CAMP - DAY 1

Left the house about 1:20. Stopped for a little petrol and fired up the iPod for some uninterrupted-listening-as-I-drove-alone time. It was awesome. Got through almost all of Ross' new record - really good stuff. Made the mistake of meeting Jinkins in Rusk instead of taking the turn in Alto. Jinkins wasn't even at his house when I arrived. I hate that man.

We loaded Jinkins (and all his shirts) and then I spent the next forty minutes driving like a stinkin' NASCAR competitor just to keep up with him. We got to the camp around 3:30 and started setting up. There was a lot of sound gear there - nothing major we could use, but lots of extra extension chords and speaker cables which gave us some flexibility. Romack had all sorts of setup problems - stage was poorly lit. We got out of the way for a 5:00pm counselor meeting then practiced at 6 instead of eating.

The set went great. Lots of whooping, wooping, shooby-doo-wopping and clapping of hands. Here's how it went down:

UNCHANGING (G)
NO ONE LIKE YOU (G)
SING LIKE THE SAVED (F)
LORD OF LIFE (F)
YOUR LOVE OH LORD (F)

Finished up the set. The band did great. The in-ear mix wasn't great, but they soldiered on. Listened to the sermon. Played them out and then headed for our rooms, which are very nice - very hotel-like. Showered and then headed to Palestine to eat with the gang.