Chris Tomlin: From The RoadThe official blog of the Chris Tomlin bandTag >> Chris Been back from Sydney for a week now... The world tour has come to a close...for now. My greatest memory will be singing "how great is our God" in all the different languages along the way. I apologize to all the languages that i butchered in my attempt:) Amazing days we are living...
chris
1. i love the culture of "bowing" towards everyone you greet... it really becomes second nature and you find yourself doing it so easily. it's a posture of humility and also more sanitary than shaking hands :) 2. the construction cones light up at night around the work zones and they have potted flowers inbetween most of the cones. 3. it's the largest city, yet the quietest one i've ever been in...and the cleanest 4. the wantan dumplings 5. i have no idea what the symbols of their language mean, but they look cool 6. the taxi drivers were wearing ties and suit jackets 7. their monarch is called "emperor" and that sounds awesome... the moat around his pad is about the size of the Mississippi We are now in the midst of the final leg of the Passion world tour. Over the past several days we have been to mexico city and Vancouver. As I am writing this I am somewhere over the pacific headed to seoul.
Grandes cosas por venir Grandes cosas se haran En mexico
Mexico city was a two-day event held in the sports palace. Joining louie and me on this one was our good friend francis chan (who did half of his talk in Spanish. Very impressive). Kristian stanfill and the crowder band were rockin the place as well. And its always my favorite anytime Christy nockels shares the stage with me.
Another special thing for me was having my cousin, alisa Duncan at the event as well. She has been on mission to mexico for the past several years and its been a long time since I’ve seen her. When we were younger, We spent many summers at my grandparents lake house together, so it was really nice seeing her again. Thanks for coming alisa!
Then on to Vancouver. What can I say? I had such an amazing sense about this night as soon as we arrived at the gm place (home of the Vancouver canucks). It was electric in that place. A couple of memories I will take with me from this tour happened last night in Vancouver. For one, singing “my chains are gone” seemed to have so much weight to it and I thought that roof was going to explode by the volume of the voices. It was as if most of the place really got the truth of what we were saying in that song. On a lighter note, at the end of the night, “sing, sing, sing” was just crazy. So crazy that right in front of me this guy gets on a friend’s shoulders, takes his shirt off and just starts twirling it for all he’s got. Jesse and I got a kick out of him. I guess maybe he was having an “undignified, king david” moment. Rock on!
Thank you mexico and b.c. for getting this final leg off to a beautiful start. Your hospitality and generosity is amazing.
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Vamos aye,
chris a little r&r this week....spent a few days in highlands, NC...
Top ten on billboard?! What? chris need i say more...
hey friends!!! first of all, thanks a billion for the "love" you have shown us this release week. we are getting incredible feedback about the new record. means so much. i want to make sure you know about the tour tickets that are available when you purchase the cd in a store or online. i wanted to give anyone the opportunity to have the best seats in the house. and you do with this access... these are presale tickets only and can only be accessed with the purchase of HELLO LOVE... it's only for a limited time...through Sept 30 if you don't already know, my special guest on the tour is Israel Houghton and New Breed! can you believe it? it is going to be one incredible night. and now is the opportunity to have the best seat in the house. thanks again for your incomparable support of my music. God bless you greatly! chris
We just celebrated quite a milestone in nashville this week...i am smart enough to know that these accomplishments are because of the people who surround me... they are the best. i am beyond honored to share this with them... pretty much my entire family was there for the festivities as well... chris
pics courtesy of ruben juarez
Sept 2 is finally here. I am so excited about the new cd hitting the shelves tomorrow. We are very proud of the songs and the way the new music has turned out. i want to thank you for your support of the new music. I appreciate you guys so much. chris
HELLO EVERYONE... JUST LANDED IN PORTLAND TONIGHT. GETTING READY FOR THE LUIS PALAU FESTIVAL TOMORROW NIGHT. SHARING THE NIGHT WITH MY GOOD FRIEND KIRK FRANKLIN. SHOULD BE QUITE A PARTY IN THE CITY OF PORTLAND. BEAUTIFUL PLACE. I THINK THE STAGE IS LIKE UNDER A BRIDGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I ENJOY BEING A PART OF THE PALAU MINISTRY. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW CD COMING YOUR WAY. CAN'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR IT. JUST GOT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PACKAGING AND EVERYTHING TODAY AND YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY HOLD THE HARD COPY IN MY HANDS. WEIRD TO BE FINALLY HOLDING WHAT YOU'VE SPENT OVER A YEAR WORKING ON. ANYWAY, IT LOOKS BRILLIANT. OK..I'M TIRED... GOOD NIGHT. |
