an i love music moment

I love music.  I love to listen and I love to participate.  At my previous church - before I moved full time behind the pulpit - my wife and I were song leaders in the praise and worship band.  Singing and leading worship is one of the greatest joys of my life and I miss doing it but, the Lord has me in a different chapter right now, a chapter which also brings me great joy.

I love music and on my twice weekly, 1 1/2 hour drives to OKC, I am currently enjoying listening to the latest releases by Christian artists Todd Agnew (who I love) and The David Crowder Band.  When I'm not listening to one of those albums I will be listening to classic rock on Bob FM.  I don't know that I have a favorite style of music (Rock!?) because I can listen to and enjoy many different genres.  It has always been like; this is my favorite music right now, but that could change tomorrow.  I don't buy much music these days, so my collection is dated, but it contains anything from Carol King to Quiet Riot; from Willie Nelson to Led Zeppliin; from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Christina Aguilera to Run DMC; from album to 8 track; from cassette to CD to ipod.

I love music and I love it when it's live.  Because of my musical tastes, the acts that I have seen live are as varied as the album collection.  They include: The Doobie Brothers (my first concert ever, I was 17), Luther Vandross, Ted Nugent, Ronnie Milsap, Van Halen, Mickey Gilley, 38 Special, contemporary Christian artist Aaron Shust w/American Idol finalist Chris Sligh(the last concert I went to about 3 weeks ago)...there's more, it's a crazy list.           

I love music and that brings me to the real reason that I am writing about it at this moment.  My daughter loves Elton John and I just purchased tickets for her and myself to see Elton and Billy Joel next week.  At this moment the greatest thing for me is seeing Meagan's excitement.  Her Facebook status said, "This is the greatest thing in the universe! I actually shed tears. I'm so excited!"  I think - for the moment anyway - that makes me the greatest dad in the universe!

I know these guys are old (a 14 year old in my youth group said, "Who's Billy Joel?" What!!!).  Billy Joel is now 60.  Elton is 62.  But they are both icons who are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I am just a little excited myself.  Elton John's first hit song was in 1970 and Billy Joel's first hit was in 1974.  There first hits happen to still be my personal favorites of all their hits.  If you choose to click the links, here they are performing those two songs together.  Elton John's Your Song.  Billy Joel's Piano Man.

I love music.