Decisions, decisions

Well, the past week was very straining and busy, but fulfilling none the less. I had a lot of things to do, but felt very accomplished when I completed them. Now that I have had a whole 2 days to rest over the weekend, it's time to dive back into this ferociously busy week and do it all over again.

I find it a bit hard to ballance college with my church (www.beechstreetfbc.org) and band activities. Praise GOD for helping me get it all done. I did, however, come to find myself on the brink of an important decision. I have been contemplating purchasing a new guitar. I have played acoustic thus far, but as my musical fancy broadens, I have picked up learning a little electric from Ryan, our lead guitarist.

Here's where I would like your help. I have made several choices of guitars I am interested in. I would like you to comment and tell me your opinion is on my choices and which one of them I should get.

All of these guitars can be found at www.musiciansfriend.com. I am a big fan of the hollowbody (the two on top), The two Les Paul's are still very nice. I am not neccessarily going to get those brands, Epiphone and Ibanez are just the ones that came up first with the styles that I like. I will most likely pick up the hollowbody, if I choose it, from www.rondomusic.net. Their guitars are better made, sound great, and a lot cheaper.

So, now that I have invited you to join my dilemma, please help me out of it. As for me, I am off to try to survive this busy day and not leave GOD behind in it.

Much love and blessings,
Aaron

The bags under my eyes are heavier than the weight on my shoulders.........

Well, I figured it was time for another update. I really want this blog to do well and get lots of feedback, so I hope the more I update, the better tht gets.

So, if you know anything about the band, which most of you don't since we're new.....Really new.....you know that GOD has blessed us with an awesome oppurtunity to work with Josh Hesse of Groove Roots (www.grooveroots.com). He is hoping to get us on track as a band and get us where we want to go in our ministry. You can check out his blog in my "Cool Places to See" section. Anyway, needless to say, there has to be a lot of tail busting to get us started off on the right foot. Though, if you want to be difficult, you can start off on the left one instead.

We, like most bands just starting out, are.........in every sense of the phrase..........DIRT POOR. We are broke beyond repair and have to build capital so that we can get you, our adoring fans, cool things like stickers and shirts and, even better, even a record. To get capital, we have to travel and play shows so people know who we are. To travel and become known, we have to call venues and ask if we can play there. To call venues we have to have a press kit so they know we don't stink. To get a press kit we have to remember everything we've don, where we've already played, and what we're about and put it into a professional looking format that puts a smile on the reader's face. Our progress on all this you ask? About 5%.

We are, however, gearing up to pack out the summer with shows. I am excited about traveling. I haven't done too much of it in my lifetime, so I am excited at the prospect of seeing lots of new places and rocking lots of new faces. I am excited about all the doors GOD has opened for us and the way He continues to use us and build our ministry.

The tasks are tedious. The days are long. The sleep is little. But, the joy of why we do what we do and the lives we are able to touch through this make it all worth it. Pray for us as we get ready to take our dream to the next level.

Much love and blessings,
Aaron

Grindin' It........

Well, I figure it's time for another update seein' as how a new week is beginnin'. We played some good shows on my Spring Break. We did a great show in Naples, TX for a small, fun crowd and got some cool fans out of it. Buildin' the Street Team baby! We also played a D-Now for a local church n Texarkana, AR. The kids were great and we had a blast. 7 sweet peeps found a Savior and a few others picked Him up right where they had left off. All in all it was terriffic. Things got a little messy with a raid on the Jr. High girls that ended up with lots of toilet paper being thrown and some van windows covered in sardines w/mustard sauce. I am back in Dallas, now, and the guys are back home hittin' the books waiting for this semester of crazy conundrums to be over But, we had a great time rocking out for Jesus and seeing Him move in such an awesome way. Workin' on more music. Maybe you can catch it on the Myspace soon. Much love and blessings.

The Up and Up

Well, being new to this whole thing, I think I'll just give you a little bit of our background info. We are: Aaron Sexton (vocals/acoustic guitars), Bryant Cunningham (drums/percussion), Ryan Rainer (guitars/effects), Scott Ligon (bass) and we make up Annabelle's Runway.

Annabelle's Runway is just a small band looking to praise GOD with the talents He gave them. I, Aaron, am usually in charge of all the blogging and what not so you will most likely be hearing more from me than anyone else in the band. But, don't worry, you will stay informed.

This blog is just going to be pretty informative. It's going to be your inside link to the happenings that are AR. We want lots of feedback so we can really get all of you guys involved. There will be times when we will ask you to help us make T-shirt designs, cool stickers, even help us make up our set lists for our next show. So, keep checking up to stay involved.

I guess, since this is supposed to be informative, I will answer a FAQ that everyone wants to know: Where did you guys get your name? Our name is kind of complicated to explain, but I will do my best. Annabelle is our allusion (if you will) to an angel. It's symbolic sort of. Runway is an allusion to the path that we walk with GOD, straight and narrow, and when we get to the end of it we fly into the arms of GOD. So, it's like "Angel's Runway," but we thought Annabelle was pretty so we used that.

I hope you guys stop by often and enjoy what you hear. We have a Myspace where you can go and check out our music: www.myspace.com/annabellesrunway

If you like what you hear and want to get us in your town, let us know and we will see what we can do.

"Let your roots grow down into Him, let your lives be built on Him. Then, the faith you have will grow strong in the truth you have been taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness." -Collossians 2:7