Unhindered Blog http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog thoughts from the guys in Unhindered Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en FUNK SANDWICH PRESENTS FUNKY POETS!!…again! http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/10/29/funk-sandwich-presents-funky-poetsagain/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/10/29/funk-sandwich-presents-funky-poetsagain/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:04:48 +0000 jr http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/?p=91 Alright, time for another funky contest!  HERE ARE THE RULES!

1. You must write a poem or rap of some sort.  It has to be funky.  It can be about whatev.  In the past people wrote about us…its funny.  I do encourage it.  BUT, if you wanna write about Cocoa Puffs, please do so.

2. You can only submit one entry!

3. It can be as long as you want.

4. Keep it mind we will be rapping it, so, dont say anything, we wouldnt say.

5. The 19th of November is the deadline!  We will pick one at that point and start making our video for you!

6. Dont forget to put your name and city you are from…so we can acknowledge you!

Alright shawties, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!  Happy rhyming!!!

-The Funk Master (JR)

Ps. IF YOU MISSED THE LAST ONE…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9DPulNLD7U

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Since we don’t have a chat room and it seems that many of you have questions for the band, we’re dedicating this blog post to you guys asking us questions for one week. I promise to answer anything you guys come up with until next Saturday the 25th. I can’t promise that I or any other member of the band will be able to answer everything, but we will definitely do our best for you guys.

That said… ask away…

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/10/17/questions-questions-questions/feed/ hi http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/10/13/hi/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/10/13/hi/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:22:20 +0000 pat http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/?p=85 pat: hi

bloggers: hey pat

Pat: it’s so good to see you! how are things?

bloggers: great! We are really excited about the new cd!

Pat: Really? Im not. The new cd sounds like Elton John and Cher had a baby…. and then that baby grew up and married Shania Twain…and then they had a baby and named it unhindered.

Bloggers: Really? thats kind of a bummer. Wait a second…are we talking “old school” Cher or “do you believe in life after love Cher?

Pat: “do you believe in life after love” Cher.

Bloggers: Thats too bad…

Pat: yea…

***awkward silence***

Pat: Well all of you are looking great!

Bloggers: Thanks! Your hair…it’s..it’s looking very…mullet-ish.

***awkward silence***

Pat: thanks…

***awkward silence***

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Sorry about that. It just started to bug me that I could not have a real conversation with the unhindered blogging community! It has been a great start to the fall tour. We’ve been playing some new songs, getting little sleep, and eating at the Popeyes in terminal “B” in the atlanta airport. Any Popeyes fans in the house??Anytime you fly through atlanta, you HAVE to eat at this particular Popeyes! The atmosphere is great. Not to mention the delicious spicy chicken biscuits…Sooooo good! It has become an unhindered pre-flight ritual…on second thought, don’t eat there. That would mean a longer line for us. Anyways, hope to everyone soon. 

 

p.s. Are there any particular topics you would like to see discussed on this blog in the future?

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/10/13/hi/feed/ Home Stretch http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/23/home-stretch/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/23/home-stretch/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:27:44 +0000 christian http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/?p=77 So when I was in third grade I had an epiphany… I am terrible at baseball. I’m terrible at most sports as a matter of fact but that doesn’t stop me from using their terminology in blog titles now does it? DOES IT?? I have no idea what that had to do with anything… Well, the record is mixed. As of today, the stamp is put on it and this sucker is ready for mastering. I would love to tell you what mastering is but I don’t wanna type it so here’s a link… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering

Oh and here’s a little vid we made up in Nashville this morning for you kiddos…

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/23/home-stretch/feed/ “I Can See Those Changes” http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/22/i-can-see-those-changes/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/22/i-can-see-those-changes/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:48:15 +0000 ben http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/?p=73 Blogs….Blogs….Good for the heart…the more you read ‘em, the more you fart… the more you fart, the better you feel…so lift your leg, and let ‘em squeal!!  Okay, Okay…enough with all the childish stuff….(I do love beans and I do love blogs!!).  

So, what’s been on my mind lately?  Change.  Change can be sad, change can be exciting, change can hurt, change can make you stronger. I feel like there are some changes taking place in my life right now that God is orchestrating but that I am taking some time to adjust to.  Does anyone out there have any changes you are experiencing???  One of my personal changes occurred two weeks ago as Pat and I began attending a one year ministry school out of Bethel Church in Atlanta. I believe this change is going to help me understand more of who God is and what he is desiring to do in the Earth today (in two weeks, I have already seen God move in some powerful ways…I will tell you more in the months to come!).  Another change going on is the end to an amazing summer tour, the start of a new Acquire the Fire tour, and the completion of final touches on our new record.  We have put our heart and soul into this record, and we are very excited for all of you out there to hear some of the new tunes (we will be adding a bunch of new tunes to the setlist for the upcoming Tour!).  Stay in touch….you gotta love it!!

-Ben

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/22/i-can-see-those-changes/feed/ NYC http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/02/nyc/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/02/nyc/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:22:57 +0000 christian http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/?p=67 What’s up guys? As promised, the other boys have been doing their share of blogging. In case you haven’t put it together yet, this past week was our vacation week… our time to get away from Atlanta and do things that are NOT Unhindered related. Pat was in Costa Rica, JR in Boston, Jay in London, Ben in Nashville, Ashley in DC (I think??), and I went to NYC. For me, it’s a town I know my way around pretty well and love spending time in. It’s also a place I’ve been several times and am able to sort of disappear in for a while. Would love to go into more detail but I am tired. What are some killer vacation spots you guys have been to or hope to check out?

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/09/02/nyc/feed/ The real question is…..WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JAY? http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/30/the-real-question-iswhere-in-the-world-is-jay/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/30/the-real-question-iswhere-in-the-world-is-jay/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:16:14 +0000 jay http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/30/the-real-question-iswhere-in-the-world-is-jay/ Great Question!!! Well I have been overseas in London dealing with some very important business(world peace, hunger, value of the indian rupee) with some very important folks(Her Majesty the Queen, Gordon Brown, Elton John, Austin Powers) but i have taken some time off today to be a tourist and ran into a good friend of Unhindered’s and guitar player extraordinaire Alex Nifong.  Here are a few shots for you’ll to see

 

Writing you from Buckingham Palace

Sir Jay, Earl of Decatur

Making friends with the local "Bobbies"
Making friends with the local “bobbies”

Our good friend Alex

Our good friend Alex

My view of London from the London Eye

My view of London from the London Eye

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/30/the-real-question-iswhere-in-the-world-is-jay/feed/ WHERE IN THE WORLD IS UNHINDERED?! (carmen san diego) http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/26/where-in-the-world-is-unhindered-carmen-san-diego/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/26/where-in-the-world-is-unhindered-carmen-san-diego/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:37:23 +0000 jr http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/26/where-in-the-world-is-unhindered-carmen-san-diego/ Vacation shawties!!!We have a week off so everyone in the band is kinda doin their own thing.  Some are flying up north, some are overseas, and some are chillin at their moms house (gettin some of that home cookin!).  I know some of yall are thinkin…”dude you guys travel for a living…you dont need a vacation!”  well, you ARE WRONG!  kidding.  You are probably right.  Tomato, tomato. (first “tomato” said with strong “A”…second “tomato said with a….weak “A”…????  i think i messed that up.  anyways… ie potato, potato!)  Im just gonna stop the thought above….it was very confusing and im not sure if anyone is gonna understand it.  I probably wont be aloud to write blogs after this one. Lets see, what can i blog about…how bout pets?!So, growing up, I had like 5 dogs.  The most we had at one time were 3.  (sorry, this is not a ‘math word problem’).  The first two dogs we had were Chow Chows.  Cool dogs.  Really aggressive though.  In fact…one bit me.  The other bit my sister.  Needless to say…both have been shut down!  (mess with the best, you die with the rest.)  So we decided to get nicer dogs…we got 2 pugs and 1 golden retriever!  LOOOOVED EM!  As a matter of fact, my mom still has the dogs.  So when I get to visit my mom, I get to see the dogs!  LOVE IT!  But!!  I think when I get my own dog…Id probably like to get a bull dog.  Or like a great dane!  I know those are two totally different dogs…but…whatev.  ps- for all you cat lovers!  God Bless you.  I cant stand em.  I sorta have reason…I might be allergic.  Maybe.  Well, on the real, I dont like cats because they have claws and like to fight.  A cat with no claws is okay with me!  But i know some peeps are weird about pulling out their cats claws.  ANYWAYS!!!  Im done here!  TELL UNHINDERED ABOUT YOUR PETS…LIKES AND DISLIKES!!! Word homies. 

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/26/where-in-the-world-is-unhindered-carmen-san-diego/feed/ End of Summer… http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/19/end-of-summer/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/19/end-of-summer/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:18:37 +0000 pat http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/19/end-of-summer/ Hey all you Bloggolians out there! As the summer is quickly coming to a close, it has become clear how close we are to the new CD! We have decided on a release in early January ‘09! I feel like a little kid on Christmas morning…BUT: instead of getting the new High School Musical DVD, it’s a record. And instead of Santa delivering it…It is some overweight UPS guy sporting a rat tail and a pair of shorts that are way to short for him. All this talk about Christmas is bringing out that Christmas cheer deep inside. I need to go get my santa hat on!Be right back…Ok. Im Back.While I’m on this rant, I would argue that the greatest gift you can give to someone on Christmas day (excluding: gift certificates, hugs, and cards) is…(drum role please)…Socks! You always need them. Can’t ever get enough socks! Any thoughts/disagreements/questions/concerns?Anyways, we are all pumped about this new season that is approaching and hope to see everyone soon!

]]> http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/19/end-of-summer/feed/ Record Update http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/13/record-update/ http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/13/record-update/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:57:40 +0000 christian http://www.unhinderedworship.com/blog/2008/08/13/record-update/ I know it’s been quite a while since we last updated what’s going on with the record. But that only means we’ve been mucho busy making it as awesome as we can. Basically… it’s done. Almost! We are finished recording everything except for strings (which will be done today (Wednesday)) in Nashville by an awesome cat named David Davidson. Other than those few songs, we’ve been getting mixes back from the great Shane D. Wilson (the guy mixing the record). We’re currently playing in Pennsylvania so it’s been constant downloading mixes, listening, making comments, revisions, etc. so we can get it all right for you guys. Also on the front is some sweet new Unhindered swag. In case you haven’t noticed the webstore has been all but down the past few weeks while we get all of our new designs together and manufactured. We’re really excited about this. We feel like there are some really really cool shirts and stuff that’s gonna be available come this Fall. I also just remembered that I haven’t announced what the record is CALLED yet! But I guess that saves some material for the next post…. mwahahahahaha! Chrispy 

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