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Following some digging and confirming its authenticity, a note from Vicki Goodman:
After being sent this site information I felt it important that I let the public who loved my parents know, I am in no way involved in any […] production that is now being sent out. I am the only daughter of Howard […]

NQC is less than a month away (Chuck Peters has a handy NQC clock here), the Collingsworths have been added to the Gaither tour (hat tip, Daniel Mount), and Rick Goodman is STILL selling that limited supply of “Mom’s Special Handkerchiefs.” Chalk up another contender for the chutzpah award. What’s on your mind?

It quietly came and went a few weeks ago. I note it only fwiw, which varies wildly depending on whom you ask, of course. The usual stuff applies about what a great bunch of readers I have on the whole. A friend of mine emailed the other day to remark that the average intelligence of […]

Kyle Boreing has an interesting post up about the rise of vocal stacks and the Gaither Vocal Band. It’s worth clicking over to just to hear the 1993 clip of Mark Lowry, Terry Franklin, and Michael English singing “Home.” The song barely rises above a whisper and still manages to be thoroughly electrifying even after […]

A reader demurs:
I recently stumbled across your web site and as I staggered out, I was amazed! I haven’t heard such a truck load of mealy mouthed, mean spirited, back-biting, rumor laden, gossip mongering, horse pucks in all my days! Haven’t any of you guys ever heard “if you don’t have something nice to say, […]

As per David Bruce Murray’s suggestion, a contest.
You should run a contest for the “best” song lyric containing the lines “Jesus Got ‘Er Done” and “Osama Bin Laden.”
Well then, ok. Consider the contest on. Give me your best worst shot at lyrics using “Jesus Got R Dun” or “Osama Bin Laden.” Special consideration for both […]

Or maybe there won’t even be a table. I’m not sure, really. It’s all very hush-hush you know. But a bunch of bloggers and other assorted writerly types who post stuff about music that may or may not be related mostly to southern gospel are getting together at NQC to talk about some things. Chuck […]

Comment No. 1: About a year ago, I moved what sometimes feels like half a world away from home (where I didn’t have access to any terrestrial sg radio) to a place that … you guessed it … also doesn’t have terrestrial sg radio. So I still get/have to listen to it only when I […]

In the internet age, I guess this is what you release when you aren’t releasing new music. Oh by the way: Janet Paschal has a new website too, I see. Not a moment too soon, though I hope the online store gets an upgrade as well. And certainly it wouldn’t hurt Greater Vision and Legacy […]

David Bruce Murray notices the tippee-toe routine going on in the press release announcing the “reunion” of famous former Gold City members NOT named Riley.

How many ways can you avoid using the words “Gold City” while simultaneously milking the reputation of the organization for every ounce of publicity it’s worth?

[snip]

I fully understand […]

I’m afraid I can’t get too excited about all the contretemps surrounding the Diamond Awards – where’s the venue for the awards show gonna be? Will they find one in time? Who’s the artist Randall Wilds has a beef with? Who cares?

Mostly, I just don’t get the Diamond Awards. The associated publication – […]

The cover for the forthcoming history of the SN has been revealed … but you would be forgiven for not noticing since you might have been distracted by Daniel Mount’s recent announcement of his SECOND favorite Cathedral’s lineup.

1. Alas, dear readers, “Songs from My Butt” has been lost to the ages.

2. Everyone once in a while, famous people post comments here. And then sometimes their children do too. Thus Madison Easter, eldest child of Jeff and Sheri, in a recent comment, quoting another commenter’s remark:

“…but I want her […]