Autism Thoughts

All of a sudden there seems to be a lot of TCC people reading the blog? Maybe they are looking for more information for the fund raiser. Below is from the official announcement (if you can call it that), sans formatting:
_________________________________________

Saturday Night Coffee House to Benefit Autism

Featuring the musical talents of
Thomas A. McKean
Award winning songwriter, Advocate,
Author of “Soon Will Come the Light:
A View Inside the Autism Puzzle”
and guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show

Saturday, October 27, 2007, 7pm to 9pm

Timberlake Christian Church
20261 Lynchburg Hwy
Lynchburg, VA 24502
On Route 460 near Wildwood Subdivision and 7-11

Thomas has served on the National Board of Directors for the Autism Society of America, and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He has traveled extensively throughout the USA and Canada speaking at conferences and serving as a private autism consultant for families and school systems. For his work in autism advocacy, he has been commissioned as an Honorary Colonel (HOKC) by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth. He has also addressed the Senate and Congress regarding disability issues, funding and awareness. His book, Soon Will Come the Light, has won a national literary achievement award and is required reading at several colleges and universities.

Come join us for family friendly evening of
entertainment, desserts and fellowship!
$3 admission for single/$5 for two – bring a friend!
Small fee for coffee, desserts and soft drinks
All proceeds to benefit local programs for Autism
_________________________________________

For those TCC people reading, the stage will have three microphones, a keyboard, and two plugs for the guitars that will go directly into the sound board. I hear you have everything except the guitar cords.

See, I am smart enough to put people on the stage who are better than I am. I am also blessed beyond measure to have such talented friends who are willing to do this for me.

Earlier today I was at my own church (Lion of Judah Ministries) and I was recording some of the stuff I was thinking about doing so I could play it back and listen to it. Some of it I liked and some I didn't. Sometimes it was even different parts of the same song.

It is getting down to the wire. Some of the songs we have down and some we don't. So I suspect some will go better than others. But isn't that always the way?

First half will be secular, the second half will be a bit more Godly. I noticed, after I put the roster together, that none of the "award winning" songs (mentioned in the announcement above) made it into the program. The fact is that even though some of my songs have taken awards, those that did are not my favorite of what I have written.

Well, there is always next year.

IF this goes well

and

IF I am invited back

and

IF I decide to go through all of this again.

A lot of IFS!

Stay tuned...