Rockets Over Rhema

Every year, our station hosts a Freedom festival around the 4th of July where they bring in food, music, and all sorts of activities for the family. Last year, the festival was combined with the annual fireworks celebration done by Rhema Bible Church which is the biggest fireworks display in Oklahoma. (Awesome, but its still no Rosenblatt).

I've worked some pretty long days in the hotel business, some 12, 14, and more than a few 16+ hour days. Although maybe not quite as long, yesterday felt longer than any day I had ever worked. I began my day around 10:30am helping the audio guys set up and getting the caterer set to go. My day completed after I had everything torn down and the bands were safely on their way back to their hotels around midnight that night.

It was such an awesome time though and couldn't have been more perfect of a day. It was a high of 85, not a cloud in the sky, low humidity, and very little wind.The bands we had were Connersvine, a new worship-rock blend similar to Telecast (whose frontman, Hunter Smith is the punter for the Indianapolis Colts), the Afters, and Mark Harris (formerly of 4Him). The night went great and I just had an awesome time. One of the great things about working for this station is their reputation is so high, that bands just love and feel honored to get to do these concerts. Makes for good experiences.

Here's some pics from the show. Just click to enlarge:

More pics will be available on the station's website