Artist: The Newsboys
Album: Step Up To The Microphone
This was the first album of which I owned multiple copies.
The summer after my freshman year of college, I was very excited to be going to Creation with my friend from high school and her mom and brother. It was originally supposed to be an outing for our entire group of friends, but I was the only one who showed any interest, so that was how it went down. I distinctly remember listening to this album a lot while we were there. I had my mom’s portable CD player with me, and while I am sure I brought more than just this album, it is the only one I have any memory of, and I know that I listened to it over and over and over again during downtime back at the campsite.
Creation was always a good time, but I was always burnt out on it well before the festival was over, and was always beyond ready to come home when the time came. I did get to see a lot of bands that I really loved at that time, though, and generally got to see some awesome friends while I was there.
This particular year, the Newsboys were playing and I was super excited to see them, because for a while they ranked up there as one of my most valuable bands. I remember being really excited to go to their booth that day and pick up a new Newsboys shirt, but when I got there, I discovered they were running a special…buy the CD and get a cassette of the album for free. Never one to pass up a deal (even when its something I obviously don’t need, much like in this case) I opted for the disk instead.
I don’t know that I ever listened to the cassette, because who listens to cassettes? I am not even entirely sure that I know where it is these days. I know that I never opened the plastic on the second CD, and had thought for a long time about giving it away as a prize on our radio show in college, but I don’t think I ever did that, either. I have no idea what happened to that disk, either, but I’m pretty sure that it is no longer in my possession. Money well spent, huh?
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