Two final Taylor videos for today. The first is the actual music video and the second is just the song – couldn’t find a video for it.
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Steve Taylor Week – Day 6
December 12, 2009
Since its not a real good recording, here are the lyrics:
Am I a pilgrim?
Or another souvener hound?
In the city of lights I set my sights
On a king’s domain.
It was a manhole
Dug over at the edge of town
And a spray can scrawl
on a cemetary wall
says “You’d better behave”
Or another souvener hound?
In the city of lights I set my sights
On a king’s domain.
It was a manhole
Dug over at the edge of town
And a spray can scrawl
on a cemetary wall
says “You’d better behave”
Jim Morrison’s Grave
It’s getting cold here
And there ain’t a lizard in sight
Did the end begin
When you shed your skin
In the home of the brave?
Somebody shake him
From the land of larger than life
Where the remnant warn
of a legend born
In a dead man’s cave.
Jim Morrison’s Grave
I stay driven ’cause there’s nowhere to park
I can’t shut my eyes, I’m a fraid of the Dark
I lie awake
That stone left me chilled to the bone
Sound the alarm before it’s done
Find Jim Morrision
Come away to Paris
Let him see another day
Let him fade out slowly
Only fools burn away
Let a true love show him what a heart can become
Somebody find Jim Morrison
Find Jim Morrison’s Grave
Ohhhh……
I get weary, Lord I don’t understand
How a seed get strangled in the heart of a man
While the music covers like an evening mist
Like a watch still ticking on a dead man’s wrist
Tick away
Steve Taylor Week – Day 3
December 9, 2009This song speaks for itself. I love how Steve said stuff and spoke Truth that really ticked Christians off.
Steve Taylor Week – Day 2
December 8, 2009This song by Steve Taylor, On the Fritz, was prophetic. A short time after this song came out in the late 80s several well known TV evangelists fell morally. Around the same time, so did my youth pastor. And it hasn’t slowed down since then. If only we all would take to heart the words of this song and kept close tabs on our integrity, especially those in any kind of leadership.
Steve Taylor Week Officially Begins Today!
December 7, 2009OK, so last night @ LIFT, one of the students makes an innocent comment that if I end up going to the doctor to have my knee checked out, I should go to a Christian doctor. I jokingly said, “Yeah, maybe.” Then I added, “I think I’ll only drink milk from a Christian cow from now on too.” A student across the rooms, says, “That’s a line in a Steve Taylor song!” I responded, “I know, how do you?” Apparently this student’s dad enjoys ST. Then another student asks if we can listen to the song. So, after our time in prayer, I break out the ‘ole CD and crank it up (which causes my son to climb out of bed, come half-way down the stairs to dance). I haven’t popped ST in for a while and got to thinking that it must be time for a Steve Taylor Week here on the blog. So…check back each day for a new ST video. Love this guy’s creative music (for the 80s, he was off-the-wall) and the biting satire in his music forcing Christians and the Church to really think about some stuff.
Day One – “I Want To Be A Clone”
Monday Musings
November 23, 2009Its been a few weeks since I’ve sat down to reflect on the previous week, so I’ve got a few weeks to think about right now. The past few weeks have been crazy.
Joel Ariza. The Friday of our October HS RIOT I learned of a former student in our HSM who had disappeared. Joel had been a part of our group for a number of years. We called him “Animal” for his insane abilities on a bike. Apparently Joel and a buddy went out on his new boat and the boat capsized. His buddy made it to shore but Joel never did. To my knowledge, his body still hasn’t been found. Tammy and I went to the memorial service for Joel and had a chance to talk with his dad a little and offer some words of encouragement and comfort, I hope.
Vacation. Our time up in the Poconos was incredible. While the nor’easter was crashing down on the coast and causing some cold and wet days here, we had perfect weather up there. Got some great reading in, a lot of rest, and some riding in. Tam and I went for a 20 mile ride on the mt. bikes down the Lehigh Gorge Trail. Much fun together.
Fifteen Years. The reception last Sunday was great! We are so blessed to be a part of AUC and to work with students like you guys. God has done and is doing some great things in the student ministry and it is just amazing to be a part of that and go along for the ride. I am so thankful for all of our leaders – past and present – who really are the reason why everything goes so well and why I’ve been able to make it for fifteen years. I am so blessed.
The Boy. Dean started playing basketball for the Aldan Boys Club. So far he’s loving it. Funny story about The Boy. Thursday I took him up to school and as we got to the blacktop where they line up, about 5-6 boys in his class start chanting Dean’s name. Then Friday as I brought him up, one kids saw him, yelled his name, and then got the attention of all the other guys who, in unison, yelled a loud “Deeaaannnnnn!” I’m nervous.
The Infamous Fork Story. Well, yesterday, Jack walks in with a woman next to him. After some curious thoughts run through my head (Is this one of his sisters? Does Jack have a girlfriend? he doesn’t have a computer so eHarmony is out…), I get introduced to Jack’s sister. I had to ask the question – Are you the sister that he stabbed with a fork? She smiled and said, “Yup!” I’ve been smiling and chuckling since. She has no idea just how famous she is around here.
Servant Hearts. I stand amazed and all of you guys. You MS students were incredible raking on Saturday. I am so proud of the way you all worked so tirelessly and so hard. You HS students – I stand amazed every month when our Servant Teams come together and I watch you all working and making meals, doing bulletin boards, filming video, practicing music, doing the grunt work of setting up and tearing down and operating sound systems. I am blown away! You all are amazing!!! This is what it is all about!
Date Night. Took Alyssa out on a date Friday night. We went to get dinner and then went to the movie theater to see the new Disney Christmas Carol in 3D because it is supposed to be so awesome. We buy our tickets and walk into the Granite Run AMC only to realize then that the 3D version is not being shown everywhere and is not being shown there. A great night with my daughter. A disappointing night not being about to see the movie in 3D.
Football. My Pittsburgh Steelers are killing me! The only solace from yesterday is that the Bengals also lost so we didn’t lose any ground in our division. Ugh!
Food For Thot
June 19, 2009Q: Doctor, should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
Q: Doctor, how about fried foods? Aren’t fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU’RE NOT LISTENING!!! ….. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they’re permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
