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creekster · 09-24-2007, 03:42 PM

Last night we attended a concert/fireside meeting put on by Gladys KNight and her Saints Unified Vocies choir. It ws a great show. She had a tight 3 piece band (supported with taped rhythym loops), about a 50 voice choir and a great show. The concert was at the stake center builiding on Temple HIll in Oakland. A very diverse audience and the place was rockin'. We were encouraged to applaud and we did, after songs, during songs, during testimonies and following great solos (the only time we didn't when we should ahve was after the organist ripped off a killer solo on his B-3 and after the boring white guy trying to be a charismatic preacher finally finished, if you know what I mean).

I have never seen this type of music in a church meeting. It was great and reached out to a lot of people that would otherwise not hear about the gosepl. INterestignly, there were only about 2 or 3 mentions of the book of mormon, only one refernce to Joseph SMith ("We do not worship Joseph Smith") with all the rest being about the Savior.

A great evening. If you get the chance you should se it. We took our non-member neighbors, who are committed and active catholics, and thery really enjoyed it. The feeling was infectious and the spirit was strong.

MikeWaters · 09-24-2007, 03:45 PM

Sounds wonderful. I would love to attend. And I would love it if it shook some mullahs up.

Sleeping in EQ · 09-24-2007, 04:06 PM

That sounds fantastic, Creek.

ChinoCoug · 09-24-2007, 05:04 PM

didn't GBH give Gladys permission to revamp the hymnbook or something?

creekster · 09-24-2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

didn't GBH give Gladys permission to revamp the hymnbook or something?

The story I heard (but have not seen substantiated) is that she gently poked fun at the stodgy music in the church and told the prophet that it could stand being spiced up. He then said somethign like "you are just the one to do it" but I am not sure if this is true and if it is I am not sure if it is somethign beyond what she is already doing wiht this choir. We can only hope. THere won't be mnuch sleeping on the stand if GLadys is your music conductor, I guar-an-tee.

Goatnapper'96 · 09-24-2007, 05:23 PM

Great post, but with your title I thought you were gonna give a plug to my alma mater and the asskicking they laid on Requiem's lady Utes.

Shout out for Sister Gladys, they still in the Bay area any more nites this week? I am chillin' in the area until Thursday afternoon.

creekster · 09-24-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Goatnapper'96

Great post, but with your title I thought you were gonna give a plug to my alma mater and the asskicking they laid on Requiem's lady Utes.

Shout out for Sister Gladys, they still in the Bay area any more nites this week? I am chillin' in the area until Thursday afternoon.

You should have told me. I had two extra tickets last night. They gave 2 shows on sat. and 2 on Sunday and are now done.

Sorry about the title; I forgot to check it and it can't be edited (at least not with the minimal effort i am willing to expend trying).

Are you otherwsie taken care of for the week?

Archaea · 09-24-2007, 05:30 PM

Gladys has done that here and most of those choirs are from Vegas.

The origin of the story is this:

Gladys: Hellow President.

GBH: Well how are you doing?

Gladys: Things are great, I like everything about the Church except the music could use a bit of pizzazz in it.

GBH: Well, what are you going to do about it?

Sources: Gladys to Archaea, woman in another stake who was present when GBH stated that. She has since received permission to the tour(s) and perhaps given other authority. I hope so. She is a wonderful lady and very unassuming. It is strange to see her pull up in her Bentley at the gymn though.

Goatnapper'96 · 09-24-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

You should have told me. I had two extra tickets last night. They gave 2 shows on sat. and 2 on Sunday and are now done.

Sorry about the title; I forgot to check it and it can't be edited (at least not with the minimal effort i am willing to expend trying).

Are you otherwsie taken care of for the week?

I am going to try to hook up with PAC one night, would you like to make it a menagea'trois?

I will hang out once with my brothers family and most likely the other nite will be getting a gospel doctrine lesson prepared.

My cabbie was gay, he made that clear after I made it clear I was an Idaho redneck...do you think he had some type of hidden agenda or was he wearing it as a badge of honor?

Damn you Larry Craig!

SoonerCoug · 09-24-2007, 05:41 PM

I heard Gladys make a comment to Hinckley about spicing up the music in the Church at Hinckley's 90th birthday party in the conference center.

Gladys gave that performance thing in OKC, too, but I couldn't attend.

09-24-2007, 03:42 PM	#1
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Gladys Knight Last night we attended a concert/fireside meeting put on by Gladys KNight and her Saints Unified Vocies choir. It ws a great show. She had a tight 3 piece band (supported with taped rhythym loops), about a 50 voice choir and a great show. The concert was at the stake center builiding on Temple HIll in Oakland. A very diverse audience and the place was rockin'. We were encouraged to applaud and we did, after songs, during songs, during testimonies and following great solos (the only time we didn't when we should ahve was after the organist ripped off a killer solo on his B-3 and after the boring white guy trying to be a charismatic preacher finally finished, if you know what I mean). I have never seen this type of music in a church meeting. It was great and reached out to a lot of people that would otherwise not hear about the gosepl. INterestignly, there were only about 2 or 3 mentions of the book of mormon, only one refernce to Joseph SMith ("We do not worship Joseph Smith") with all the rest being about the Savior. A great evening. If you get the chance you should se it. We took our non-member neighbors, who are committed and active catholics, and thery really enjoyed it. The feeling was infectious and the spirit was strong. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos. Last edited by creekster; 09-24-2007 at 06:42 PM.

09-24-2007, 04:06 PM	#3
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	That sounds fantastic, Creek. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

09-24-2007, 05:04 PM	#4
ChinoCoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NOVA Posts: 3,005	didn't GBH give Gladys permission to revamp the hymnbook or something? __________________ 太初有道

09-24-2007, 05:23 PM	#6
Goatnapper'96 Recruiting Coordinator/Bosom Inspector Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,412	Great post, but with your title I thought you were gonna give a plug to my alma mater and the asskicking they laid on Requiem's lady Utes. Shout out for Sister Gladys, they still in the Bay area any more nites this week? I am chillin' in the area until Thursday afternoon. __________________ She had a psychiatrist who said because I didn't trust the water system, the school system, the government, I was paranoid," he said. "I had a psychiatrist who said her psychiatrist was stupid."

09-24-2007, 05:30 PM	#8
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Gladys has done that here and most of those choirs are from Vegas. The origin of the story is this: Gladys: Hellow President. GBH: Well how are you doing? Gladys: Things are great, I like everything about the Church except the music could use a bit of pizzazz in it. GBH: Well, what are you going to do about it? Sources: Gladys to Archaea, woman in another stake who was present when GBH stated that. She has since received permission to the tour(s) and perhaps given other authority. I hope so. She is a wonderful lady and very unassuming. It is strange to see her pull up in her Bentley at the gymn though. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

09-24-2007, 03:45 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Sounds wonderful. I would love to attend. And I would love it if it shook some mullahs up.

09-24-2007, 05:41 PM	#10
SoonerCoug Formerly known as MudPhudCoug Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of desolation Posts: 2,548	I heard Gladys make a comment to Hinckley about spicing up the music in the Church at Hinckley's 90th birthday party in the conference center. Gladys gave that performance thing in OKC, too, but I couldn't attend.