In lue of the Shawn McDonald show tonight (or Shawny Mac as I like to refer to him), thought I would throw a quick post up. I first came across Shawn McDonald's music my senior year at Elon. I was actually with a group of friends studying for an exam and his CD was playing as background music. It probably went through a couple of times and I was immediately hooked! At this point, he was a brand new act on the "Christian Music Scene," and his debut album, Simply Nothing still remains one of my favorite CD's of all time - it ranks right up there with Hootie's Cracked Rear View, yea, I just said that!! There aren't a ton of CD's that you can throw on and let them play through start to finish, not at first anyways. It usually takes a while for a few of the songs to grow on you - that was not my experience with Simply Nothing. I saw him in concert about a year later, just after the release of his 2nd CD. It was a small show, basically an acoustic set, and it was awesome!! While I do have 4 of his CD's, I'm not as up to date on him as I was a couple of years ago - but I'm still pretty stoked about his concert tonight. I must say, I was a little shocked when I heard our church, in Thomasville, North Carolina, was bringing him in to do a show. I actually asked if he was going to need a place to stay while he was here, haha - I'm such a child (my wife will agree). If you happen to read this, and you happen to me in or near Thomasville today/tonight, I would highly recommend you coming by. Pace Park in Thomasville, near the Big Chair! Ohh, yea, and it's FREEE!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1hoLzOeBds - link to Take This Life - one of my favorite Shawny Mac tunes!
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