Hi everyone.  

Can someone explain to me what that whole thing was about? I don't quite understand. But here's what I have to say about it anyway:

Well, I've been thinking a lot about my last blog entry and the comments that were posted. First I'd like to thank the people that were "sticking-up" for me, it was very kind of you. But, really, if I would have read the first comment posted by "anonymous" before anyone else replied to it, I wouldn't have been hurt or offended by it because that was his/her opinion, and we all have different opinions about music, literature, visual media…well… just about everything! And of course, that's what causes so much separation in the church. Why wouldn't disagreement happen here? So, Anonymous, I accept your opinion, as blunt as it might have been! 

About my music:

 I have been put down SO MANY times about the kind of music I listen to. For many months in 2005 I went through a terrible....darkness, I guess you could call it, and rock was all I listened to. My parents began to tell me that I should stop listening. I had no desire what-so-ever to stop. But I began to pray about it...wondering if it was downright sinful for me to be listening to this music, and  I believe God told me that I should try to achieve more of a balance. So, I made myself listen to a wider variety of music... and now I feel like God has helped me apply more balance to my life. I listen to worship, I listen to classical, I love some great contemporary Christian artists but I still love good old fashioned rock. Including Queen, and I’m no longer ashamed of it. Because when people begin to put me down about it, I can tell them honestly that it is MY taste, and besides, it’s not the only thing I listen to.

Thank you.

My Queen Story...

My first real “experience” of Queen was on a road trip with my parents. I had accidentally picked up my older brothers CD case rather than my own and I was TERRIBLY disappointed. I sat in silence in the car for a long time, thinking I wasn’t going to find anything good in his CD case. Finally I got so bored I had to turn something on. I started with the first CD which was a mix of all different songs, some Christian, some classic rock, some pop, which kept me busy for about an hour. Since I had fun with that I decided I would look for another mix sort of CD. I found a pink colored CD that my brother had apparently burned. I stuck it in and was INSTANTLY captured by the sound I heard. It was Queen, but I didn’t know it. I had no idea who they were, where they came from or even what decade they played in, yet I loved the music. I listened to that CD over and over coming back from the road trip. When I got home I typed a few of the lyrics and Queen came up. I was completely thrown. I had heard all kinds of things about Queen but had never actually listened to their music. I had heard “Oh they were homosexual druggies” and so on. Uhm… wow? I had no idea what to think.. should I continue listening to them? Well…being overpowered by the amazing vocal harmonies and simply delightful guitar sound I carried on and downloaded more songs from iTunes. Soon I had a HUGE collection (consider the gigantic collection of albums they put out) and I was very seldom disappointed with their songs. I began to get to know the band more and learn about their history, which made me like them even more! Soon I was, unfortunately, an avid reader of Brian May’s blog (http://www.brianmay.com). Although Queen aren’t the most wholesome band in the world (ha-ha) I still feel they have improved my life. I was in a box before I heard them. By a box, I mean that I was in a state where anyone outside the box was WRONG and …so on.. well.. Queen was defiantly outside the box and the pulled me out with them. Plus I have tons of new hobbies thanks to them. Brian May got me interested in photography, astronomy, guitar, and maybe even studying to be a music producer. (I know, I know. That’s a long shot, but ..shoot for  the moon you might hit a star, right?) So, anyhow. Thanks for reading. Cheers and God Bless - Meg

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