Colorado Springs Trip 2005

2005 COLORADO SPRINGS TOUR

SEPTEMBER 3-5, 2005

Friends- We haven't disappeared; we're just keeping a little lower profile these days. This past weekend we enjoyed some Rocky Mountain hospitality when we traveled to Colorado Springs for three concerts. This was our first trip back there since 1996. You can see the pictures from the trip here: 2005 Colorado Springs Trip As you know we have kind of a "designated lead singer" thing going on in CRQ. Since Don left last September as a regular member, we've used three different guys to sing lead, depending on who was available and where we were going. Eric Baesel flew up from Dallas for this trip and arrived at the airport just a couple of minutes after we did. The great thing about all three of these guys (Eric, Don & Tom) is that they work so well with the other three of us, we can get up and do a concert even if we haven't seen each other for months, and not miss a thing. It's a real luxury to have so many good guys available. After arriving at the Colorado Springs airport, we drove 57 miles up into the mountains west of town to the home of Georgia Jacobs, Greg's sister. She has a lovely home on a hillside in Lake George, CO with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains and Pike's Peak. Georgia and Greg's mom Gloria, who also lives on the same property, fixed us a wonderful lunch and we enjoyed a couple of hours of rest before the first concert. Saturday night we sang at Lake George Bible Church, a beautiful split-log church on the edge of town. Folks came from the surrounding area for the concert and we had a fun time with them. After church they had a cake and ice cream social, and even had "CRQ In Concert" on one of the cakes. Sunday morning we awoke early to head to The Springs Nazarene Church in Colorado Springs. On our way to the church we were treated to the site of dozens of hot-air balloons that were lifting off as part of a Labor Day weekend balloon festival. They were everywhere. We sang in both morning services at The Springs in their new building, which includes, much to the joy of Mernie and Eric, a coffee shop in the lobby. Our thanks to the good folks at The Springs who welcomed us so warmly (now if they can just put an In-And-Out Burger in there we won't have any reason to go home at all). Sunday night we were at Eastborough Nazarene, just a few miles from The Springs. Again, we had a nice turnout of enthusiastic folks who encouraged us and made for a very fun evening. We left Colorado Springs reluctantly on Monday for the flights home. Our upcoming schedule will probably include a couple more out-of-California trips. We're working on a trip to the Pittsburgh area in November, and of course, will be returning to Rockport, TX in January. On a more serious note, I hope all of you have had a chance to contribute to the hurricane relief efforts. If not, you can go to Rick's blog (HolyCoast.com) and if you scroll down on the right side of the page you'll see a list of links to various relief agencies. God bless!

Updated September 6, 2005 by Crimson River Productions