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For geeks like me, there are precious few events in the year cooler than getting to see what the fine folks at Adobe have up their sleeves.  I always come back inspired, educated, and frankly, a little jealous.  Can’t wait for this year.

Adobe MAX 2007

TiVo | TiVoToGo

• Version 2.5 Automatically transfer shows from your TiVo box Now Playing List to a Windows PC or laptop. (Not yet available for Series3™ or TiVo HD)

• Use Windows Media Player to automatically encode transferred shows for a Windows Mobile or Portable Media Center device.
• Browse and listen to your computer’s MP3 library from your TiVo box.
• Watch full-screen slide shows of your computer’s digital photo collection on your TV. Now with higher resolution for Series3™ HD.

TiVo has totally changed the way we watch TV.  I never watch anything when its on.  All of our viewing takes place after 10pm most nights.  It might well be the most important invention of my generation…..OK, behind the iPod.

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Yeah, I have been stung by the guitar bug again. I NEED (mind you that is all caps, bolded, NEED not just a mere want) a Duesenberg DMC TV Mike Campbell Signature. I am not a real big “sig” fan but…that guitar has Tom Pullen written all over it.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have just celebrated their Thirtieth Year together, and to commemorate the career of Mike Campbell, we have built a guitar that honors his career. Very few guitar players have created a following and the respect among their fans and peers as much as Mike Campbell. Mike’s incomparable style and songwriting over the years has left its mark in Rock & Roll History and Duesenberg has the privilege of being a part of it. The appearance of the Mike Campbell Signature TV Guitar says it all, with its vintage Hot Rod style, along with our traditional Duesenberg tone, this Doozy will be hard to beat… “Buckle Up”!

PICKUPS
Custom Duesenberg- DP90 and Grand Vintage Humbucker

CONTROLS
Master Volume, Master Tone, and 3-Way Pickup Selector

BODY
Arched Spruce Top and Maple Back, along with Formed Bowed Sides and Sustain Center Block

ENGINE
427 FE aluminum block with headers

Body Size: 46 x 34 x 7cm / 18.11” x 13.38’’ x 2.75”

Duesenberg Special Features and Specifications:

American Hardrock Maple Necks
Indian Rosewood Fingerboards
Scale: 64.7cm/ 25.5”
Jumbo Frets: 2,8mm x 1mm/ .110” x .039”
22 Frets / 21 Frets DVC Model
12” Fingerboard Radius
Dual Action Truss-Rods
Nut Width: 42mm/ 1.654”

The Duesenbergs are just killer tone machines anyway so…this is just icing.

I must be the kiss of death for TV shows.  I got into Love Monkey and WHAM, they killed it off.  Now, after just 8 episodes, Traveler is dropped by ABC.  This is a travesty.  Do me a favor and sign the petition to keep it on the air. 

petitiononline.com/willtrav/petition.html

and then drop them an email

http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html

BRING BACK TRAVELER!!!!

Can we strive for excellence in service without going too far?  How much is required of us as Worship Leaders?  Do we simply accept the group of volunteers we have been given and not try to improve our skills or do we challenge them to give all they have?

An article Tony Guerrero wrote on the subject (and then a subsequent book from him) really has kept me thinking for a couple years now.  I tend to look at spiritual gifts and the use of them in His service no different than financial gifts.  I am required to bring my first (or best) fruits forward.  It’s funny how an old song lyric will take on new meaning after you have been doing lots of reading.  In “Little Drummer Boy”, the lyric “I played my best for him” “and he smiled at me” really hit me.  It does not say I played THE best, only that I played MY best and that pleased the Lord.  It has challenged me to not compete against other players but to always be pushing the envelope of who I am as a player.  If I can always show up and bring my personal best…I will be satisfied.

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This month at Faith Fellowship, we are doing a message series based on “The Doors”.  Should be interesting.  The website quote is:

“Life is filled with many doors. Some are open, some are not. Some are locked and can’t be opened and some are merely shut. We spend a lot of time determining which doors we should unlock, and we are often frustrated by those that we cannot open. In this message series entitled “The Doors,” Dr. Daymond Talkington teaches us what God has to say about how to Break on Through…”

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