vaguely familiar

This is me some time in the late seventies. I don't know where this picture came from - I think it was taken in the basement of Central United Methodist Church. I cropped the Bose speakers out of the picture. I don't know - I've been in many a church basement in my youth.

I am wondering if this is the night that we (Don & Jennie Rakestraw, Brook Finlayson, Bill Scroggins, David Asbury,and David Creel) did that spoof of a George Creel service, Christmas Carol rolled into one. We also tossed in some Monty Python-ish & SNL-ish bits in the mix. It was a hilarious event and we were asked to repeat the show the following weekend.

If the picture didn't come from that night, then it might have come from one of the many events I tagged along with Brooky or with Jennie & Don to sing some where. I was just learning guitar back then. I'd roadie for anyone that was going any where to sing. It was a good time. It seemed that every one I knew was writting and singing Jesus Music. It's how I met Dan Noojin. Dan at the time was playing with Chip Lasseter (Dan Maddox later joined them), and they sounded so good. I remember the first time I met David Asbury, it was in Rome, GA. David had his van loaded down with a sound system and was playing various places. The gang at F.R.E.E. House (soon to become Christian Brothers Association) hooked up with Psalm. Psalm was a band from Centre, Alabama that were nothing short of incredible. The band consisted of Barry Goss, Arnie Sanford, Larry Sanford, and Skip Seagraves. Barry and Arnie wrote incredible songs and they had a great sound together. There was so much music in those days. I looked forward to weekends through out the seventies.

I look at the photo above and I don't really remember that guy. He's young, he's lean, and he's got a head full of hair (ah-hair). I ran across this picture and was wondering where it was taken and what I was doing at that moment. I just can't remember - I can only guess. It only made me think of the time and the people that surrounded me - my Christian brothers (and sisters). I don't remember me, I remember them. I remember the passion for Jesus, all the music, the close fellowship with a common cause. I don't remember me - I remember you.