Friday, July 25, 2008

The Trade / Leeland


We had a blast tonight in Riverside! We had dinner at Islands - great burgers! Then we went to the Grove Community Church for a concert by Leeland. A local Christian band The Trade opened up, and they were excellent as well - a nice surprise and a definite band to check out and keep up with. Leeland were amazing - it felt more like a worship service / sermon than a concert. We also were able to meet the band after the show and they were genuinely nice and thankful to be there.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

EXIT...Somebody Loves You L. A.




Last Saturday evening we went to the annual Somebody Loves You L.A. crusade at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Saturday night is directed towards teens and young adults and we went for the full experience. We arrived early to check out the booths and exhibits in the convention center lobby. We few professional skaters, including Lance Mountain and Steve Caballeros) were doing a live painting (you can check it out above). The event itself was awesome with attendance in the thousands. The musical concert was first and featured Phil Wickham, Rebirth (featuring Annointed S, a seriously insane beat-boxer), and P.O.D. P.O.D. pretty much tore the roof off of the place. After the music, pastor Raul Ries gave a gospel message encouraging young people to give their lives to Christ, or to continue living their lives for Christ. It was a great evening and we'll have to look ahead to next year. You can get more information at: http://www.somebodylovesyoula.com/