02-17-2007, 10:19 AM
Although I rarely go to Church anymore like I did when I was younger and don't follow the word of the Lord so to speak as much as it was taught when I was young and in elementary school, I still consider myself a Catholic and I definitely believe in God.
I don't know how many people here follow Christianity and follow the calendar of events but last year, my mom half-jokingly said, "What are you giving up for Lent?" - I laughed but then thought I would do something since I hadn't "given something up" for many years.
It came down to the one thing I love the most - this band. I know what your saying, its sacreligious to do that! But I did. It was one of the hardest things I've had to do - mentally. But I tell you my friends, after more than a month without even hearing a sound from Gord and the gang - it was like a re-birth of love and admiration. It was phenomenal and surreal, like a dream. A feeling of greatness, happiness and...grace, too.
40 days to go without your music,
40 nights where I couldn't hear your songs.
Gordon Downie & The Hip,
oh how it's been sooo long.
Has anyone else ever tried this? Would anyone do it this year?
It definitely keeps things fresh.
I don't know how many people here follow Christianity and follow the calendar of events but last year, my mom half-jokingly said, "What are you giving up for Lent?" - I laughed but then thought I would do something since I hadn't "given something up" for many years.
It came down to the one thing I love the most - this band. I know what your saying, its sacreligious to do that! But I did. It was one of the hardest things I've had to do - mentally. But I tell you my friends, after more than a month without even hearing a sound from Gord and the gang - it was like a re-birth of love and admiration. It was phenomenal and surreal, like a dream. A feeling of greatness, happiness and...grace, too.
40 days to go without your music,
40 nights where I couldn't hear your songs.
Gordon Downie & The Hip,
oh how it's been sooo long.
Has anyone else ever tried this? Would anyone do it this year?
It definitely keeps things fresh.
