Great Music
Because the Presbyterian Record wisely determined that my original entry about pin-up models selling caskets would lead people to actually look up racy pictures of scantily clad (or unclad) ladies selling caskets, and because the links to that particular piece were “NSFW” and not “family-friendly,” I’ve decided to write about a little-known band instead.
Straight out of the mean/hard streets of small town Idaho come three brothers and a childhood friend calling themselves The Ongoing Concept. Together they have put out four albums in just five years. And I can’t wait to see what they’ve got for us next because … well … the youngest one just graduated high school. So let the touring begin! Unfortunately they don’t have any plans to visit my part of the world any time soon but rest assured I’d go if they came even remotely close. I think it’s fair to call them Christian-Punk-Metal; though there are even some 1910s Fats Waller-like rhythms in there. You sort of have to hear it, I guess. Check out the song, “Unwanted” to get a good taste.
More Music
Jordan Feliz was previously with a band for about 10 years but with little success. Recently Jordan struck out on his own. His solo album Beloved was released in October 2015. And it’s great. The music is what I guess you might call folk-pop or some other similar hybrid but it’s nothing short of genius. In particular the song “The River” is well worth a listen. Give this California Christian hipster a chance. You won’t regret it.
God Stuff
Many years ago when I first began watching The Daily Show (then with Craig Kilborn) there used to be a segment called “The Best of God Stuff.” The bit was done by writer and comedian John Bloom who had developed a program for the Wittenburg Door. As his alter ego Joe Bob Briggs, Bloom would scour Christian television looking for moments of pure insanity to show the world. Well as luck would have it, now all nine full-length episodes of “GodStuff” are available on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Watch televangelists explain how Jesus was really rich or how sin causes acne. See Benny Hinn put curses on people or Robert Tilton heal someone with diarrhea!
Memes
Presbyterian memes! What could be better? You know memes. They’re those images paired with witty, humorous or inspiring words that have become so popular on social media. The good folks over at Presbyterian Memes have all the best ones. Describing them here won’t do them justice so you will have to check them out yourself. Hey, spice up your Facebook page with a few gems. The more people letting the world know that Presbyterians don’t have steel in their veins, the better.
Find it @ presbyterianmemes.com.
