Video Blog!

Check it out yo! Just humor me… I’m trying to stay hip with the kids lingo these days. (OK just kidding). I thought that I should post an update. Rob has been working out and has put on at least 50 pounds of muscle, and I hit an early midlife crisis, or something, and started listening to all my old metal tapes. One of those is true!

So I thought I’d fill you in on something. I’m going to just send this out there, and you can feel free to send it right back. (Remember Anchor Man?:) If you are not loving your neighbor, then you are directly contributing to world hunger, poverty and war. Huh? Take a minute to think about it. Where did you think it all began? In the heads and hearts of men… or man. Individuals. Is it hot in here? No, really… I’m office is hot, I have the sun shining in on me and our air conditioning isn’t installed yet.

Back to the point. What have you done today to reverse the hate effect? Did you know that hate tends to travel faster and with more force than love? Well, let’s put it this way. When you are in a good mood, how easy is it to pick up on negativity and let it take over? In contrast to that, when you are in a bad mood, how easy is it to just let it go and turn into Mr/Mrs Happy? I would say that being positive is harder to maintain.

Today. Today you can choose to spread a little more love around. I find the more that you spread the more you get! Ya, because it’s not a penance type thing! It’s GOOD for you… good and good for you. Question is, will you do it or not? I mean actually be active about loving total strangers (and and not so strangers). It’s harder than you think… but not really. Try it, you’ll know what I mean.

Let me know what you think.

Deni

PS, if you don't have our album “Anthems for the Lonely” what are you waiting for??? Go to the store at thebetween.ca and get it… you’ll love it, and we really appreciate your support!

Hello hello!

How the heck are you? It’s been a while. Soooo… wacha up to? Do you like stuff?

I’ll tell you something. There has been some big changes in my life in the last while. I wrote a song about it, seeing as, thats what I do. Here are the lyrics.

I knew I had to say a few things first
But I thought that I’d loose you again
As I thought I realized my own life I’d immersed
And it was me letting go of your hand

And I’ll aim for you again
I always thought that I was just another broken man

Oh the times that we’ve spent drifting
like those desert sands still shifting
The wind blowing through our young hair
Searching ‘round for nothing, but on the edge of feeling something
One step closer to that breath of fresh air

And I’ll aim for you again
I always thought that I was just another broken man

And I? Oh I feel fine… time to let it go, get it off of my mind
And I? Oh I feel fine… time to let it go, get it off of my mind

There it is! We performed it for the first time in Sudbury a few weeks ago and it went over really well. I keep coming back to the fact that placing blame on God, or other people for our issues and short comings is such a pit fall. And (here’s the big one) that there really IS a God. I’ve always known that… just sometimes I can FEAL it better than others. But this question now pops into my head all the time. “What am I going to DO about it??”

All for now,
Deni

blooooog!

Ever wonder what happens to a band when they don’t blog?? Nothing really… they just keep playing shows and sharing the love.

As you may know, Rob and I have been working really hard to get the final release of Anthems out. We’ve thought hard about the fact that the things we do impact the people and the environment around us, and have decided to take an unconventional approach to the packaging of our album. There are Thousands upon thousands of people with a theBetween album… either that or a few people that are hoarding thousands of albums for themselves… that’s a lot of plastic waste!! Wait till you see the packaging for it, it looks cool

HEY! I just wanted to say hi… the new web page is coming soon, and a nice e-mail announcing the release of Anthems. And a ticket for free hugs at shows. …What else… oh ya! I almost forgot! Rob is going on national television to wrestle a grizzly bear! We figure he can take it, he’s been training hard and is up to 147 lbs.
This is Rob traning to fight the bear.

Stay in touch!

Deni

David Reed, Hawksley Workman, and theBetween

HEY!

Something cool just came up. As you may know Denis was asked to play a little bit of didgeridoo on David Reed’s new album called Tumblehome. Haven’t hear of Davie Reed? Well well well… David Reed is a brilliant musician out of Belleville who wrote an album with some of Canadas coolest and hardest working musicaians on it…

Get this, it has 27 different people contributing, including Hawksley Workman, Andy Maize, Roberta Carter Harrison, Danny Michel, Don Kerr, Lewis Melville and theBetween. Good ol’ Denis on didge!

So this Friday there is going to be a big show to celebrate the release of this truly amazing album at the Empire Theater in Belleville ON. Go to www.theempiretheatre.com for more info… click on music… hope to see you there! Below is the official add...

"David Reed is known for his work in the music department at Centennial Secondary School, but he’s also been crafting his own music in his spare time. The release of his first original album Tumblehome is being celebrated with a live performance at the Empire Theatre. The music is a unique mix of folk, classical, indie rock and jazz, inspired by the writing of Canadian canoeist/author James Raffan. David’s fourteen-piece all-star Canadian band includes Andy Maize, Josh Finlayson, Don Kerr, Lewis Melville, Dave Clark, Bram Gielen, Blair Yarranton, Paul Harding and more, with special participation from the CSS choir and the Bridge Street Ringers. Don’t miss this world premiere CD release concert."

church??

Well... I guess I just thought that it’s time for an update. Things are good. We are working on a new approach to what we do in the church scene. Rob and I have been talking a lot about why people are afraid to share their story about God, and why Church has become a four letter word to some. (yes I realize that there are six letters in “church”!)

We have been talking about how the church has moved its self away from anything that our current world culture can understand. Now, there are always exceptions and I’m not saying that your church sucks! Our Christian culture for the for the most part is not making it easy for the rest of the world to understand us. We use big (and little) words, for example, that people who haven't been exposed to church just don’t understand. We seem to think that formulas will solve our problems. ...if he says that, then I can say this... Sometimes we impose our faith on people in the form of a debate. I remember being ready to debate my faith... Sometimes I guess thats how it must be approached... But think about this... Do you really think that the average person want’s to get into an argument about your faith? To top it all off personally, I’m not all geared up to debate my faith anymore.

I switched gears a little while back. I’d rather just love people. What did Jesus say about love? Love God, love your neighbor, they will know you are a Christian by your love. People think there is something different when you treat them with the utmost respect and , you guessed it, love. We are all testing the waters... insecure, unsure as to how we will be received, and how many times have I said this now, but we need to make a decision everyday to make a difference one person at a time. Love them. Show them you care. Be open about who you are and why... That is very important.

just because

While I'm at it... thought I would throw up this picture of theBetween with... you gussed it PETRA. OH YA BABY. Who else? We guessed that John's cross may weigh up to 37 pounds... thats why he's leaning forward and supporting himself with his arms like that. Bob and the bass player are just doing it to make John look cool.

About our Time in Nashville

So as you may know we took off and had our new album mixed. We spent a good week discussing the future of theBetween (which looks bright) and how to market the new album. We came up with the album cover, drank a little coffee, hung out in the studio with one of my heroes (Derri Daugherty) drank a little more coffee and came out of the week with some great ideas and a fantastic sounding album. You WILL love it. (A little Jedi mind trick there).

We are starting to book up again! Look for us in a town/city/barn near you. If you would like to bring us into your church or any other place that you would like to hear us give us an e-mail at booking@thebetween.ca

So Rob and I found this crazy place that we just fell in love with. It’s like a huge jungle but it’s all inside a huge dome! What will the Americans think of next?! :) But it was huge man! Why would we go outside if we could get it inside? We walked there every day for (you guessed it) coffee and more brainstorming. Here’s a picture of the place… crazy.



Derri’s studio was great and he did such a great job. I think it was great to have someone else’s hand on the project. Of course we took pictures… here you go.





This is how most of the mixing happened. I was very comforting to Derri... he had a lot of work to do in a short time. (This pic is all perspective... he didn't know we were doing this until he heard me giggle like a school girl... then he knew something was up).