MH: The Stranger in the Elevator...

I meant to tell this story a few months ago, but forgot about it.

Man, Christians can be funny acting. But then again, non-Christians can be funny acting. I guess it's safe to just say that people can be funny acting. This isn't one of those stories.

So I had to play at a birthday party at a hotel on a higher floor that had a deck outside. It was sweet--actually, it was the Indigo in Nashville. Well, I leave my keyboard at my church and I was down to actually playing my brother's casio at this gig (reference the "Mike Encounters a Brave New Whore" blog). So, we're on the elevator and it stops on a certain floor a guy is looking at me like, "what in the world are you about to do with that Casio?" He asked me if I played and what was going on. I told him where I was headed. Well, this brotha, without even knowing who I am or anything else about me says, "dude, I got a Motif in the room if you want to use it." This brotha couldn't even get into the party as it was an invite-only type thing, but he was willing to let me--a total stranger--use his board. I know musicians in town who won't let me borrow their gear and I've known them for years. I could have walked out and just left with his stuff and he wouldn't have even known my name or anything to find me. I went to his room and as I was getting off of the elevator, I noticed a familiar face--Pastor Tim Rogers (great preacher and singer). I watch this dude on youtube all of the time. Caring only that I was able to present the best I could at the gig, they let me borrow the equipment and I took it back to them when I was through.

I was thinking that if this was some ol' "I saw this Pastor with a bunch of women", the word would have spread like wildfire; but this is an instance where a servant of God acted in a manner that was very Christ-like and that word should be spread. As Alex Haley would say, "Find the good and praise it."

Thanks Pastor Tim Rogers and thanks Brian!

Check them out below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkfqBSgnfso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR9V7hoZUug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEE033qqMxc