[TPIN] Free Gigs

[Orion Development Corp - D. Arndt]

> 
> It seems people just want to go through their Sunday morning ritual 
> as quickly and easily as possible so they can get back to their 
> lives. Don't complicate things with music. That's the trend that I see.
> 

The bottom line is:  1) Most people are tone deaf on Sunday mornings 2) Most 
can't tell the difference between a quality musical contribution to worship 
vs. crap.

This is one of the reasons there is such a rise in attendence at Churches 
where mindless "praise music" rules the day.  Most folks will tell you that 
they "relate" to this much more than that boring "Bach" stuff.  Egads.

Also - many times, the people who control the purse strings in Churches (the 
people sitting on "administrative" councils - the treasurers, etc.) are dry 
financial types who could care less whether there is any music in the 
service or not - and usually tasteless and tone deaf.  

At our Church, we're blessed with one of the most fabulous musical directors 
and organists anyone could hope for.  But if the organ needs repair work -  
the financial types balk at spending the money.  Pay for soloists or brass 
groups?  Perish the thought.. Yet... they'll go out and spend thousands to 
replace pew cushions that barely need replacing or touch up paint on a 
portion of the ceiling that nobody can even see.   Drives me NUTS!

- da