Ken

It's true ... we have finally secured a place to gather! The physical address is 4698 Alvarado Canyon, Suite A, San Diego. For those of you familiar with Mission Valley, it's on the eastern edge of the valley near Mission Gorge Road and I-8. For those of you even more familiar with the area, it's behind the Adventure 16 and FujiColor buildings. For everyone else, there's always a Google map.Indulge me as I describe it to you. It has high ceilings with exposed pipe and a roll-up door. It's already staged with a complete sound system and projection system. The sound system features a mixer with digital faders. There is a pool table and couch lounge. And, lest we forget the essentials, a coffee bar with stools. Since the seating capacity is 150 people, we will be launching with two services -- 9:00 and 10:45.Look for pictures to be posted…

As many of you may know, there was a plane crash in Toronto early this afternoon (PST). The cable news guys were all over it, as would be expected. And, unfortunately, they covered it in much the way you would expect them to. I generally like Fox -- and Neil Cavuto -- but he began discussing the financial impact before talking about the potential loss of human life. Is that what we've become -- market-driven?

The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach is a legend in San Diego for booking really good musicians. Yet in all the years we've lived here, I've never ventured inside. In fact, I don't recall ever going to anything in Solana Beach. Last night, my buddy -- Michael Tiernan -- was the opening act for Crash Carter. So ... with the girls in Georgia, I ventured out and it was a blast. The Belly Up is nicely laid out and staged. It's easily accessible from I-5. In fact, it would make a great spot for a church plant!

So I have this nice bundle package with Cox Communications. They provide my high speed internet, digital cable, and digital phones. Which is really great ... until the system goes down and they all go down together. Like they did this morning. Alas, I still have the free WiFi at Twiggs -- which uses SBC dsl instead of Cox.

One of the things I've been impressed with as I scout local coffee shops for musicians is the level of talent that exists in San Diego. Incredible talent, much of it you can listen to for free! (Good for us, not so good for them).A few examples should suffice ...Michael TiernanJason TurtleWill EdwardsAnnie BethancourtSam BybeeTim Mudd (does an awesome live version of "Watchtower")Some cool places to listen ...Cosmos on La Mesa BlvdTwiggs on Park BlvdLestats on Adams AveClaire de Lune on University