Why in the world would anyone EVER want to be in a rock band?

Uhh ...

Look, I don't know. I was just asked to join, OK??

Boy, that would've been a boring post.

But seriously, rock bands are trouble. They are enticing for few reasons:
1. glory - Getting up on stage and exalting yourself with a microphone, a cool hair cut and a shiny guitar promises A LOTTA glory. Unless you're kinda fat, old, and washed up (as some of us claim to be because, you know, all the successful rock bands are young and sexy and bread in a laboratory), so that glory is exponentially decreased for us. Except Joel. He's our only plausibly authentic rocker. Pop-rocker, really. (See: Laboratory.)

2. fun - It's true. Being in a band is SUPER fun, but unless you've got someone to slap you on the wrist for talking [farting] during rehearsal, to get you to places on time, to ride your butt for not practicing or bringing extra strings and guitar stands to a concert  ... Unless you've got a manager, basically, to be the bad guy then YOU must be the bad guy. And then it's no fun at all. Then you're just going around biting your friend's heads off and justifying yourself because WE ARE A ROCK BAND AND FRIENDSHIPS MUST BE SACRIFICED FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE ROCK!! It's not fun at that point. It's just stupid. And then you cry. Ok, I cry. Cause I'm the girl and I just want everyone to get along.  /sniffle

3. money - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Don't kid yourself.

So what gives? Why did we do it?

Have you ever been in a situation where something bad was happening and you were powerless to stop it? Like watching a train wreck? Or being stuck between two friends screaming at each other and there doesn't seem to be any hope that they will ever reconcile, ever? Have you ever jumped in the middle of the situation and made it worse??

What if you could do something about it? What if you found a bunch of other like-minded people who were willing to help? What if, together, you could CHANGE THE WORLD!? I think that's why we did it. We love Jesus and we want to spread His word with the gifts we were given. We don't think it was luck that brought us together. We believe that we are all pieces to a puzzle that fit. We may not always fit together. We may have to change shape now and again to better mold to the situation at hand, but right now we do. It's hard most of the time, especially when finances/distances/other ministries demand our attention, but we know that it is glorifying to God. He ordained it, after all. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here right now making this cheesy blog.

So that's what makes it all worth it. That's why we're a rock band. In my opinion, anyway.