Goals for Westwinds

When Dave and I do video segments, we don't like to script them. We like to see what happens naturally. This is a clip of the one we remade a couple of times but I like the unedited version here better.

The idea was to banter back and forth but Dave talks the entire time and won't let me get a word in.

Dave is a Big Fat Jerk

Not really. I love him more than life.

BUT . . .

While filming this promo for our new series, "Sin Monkey" I told him I thought it would be funny for me to sneak into the shot with a Darth Vader mask on. He agreed.

Then, he punched me.

I didn't know it was coming.

This is not camera trickery or Hollywood magic. We don't have the budget or the time.

This is Dave punching me in the face.

The molded plastic on the inside of the Dark Sith Lord's mask pounded my cheek bone leaving me bruised for a few days. He apologized--Dave, that is, not Vader. Just like that time he hit me in the groin for fun. And then apologized--after the doctor appointment.

All in all, the sin monkey is a great metaphor and this video is a great metaphor for the sin monkey. Any connection between sin monkeys and David McDonald are entirely your own conclusion and not my words.

Love you, Dave. Thanks for allowing me to take one for the team and demonstrate the love of Jesus as I forgive you publicly.

Jerk.

Solomon's Rant

This series we are doing in Ecclesiastes has drawn some controversy. I feel great about it. 98% of our people feel great about it and have flooded us with emails and phone calls. 2% are not so happy and are letting us know through email. I may blog about it sometime when I am not raw.

We are headed in to the second week this weekend and Dave has produced a promo video that we sent out in our Community Email.

I am posting this video for two reasons : : :

1. I think Dave does a great job of communicating our heart for this series we are in entitled, "Smoke and Dust."

2. My desk/studio space is directly behind Dave in the video. Let's play a game of "I Spy." Can you find the following items in the video?

: : : A Cirque du Soleil "Love" H20 bottle
: : : A wine bottle
: : : The Beatles Anthology book
: : : An old copy of "Finale" in the box
: : : A Starbucks mug
: : : A picture of Kasidy (my 8yr-old)
: : : A Canon camera box
: : : My Def Leppard "Vault" CD.

P.S. If you see the CD let me know. I can't find it. I am pretty sure someone heisted it from my desk.