Dear Jesus, Thank You For That Serving Of Crow. It Was Yummy.
I was on verse of You’re Name High on Sunday when I noticed a girl on the front row taking pictures.
“The atmosphere…is changin’, O can You hear, The people risin’ Up!”
Snap snap snap.
Maybe she is just taking a picture of the stage. I mean seriously. It looks ridiculous. Right before the bridge I moved to the edge of the stage for a fist pumping moment and I noticed that girl with camera followed with her lens.
If I were Fee, no big deal. Of course. I mean All Because of Jesus, We Shine, Glory to God. The hipsters love that guy.
But me? I’m just the guy who sings all of Fee’’s tunes the weeks he’s not there.
My songs haven’t even finished coming out of my head yet.
But man she was persistent.
Snap Snap Snap.
The longer the set went on the more I noticed a small army of girls that were with her. They were going for it.
There had to be like 12 of them or something.
Yes. Worship Leaders notice those kinds of things while leading worship.
God does not fill our eye sockets with fire during our sets.
We see when you are bored or not and even when you make out during a slow worship tune with your boo.
So the set ends and I think nothing of it.
I will admit, for a fleeting instant, I was like…
“Damn skippy. Who wouldn’t want to take my picture? I mean look at me? A little overweight, balding, but man does my guitar shine when that light hits it just right.”
It was a fleeting thought. But it was there.
After the service I walked back out on stage to grab my lyrics and the girl with the camera yells…
“Carlos! Can I take your picture?”
I was thinking…”Seriously? Don’t you have 20 on there already?”
I was also thinking…”Of course you can! I’m Carlos. A Panamanian worship leader worth taking a picture of.”
As I walk down, suddenly her friends all start crowding around me.
It’s a bit akward. I’ll admit it. I’m in my church. I can just see the SPD staff poking jokes at me from the FOH console.
But hey, I’m never one to turn down a photo op from the young lads who look up to me? I don’t want them going back telling their friends that their favorite worship leader in the world was a jerk!
Right?
Just before the bulbs start flashing I make sure to tell them I’d love a copy when they post these on their facebooks or whatever.
Just as the last picture is about to be snapped the girl mumbles…
“Mdeddeadsgunnaliiovths”
Huh? What did she say?
Louder this time, she said…
“I cantbelvethsmydedsgnnafrk”
Huh? What is my fan saying?
So I ask her.
“Hey. What do you keep mumbling under your breath?”
She responds in perfect English.
“My Dad Is NEVER Going To Believe This! He Loves You And Follows All Your Tweets or whatever that thing is. He’s a huge fan! I’m so glad I could do this for him!”
Me…
“Your, um, dad? For him? Oh. Yea. Cool. So. Um. Right on. I guess I’ll see you on twitter.”
She looked at me.
The look on her face told me 2 things.
1. She would not be caught dead on twitter.
2. This was definitely a gift for her OLD MAN.
Dear Jesus…
Thank you for that serving of crow.
It was yummy.
Los
RAIN IT DOWN
that you?
Everyone needs to eat crow sometime…it is good for our character!! Great story!
Man, I was rolling cuz i knew what was coming. U crack me UP!!!!
& i follow you on twitter:)
sunnieM
LOVE IT! It's a regular at my dinner table…
Oh brother, I guess I'm getting old
haaaaaaaahaha! Saw that coming. It's okay, Los. If I were at BC, I'd want to get a picture with you
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so how do you prefer your crow?i like mine bbqed lol… heavy on the bbq seasoning though kinda covers up the taste lol
LOL that was awesome!
That. Was. Awesome.
I wonder if "dad" reads your blog too? He should comment here and share the photos.
Didn't anyone tell you Twitter was for the elderly?
My (teenaged) worship band are reminding me about that all the time…but what would they know, they still think MySpace is where it's at……..
Crow – yummy…
awww….. can I get my picture taken with you? *G*
hey… I'm trying to help….
That made me laugh….and yes, I was careful to be laughing WITH you rather than AT you.
Ha! Great story! Made me laugh…hard! Thanks for sharing it!
HAHA! I guess we all need that every now and then… oldie!
That was hilarious! Great Story!
Ok, I follow you on Twitter and think you're the bomb, but I don't need a bunch of extra pictures of you. Sorry.
Hahaha. Welcome. Young co-worker to me: "You look really familiar. You look like one of my friends'….mom. Ugh. Old enough to be her mother. Yeah. I'm there.
But I still rock.
hahahahah!!!!! Happy Father's day!!
Interesting…I had a moment of stardom while introducing a new ministry to our church. It's amazing how fast it can go to your head.
But the other thing I find interesting is that when we assume the next generation will get hooked into what we are doing.
ok so up until reading your post. I thought I was cool & hip with having a myspace, facebook & twitter. *pushes you down the bench* ya got an extra fork?
great story. =]
Cool post … of course, I'm reading it with this hard, Keith-Green-Prophetic slant thinking "man, our superstar culture, this sucks, Los is gonna stop in the song and tell her to stop taking pictures and start worshiping GOD" …
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Seriously, that's a cool story. could this be inspiration for an article on how to deal with that kind of stuff as worship leaders on TheWorshipCommunity.Com? … hmmm … thinking … thinking …
That was laugh out loud funny! Your storytelling makes me want to be a better storyteller.
You are so great to be so transparent. And I apologize for being old and loving you!!
I thought maybe it was some kind of photo shoot you weren't aware of, but "my dad follows you on twitter"? Unlike a few others, I didn't see the "it's for my dad" thing coming! Maybe I am not awake enough yet! I think it's great that all us old people follow you on twitter (and on your blog). At least you weren't "behind the scenes". I mean, you know there is a fan base out here in cyberworld. Don't you? Apparently being brought back into reality is what you needed!
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Funny story. Thanks for sharing and the reminder that anyone of us who stands in front of any audience of any size can easily fall into this trap, ever so briefly, at anytime.
"Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time."
1 Peter 5:6
Hey next time your at @reacreates can you give me a shout so I can swing by and get a pic.
HYSTERICAL!!!!!!!!! You know, I have a teen and neither he nor any of his friends tweet–thank goodness!!!
Los – thanks for the post…and for bringing to the minds of most of us, similar moments! Although, mine aren't quite as colorful as yours, I have caught myself being aware of myself when people take pictures…taking my eyes off leading and worshiping. Of course, that is when I usually goof up! Ouch!
Your guitar was shiny sunday
Это просто отличная фраза
Вот и так тоже бывает:)
WOW! hilarious! was expecting something serious. you can’t say the D-word tho. no bueno
jk
ROFL!!!!
Haha Twitter is cool for all ages…
Hilarious!!!
kapow…
That would be my daughter at your church
oh by the way, I wrote a humorous post about Ed Young Jrs. "cussing Pastors" called "Slangin some new Christianese", if you want to check it out.
http://thewardrobeandthewhitetree.com
Ok, so I'm just now getting to catch up on your last few posts, but this made me laugh….at work…in front of several people. I honestly didn't see the dad comment coming. Great story!
Oh, and if it makes you feel any better, I'm only 20 and I follow your blog and your twitter and so does several of my family members. Granted, I'm not going to take pictures of you at Buckhead, but next time I'm there I might introduce myself to you and Heather