Thanks, Ebbie: It's always nice to see you in here.

You know Ron, we may be making a breakthrough with the Messengers. We're the first Danish/Italian/African-American, half white black gospel quartet.

A few years ago, when we were just starting out and I was very self-conscious about being a white guy leading an otherwise black gospel quartet, we sang at a United Nations Day celebration. When I got up to introduce us, I said that it might seem odd for me to be leading the group, but if you trace our family tree back far enough, we all go back to Africa. I said that my ancestors were African, but it was too hot there, and they couldn't deal with the Lions, so they moved to Denmark. When I told the Italian contingent that they were really Italian/African Americans I got a very icy stare in response.
I thought it was kind of humorous.

Nobody else did...

Jerry