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My Fantastic Journey: It’s In The Lyrics

A successful 10-month Wednesday night tradition here on this blog moves to Sunday afternoons effective this week. Lord Jesus please bless this weekly blog post series, and allow it to reach, minister, and encourage the unsaved and the unwanted of this turbulent world. May Your omnipotence shine bright God Almighty via these words, and may Your Kingdom continue to expand – one saved heart, mind, and soul at a time. AMEN !

This morning at Life Pointe Church in Homestead Florida I hosted the 9 AM service. I stated that it was a true pleasure to stand there before you on that stage – in that auditorium – in that movie theatre – off that street that we call Campbell – in our great city of Homestead. I added that we must always remember that the building is not the church. We The People – We are the living and breathing body that makes up the church – whether we are inside that auditorium – or in our own homes – or out in the world. We must always be the church and represent our God Almighty – loud and proud !

God used loud music to rescue me and save me from evil and darkness some 44 months ago. That’s when my fantastic journey following Jesus began. God has a fantastic journey for you too. He created it especially for you – and nobody else. If you believe. If you trust.

Here’s a dude who loves God. He likes to rap about Him all of the time. Here he is introducing himself. Get the name right. He’s B. Reith (rhymes with ‘Life’) !

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Saturday Night Retro

This weekend I’m flashing back 18 years ago to the Spring of 1992. Back then “The Silence Of The Lambs” won Best Picture honours at the Oscars, Microsoft Windows 3.1 was released – quickly becoming the most successful and most utilized computer software platform in the world, Disneyland opened in Paris France, and six days of riots overtook L.A. following the Rodney King verdict.

Back home in Homestead Florida a nearly 25-year-old USAF SGT Chris M. Day (that’s me) was enjoying the final year of his active duty military career – living and playing in Dormitory Building 675 on the original Homestead Air Force Base and working as a Computer Database Manager in a building just off the active flightline and famed Bikini Boulevard. Just a few months later the beautiful base would be destroyed by the wrath of Hurricane Andrew.

On the radio The KLF were rockin’ the acid house nation with their unique brand of European HI-NRG dance music. In 1991 they scored a long-running TOP 5 megasmash here stateside with “3 A.M. Eternal”. They followed that up with the sleeper hit “What Time Is Love ?” – and then came this GINORMOUS smash featuring country music legend Tammy Wynette. This past week marked the 12TH anniversary of her passing. Here she is – standing by the jams.

This is NOT the end of the blogging week, as I return to blogging on Sundays starting tomorrow. Join me as I bring “My Fantastic Journey: It’s In The Lyrics” over to its new day from it’s longtime Wed. night spot. You won’t regret it pal.

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Thursday Night Mini Thoughts

– Let’s do this thing called the ‘Thursday Night Mini Thoughts’.
– These are my totally spontaneous thoughts at this time and in this space.
– Last night I found a couple of light bathroom items moved around.
– Right after that I heard a strange moving sound in my master bedroom.
– I didn’t know what it was, but I was looking for it.
– I decided that I had totally imagined the strange moving sound.
– I went back to my bathroom to brush my teeth.
– I brush my teeth nightly.
– Everyone should do that for a cleaner and healthier smile.
– Everyone should also bathe first thing in the morning.
– Cologne and perfume should be used after bathing – not in lieu of it.
– But anyway – but anyway – are ya ready for this – are ya ready for this.
– I’m sitting right here at my computer workstation after brushing my teeth.
– Suddenly I hear the vertical blinds behind me get tussled.
– I look down – and I see a little baby frog (or toad) down there.
– Everything made sense after that.
– I grabbed the frog and threw it out the front door.
– That’s what he gets for breaking in to my home and making me wonder.
– May he live happily ever after – outside.
– I think that’s the first frog that I’ve ever found in my home in nearly 15 years.
– This morning I seriously considered scheduling a Dr. Appt. for tomorrow.
– I looked up the symptoms of strep throat, but I ruled that out.
– This was one of the most painful sore throats I’ve felt in awhile.
– It’s slowly subsiding now, but now I have other cold symptoms.
– My eyes hurt, and in fact my whole face hurts.
– I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.
– My buddy Cold-EEZE is supporting me through this ordeal.
– I refuse to take cold medications.
– They do more damage than good.
– I prefer homeopathic remedies.
– Americans are hooked on drugs, and I prefer to be an outlier.
– I’ve got Life Group tonight – which I’m looking forward to (as always).
– Tomorrow is a non-blogging day.
– It’s also a self-imposed day off for me.
– That’s right – the weekend has already started for me !
– This Saturday night on the ‘Retro’ I’m rockin’ The KLF from 1992.
– Then on Sunday it’s ‘My Fantastic Journey’ on its new day.
– I’ve got the latest hip hop jam from my man B. Reith.
– Be sure to get back here this weekend for that kool music fun.
– You won’t regret it pal.
– Check you out laterzzz.

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Saturday Night Retro

I was a TOP 40 radio music fanatic for over 30 years through the entirety of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. I invested a lot of time in it as a hobby, and it built a once popular web site that eventually evolved into this blog.

As I look back at the past decade – the first decade of the new millennium – I look back at how I strayed from the mainstream TOP 40 music genre. For two years from the start of 2002 through the start of 2004 I was heavily into the ‘pure dance’ scene (European-style trance, techno, and house music). It was all about the beats-per-minute and going faster. Following a 2½-year stint back with my TOP 40 roots from the Spring of 2004 until the Summer of 2006 I discovered another fringe genre of music – Christian Rock. It coincides with my continuing (and everlasting) 43½-month fantastic journey thus far. This music is all about my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ.

But I’m not listening to the Christian Rock music 24-7. Over the past year or so I’ve really taken this ‘Retro’ concept to the extreme. I’m now a 1970s music fanatic. I listen to ‘70s On 7‘ exclusively on Sirius | XM at home, and I’ve also been known to crank-up my car stereo as loud as can be to South Florida’s Majic-102.7 and Big-105.9. I’ve really developed quite a liking for the music that I grew up to as a 2-year-old toddler to a 12-year-old pre-teenager. It is the music of my life, and it brings back memories of a much more simpler time of my life. While I had a lot of fun during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s my most vivid memories (good and bad) remain with the 1970s. The music of the times help me to look back at where I came from – and compare it to where I am today.

I’m really developing a fresh new appreciation for some of the greatest artists and acts of the 1970s including some that I didn’t really care too much for back then as a kid. One such act is the Electric Light Orchestra. They were a hit music producing machine back in the day, and they are frequently played on the aforementioned ’70s On 7′. Here’s one of their hits from 1976 that sounds so awesome 34 years later that it’s on my iPod Shuffle that I play daily in the background at work. It’s “Livin’ Thing”, and it could possibly be a song that celebrates Life – particularly Life in the mother’s womb. It’s unborn to the world, but it’s a livin’ thing. It’s a terrible thing to lose.

This concludes another week of blogging for me. I’m taking the next couple of days off, but you can always follow me on Twitter. I’ll be back on Tuesday night with an all-new edition of my weekly ‘Grab Bag O’ Thoughts’. Until then my friends – keep your feet on the ground – and keep reaching for the stars. (Thank You Casey Kasem for all of your contributions through the years.)