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"Before the beautiful-no, not really before but within the beautiful-the whole person quivers. He not only 'finds' the beautiful moving; rather, he experiences himself as being moved and possessed by it."
- Hans Urs von Balthasar

"Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher."
- Flannery o'Connor

"Christians are called to leave behind, in the tomb of Jesus Christ, all that belongs to the brokenness and incompleteness of the present world. It is time, in the power of the Spirit, to take up our proper role, our fully human role, as agents, heralds, stewards of the new day that is dawning."
- NT Wright

"When we think our brother or sister has sinned against us, such an affront is not just against us but against the whole community. A community established as peaceful cannot afford to let us relish our sense of being wronged without exposing that wrong in the hopes of reconciliation."
- Stan Hauerwas

"Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments."
- Thomas Merton

"All the believers were of one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possesions was their own, but they shared everything that they had."
- Acts of the Apostles

"For evil men account those things alone evil which do not make men evil; neither do they blush to praise good things, and yet to remain evil among the good things they praise. It grieves them more to own a bad house than a bad life, as if it were man's greatest good to have everything good but himself."
- St. Augustine

(reading)

The Eucharist of the Early Christians

The Collected Short Stories, Flannery o'Connor

The Kingdom of God is Within You, Tolstoy

(have read)

Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Pope John Paul II

God is Near Us, Pope Benedict XVI

Heretics/Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton

Sonnets from the Portuguese, Elizabeth Barret Browning

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Monday, May 22, 2006

JUNE 11th @ "The Point" (Jerome, ID)

Becoming the Archetype
In a time over-saturated with run-of-the-mill metal acts, it's good to know Becoming The Archetype have drawn a hard line in the sand, separating the men from the boys. In one short year, with the release of the incomparable "Terminate Damnation," BTA have firmly placed themselves among the most highly acclaimed and respected metal bands of today. Whether you like your metal fast or slow, old or new, technical or just downright brutal, you will find a new favorite in Becoming The Archetype. Every legitimate and brain-crushing base is covered.

Anam Cara
Straight out of Tampa Bay, Anam Cara is an energetic mixture of metal, melodies, and heavy breakdowns. This Florida band is exactly that, a hardcore band whos sound is established in the influence of Florida's music scene that has produced bands like Strongarm, Poison the Well, Further Seems Forever, and Underoath. But while Anam Cara is a self proclaimed "Florida Hardcore Band" they are stylisticly different from their peers.

Society's Finest
Societys Finest has seen many ups and downs over their 8-year career, but have used the experience to grow and mature, both as people and as a band. After a hiatus in 2003, during which time singer Joshua Ashworth toured with ZAO, the band reformed stronger than ever, and signed with Hand of Hope Records. Their Hand of Hope debut, Love, Murder, and a Three Letter Word, released in June of 2004, received both critic and fan praise and Societys Finest quickly became one of the best-selling bands on the label.

Secrets Known to Liars
Chris (MyOwnDemise, BBandMB) and BJ (The Caution, MyOwnDemise, BBandMB) decided to form a band and decided to ask some new guys to join it. Enter, Jared (Dimly Lit Eyes)and Aaron. We just began practicing and everything seemed to work strangely well. Along came Judah (Dimly Lit Eyes) and he mixed well with there sound as well. So everyone decided to make this band there number one priority. SKTL has just recently added second guitarest Chris Bryan (Ghost Of The Martyr, A Tragic Memory) to play second guitar. Aaron decided to leave to band due to the fact he is moving to Boise, but SKTL are still playing shows with just BJ taking over the duties of both.

posted by -mike- at 8:36 PM

 

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