A digital commonplace for a Regular Guy called Charlie Pharis

Category: Music (page 3 of 8)

I Heard That…

Great quote from Ryan Shupe

I don’t need to make millions. There’s a lot more to music than just being funneled through the giant music machine. What it really comes down to is if people leave your show feeling uplifted; they’re going to come back. It’s more a labor of love. You have to love it because you’re most likely not going to strike it rich.

People e-mail and write letters to tell us how our songs have helped them. I keep them all. I’m blessed — I get to play music and travel and meet lots of cool people and hopefully make a difference in people’s lives. (Deseret Morning News, 11.22.2006)

New Music Monday Night Unwind, 03.03.08…

I’ve gotta tell ya…I’m a sucker for girl singers! And I discovered a new one yesterday on the way home from church!

Bob Edwards was interviewing Tift Merritt on his weekend radio show. She just sounded like loads of fun, and the snippets of her tunes grabbed me. So I’m now her newest fan, and courtesy of iTunes, I’m unwinding with Another Country, Tambourine, and Bramble Rose. Good stuff…

(Oh, did you notice she sings?)

Oscar Peterson, RIP…

Just saw the news that a jazz giant has passed. Oscar Peterson, (at the time) the only living Canadian besides a sitting ruler to be honored with a postage stamp, died yesterday at his home in Ontario.

Some of my most favorite music of all is the great “Oscar and…” albums on the old Pablo Records label. His collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Clark Terry, and others still float my boat.

Think I’ll listen to some right now…

New Music Monday…

Well, “new” for me at least!

Here’s a sampling of some tunes that have made their way into my ears over the past couple of days…

Another Saturday Night…

Taking a break from last-minute preparations for tomorrow. Here’s what I’ve got on my mind and in my heart right now…

Sunday Night Unwind, 12.09.07…

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Got one of those “not-really-an-actual-album” compilation things going for tonight’s Unwind…a thrown-together selection of Christmas music by Alabama and Ronnie Milsap. Pretty good country Christmas stuff…especially Ronnie Milsap’s spectacular rendition of O Holy Night. And of course, there’s Joseph and Mary’s Boy, Santa Claus, I Still Believe in You, and the great classic (at least in my family!) Christmas in Dixie!

Some other thoughts that dropped out tonight…

  • I pretty much stunk up the place with my message today. Just never seemed to click. I guess that’s what being tired will do for you!
  • But then again, any Christmas message that includes references to J.I. Packer, T.S. Geisel, and M.H.Tormé can’t be all that bad, I suppose.
  • “The Boy” (recently dubbed “Whiney Boy” by “Mr. Know-It-All”) is finally getting a little relief after his recent surgery. He had a pretty graphic description on the phone today, but let’s just say there’s tremendous power in poop and leave it at that!
  • Cafetière à piston. Rôti français. Ooh la la, and pas mal, mon ami!
  • The things one can’t help but notice when helping people get set up on weight machines at the YMCA…
  • I love friends who challenge you and encourage you without even knowing it.
  • Hey, how ’bout that Tebow kid for Heisman! I’m still a large Gator-hater and always will be, but it’s pretty cool to know that an historic Heisman Trophy winner is the brother of one of my best ministry friend’s daughter-in-law! (Yeah, yeah…six degrees and all that jazz!)
  • Did I mention I stunk up the joint this morning?
  • Did I mention our folks were gracious and forgiving?
  • I love type! I’m not a great – or even good! – designer, but playing with fonts floats my boat!
  • One of my strengths, according to the StrengthsFinder assessment is Input, meaning I collect things that may have real value in the future. I’ve come to the conclusion that the collecting is not nearly as big a deal as the retrieval. And I need to work on that. A lot!
  • John Maxwell still pulls my chain after all these years!
  • The fact of the Incarnation is staggering!