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Seriously. I can’t be the only one…

What else fits in this category?

See, back in April we started planning the Christmas production for Providence Baptist. You’ve probably read all about the record that Daniel, Patrick, James, and I recorded in June.  If not, you can purchase the album “On the Incarnation” on iTunes.  Here are a few pictures from lighting load in:

we started hanging fabric, hanging a 16:9 screen, and getting ladders to hang lights:

Then, we plugged in some lights, turned them on, and kept hanging other lights…notice my drum kit in the middle of the stage:

Lighting gels, colors, movers…

Programmed and ready to go:

Shows are DECEMBER 11-13th @ 7:00 pm, with an additional Sunday Matinee @ 2:30 pm.  Who needs tickets? Comment which days, and how many!

Thanks to everyone who entered their poetic masterpieces.  I have to say that eating a Thanksgiving meal with “Do You Hear What I Hear?” on in the background is a little weird.  So, anyone who mentioned that it’s weird to hear Christmas music in Thanksgiving already has 1 imaginary point.  The talent in this competition quickly identified themselves, and if we’re all honest (which we should be…tis the season, right?) we should know that the competition this time is really between Tom and Shelly.  Tom was a creative writing major at NC State (back up on the “pros can’t enter” complaint), and Shelly has zero LEFT brain ability (she admitted it).

Tom gets 18 points for going the extra stanza miles and writing something that actually makes sense when you read it out loud.  In fact, he makes you forget that you’re reading a Haiku and draws you in with his excellent use of blah…blah…

Shelly wins this time because of her reference to “On the Incarnation“, a CD that Daniel Renstrom just released (on which I recorded drums and guitars).  Shelly is the winner of her choice of any CD on iTunes.  Comment here with your choice and it will be gifted to you soon!

Thanks again to everyone who entered! Keep looking out for the next round of Haiku War…

Some of you may remember the good ol’ fashioned haiku wars that I hosted last year around this time.  Call this Haiku War 09. Or Haiku II. Actually, call it whatever you like, all I care is that you give a good effort.  Remember: the basic rules for a haiku (on this blog) are a 3 line poem, following the 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Ex. 1:

count your syllables

the first line had five of them

the next has seven

To get us all started, I propose the following Haiku topic: Christmas Music In November. To be considered, your Haiku must be posted in the comment section of mikepassaro.com, not Facebook!  Ready, Go!

just in case anyone is still confused:

Glad I could help…