me Close by Kutless
• Time After Time by Spoken (offering)

Breath - Great song to get the blood flowing on a Sunday morning!

Say, Say - This was the only new song today.  I discovered it several weeks ago on someone else’s Sunday Setlist post.  (I don’t recall whose blog it was or I’d give them credit.)  It’s a fairly new song off the Passion: Awakening album.  It’s got everything you’d want in a kick-off-the-worship-set song… cool guitar licks, easy chorus, and a singalong bridge…  Definitely a keeper!

King of Glory - We’ve been doing this one since January, but today was the best it’s ever been.  Tommy’s smokin’ guitar skills really added a lot.

God With Us - I don’t know what else to say.  It’s just a great song!

Draw Me Close - A great, classic worship song.  We like Kutless’ rocked up version best.  For anyone that cares, it was 1 1/2 steps higher than the original recording.

Time After Time - We debuted this one on Easter.  It’s Spoken’s cover of the classic 80’s Cyndi Lauper tune.  Rocked up, of course…  Fun song!

The band: Carmen - vocals, Thomas - vocals, Stephanie - piano, Carlos - bass, Deric - drums, Tommy - electric guitar, and me (MandoRon) on electric guitar.

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Have an awesome week!

A disturbing interaction (if you can even call it an interaction) with my dog this morning got me thinking about something.

Most people are familiar with courtesy cars and even courtesy laughs.  But there are many other courtesies too.

So as a courtesy to you, the reader, I’ve started compiling a list of these lesser-known courtesies.  Feel free to thank me later.

The courtesy tail-wag - This is what I experienced with my dog this morning.  He was sleeping on the loveseat.  I scratched him behind the ears and bent over for a little doggie-kiss.  He gave me a courtesy tail-wag and then shot me a look that said, “go away and let me go back to sleep you stupid biped!”  What ever happened to “man’s best friend”?

The courtesy curtsy - These are pretty rare, actually, and only used when you encounter someone impersonating a member of the Royal Family.

The courtesy tip - This a a tip of 25 cents, or less - generally given in business establishments where the barrista/counter-worker has a plastic or foam cup with a piece of paper sticking out that reads “TIPS”.  Courtesy tips can also be used with street musicians that lack anything resembling talent.  Please note that giving pocket change to a Salvation Army bellringer is, in fact, a charitable donation and not a courtesy tip.

The courtesy clap - Frequently seen at golf tournaments when a golfer completes an over-par round.  Spectators will also give courtesy claps when a golfer four-putts on a par 3.  The courtesy high-five, courtesy pat-on-the-back, and courtesy good-game are all close cousins of the courtesy clap…

The courtesy kiss - The oral equivalent of a side hug, administered by your significant other.  Courtesy kisses are often accompanied by the phrases:  “Shh! My program’s on”,  “Have a good day at work”, or “I’m going to sleep”.

The courtesy glance - Typically occurs when someone you know has something important (or something that they think is important) that they want to show you, but you are either distinterested, busy, or both.  Courtesy glances are sometimes followed by double-takes or having the all-important item shoved in your face.

Did I miss anything?  Leave a comment with other courtesies that you’ve either experienced or extended to someone else.

Freshman year of high school… First day of school… First period… Debate class… Mr. McCabe kicks things off by talking to us about how important it is to keep up with current events. 

He asks if anyone knows what “PLO” stands for.

I excitedly raise my hand, and blurt out “Permanant Latrine Orderly”.

Mr. McCabe starts laughing hysterically, and says he was looking for “Palestine Liberation Organization“.

Even though he actually understood my reference to the classic Andy Griffith movie, No Time for Sergeants, I still felt rather stupid.  I guess I still do even though it’s nearly 22 years later…

Why do I bring this up?  First of all, to make you laugh.  Second, because they finally released No Time for Sergeants, one of my favorites movies ever, on DVD.

It is one of the funniest movies that I’ve ever seen.  It predates The Andy Griffith Show by a few years and was Don Knott’s first film role. 

Until I ordered the DVD a few days ago, I didn’t realize that it was actually based on a Broadway play.  Andy Griffith received a Tony nomination for Best Actor in 1956 for his role in the play.

So what’s the point of all of this?  You really need to see this movie.  And never, ever answer a question about the PLO with “Permanant Latrine Orderly”!

And what exactly is a “Permanant Latrine Orderly”?  Well, you’ll have to watch the movie…

Happy Mother’s Day!

We wrapped up the Modern Family series today at GracePoint.  It’s been a good series focusing on the crazy things that affect families today.  As a special Mother’s Day treat, the K-3 kids sang and danced with the band on two songs.

The other special Mother’s Day treat was Bruce holding up the back of his guitar to show the words “Hi Mom”, a message for his mom watching the internet feed in New Jersey.

We also welcomed a new drummer, Phil Herman, to the band this morning.  He did a great job!

The music:

• No One Like You by David Crowder Band (walk-in)
• We Won’t Be Quiet by David Crowder Band w/ little guests
• Salvation is Here by Hillsong w/ little guests
• Amazing Grace House of the Rising Sun style
• Finally I Surrender by Misty Edwards
• Wasted by Carrie Underwood (offering)
• No One Like You by DCB (exit)

No One Like You is a fun song to kick things off with. 

We Won’t Be Quiet was a new one for the band.  It was one of the two songs that the kids sang and danced on.  Something just seemed right about the kids singing out “We Won’t Be Quiet!”… 

Salvation is Here was the second song  with the kids.  Fortunately, this arrangement (for the kids) was just a little different than what the band was used to…

Amazing Grace gives us our hymn-points from time to time, even if we play it to the tune of House of the Rising Sun…  My favorite part was Rod’s one-handed organ solo.  Have you ever noticed that when he plays something cool, it’s usually one-handed and he usually looks bored?

Finally I Surrender has such powerful lyrics.  My favorite line is “You are Creator, and I’m what you made.”  That line will preach!

Wasted is one we learned for the country-themed series a few months ago.  It seemed very appropriate for the sermon today.

The band:  Jamie - vocals, Gil - vocals and bass, Rod - keys, Bruce - guitar, Phil - drums.

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