Lifeless
Lifeless
A human body without a soul, and faith without works is dead, grows cold.
Our faith exhibits to all brothers love and compassion needs of others.
Expedient, is the action verb. Ingredient, in food as the herb.
Our faith exhibits to all brothers love and compassion needs of others.
Perhaps those less fortunate that we or those in bondage wanting to be free escape our minds, we promise prayer then turn and run, we leave them there.
Our faith exhibits to all brothers love and compassion needs of others.
We can come alive, give God glory and share with all those His magnificent story.
It’ll help increase the quality of their life. It’ll help increase the quality of our life.
Then we won’t become as the Dead Sea without outlet, stagnate and dirty.
Gloryland
FIRST LOVE RECOVERY MINISTRIES
GLORYLAND
Numbers 14:21 (King James Version)
“But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.”
Isaiah 11:9 (King James Version)
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
Habakkuk 2:14 (King James Version)
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
In a time that the earth seems set for self-destruction through global warming,international terrorism or the nuclear race,the prophetic destiny of the earth as stated in the three verses above seems impossible. But all things are possible with God(Mark 10:27),and to he or she who believes(Mark 9:23).
This is the only divine solution to the deepening and darkening emptiness in our world today.
Anyone can have a real part in the fulfillment of such a great destiny,by humbly entering into the everlasting covenant with God which is stated below:-
Jeremiah 31:33-34 (King James Version)
“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
“And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
Entry is only possible through the Lord Jesus Christ who shed his blood on Calvary to reconcile us back to God. This was necesary because sin had alienated man from God. Everyone is now commanded by God to repent from sin(Acts 17 :30) and believe on Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour(Acts16 :31). By reason of this covenant,man’s relationship and fellowship with God is fully restored. With this restoration,grace is fully available to intimately know God,and then to faithfully express love for God in simple obedience to him. As one grows in grace(2 Peter 3 : 18),one seeks to say and do all things to the glory of God(1 Cor. 10 :31) just like one’s Lord and Master as stated below:-
John 7:18 (King James Version)
“He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.”
A brief look at the fans of any pop idol will reveal that they always and only seek the glory of their ‘icon’. This was vividly demonstrated before,during,and after the just concluded ‘the Michael Jackson case’ in the United States(June 2005). Every follower of Christ as a lover of God not only seeks God’s glory but also carries and manifests God’s glory(2 Cor. 3 : 18). God’s glory is manifested through every christian by means of the gifts of the Spirit(1 Cor.12:6-10) and the fruit of the Spirit(Gal. 5 : 22-23).
This revelation is not the property of any single individual,ministry,denomination,network,or movement but belongs to the universal body of Christ in these last days.
Everyone has the choice to seize this golden opportunity today(2 Cor. 6 : 2). No matter how foolish,weak or dishonourable anyone may be,there is no excuse! God takes the worst of mankind from the ‘junkyard’ and transforms them to become a visible part of ‘gloryland’ as stated below:-
1 Corinthians 1:25-31 (King James Version)
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:”
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”
“And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:”
“That no flesh should glory in his presence.”
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:”
“That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”
About the Author
British-born Nigeran Christian writer living and working in London,UK with website:www.firstloveministries.org.uk
Kentucky Banning Online Poker?
There has been a recent development of online poker portals banning players from the U.S. state of Kentucky. That’s because an idiotic, simple minded Kentucky judge tried to eradicate internet gambling altogether by seizing 141 of the world’s largest domain names. The reason: In part to protect the state’s horse racing industry and state lottery.
Now, as I have written before, this is not only something that would affect people who live in this state. If this is allowed to happen, it would basically mean that every online gambling site would have to be compliant with every local law everywhere across the whole world. This would, of course, pretty much kill online poker and online gambling in general.
Now, it remains to be seen how legal this move by the dumb state of Kentucky is, as it will obviously be challenged legally. Even poker legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson has weighed in on the subject and is joining the good fight. “I’m not going to go into all the legal issues, but Kentucky is in for a hell of a battle and every legal opinion I’ve heard says they don’t have a chance of winning,” he wrote on his blog.
So, many sites are now in turn blocking residents of Kentucky from joining, which is unfortunate for these law abiding citizens who just want to play online poker, but live in a state with a Draconian government. Let’s hope the state of Kentucky loses this battle.
Eat a variety of veggies for a healthier you
The new food guidelines issued by the United States government recommend that all Americans eat between five and nine servings of fruits and vegetables each and every day. When you first hear that number, it may seem like a lot, but it is actually much easier than you think to fit that many servings of fruits and vegetables into your daily diet. For one thing, the shelves of the grocery stores are fairly bursting with fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition, vegetables and fruits are some of the least expensive, most nutrient rich, foods in the supermarket. With all these fruits and vegetables to choose from, it is very easy to make these nutritious, delicious foods part of your daily meals and snacks.
When you take into account how much a serving really is, it is actually quite easy to get five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables per day. For instance, the recommended daily amount actually equates to a quite reasonable two cups of fruit and two and a half cups of vegetables every day. When you consider how many fruits and vegetables are available, and how low the prices usually are, it is easy to see how easy to reach this daily goal really is.
One great way to get the nutrients you need from fruits and vegetables every day is to take full advantage of the variety of these foods available. Eating the same thing every day quickly becomes boring, so why not pick a variety of fruits and vegetables, in every color of the rainbow and in every conceivable shape, size and texture, to give yourself a varied diet every day.
When shopping for fruits and vegetables, it is important to choose a variety of different colors. This is for more than purely artistic reasons. Different color fruits and vegetables have different types of nutrients, and choosing a variety of colors will help ensure you get all the vitamins and minerals you need each and every day.
Finding new recipes is another great way to ensure you get those five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Everyone likes to try out new recipes, and these new recipes may just provide the impetus you need to eat all those fruits and veggies.
New recipes can also provide you the important opportunity to try out some fruits and vegetables you have never tried before. For instance, everyone has eaten oranges, but have you tried kiwi fruit or mangoes? How about spinach or kale? Trying new things is a great way to find new favorites while getting the best nutrition available.
Many people mistakenly think that they do not need to eat five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day if they just take a vitamin supplement. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. That is because fruits and vegetables contain far more than the micronutrients identified by science and synthesized in vitamin pills. While these micronutrients, such as vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin E are important to good health, so too are the hundreds of other elements that are contained in healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. These elements are not available in any pill, they must be ingested through a healthy, balanced diet that contains plenty of fruits and vegetables.
In addition, fruits and vegetables are much less costly than vitamin pills. Fruits and vegetables are very inexpensive, especially when purchased in season and grown locally. In the long run, getting the nutrition you need from the food you eat is much less expensive, and much better for you, than popping those vitamin pills every day.
So don’t forget to get your five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. It may seem like a lot, but you can meet this quite reasonable goal simply by including fruits and vegetables as snacks, as garnishes, as side dishes and as meals.
Author Interview – Shower of Heavenly Roses
Author Interview – Shower of Heavenly Roses by Elizabeth Ficocelli
By Lisa M. Hendey
I believe that my own strong devotion to St. Therese of Lisieux, lovingly known as “The Little Flower”, stems from the fact that she gives me such great hope – hope that someone who spends most of every day doing mundane little tasks (like washing laundry and driving car pools), can make these little acts holy by offering them to God with a loving heart.
In her new book Shower of Heavenly Roses: Stories of the intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux (Crossroad Publishing Company, September 2004, paperback, 227 pages), author Elizabeth Ficocelli shares stories of countless hearts touched through the intercession of St. Therese. For those not acquainted with St. Therese and her wonderful autobiography Story of a Soul, Ficocelli’s introduction relates the life history and spirituality of this magnificent woman. In her Prologue, Ficocelli shares her own personal faith journey and the role in that journey played by St. Therese, as well as the meaning of the sign of the rose.
Millions have turned to St. Therese for aid and intercession in times of difficulty and despair. The stories shared in Shower of Heavenly Roses are stirring accounts of prayers answered by miracles, great and small. St. Therese inspired many with her words “I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth.” Shower of Heavenly Roses shows that St. Therese’s spirit of love and service, her “little way”, lives on in our world.
I am pleased to share the following interview with author Elizabeth Ficocelli.
LH: It’s a pleasure to be able to share the following interview with Elizabeth Ficocelli, author of Shower of Heavenly Roses: Stories of the Intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux. Elizabeth, first off let me say that this book is a treasure! Would you please begin by telling our readers a bit about yourself and your family?
EF: I am a Catholic convert who entered the Church in 1983. I have been married to a wonderful man for 19 years, the man who first introduced me to the Faith. I am a stay-at-home mom and my husband and I are raising four boys — ages 13, 9, 6 and 4 — in central Ohio. For the last five years, I have been writing books and magazine articles to share my love and enthusiasm of the Faith with others. My desire is to excite and educate people about the sacraments and the other treasures that our Church offers.
LH: Elizabeth, this book has a great deal of personal meaning for you as you share your own story of conversion. Can you briefly relate to our readers your own personal experience with St. Therese during your faith journey?
EF: As I mentioned, I am a convert. I was raised Lutheran, and when I was eight years old, I found a medal on the sidewalk as I was walking to school. I thought the woman on the medal was Mary. For some reason, I kept that medal in my jewelry box, and it wasn’t until I was an adult Catholic that I discovered the meaning of the mysterious message imprinted on the back, “After my death I will let fall a shower of roses.” It was the famous quotation of St. Therese of Lisieux. This prompted me to read her autobiography, Story of a Soul, and like so many others, I fell in love with her. I felt she had always been present in my life, from my youth. Years later, I wrote a magazine article about the intercession of this saint in my life and the life of my son. It was my first published work, and it ran in Catholic Parent in January 2000. Interestingly, this was exactly when the relics of St. Therese were touring this country and creating quite a fervor, as they seem to do in every country they visit. I did not know about the relics tour when I wrote the article. The timing was all her doing. She accomplished this a second time with my book, Shower of Heavenly Roses. Due to the overwhelming response to my call for stories, the book was completed a full year ahead of schedule. It was released in September 2004, a few weeks before the launch of the major motion picture, Therese. I was aware that a movie had been made about her, but I had no idea it was going to be released this year until my manuscript was well into production.
LH: For our readers who have not yet had the opportunity to read Shower of Heavenly Roses please give us a description of the book.
EF: Shower of Heavenly Roses is a compilation of 65 stories that depict the intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux in the lives of a variety of people. The stories are beautiful and inspiring examples of faith that I think the world needs to hear right now. But I wanted to do more than present some beautiful stories. I wanted to make the world aware of this special Saint and the lesson of love that she teaches us all. That’s why I provide an introduction about her life, her spirituality, and why she was named Saint and Doctor of the Church. In my prologue, I talk about saintly intercession in general, and I address how this idea can be easily be misconstrued or self-serving. And that’s not the point at all. The saints are one of our terrific gifts from God, an example to us all, and yes, their help is available for the asking. But we should not limit ourselves to simply asking for personal favors. We really should be asking these holy men and women to help us follow the wonderful example they left us.
LH: In reading the stories included in Shower of Heavenly Roses, I was deeply moved by the impact that St. Therese has had on so many lives. The stories come from such a broad cross section – old and young, lay and religious, male and female…how did you go about collecting the stories for the book?
EF: I used the Internet for my primary research. I discovered many organizations, publications and private web sites dedicated to St. Therese, in addition to lay and religious orders. I contacted organizers of the relics tour and was able to get a list of most of the churches and monasteries that hosted the relics. A few Catholic publications posted my call for stories, but for the most part, the word was spread electronically.
LH: Of the stories you share in Shower of Heavenly Roses, do you have a favorite?
EF: That’s a tough question. All of the stories have special meaning to me; that’s why I selected them for the book. I have developed friendships with the contributors — many of them have become like family. I had the great pleasure of meeting two of the contributors in person when I did a book signing at the National Shrine of St. Therese on October 1st. They were delightful — I wish I could meet each one. A few of the stories do have an extra special place in my heart. The very first story to come in, within 24 hours after I sent my call for stories, came from Brazil. It’s about a mother who locates her grown children halfway around the world after many years of separation, thanks to the intercession of St. Therese. This story set the tone of the book for me, and therefore I placed it as the first story that appears in the book. There are some “wow” stories, like St. Therese making her presence known in a wedding photo. A quieter story that touches me is called, “My Dad’s Devotion.” It is written by a grown daughter, recalling her father’s love/hate relationship with St. Therese. By “hate” I mean that when things weren’t working out as the father would have liked, his statue of St. Therese would be turned around with her nose against the wall. When things were okay, she was facing front again. I found this very open, honest and human relationship with the Saint very real and simple, like St. Therese herself.
LH: Elizabeth, St. Therese has long been one of my favorite spiritual friends and confidants so I am pleased with the influx of recent projects about her such as your book and the Therese movie. What message do you hope to share through Shower of Heavenly Roses?
EF: I hope the book will inspire people to learn more about St. Therese and her little way of great love, particularly through her autobiography, Story of a Soul. I also hope the book will lead people to discover other saints and the blessing they are to all of us. I think most importantly, I would like people to come away with the realization that God exists and loves us very much, and that His community of saints is just one more way He shows us that love in our daily lives. That’s why I’m personally sharing this book with people of other faiths and those with no faith at all.
LH: As a fan of your books for children, Child’s Guide to First Holy Communion and Child’s Guide to Reconciliation, and now this latest book, I’m curious to hear about your plans for upcoming projects. What are you working on next?
EF: I am currently writing another adult book that will have a similar format to Shower of Heavenly Roses. This book is going to be about Medjugorje. I attribute Medjugorje and its call for peace, prayer, fasting, conversion and the sacraments as having a significant influence on my own Catholicism today. Since my pilgrimage there in 1989, Medjugorje has really helped to make my faith come alive. Because there is much controversy about these apparitions, my intention is to release a book in 2006 (the 25th anniversary of the apparitions) that will bring healing and understanding to this controversy. Therefore, I am compiling stories of how individuals have been converted by their exposure to Medjugorje and its messages, and what is happening as a result of that conversion, 25 years later. For many people, it has spawned new ministries. The stories I have been receiving are wonderful testaments that these apparitions continue to bear good fruit in the world. I think the Church needs to hear these stories as it continues to observe the events happening in Medjugorje.
LH: Elizabeth Ficocelli, author of Shower of Heavenly Roses, thank you so much for your time and for this gift of this wonderful book. I know that it will touch many hearts and bring many into a closer prayer relationship with St. Therese of Lisieux. Are there any closing thoughts you’d like to share with our readers?
EF: I thank you for your web site that provides such helpful information for Catholic moms like me. I also appreciate this unique opportunity to talk about my own writing ministry. Readers are invited to visit my web site at www.elizabethficocelli.com for a complete list of books and magazine articles, or to submit a Medjugorje story. Books can be ordered through this web site or by contacting your local bookseller. Thank you, and God Bless!
For more information or to order Shower of Heavenly Roses: Stories of the intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux visit http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824522567/digitalcropper-20 or www.elizabethficocelli.com
Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerous web sites, including http://www.catholicmom.com and http://www.christincoloring.com, and an avid reader.
About the Author
Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerous web sites, including http://www.catholicmom.com and http://www.christincoloring.com, and an avid reader.
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Offshore Gaming Keeps Bettors Secure
Online sports wagering world wide web sites are nowadays regulated via 3 councils. These are termed OSGA (the Offshore Gaming Association), the IGC (Interactive Gaming Council) and finally the Fidelity Trust Gaming Association FTGA.
The Offshore Gaming Association are a nonpartisan body which presently oversees the offshore betting industry in an enterprise to also give the public the facility to easily track down good sites to play betting games on, without concern. It seeks to watch over the legal rights of betters, also they do not charge any society charges. The Offshore Gaming Association is a competent and unbiased third party agency who formulate equitable info, indicated by your feedback, objective examination, telephone chats, tips not to mention dispenses inside bulletins.
The Interactive Gaming Council are a non commercially driven council. The organisation was designed to allow a forum for involved parties to address concerns and also to boost common matters in the worldwide online betting industry, to ensure scrupulous and also amenable trade codes and forms which strive to raise consumer trust in interactive gaming merchandise and utilities, and also to aid as the gaming industry’s extensive procedure representative and in addition the Interactive Gaming Council functions as a data center.
The Interactive Gaming Council have established a reputation for upholding honor, good conduct also plausibility by virtue of the principles it displays, and its allure to credible business enterprises. The Interactive Gaming Council governs offshore gaming by employing an extraordinary 10-point set of precepts moreover charges sports gaming business enterprises a fee to feature their logo. Unhappy gaming afficionados can furthermore mention their challenges to the IGC.
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The Fidelity Trust Gaming Association was founded in a venture to produce a benchmark which will improve the transactions of networked sports gambling operations. The council understand that by partnering with credible websites, they are able to form a membership of the most fair and most professional offshore betting businesses internationally. There are agencies who observe the behavior exercised by online sports gambling and which should with luck work to relieve most of the fears held by bettors. Machine-accessible betting internet sites are at present altogether trustworthy, now that personal details should not be a requirement also the recompense not to mention the betting odds are equivalent to a regular Vegas-style stake. These sites eliminate travel costs, but nonetheless retain of a traditional casino, however nowadays you are in a position to bet at your own desk.
Listening Devices Aid Plumbers & Wild Life Lovers
There are all types of listening devices available on the market today. The can be as large as a twenty inch parabolic dish, as small as a wristwatch, or even as small as a matchstick lapel microphone.
Listening devices have many more uses than just surveillance work, too. Listening devices such as the Bionic Ear have been used for magnifying animal sounds for personal safety, recording bird calls for nature photography, and were even used during Desert Storm. You can even use listening devices with your recorder to make fantastic recordings as gifts.
Some listening devices can be added onto a camera or DVR system. Other devices can accurately pick up sound from as far as three hundred yards. Listening devices can increase sound up to thirty decibels and record with concert-hall quality sound. There are other listening devices called concrete microphones or electro-acoustic receivers that can pick up minute vibrations like those given off by a bomb, and professional plumbers can even use them to locate leaky pipes in the foundation of homes. Naturally, they can also be used to identify voice leakage and their sources in a room, as well. They can detect vibrations in virtually any solid surface whether it’s steel, glass, concrete or wood.
One of the best uses for listening devices is to amplify sound for the hearing impaired. These listening devices can pick up sound from as far away as one hundred yards, and they are small enough to fit into a woman’s purse or a man’s shirt pocket. One of the best features about these listening devices is that they minimize feedback and scratchiness and weigh as little as three ounces.
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Traffic Exchange Program and Free Traffic – Does It Work?
Many webmasters are interested in getting more traffic to their web site, especially the new web site. Without a doubt many of the new webmasters will have a try on the free traffic exchange program all over the internet. So the question is, does it work?
What’s good about Free traffic exchange?
First, You got traffic and a lot of traffic without paying a dime. Some of your traffic will actually click on your ad or buy products from your site. Most importantly, it is free! (the best weapon on internet marketing Ever)
What’s bad about so-called FREE traffic exchange?
They are not targeted traffic and you will have to either “work for credit” (e.g. watch their ads, click the banner) or “pay for credit” (usually more expensive than you actually buying the targeted traffic. Also, people are reading your site just to get “credits” and are not necessarily interested in your products.
Almost everybody who need to promote their website(s) have joined such services one time or the other. It’s the lure of fast traffic that drives webmasters into signing up such services. But unfortunately, the quality of traffic you get from these services is inferior because it’s just members who visit other’s web site to get credits.
If you have a web site to sell something, traffic exchange program may not be a good way to get targeted customers and boost your revenue.
However, if your product is targeting to a group of webmasters or people who sit in front of the computer all the days, traffic exchange program may be a good way for you to get targeted customers.
As I have mentioned before, you actually get “traffic” from those program and it is only a matter of fact on “HOW” you attract your customers to spend 1 minute to read your products or your web site. The beauty of traffic exchange program is that, over 90% of the people in this program are either webmasters or marketers. If you have products or service targeting this group of people, traffic exchange program will no doubt be your number 1 choice.
Good program such as instantbuzz, trafficswarm and trafficg is a good way to get started if you are new to this “free” traffic exchange stuff.
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Fear Before The March of Flames Interview
TheBeep’s own Mike Willaford had the chance to talk to Adam of Fear Before the March of Flames about what has been going on and what might be coming later on down the road. Mike hit up Adam on their way to the Portland, Oregon show and had a little chat.
Adam: “Hello?”
Mike: “Adam? Hey this is Mike from the Beep.Net calling for the interview. How are you doing?”
Adam: “Doing good just driving.”
Mike: “Oh, I didn’t mean to call you wile you were driving…”
Adam: “No I’m not driving, just sitting in the van.”
Mike: (awkward silence because Mike is nervous) “Oh, ok, well I guess let’s just kick this right off… I heard you guys are from Aurora , CO – what’s the scene like up there in Aurora?”
Adam: “Well, in Aurora there really is no scene, but as far as Denver goes it’s awesome! And it’s getting a lot better I think um, like, a lot more kids will come out to our shows and because of that kids who haven’t really heard of other bands in the scene are going to other shows. I think it’s actually getting better every day.”
Mike: “Awesome. Is the band name really in reference to a newspaper headline? Because in your last song it says ‘…waiting in line for hell with you…’ and a lot of references to ‘marching into the flames.’”
Adam: “No, it really is a newspaper headline.”
Mike: “How was playing with Norma Jean?”
Adam: “Awesome, those guys are a totally cool band. Just a blast. Some of the biggest shows we have ever played as a band, which is crazy. We just like to play with those guys and hanging out with those guys. They are just totally, totally amazing guys, so it was a really good time.”
Mike: I kinda have a different question. Where do you see yourselves in 10 years?”
(disconnected)
Adam: “Hey I think we got cut off…”
Mike: “Yea I think we did too, it’s ok though.”
Adam: “What was your last question? Where do we see ourselves…”
Mike: “In 10 years…”
Adam: “6 years?”
Mike: “10 years..”
Adam: “It would be great if we were still doing this band, but who knows, you know? It’s really hard to say professionally where we might be. Maybe still making music or playing guitar: I would like to buy a boat, and be a shark fisherman. I wouldn’t want to actually eat the sharks or kill them. I would just want to hangout with them for awhile.”
Mike: (laughs) “Awesome.”
Adam: “If I’m not making music or in this band I would like to fish for sharks, and hangout with sharks.”
Mike: “Where do you see the hardcore scene headed?”
Adam: “Well that’s hard to say, um, like it’s so different where ever you go. There’s hardcore now that is main-mainstram ****** pop-punk bands that scream and that don’t know much about hardcore, you know? There are bands that used to be hardcore, but are now mainstream hardcore. Then there’s bands that think they are hardcore bands, and bands that get called hardcore but don’t want to be called hardcore. And there’s bands that get called hardcore but aren’t hardcore at all. It’s really, really hard to say, I would like to say I know where it’s but I couldn’t really tell you.”
Mike: “Yea, I know what you mean. In track 3 you said…”
(disconnected)
Adam: “Hey man is that your phone or my phone?”
Mike: “I don’t know whos phone that is.. do you have a bad signal?”
Adam: “No man, I’m in service.”
Mike: “Ok, I’ll go outside and see if that helps (goes outside). Let’s see if this is better. In track 3 you say, “the birds think I’m one of their own, the birds thank God to be alive.” Is there any Christian or religious influences involved?
Adam: “It’s a song that Dave wrote, and it’s kinda like a conversation with the devil.” (silence)
Mike: “Hello, you still there?”
Adam: “Yea, it’s just a song about having a conversation with the devil. Don’t think we are a satanic band or anything…”
Mike: “No, no, no, not at all. There are rumors that you guys are a Christian band because you guys played at Cornerstone and did some touring with Dead Poetic and Norma Jean.”
Adam: “We never played Cornerstone.”
Mike: “Never played Cornerstone?.”
Adam: “No.”
Mike: “A few more questions here. What’s the bands favorite food on tour?”
Adam: “Favorite food? It kinda varies for each member but we are all fans Chilis. We just ate there an hour ago. They have black bean burger that I really enjoy. The waitress wasn’t so good today, she put bleu cheese all over my ****. It made me real mad. Sometimes we like to find a good Mediterranean place to eat. Have you ever been to Perkins?”
Mike: “Yea.. Perkins is really good”
Adam: “Yea.. They have a good selection there..”
Mike: “What’s the funniest thing that has happened so far on tour?”
Adam: ‘Funniest thing that has happened on tour” (thinking) Let me think, (talking to other people) – Lots of funny stuff happened, but uh… One time we were at a strip club, we don’t always go to strip clubs but it was kind of a crazy night, and Mike our bass man got called up on stage and he rode around stage by a stripper. That was pretty funny.
Mike: (laughing) “That’s hilarious. That’s all we have for you. Thanks for doing the interview. Be sure to check out TheBeep.Net”
Adam: “Definitely. Thank you.”
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