My Interesting Day!
By Jennifer Phillips
July 13, 2009

Now I just have to figure out where to begin LOL.

I overslept (ugh) so had to rush big time to give Bill a ride to the studio before I went to sing in Liberty. While singing, the Lord changed my program several times (usually He either leads me to set it up specifically for that visit OR will change maybe one song). One of the changes was the song the praise team did yesterday, that I hadn't previously known "Send the Light". Pretty cool song with a very fun bluegrass instrumental track. Another change was for me to do "Warriors". Now, for any who don't know that song...it's not what I normally do at nursing homes! Here's a link if you'd like to hear it: http://www.soundclick.com/jenniferphillips

Anyway, so I finished singing and this man wheeled over to me and asked if I had any CDs for sale. So, I sold a copy of "Lightning Strikes" to a nursing home resident because he liked "Warriors" and the great blues arrangement Bill did of "He Leadeth Me". Ok, that was pretty weird, but sure made me glad I listened when the Lord told me to do that song!

So from there I went to the studio to hear what Bill had been working on. This time it was kind of a (white) mellow jazz groove. In my head, I know there's a hymn that will work with that groove, but can't think of what it is. (Hate when that happens. Chris tells me I spend too much time with Alzheimer’s' patients LOL)

Here's where things start getting really weird.

So after we talk about our CD project for a bit, Bill tells me he has something else he wants me to hear. Next thing I know, I'm hearing the original 4 track recording of some of the tracks from The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album!!!! This is exactly what the band recorded, before any mixing or production stuff was done to it!!!!!! Kind of similar to "Let It Be (Naked)" if you've heard that, but this stuff has never been released that way! I have no clue where the studio got it or anything, so don't ask LOL. It was amazing to hear each individual part. Like the harmony part on "She's Leaving Home" that got removed in production. And on "A Day in the Life" to hear each individual chord the orchestra played, rather than the "muddy" thing on the album.

Then he played the original 16-track recording of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition". OMGOSH!!!! That man is the most amazing thing ever!!!! He played every instrument on that track. It was just Stevie!!! And hearing the way it was all recorded, one layer at a time was fantastic!!! I can't begin to imagine how he knew "if I do this here, it'll add to the song". My mind is just baffled by "real" musicians!!!

Bill also told me that the studio has a client they want Bill to help with their project (this is why they hired him, after all, to do for clients what he's doing for me LOL). So that's exciting too.

Then I came home and checked Twitter...it seems Collective Soul was involved in a bar fight last night, and they've subsequently been banned from the city of Myrtle Beach, SC for one YEAR. This is SOOOOOOO out of character for these guys! LOL I won't go into the details...feel free to read about it here:
http://buzzedition.net/2009/07/13/collective-soul-gavin-degraw-billy-norris--the-myrtle-beach-bar-fight.aspx

So then, I went back to twitter and scrolled a bit. That's when I saw that I won a prize in another contest! lol Now, this one wasn't cash, but it's a copy of the upcoming CD by Collective Soul and a t-shirt from the fan group Collective Souldiers. You can check it out too if you're interested:
http://www.collectivesouldiers.com/

Rather fascinating that God allows us to have days like today. He knows we need a little encouragement from time to time, but He doesn't over-do it, as that wouldn't be good for us either. But I sure thank Him for these unusual events!!

Ok, guess that's about it...time to check e-mail now LOL. Thanks for taking the time to read this!!

Have a great day and Be Blessed!

Jenn