Many Happy New Years to you too!!!

Ole Harry Peters said to tell y’all high… he has a NEW CHURCH where he is the Music Minister. So he has been terribly busy between that, his wine tasting and fonda women chasing, plus ehssq worshipping and looks forward to seeing some of y’all at the choral conference in atlanta next week.

I was there the night IrishLad and C 1 talked about the way they (CRABBS) left the stage…. what happened was this…they could sing RIGHT up ’til their time was up and if they went into prayerful chillin’ to get the crowd back down for the next group, it does not count against your time. lol

If they had tried to get off the regular way they would have been delayed past their time and would have been fined.

I always wondered why they did not fine some of the acts cause they are just bad. But it has been a tough year for inspos, mck’s & those trumpet - sax playing and soprano singer singing out of her range group!! They might not be able to pay the fine.

Happy New Year my friends. Would that we were at the pub downing a few…enjoy.

Yeah, I love the folks who say that this will be their last post. SURE it will. And they are never reading this blog again!…until they do, and post again after reading someone’s response.

Good nite Jason
Good nite Adam
Good nite Aaron
Good nite Terah
Good nite Gerald
Good nite Debi
Good nite Kelly & Mike
See you all soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will have to post that on my blog…

But I was going through the archives recently, like you mentioned and you been saying for over a year you were out of here!!!

That is the most obvious proof you are a hypocrite!!!

Admit it you love it don’t ya??? You can’t stay away!!! We will always know you are there!!! lollol

So will all the other ppl… LeeBoB checks in at least once a day!!!

Hi LeeBoB!!! LoL;-)))

Happy New Years to EVERYBODY!!! Even you dr. joe… No matter what ya say about me… I STILL LOVE YOU BROTHER!!! For REAL!!!

Still come back and write too… your perspective is fun no matter how screwed up it is… think you been exposed for what ya are!!

See and Dr. DH even posted it for us all to read. I am the only one that gets [Edit]ed… and I am not complaining about it.

All other folks that agree with dr. joe write away…please do!!

LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD!!!

You have nailed it about this site. I will be amazed if this post is posted…but this blog has degenerated steadily over the past few years.

Not only has it become the single most negative board out there, with the criticism of SGM personalities, groups, singers and songs, there is almost never heard an encouraging word.

I smiled as I saw you list a number of Scripture passages. They are not welcomed here. The Bible is a non-issue on this site. Folks like you and me who cite relevant Bible passages, are labeled “thread-stoppers”, “sanctimonious”, “holier-than-thou”, “judgmental”, and “hypocritical”. Applicable Biblical points, passages, and principles, are not applicable here.

However, spiritual pygmies like Harry Peters, Wade and Irishlad, some of whom deny the absolute relevance of Scripture, are given almost free reign to say whatever they wish, and chastise ANY who are trying to live godly lives.

This is why sincere Bible-believing and fundamental conservative Christians such as Alan, Buick, Ben Harris, LeeBob, and many others, will never be back here.

This site has become pro-homosexual, pro-liberal thinker, and anti-fundamental Christianity. One of the most prolific posters here, Wade, has a MySpace page that glorifies his disgusting lifestyle- among other things, public drinking of vodka while doing his comedy routines, idolizing ungodly and foul-mouthed comedians and making no bones about it, and longing for “girly-girls” with whom he can get naked.

Yet if you were to disagree with him here, and (perish the thought!) use Scripture to do so, you would immediately be labeled a sanctimonious hypocrite, a Bible-thumping cultist, or worse. I know. Just scroll through the archives, and look for the exchanges he and I have had on these boards.

Best advice for you, my friend? Stay away. Not only will this site do you no good, it will drag you steadily down.

2 Timothy 2:19 bluntly states “let everyone who names the Name of Christ depart from iniquity”. Some of us actually take that seriously.

But many on here thumb their noses at that very thought, much less ignore it as a command from the God they profess to know. And that is why you will never get positively ahead here.

There’s more iniquity here than meets the eye. That is why departing is not such a bad idea.

Tom (#21) calls these many here “professed christians”. He is spot on. That is all some are. Many here will say that we are never to judge one another- however, the Bible never says that. We ARE commanded to be fruit-inspectors. And there is a huge amount of rotten fruit at this produce-stand.

Listen, my parents divorced a couple of years ago. I actually encouraged my mother to leave my father, because I was tired of watching him abuse her (and us!) for over twenty-five years. Sometimes the only thing to do is divorce; would you rather someone stay battered forever? I personally do not believe that God wishes that on anyone. So I am certainly not “blaming” the Crabb kids for the parents’ divorce.

However, when someone is in public ministry, preaching to/at other Christians, I DO expect them to live what they preach. Those in leadership positions are held to a higher standard and will be held accountable for leading others astray. Please note, Gerald is STILL trying to have a “ministry”. So…as far as I am concerned, he can start preaching to the man in his mirror. I do not need or want him telling me how to live a holy life. Do you?

CVH, that response made for very funny reading!

And btw, Rita, to put it so that you will understand…GERALD IS CHOOSING TO BE IN THE PUBLIC EYE, SO THAT CHOICE MEANS OTHERS ARE WATCHING WHAT HE DOES!!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WANTS OTHERS TO GIVE HIM MONEY FOR HIS MINISTRY!!!! GET IT???????

Enough said, I suppose.

You’re incredibly naive. While a newcomer to southern gospel music may initially question the site’s content (especially since most people Google for information on specific songs or artists), the discerning ones will quickly understand its purpose in the greater context of southern gospel music. There are plenty of fluff websites filled with regurgitated press releases, self-congratulatory articles and predictable album reviews that cater to the type of person you seem to represent.

Your generalizations and accusations are tiresome. Even given the small percentage of misinformation or gossip that may make its way onto a thread, readers will be more informed about the totality of what comprises southern gospel music and its related culture by this site than they ever will sifting through others. To his credit (and unlike other websites) our esteemed host does not act as the ‘thought police’. Are the comments critical? Occasionally, yes. We’re not sitting in Aunt Blabby’s Sunday School class talking about Adam and Eve’s naughty bits. Southern gospel is a business like any other and this is real, unvarnished dialogue. The people who understand that get this site. Those who don’t…well. Just add it to your browser’s blocked sites list along with hemphillheresies.com and southerngospelhotties.com.

Yeah, I heard the same thing about L[edit] and C[edit]. Then there’s S[edit] who I didn’t believe when I first heard it but, you never know. Just like J[edit]. Well, can’t say any more, you know those pesky libel lawsuits.

Since I am here, whether this is where I wanted to be or not, I guess I have a right to also give my opinion. I played the video of Jason Crabb singing “Strange Way to Save the World,” to see just what you had critiqued as problems with his presentation. However, what I found was a very spiritual arrangement by someone who obviously knows how to help his listeners understand the meaning the writer was portraying in the song. He also knows how to present that in a touching way, with feeling, from his heart. It showed me that Jason Crabb knows what he is singing about. I did not find anything to criticize, only praise. And before anyone wonders…no, I am not related to the Crabb Family, nor do I work for them.

As I read more, I saw how everyone condemned the Crabb Family for their parents’ divorce. Have any of you come from a broken home due to your parents’ decisions, which were beyond your control? Were their choices your fault? How can you blame them for decisions their parents made, which not only hurt them personally, but rocked their ministry as well, at the peak of their career? How can you criticize them, especially when they separated themselves from the mess, and went on to hold their heads up high, and to pursue their individual ministries with grace and dignity.

Lastly, there is misinformation here about how dates are put together, i.e. Crabb Family reunions. Is anyone familiar with the process? It does not sound like it at all, when you make statements about the Crabbs putting these reunions together. Artists do not usually book themselves when they are signed with a booking agency. The bookings happen between the promoters and the agency. The artists just show up and play where they are booked. That is the whole purpose of having an agency book an artist. It takes all the pressure and work off the artists, so they can do what they do best…use their talents for God, to present songs and minister.

A smart promoter takes a look at which groups are at the top, go over well in their area, or whom they can afford. Then they put together a concert with those groups, by contacting the agency and making a deposit on the date. A smart promoter may also look at past concert attendance, or even retail sales, which can be found in the Singing News each month, to see who is in demand.

Now, if I were a smart promoter, I would see that the biggest draw in SGM in the recent past was the Crabb Family, who sold out huge venues…Love them or hate them, you cannot argue with that. Take a look at the facts…

In looking at retail sales, the Crabb Family over all sold more CD’s than any group in the history of SGM, other than the Gaither Homecoming projects. Their #1 Hits project is still near the top of the sales charts, even though they are not touring to promote it. Even the splinter groups from this family have monopolized the top of the retail sales charts in SG for the last year, or as long as they have had projects out. Go back and check the magazine. So, keeping all that in mind, and knowing that their fan base still longs to see them as a family unit, would it not make sense for a promoter to book these splinter groups, with the opportunity to put them back together at the end of the concert as a family again and satisfy their fans? Would this not possibly sell out a venue and make more money? Promoters may promote for their love of the music, but at the end of the day, do they not need to make money to pay their expenses, and go home with something in their pockets? No matter how you feel about the Crabb Family, their track record proves that the fans love them. A smart promoter would see that and book them together. Crabb Revival alone last year sold out the very venue in Ashland, KY that you are talking about. This same promoter, who saw the interest in this family from the comments at the concert last year, is promoting the concert this year and is a very smart promoter.

I would highly recommend Psalm 37:14, Psalm 50:23, Philippians 1:27, Ephesians 4:29, Hebrews 13:5, James 3:13, I Peter 1:15, I Peter 3:16, and II Peter 3:11 as good reading for those who want to slam groups like the Crabb Family, Jeff and Sheri Easter and their children, Bill and Gloria Gaither, the Freemans, and on and on. My mother always said, “If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all.” I would also highly recommend that you talk to those directly involved in the gospel music industry or do research yourselves, instead of relying on outsiders with very few facts, only opinions.