Taco Bell anyone? NO!

I had fond memories of Taco Bell from my first US experience in 2009. "Ahhh the 7 layer burrito, so many layers..." My US friends had hyped it up quite a lot before arriving. But, for some reason, my Taco Bell experience this last trip (2011) was different. In the end, I couldn't quite 'think outside the bun'. I must say, the first couple of trips to Taco Bell was fantastic. I really like that guacamole. Good times. Especially when you're on the road and generally in a hurry to get to a venue, or late at night when nothing else is open. Taco Bell was a great inexpensive choice. That was, until, we had it over and over and over!

Yes, I'll admit it, I was probably largely the reason for our many trips to Taco Bell, promoting the option regulary (much to Alison Brook's disgust :P). In the end however, Taco Bell was just too hit and miss. Once you've had a dodgy experience at Taco Bell... It's hard to go back. Plus, once you've eaten at Chipotle or Baja Fresh, you definitely can't go back to Taco Bell.

Will I go back to Taco Bell next trip to the US? Perhaps... maybe for a 7 layer. But my first choice will be Baja Fresh. Did you know that they don't microwave stuff and that it is actually fresh? What a concept! ;)

Below is a video shot on my iPhone of one of our ordering experiences at Taco Bell. - Eric

Latvian blog featuring Pilgrim

Recently, we discovered a blog featuring our album, Pilgrim, in Latvian! We got 'slightly' excited. Thank you to whoever wrote the blog! It's cool to see that the message in our music is spreading.

Here's the link if you want to take a look (you may need google translate): http://siguldasdraudze.blogspot.com/p/muzika.html

Live @ Psalter

Our Week: 10 hours driving to Sydney. 2 hour rehearsal with string quartet. 4 hours recording/filming He Knows, Sanctuary, Ask Seek Knock, and Laodicea with the stunning string quartet. 4 hours recording/filming Pilgrim, Underground Believer, It's Time, and Honour the Lord. 9 1/2 hours drive back to Melbourne.

This last week was an absolute blessing to be able to film eight of our songs which will be used for a Live@Psalter show on HOPE channel. We were also sharing the studio with fellow Psalter musician Anna Weatherup, who was also recording eight of her beautiful songs for the same show. It was fun to catch up, muck around a bit and be moved by the beautiful string arrangements. Can't wait to see the end product! We got back just in time to celebrate my wonderful Mum's birthday in Melbourne style. A bit of shopping and lunch at a cafe!

Thanks heaps to the HOPE channel film guys, Dale Willis, Tim Burcham, Daniel Brinsmead, and other awesome helpers. Like Anthony, a childhood friend, a blast from the past!

~ Monique