Newsletter
- June/July
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Hey
Everybody,
Well,
as you can tell, I got caught in a whirlwind of work and let June
pass me by without writing to you guys. It was a great month with
a lot going on and that keeps life very interesting and, as you
might guess, sometimes exhausting. I have been working on about
3 different recording projects for other artists at the same time
and I was lucky to know my own name somedays. But the Lord kept
me sane or at least as sane as I ever am and I have gone from ridiculously
busy to normal busy again. God is good!
We
are definitely summer people at our house and we are enjoying this
summer in spite of the schedule. We had a lot of fun over the “4th
of July Weekend” starting on June 30th in Gallipolis, OH. The crowd
was really great at this community event and the people were incredible
to sing to. I debuted my new material from the “Tribute” project.
Check it out on the website. There are sound bytes to the songs
(I am getting so technical). Shirley and I finally got the internet
at home this week so that we can answer emails at home for the first
time. We’ve actually moved in to the 90’s so we must be catching
up with the rest of the world.
On
July 1st, I taught a song writing seminar at the Vern Riffe Center
on the campus at Shawnee State University. Michael went with me
and played assistant and sound man for the day. It was a great excuse
to get to have him with me. We had a really good time that day and
then I sung for the evening concert in conjunction with the 50 Miles
Of Heroes Celebration. There’s a picture on the site from the concert
compliments of the wonderful folks involved with the festivities.
I
finished up the “weekend” on Monday, July 3rd and sung with my choir
at an event called “DAWG DAZZLE” believe it or not. It was sponsored
by the areas largest country station, the DAWG and was a wonderful
night until the heavens opened and a monsoon struck. It passed fairly
quickly. We did a patriotic and gospel presentation to about 3000
people and the biggest fireworks display I have ever seen followed.
Anyway,
summer is a lot of fun and I am looking forward to singing out west
next month. Check out my itinerary page on the site and don’t forget
to tune in to the Daystar Television Network on Monday, August 14th.
I’ll be a musical guest on the Celebration program that day with
hosts Marcus and Joni Lamb.
I
was thinking the other day about how fortunate we are to be Americans.
I guess it was because of being involved with so many Patriotic
events over the weekend. God has blessed us to live in the richest
land in the world both in resources and the more important things
that aren’t visible to the natural eye. I find myself more thankful
for those things than any of my worldly goods, even though I’m very
thankful for them as well. Take a little time out of your busy summer
and spend some quality time with the Lord and your family. If you
do it in that order, I know it will up the value of all of your
time. We’ll talk again next month!
God’s
Blessings,
John
Darin
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