I wrote a new song. It’s called “Back To You.” My favorite line goes like this: “Like a dog returns to its vomit, baby, I’ll be back to you.” Great, huh? OK, I lied. I just came up with that in the shower. I think I stole at least the first part from the Good Book. Anyway, you can hear an authentic new song on my MySpace page. It’s called “Find You.”

Happy listening!

Matt

So it turns out that one of the guys who runs sound at East Side (you know, my church here in Anderson) was the production manager for the Doves. That probably would have been great to know beforehand. Abundant connections here at AU…

So the Dove Awards ceremony, hosted by Rebecca St. James and Kirk Franklin, was a great time. On the way in, I saw Mike and Nathan from MercyMe, but apparently Bart wasn’t there due to having another baby (there was a video of him sending greetings because he couldn’t attend). Anyway, we were seat fillers, but we didn’t have to do the usual – sit in someone’s seat while they are gone to accept an award or whatnot. We got to fill in empty seats belonging to people who didn’t end up coming at all. Therefore, we were in the same spot all night…THE FRONT ROW!!!!!!! I can’t put enough exclamation points. So here goes again. THE FRONT ROW!!!!! NO ONE BETWEEN ME AND THE STAGE!!!! Aaron Smith and I were on the stage left side (next to no one notable, but not far from Jeremy Camp, Matthew West, Casting Crowns, Bethany Dillon, and many others), and AnnaLee Smith and Katie South were on the stage right side, literally right next to Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife. The GMA people did this huge tribute thing to Steven (complete with a video tribute and a SCC medley performed by Mac Powell of Third Day, David Crowder, Mark Hall of Casting Crowns, and Jeremy Camp), so AnnaLee and Katie were very likely in many video shots during that segment. I was really hoping Carrie Underwood would be there so I could get a picture with her and propose marriage, but no avail. “Jesus, Take The Wheel” was up for Country Recorded Song of the Year, or something like that. I don’t know who won in that category…it must have been announced in the pre-show (before we got into the auditorium).

I am sad that I didn’t really get any pictures from the Doves, but the memories are sweet anyway. I can’t wait until next year. Now I must be off to get some sleep. Later, my friends and faithful readers.

Matt, The Dove Awards performer/winner wannabe

T minus 5 hours until we hit the road for Nashville and the Dove Awards, which are Wednesday evening. Also, T minus 9 days until we hit the road for Nashville once again for Paige’s pro tracking session. It’s a different we each time, but I’m happy to be a part of both wes.