Blast from The Past

I used to be in a band called Goodbye Charlie, here we are back in 2006.


Top Row L to R: Joseph Haefs (drums), John Miller (lead guitar)
Standing L to R: Donovan Broome (sax, lead & background vocals), yours truly (bass guitar, screams, general crazy-go-nuttiness on stage)
Bottom Row L to R: Jay Cannon (harmonica, background vocals), Jonathan Haefs (rhythm guitar, lead & background vocals)

We recorded a CD late 2005 in a doublewide trailer at our church directly from a 16 channel board into Jonathan's computer. It's pretty crappy, especially the drum mix, but we did it for a grand total of about $300, including the software and the sound card with the proper breakout box that had XLR inputs. :P

I've uploaded the songs for you guys to listen to and redistribute if you want:

Different Kind of Beautiful - the first song we wrote together, one of my faves

Give - I can't for the life of me remember the original name of this song, so I'm calling it Give. =( I particularly like the bassline I wrote for this one, it got even better later on as I made it a bit more complicated. If anyone reads this and can remember the name of this song, PLEASE remind me!

It's Over - bouncy, fun song

Prodigal - slower, very serious, I never liked this song much. Good sax in it though! That's sAx! With an A!! Get your mind outta the gutter...

Unfailing - my favorite song we ever did, written by Jonathan (mostly) after I made him mad by saying some new song he'd written sounded just like everything else we did. It's our most rocking song and it's got a 3 beat measure instead of your standard 4. I used to go APE NUTS on stage playing this, usually ending in a sweaty, out of breath collapse that meant we had to play this last as I had nothing left in the tank to play another song afterwords. Jamie can verify this, she's seen it. Also, the opening riff / first solo on this song is actually a harmonica played through a Shure Green Bullet harmonica mike plugged into an Ibanez Tube Screamer and then into our lead guitarists Line 6.

Rambling - why we did what we did, spoken word here, not music

I loved the time I spent doing this, it was great fun.

Sara Groves

Our favorite singer/songwriter is Sara Groves. Her new CD comes out today and we are so excited to get it! Her lyrics are very encouraging and usually hit right at home.

If you've never heard her, this is a song off her album, All Right here called "Less Like Scars."



It's been a hard year • But I'm climbing out of the rubble • These lessons are hard • Healing changes are subtle • But every day it's... • Less like tearing more like building • Less like captive more like willing • Less like breakdown more like surrender • Less like haunting more like remember • And I feel you here • And you're picking up the pieces • Forever faithful • It seemed out of my hands a bad situation • But you are able • And in your hands the pain and hurt • look less like scars and more like character • • Less like a prison a prison more like my room • Less like a casket more like a womb • Less like dying more like transcending • Less like fear, less like an ending • • And I feel you here • And you're picking up the pieces • Forever faithful • It seemed out of my hands a bad situation • But you are able • And in your hands the pain and hurt • look less like scars • • Just a little while ago • I couldn't feel the power or the hope • I couldn't cope, I couldn't feel a thing • Just a little while back • I was desperate, broken, laid out • Hoping you would come • • And I need you • And I want you here • And I feel you... • • And I feel you here • And you're picking up the pieces • Forever faithful • It seemed out of my hands a bad situation • But you are able • And in your hands the pain and hurt • look less like scars • And in your hands the pain and hurt • look less like scars • And in your hands the pain and hurt • look less like scars • And more like character • •