Last night I went downtown Nashville to hang out with some friends and go to a GREAT metal night with Killswitch Engage, Dillinger Escape Plan + more! It's always interesting to study the moshpit at these concerts + be a part of the moshing fellowship!
It was packed at the concert and it was a good crowd. We were helping each other crowd-surfing and pulling each other up from the floor whenever someone fell i the circle pit, the "wall of death" or where ever! It was fellowship.
If you don't understand what's going on, it will only look very violent! But if you're in it and people know the unwritten rules, you're suddenly a part of a very cool and unik fellowship where people are aware of each other + are aware of the risk of getting a bit sore :)
Here's a picture of Dillingers front-growler crawling on the ceiling above the us. It was taken just before he fell down on our loving arms :)
The American hard core moshpit is often very violent, especially if the "spirit" from the bands are destructive. This concert also had its pit with arms and legs flying everywhere, but around this pit, big bald guys fell lead to stand and protect people from being too violent.
I had a whole lot of great talks with folks there! One of the guys whom I talked with was probably the one who was the most aware of protecting and make sure the pit didn't become violent. He was a huge bald guy with a major skull tattooed on his back head.
I think a lot of Christian churches could learn a great deal about fellowship and caring for each other by understanding some of this subculture. On the other hand Christ is needed everywhere, also at these moshpits!
...which was a great retreat. The place is outside Nashville and has got a lot of trees, nature, birds and squirrels out the window! The perfect place to rest, pray, don't see anyone but animals and reflect on my situation and what God has shown me during the last six month.
It was packed at the concert and it was a good crowd. We were helping each other crowd-surfing and pulling each other up from the floor whenever someone fell i the circle pit, the "wall of death" or where ever! It was fellowship.
The American hard core moshpit is often very violent, especially if the "spirit" from the bands are destructive. This concert also had its pit with arms and legs flying everywhere, but around this pit, big bald guys fell lead to stand and protect people from being too violent.
I've been in bed the last few days because of a cold, and I'm really looking forward for me and my running shoes to get out there in God nature again! When I was 16 I ran my first marathon (42,2km/26,2miles), and last year I did my 8th (an 50km/31miles ultra marathon). You kinda get addicted, tsk tsk...
This is a cool path they're building outside of Nashville, which is a great idea! One of the cool things, besides the nature, was these rundown houses :-P Would be very cool for band pictures!
The little family, P.Bob and I went to the cinema the other day when it got out => what a great movie :) 
VeggieTales is a great and weird way to tell bible stories, which is pretty cool..!
Mary (Larry's wife) was there some of the days, and I had a great time with 'em!
Here's the view from our room looking down at Times Square and the New Years Stage where Lenny Kravitz and others played. I decided to go down in the streets to the 1.000.000 people and watch the ball drop, though. This year was the 100 years anniversary for the Ball Drop at Times Square.
It was funny to work at the boat show with all the million dollar boats and everybody else in shirts, ties and suits. ..And then me in my black clothes, dreads, black metal band t-shirt, tattoos and a big smile :) Looked like I probably enjoyed the work more than most of the business men. One of the business men came over to me to hear if I had some marihuana he could buy, hehe. Nope, I've still got nothing like that, though I keep getting the question.
I haven't seen my nephew for two months, and man he has grown a lot; it was a lot of fun playing with him again!
Amy's family is the best and it was an honor to spend time with her parents and her brother+wife+newborn girl. Thank you!
