Jeff Myers

Why I CONNECT with the Dave Matthews Band

My friend Andrew Schaefer recently posted on why he loves the Dave Matthews Band. It seemed like an odd idea at the time, to have to rationalize to someone else why you like something. Because in my mind, if you like the music, you don't need a reason. But oddly, I stayed up one night thinking about exactly why I do love the Dave Matthews Band. There's a lot of reasons, one being that their first album was the first C.D. I ever owned and I listened to it for hours and hours at a time when I was a kid. Another reason might be that they have a very unique sound and varying styling that changes from song to song. Or maybe still the fact that Carter Beauford has always been one of my favorite drummers. He's not the greatest drummer with the fastest chops or anything, but I just love the outside of the box thinking that can still live in pop music...if you can call what they do pop music.

But here is why I CONNECT with the Dave Matthews Band. Look at this photo of Dave.

You may just see a guy holding guitar, but what you're not seeing is the fact that those are normal men's jeans and a regular collared shirt. He's got no rings, no tattoo's, no peircings, no eyeliner, no fancy hair, and that's the man. He's not a rockstar, he's just a musician. Sometimes I instantly tune out artists when it looks to me like they put more thought into their shoes than their music. I realize that being a musician means you're an artist, and artists probably try to express themselves in more ways than just one, but that's not and never should be the rule. I used to try and dress the part when I was younger and realized it's just completely not me. I love that Dave and the rest of the people in his band are there to make MUSIC and not fashion statements, social commentary, or anything else. That's why...

Just one photo from Mexico

Hey everyone, I hope you've been keeping up with the mexico mission trip over at The Trip Blog with all of my photo's and updates from the trip. But I just wanted to post one picture here that I didn't post on the team blog. We had a little thunderstorm tonight and I was able to snap this picture from the front porch of the buidling where we're staying.

Camp Adventure July 2009...in video!

Camp Adventure - July - Monday Recap from Jeffrey Myers on Vimeo.

Recap of the monday events a Camp Adventure

Camp Adventure - July - Monday Call to Worship from Jeffrey Myers on Vimeo.

Call to worship video played before the first set of camp while the band played the introduction to "The Time has Come"

Wednesday CTW from Jeffrey Myers on Vimeo.

This HIW Group decided to do Call to Worship a little differently this year. Check it out!

Camp Adventure - July - Wednesday Recap from Jeffrey Myers on Vimeo.

Commitment Night Recap from Jeffrey Myers on Vimeo.

Recaping the events of Commitment night at Camp Adventure - July

The Lord's Prayer from Jeffrey Myers on Vimeo.

Camp Counselors in July reciting the Lord's Prayer live over the band playing the intro to "You Deserve" for the thursday morning worship set.

Communion Recap from Jeffrey Myers on Vimeo.

Recaping the events of Communion night at Camp adventure

Enjoy!

Camp Adventure June 2009...in video!

Camp Adventure El Juno was AB FAB! That's absolutely fabulous if you're not up on the british TV reference. We had an amazing week, and I'm gonna throw this out there in all seriousness, it was the best week ever! Let's look back, shall we?

Recap of the days event on the first day of Camp

Played before the first worship set at camp adventure, June 2009

The media rolled before the first worship song at camp to set the pace for the week.

Tuesday/Wednesday Recap

Another call to worship video which the band played under before Communion Night.

Friday Recap

Chicag09 is Underway!

So I'm pretty excited about what this week has in store. We're off to a great start so far. Enjoy some photo's of GCC's middle schoolers diggin' in with our friends at Good Seeds Ministries in Chicago.