It occurs to me that some of these stories may sound like I am bragging. I don’t mean to sound that way. I’ve kept most of this to myself until now, but I thought it would be fun to share it with you. I hope you are enjoying reading my adventures.
We are into the top ten now!
10.) October 21,
2006, Houston, TX, WYA Tour, GuluWalk, and Gomer pre-show dinner – Months
before the Wherever You Are Tour, I
had been praying for some way the Gomers could participate in some kind of
service project. God dropped the perfect event right into my lap. Rushia
Wallace, then of the Houston chapter of the worldwide GuluWalk,
emailed to see if there was some way Third Day could help out with the Walk in
Houston. This was the perfect event for the Gomers! Not only did it involve a
cause that was near to Third Day’s hearts, the event took place the weekend of
the Third Day concert in Houston! And the official GuluWalk color the same
shade of orange that the Gomers wear! This
couldn’t have been any more perfect. So I worked it out with Rushia for the
Gomers to participate. We got donations from friends, family, and other Gomers.
The Third Day Gomers team came in
third across the country, raising $2,245.00.
Sixty Gomers walked in Houston, and four in other cities. All five Third
Day guys, Scotty, Nigel, Third Day’s business manager Lillian, and Ray from
Hyper Static Union walked with us. We had a beautiful day in the park with
Third Day and raised money and awareness for a cause we believe in. You can
read more in the original blog posts here and see the
photo album here.
This was a very well documented occasion. In addition to the original blog posts and all the photos, I also have never-before-seen video. The first video is Tai’s speech before the GuluWalk (9:18 long. For best results, let it load before you try to watch it).
The second one is a clip of everyone walking. I know that Tai said we should walk solemnly, but you will hear a lot of laughing because we were having so much fun. Be sure to study the photo of the Third Day guys at the very beginning of the clip, so you will know what they are wearing. That way, you can find them walking in the video. Listen for David talking in the beginning.
After the GuluWalk, we had dinner at Pappas’ BBQ in downtown Houston. They have great BBQ and Texas-sized baked potatoes. We filled the large room they had reserved for us. We had drawings for about 10 prizes, all kinds of things like CDs, books, a couple of cozy orange throws that say “RockStar” on them, and some autographed items. We had a great time visiting with each other. Take a look at the photo album from the dinner.
Then it was on to the show. The Toyota Center, which is a huge place, was packed to the rafters. There were patches of Gomers in orange all around. The audience was super-charged and ready to rock! And Third Day did not disappoint. They tore the place down. It was awesome. I got some amazing photos, despite sitting behind Tugboat, whom I love, but who is 6+ feet tall. Take a look at them.
AWESOME POST CORRINE!!! AWESOME!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
And you do not sound like you're braggin' one bit. =)
*Hugs*
Posted by: Rose | Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 07:39 PM