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From: dawn Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 23:42:57 Subject: Baltimore review Hey Danl - I think this concert took everything out of them...literally...and you'll see why in a minute. Mitch and the "Kid Siblings" (to be politically correctR) opened with "Love is Right Here" then "One of These Days". I, too, am guessing the next one was "Guess That's Why He's Called Immanuel", then "New Mexico". He talked a little about the Canticle of the Plains - explaining the basic story and went into "Heaven is Waiting". Shelly Yoder and Eric sang "Fairest Lord Jesus" which led right into "There You Are" which led right back into "Fairest Lord Jesus". It was a beautiful arrangement. They ended the Canticle part with Shelly singing "In Your Hands". Mitch sang another new song, "Where Did it Go/Faith, Hop and Love Remain" (Your guess as to the actual title on these has got to be better than mine!) They ended the set with "Hope to Hang My Hat On" and "Only Love Will". The second half started with "Gospel Rain" and "Freedom". Now Mitch said that he wrote this song, but I know it's on one of Rich's very first albums and it's called, "When You Love" - it had to be because I knew most of the words. I really liked the next song, "I Wanna be Ready to Wear My Long White Robe" - excellent! Then they did the instrumental of "It Is Well" (one of my very favorite hymns and special because every time I have seen Rich, he always ended with hymns and this was the first one.) BUT then they did "My Deliverer" and WOW! Take away all those bells and whistles the Ragamuffins use and it is pure, raw worship! I was just amazed. Then he did "Take Hold of Me" and ended with "The Lemonade Song". They left...and people clapped and whistled and hollered for them to come back and when they finally did Mitch said, "I don't know what to do - we've done everything we know!" He literally fumbled around for several minutes and played with a little ditty "Dead Space at a Concert". Hence the comment about taking everything out of them. But finally started into "I Love You, Lord" and then "Lord I Lift Your Name on High". Someone shouted out "Calling Out Your Name" and they all gathered and did it! It was terrific. And to think I almost didn't go. He talked about a lot of things, personal and spiritual. He emphasized how the cross was this knicked, knotty, marred, stained thing, yet Christ carried it and it is a symbol of beauty to those who are saved. And paralleled it to the church - how people think the church should be this beautiful, spotless bunch of people, but we are very much knicked and marred and stained. It is Christ that makes His church beautiful. He carries it and loves it. Don't miss this concert. Despite Mitch's obvious struggle with his voice, he manages to work around what he doesn't have. He said he's learning to accept his new voice and not be so impatient to get his old one back. I'm sure it must be frustrating at times, but he seems to be taking it in stride. What a testimony of God's power and provision. In Him, dawn I Cor. 1:24-31
Danl,
Hi!
And greetings from Washington DC! I was able to go to Mitch
and
the Kid
Bros concert in Baltimore on Jan 16. The concert was at the
Baltimore
Lutheran School in the gym. Mitch, Eric, Michael and now a
Kid Sis,
Shelly Yoder (Mitch's girlfriend), stood in a pool of light
surrounded
by instruments, speakers, and light stands. It was
awesome.
They get better each time I see them!
They opened
with "Here & Now" and "One of these Days". Then a new
song, not
yet recorded (but it should be!), don't know the name but
one of
the lines is "Guess that's why he's called Emmanuel". Then
they did
"a 1990, funky" version of "New Mexico". Mitch spent some
time explaining
the story behind "Canticle of the Plains" and who the
people
were on the recording. Mitch sang "Heaven is Waiting". Shelly
sang a
verse of "Fairest Lord Jesus", with Eric singing backup, which
lead right
into Mitch singing "There You Are", then right back into
Shelly
and Eric on "Fairest Lord Jesus". Perfect! Mitch said
he was
really
glad Shelly was along because he wouldn't "have to sing really
high and
girlie like" on the next song. Shelly sang "In Your Hands".
Beautiful!
Mitch called her Brother Shelly. They did another new
song, this
one written by Mitch and Michael, again, don't know the
title,
a line in the chorus went something like, "where did it
go? Faith,
Hope and Love remain." Mitch compared the church to the
cross Christ
carried on his back. Even though it was knicked,
cracked,
marred, and dirty, Christ was committed to carrying it,
committed
to completing the task. The church is knicked, cracked,
marred,
and dirty but still Christ is devoted carry us as the church.
Then he
sang "Hope". Mitch talked about Compassion for a few
minutes,
and then he said, "what ever I say about Compassion won't
make you
become part of Compassion, so don't listen to me, listen to
God."
Intermission
They opened
the second half with Gospel Rain (by the way, Michael and
Eric switched
place and instruments on this song, Michael on bass and
Eric on
accordion (I think) pretty impressive!) Mitch sang
'Freedom"
which he said was based on an Emily Dickinson poem, of which
he could
only remember the last two lines. Next was another new song,
"When You
Love". Mitch talked a little about feminists and how the
word has
gotten a bad rap from the "men hater" part of the group.
(Mitch
said that topic had nothing to do with the next song.) Then he
said that
Eric was the most feminine woman he knows. He'd also picked
on Eric
because of his long goatee. This started the quips flying for
the rest
of the night, much to the delight of the audience! These
guys (and
gal) are hilarious! Next came the Gorilla joke, which I
won't go
into. You haven't heard "It is Well" until you hear it
played
by these guys. Incredibly beautiful! They did an instrumental
version
that gave me goose bumps! Mitch talked a little about the
accident.
And how he is ready to be completely healed but willing to
wait.
Next came "My Deliver". Shelly sang the kid's part of the song
as it was
recorded on the Jesus Record. Haunting. Mitch talked a
little
about the first thing he wrote after the accident, Shelly said,
"You never
tell them the second thing you wrote!" Mitch said he
couldn't
remember. Shelly reminded him "You wrote, "Can Shelly come
PLEEEEESSSSSEEEE!"
They finished the set with "Take Hold of Me" and
the "Lemonade
Song". Then they stepped out of the pool of light, the
crowd went
wild, and finally after a couple minutes Mitch came back
and picked
up his guitar. He said that they weren't very good at
encores
because they had already done all the songs they knew. Mitch
mentioned
earlier that a friend from Friends was in the audience (now
attending
Princeton "Cemetery" ha ha ha). I'm assuming that it was
this "friend"
that hollered out "THE DEAD AIR SONG". Mitch grinned,
and said
he hadn't thought about that song for a long time but he
proceeded
to do it. Goofy! The he lead the audience in "I Love You
Lord" and
"Lord I Lift Your Name on High". I was trying to think of a
song they
could sing, then it came to me, so I shouted "Calling Out
Your Name",
Mitch said, "We can do that!" And they did! With a lot
of help
from the audience I might add.
I would
recommend seeing these guys in concert at any opportunity.
I've seen
them in a small coffeehouse setting and a big theater
setting.
Go for the small setting. You will have more fun and so
will they!
But where ever, don't miss 'em!
Maybe I'll see you there! Ultimately, I will see you THERE!
Love ya,
Suzy
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