Can I come to Your House and Play?
It’s a killer idea and I love the sound of it. House concerts. Why try and pack people into a coffehouse or church sanctuary and rock star it up when you could get 30 friends together in your living room and celebrate the songs and the God who inspires them.
Here’ s the set up: you host a house concert in your living room and invite your friends. Do it as a party, serve hors d’oeuvres and coffee…or don’t…and with no sound system in a corner of your living room I’ll play and sing and tell the stories of the songs. It’s intimate and authentic. No special effects, just songs.
Here’s the catch, after doing a month of these, how do I pay the bills and feed my family. Not sure yet. Maybe I can sell enough CD’s along the way to make it worth while (doubt it) or maybe hosts would pay to cover travel expenses and CD sales would help with income. As an equation, the sum is not very satisfying yet. But as an idea, it’s really rich!
Tell me how to make it work and I’ll come to your house and play!
October 27th, 2005 at 9:40 pm
Two words: love offering. See you soon
October 28th, 2005 at 12:41 pm
Hey James, You are welcome to come and play at my house. You could set up in my pasture, and we could have a bonfire and have smores, and we could sing around the bonfire. Doesn’t that sound like fun?? Email me back if you are interested.
October 31st, 2005 at 5:48 pm
If you did it in retirement communities, your love offerings could be huge! It would really work in Florida!
November 30th, 2005 at 8:32 pm
How about a weekend of House parties in Atlanta in February? No sports to get in the way and you would be in somewhat familiar surroundings. We used to go to Dunwoody Baptist and my boys still sing Superhero from time to time. I’m sure Todd and Miriam Buechter would be willing to host one house party and we would host another. We could use it as an outreach event (sort of a Matthew Party, but with James instead). Let us know what you think. I have an xbox in the basement too.
January 9th, 2006 at 10:45 am
This sounds interesting. I wonder if DNW would work this way. I just wrote you(depending on which link you read first about DNW in March. And, I just found out you are in Nashville. Vickie from McClendon