Jesus is My Friend

My brother has been sending me links to some seriously cheesy Christian music. I don't know if you'll be inspired, but you'll certainly be entertained:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iUU6jTqB6k

New Tunes

I’m digging a new CD that I picked up last week. It’s the first album released by a fellow Buckeye named Joshua Radin. If you’re into mellow/acoustic/modern-folk music, you may want to check it out. You can listen to four of his songs on his myspace page here.

My favorite song so far is “Winter” which begins with the words:
“I should know who I am by now; I walk the record stands somehow thinking of winter. Your name is the splinter inside me while I wait.”
Anyway, the song has a sentimental quality that fits my general mood of late.

Spirit Filled Bob

I finally finished watching No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese’s Documentary on Bob Dylan. I had seen the first half of it on PBS last year in MN but didn’t see the second part until I borrowed it from my brother. I thought it was pretty good. I think it gave Jill a new appreciation for Dylan.

My favorite quote from the documentary came from some crazy looking hippie who worked with Dylan on one of his albums. When speaking of Dylan’s success, he said, “I believe giving credit where credit is due. I don’t think Dylan had a lot to do with it. I think God, instead of touching him on the shoulder; He kicked him in the (butt). Really, and that’s where all that came from. He can’t help what he’s doing. I mean, he’s got the Holy Spirit about him. You can look at him and tell that.”