The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132857   Message #3011045
Posted By: GUEST,999
19-Oct-10 - 06:34 PM
Thread Name: performing in churches ?
Subject: RE: performing in churches ?
I went to a Bill Staines concert (about three months back) which took place in a church (United) because the day before the concert the hall he was scheduled for became unavailable. Hadn't seen Bill in over 35 years, so I walked over and said, "Hi, Father Staines." He laughed and a few minutes later he began to sing. The acoustics were great--as was Bill. I liked the church setting because the sound was darned good. Sitting in a church doesn't make ya religious any more than standing in a garage makes ya a mechanic, fwiw. Bill wasn't pushing any agendas, and many folks who went were from other churches or atheists. We weren't there for Jesus--just so see and hear Mr Staines. A building is a building. Again, fwiw.