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DeeAnnBailey -> RE: What Recent Concerts Have You Attended? (7/27/2008 9:56:37 PM)
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Ok, I just got home, we stayed for last night and the service this morning at Mark's home church! Man, if I lived within driving distance of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Anniston, I'd be there in a heart beat!!! They know how to have church. Donna's update was good but the real crying started as they hit the stage for me, I looked at Tracy, he looked at me and we both welled up. Actually it started when Matt and I hugged before the concert. Then Joe told me that the night before he had cried like crazy when Matt did the special. Matt is a very special young man and he will be greatly missed! I will love and support the Perrys always but a part of my heart left with Matt! And it did Libbi and Tracy's too. When he started the special and they did the picture tribute to Anthony at the same time, it brought to mind what I had told Matt before the concert - 'as illogical as it sounds, it's like losing Anthony all over again'. Joe, Nick, Libbi, Tracy, Matt, as well as MTT and family members and many friends and fans were in tears as Matt finished his solo. The song MTT did that brought the house down was 'Safe On The Glory Side', for those who have said their music is 'safe', ministry only, lacking 'punch', this song is just for you. Eric doing his own version of bluegrass joined by Dustin and Mark on harmony is a song that will ignite any concert! They had to do it twice on Saturday night and the pastor had them do it again for the morning service. It had everyone in the place clapping and on their feet! The new project has some of the best songwriters in the business contributing - Dianne Wilkerson, Kyla Rowland and Rodney Griffin each have multiple contributions. No matter what you taste, there will be something there for you. The second half Libbi had Matt do a second solo 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness'. I was careful not to look at Joe or Tracy during this song, I'd cried enough for one night. Oh, MTT did something that I thought was awesome!!!! They did a special tribute to Walter, their bus driver/product man. Walter is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet and it was a touching photo tribute backed by a song from their new project 'If Only for a Few'. One of the funniest things that happened last night was while MTT was singing 'Safe on the Glory Side' . Joe came running across the stage and messed up Mark's hair, later he got Eric and Dustin as well but Steve Hurst - man I didn't know he could move that fast- managed to evade Joe's hair tussling! I actually took notes of all the songs and the order but it's in the car and I'm too tired to go get it but MTT and the Perrys ended up with 'I Wish I Coulda Been There' together- it was a lot of fun and the perfect ending to a night of tears and laughter and blessings beyond compare! Oh, and it was great to see Donna and meet cinwood and the lurker to stopped to ask if I was DeeAnn but never told me her name! [:D]
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