Well, the good news is that all of our luggage finally got here. The bad news is that it didnt get here until 11pm so we had to do our first show without my keyboard. (# days with the same pair of socks...pretty sketchy, even though I did wash them out this morning! haha. All in all the show went well though. We rounded up a keyboard and the hall and sound guys were great. We had to go to the navy store and get David some clothes since all he was wearing was shorts and a t-shirt. I was surprised how many people knew David, even way over here. We got stopped in the hotel, and all over the navy base when people saw him and wanted to get a picture with him. The audience was different than we expected; a lot of families and younger kids, so we adjusted the show and they seemed to like it. Btw, David sounded great. He performed Crush for the first time in over two years, but the show stoppers were Imagine, Everybody Hurts and Bring Him Home. Jason was hilarious and Dan told great, motivational stories. Also, Jason is doing a blog about our tour if you want to follow it. Here are the first two: Blog Post 1: jasonhewlett/performing-for-the-us-troops-at-wartime/ Blog Post 2: jasonhewlett/us-troops-tour-leg-1-bahrain/ The highlight of the day definitely though was driving to an LDS branch after the show and doing a fireside for about 70 members. Some drove all the way from Saudi Arabia to be there. We started at 9:30pm and didnt get out of there until after 11pm. It was great. The message was all about that we are children of god and we are all unique and we need to be the best you that we can be. I did a medley of primary songs, David sang I Know that My Redeemer Lives and If the Savior Stood Beside Me and told a cool story about following the promptings of the spirit on his mission, even though it pushed him way out of his comfort zone. Dan and Jason were great. Funny and spiritual. We were all embarrassed to be in street clothes, but they were kind to us. There are no missionaries here, and officially no one can proselyte, but there is an understanding with the government that lets them meet. The branch president is a convert from South Africa where I served my mission. Thats enough for now. Be well.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:29:14 +0000