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I feel sad having to inform you all that due to unforeseen circumstances
the lovely radio station Unashamed Faith Cafe (UFC) has been airing on,
had their hosting cease operations (Jan. 2016) and therefore can no longer stream.<br />
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On a much happier note yeah, Unashamed Faith Cafe (UFC) is exploring
other avenues (including playing wonderful Inspirational Artist's music,
as we always have) and other ways of continuing to support
Inspirational Artists. UFC will keep you all up-to-date as new things
unfold.<br />
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NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-56987248459481283892016-01-20T12:05:00.002-04:002016-01-21T00:42:02.359-04:00Rev.Yolanda - "Miracles Are See in The Light"
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Rev. Yolanda’s website:<br />
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NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-13323057809936598772015-09-08T14:30:00.002-03:002015-09-08T14:48:51.167-03:00Unashamed Faith Cafe (UFC) -- CelebratesUnashamed Faith Cafe (UFC) will celebrate its anniversary on September 14, 2015, as we go forward
into our 8th season. Our host Arizzona will also be celebrating her birthday, the same day. How cool is that?!?
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Many thanks for all your support,<br />
Arizzona<br />
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NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-85325910327939850382013-09-11T14:49:00.000-03:002013-09-11T15:21:13.894-03:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-10469585328695442672013-04-26T13:28:00.000-03:002013-09-08T22:59:52.378-03:00Shawn Thomas Interview by Arizzona - Host of UFC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<b><span arial="">Describe the path that led to production and release of Voice of
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I kind of had the idea to do another praise
and worship CD for a couple of years.
More and more, the churches I visit seem to be interested in not just
separate concerts, but sharing in music during their regular worship
services. I found myself needing more
songs that congregations could sing along with, and that we could do together
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<b><span arial="">What inspired the title of your CD Voice of Worship?</span></b><br />
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">The idea is that the song lyrics are taken
directly from scripture – which means it’s not my words or my voice, but quotes
from the Bible. It takes my voice out of
it and brings the focus back to the true “voice of worship”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span arial="">Listening to your CD “Voice of Worship”- I noticed it is based on
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">It’s not really a new idea or anything –
there are a lot of Christian artists and songs that use scripture – but in this
case, it helped deflect any distraction from the message of God’s grace and
love. There’ve been a few times in
recent years (I think because of opinions I’ve expressed or other songs I’ve
written), that attention got drawn away from that central message of inclusive
love. Using scripture was a great way to
refocus that attention on God<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">“Living Sacrifice” is a song about giving to
God what is already God’s – that everything that we are is God’s, and therefore
we should strive to be an offering back to God in everything we do and all that
we are. I do enjoy listening to this
track with just the simple intro and verse of only piano and guitar and then
the build-up of harmonies and instruments into the bridge. It makes it exciting to sing with church
congregations because their voices build up as well as they sing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">I think this is the 3<sup>rd</sup> recorded
version of the song I’ve released – the first in 2008 as the original
arrangement, the second in 2009 as a club-remix, and then this version as an
acoustic arrangement. It just seemed
appropriate to include it as a bonus track since it was on the first praise and
worship CD I had released, and since it has sort of become for me a
foundational statement. It’s still the
song that I say that if someone only got to hear one song from me, I hope it
would be “The Christ in You.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span arial="">What triggered spiritual changes in your life to dig so deep in
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">Not sure there’ve been any major changes, but
of course we all continue to grow and develop in our walk with God, and so I
hope as I continue to write and record that each song can be a reflection of
that walk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">The CD hasn’t been out very long, but I have
had the opportunity to sing “Lifted Up” with 3 different choir or praise team
groups. I’ve enjoyed that a lot and it
has been an affirmation to me that the songs can work in worship services and
with congregational singing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span arial="">Share a bit about the experience of performing live. Some people
really enjoy performing live; others get stage nerves/butterflies each time.
How is that experience for you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">I guess I’m most nervous after a project has
just been released because all the music is still new in my head as far as memorization
of both lyrics and music. Rote memory
has always been a challenge for me, so it takes several weeks and sometime a
few months for me to get comfortable with all the new songs so that I’m
completely relaxed and not thinking, “Oh God! What’s the next word?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span arial=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">For a moment, let’s completely take Shawn out of the CD and you’re hearing
Voice of Worship as if it was brand new to you. What feelings vibes or thoughts
would you get from the CD?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">Hmmm, I’m not sure I even know how to do
that. But my hope is that these are
songs that people can have experiences of both personal and corporate times of
worship. I also hope that the
scripture-based lyric helps bring us closer to the Word and our understanding
of how God can speak to us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span inherit="">How has your faith sustained you first personally and secondly
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<span arial="" bold="" mso-bidi-font-weight:="">One of my greatest joys is that I’ve been
able to express my faith in music. I
love it! I love God, and I love to sing
and play music. Seems like a natural
combination. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please give a shout out to all who matter most and
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well of course, we all
matter – that’s the best part. :) </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">The CD is available at <a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">www.shawnthomasonline.com</a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: center;">Thank you for the opportunity! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: center;">Shawn</span></div>
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NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-14791454804291589672013-02-26T19:59:00.000-04:002016-01-20T12:29:32.184-04:00"I Will Not Be Moved (Selah)" by Shawn Thomas<object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/Vbk8g3AVwtU?version=3&hl=en_GB"></param>
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Shawn Thomas’s websites:<br />
<a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">ShawnThomasOnline</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aaronsrainbowproject.com/">AaronsRainbowProject</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shawnthomasstudios.com/">ShawnThomasStudios</a><br /><br>
NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-28551601605902934832012-06-12T11:48:00.000-03:002012-06-12T11:56:33.564-03:00Tom Goss Interview by Arizzona<div class="MsoNormal">
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Goss is a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
he spent his high school and college years as a wrestler, leaving the family
sport of gymnastics for one better suited to his teenage aggression. Following
a brief stint as a teacher, he moved to Washington,
DC in 2004 to enter Catholic
seminary. It did not go as planned, and he abandoned his quest to become a
priest—but not his desire to spread a message of hope and reconciliation
through his music. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<span class="textexposedshow">Now he is winning followers across the country
while still finding time to lead and raise funds for a DC nonprofit called
Charlie’s Place that provides free meals, clothing and social services to the
homeless. It is the perfect day job for a man who lives what he sings.</span></span></div>
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<b> <u>Please tell us how
you entered the music business?</u></b></div>
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It was something I stumbled on really. I was playing music on the side for years,
just as something that helped me process emotions and cope with whatever I was
dealing with. Eventually, as my other
career ambitions fell to the wayside it was all I had left that I was still
passionate about.</div>
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I write a lot of songs.
Not all of them fit on every project.
The songs on Lost Songs and Underdogs were songs that for one reason or
other didn’t fit the mold. Many of them
are dark, sad and intimate. I loved
these songs and would play them live on rare occasions however, they needed to
be recorded and released in a way that would tell their story most
effectively. That’s what I set out to
accomplish in Lost Songs and Underdogs. </div>
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Lost Songs and Underdogs was different for me because I did
everything. I’m a firm believer in
surrounding yourself with great minds to push you to create a bigger and better
project. However, sometimes, in doing
so, you compromise what your initial inspiration was. I didn’t want to do that for this
record. I wanted this record to provide
insight into my soul. I wanted it to be
intimate and honest. As a result I
didn’t let anyone listen to it until it was done, not even my husband. I played all the instruments and did all the
recording. I learned that I’m much more
well rounded as an engineer and musician that I ever believed beforehand.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>What is the
process that you go through in the creation of a song?</u></b></div>
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Songwriting is very fluid to me. Usually I pick up an instrument and something
about the sound of a chord touches me.
Eventually I start to sing and then I try frantically to coral the words
into a coherent story. My writing is very
subconscious. I would never be able to
write what I do if I thought about it.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Which song on
“Lost Songs and Underdogs” has the most meaning for you and why?</u></b></div>
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They all do. This
album is a glimpse into my soul. It
holds some of the darkest nights of my life and speaks to my struggles to
become that man I am. I write about divorce,
infidelity, death, suicide, alcoholism, promiscuity, loss of innocence and
eventually – redemption and rebirth.
This is not a record that you’ll pop in and be immediately grabbed. Lost Songs and Underdogs is best listened to
in its entirety, while being present. </div>
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<b><u>What has discouraged you the most about making music? </u></b></div>
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Making music is not
discouraging. It is the rest that often
is. Booking and promoting, dealing with
the back end industry stuff. It’s non-stop
work. But the highs are worth it.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A few fun questions
to get to know Tom Goss better:</b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>If music were not
an option, what would you be doing?</u></b></div>
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Probably get more sleep : )</div>
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<b><u>What are some unusual
foods you really like and your favourite simple recipe is?</u></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5uZm7oUZptVuSupnrCBHhrJtIrHknHd624ICFIgVnEbvdWlgJEvHD5iwKMEenT8g_EHxRYbkYlRMdifEi-xFn80Vt8NvoLtxHZvXGkZjp__P2a7gdjsAGAgird7QOprLHdVVxT0ISi0/s1600/Tom+Goss+eats+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5uZm7oUZptVuSupnrCBHhrJtIrHknHd624ICFIgVnEbvdWlgJEvHD5iwKMEenT8g_EHxRYbkYlRMdifEi-xFn80Vt8NvoLtxHZvXGkZjp__P2a7gdjsAGAgird7QOprLHdVVxT0ISi0/s200/Tom+Goss+eats+photo.jpg" width="147" /></a>I eat a lot of seafood and veggies. I grew up thinking squid sauteed in it’s own
ink was normal so that might give you a sense of what I love. You can make that by getting a bunch of
un-cleaned squid. Clean it. Make sure you keep the ink, just discard the
spine and the head (but not the tentacles). Saute in oil, filberts (is a nut), and oregano then drop in the squid for a couple
minutes. Tasty times!</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Please tell us
where folks can find your music?</u></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1931067000">Tom Goss</a><a href="http://www.tomgossmusic.com/"> Music</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/tomgossmusic">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/user/tomgossmusic">YouTube</a></div>
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<br />NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-36264564592846077922012-05-28T12:20:00.000-03:002012-10-21T16:15:56.244-03:00Charles K. Brown Interview by Arizzona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Please tell us how
you entered into the independent music industry.</u></b></div>
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I started recording my original music and then manufacturing
CDs and producing music videos. I sort of entered the independent music industry by default.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Please share with us the creative process that inspired your album Trouble Is...</u></b></div>
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I asked Freddy Freeman to produce an album for me. We had been making music together for some time and sort of clicked creatively speaking. When it comes down to it, we just had an amazing amount of fun creating tracks, arranging songs,
original and cover tunes as well.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>For your CD
project Trouble Is…, how did you become involved with the bear community?</u></b></div>
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Well, it just so happens that Freddy Freeman is the founder
of Bearapalooza, a brotherhood of singers/songwriters and musicians that is more or less
fur friendly.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>The video for Bittersweet Refrain has been referred to as the
"Cat" video. Please tell us the
story behind the video and about the cats.</u></b></div>
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Bittersweet Refrain evolved from a process whereby a lot of
ideas had to be discarded and rethought. The cats are several artful objects that were either made by
or belonged to my late mother. They really just ended up being in the video and were not meant to be
the subject matter. It became a bit of a<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> contest/challenge to count the cats and/or how many times
cats appeared in the video, when Unashamed Faith Cafe had a trivial contest. </span></div>
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<u><b>How many cats do you see?</b></u></div>
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Bittersweet Refrain by Charles K. Brown</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><vr>Seven of the songs
from Trouble Is... have videos now, what was that process like?</vr></u></b></div>
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It has been a real seat-of-the-pants operation. The
first video was taken from clips on the road with Bearapalooza. We took ourselves on a tour of the Northeast USA back in 2008 and had many clips of live performances of Moody Woo. This became the
first video from the album. The next step was hiring a local production
company in Summerville, GA.. who had not made any music videos for
clients in the past. They mainly handled weddings and school events. I
made three videos with You One Productions and one of them was nominated for
Best Folk/Jazz Video in 2011 for the RightOutTv video music awards. It did
not win, but it sure made us all proud. Two videos were made by Orlando
Santiago, director of the upcoming documentary BearWorld and one video was
created and edited by a good friend and amazing performance artist Kendall
Kelly.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>What other artist
have had influences on you and your music and why?</u></b></div>
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There are too many to even name, if I had to make a top ten
list, these are the first names that come to mind; The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Little
Feat, the Eagles, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Carole King, James Taylor, Tom Waits and Stephen Foster. All
of the music we grow up listening to becomes the fabric of our creative
clothing. I am certainly not a genius with the metaphor here.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Tell us what you
go through when you hit one of those challenging periods in making music.</u></b></div>
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Complete and utter chaos, I have gone as long as two or
three years without writing a song. My original songs happen mainly when something happens to me first and I
feel an overwhelming need to - let it all out.</div>
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<b><u>What is next for you?</u></b><br />
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I hope to start working on a new album soon. I have
most of the songs in mind and even some of the arrangements and the players. I am doing some executive
producing in the documentary world now too.</div>
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<b><u>Fun stuff:</u></b></div>
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<b><u>If you were not
creating music, what would you be doing?</u></b></div>
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I always dreamed I would be an actor and I spent 5 years as
a professional, card-carrying stage actor. I think, if I were free to do it or felt free to do it, I'd
still be pursuing parts in plays. At one time, it was my ambition to play in all the works of William
Shakespeare. I let go of that dream several years ago. I think it must take some kind of intestinal
fortitude that I simply did not have to be an actor.</div>
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<b><u>What would folks
be surprised to find your fridge?</u></b></div>
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They would be shocked to see there was nothing in it, but some condiments, some bottled water and some cans of ginger ale for
medicinal purposes. I eat out most all the time or carryout, as the case
may be.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Where can folks
find your music and more about you?</u></b></div>
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The CD is available for download or for physical copies at
most digital outlets, primarily at Cdbaby, Amazon and iTunes. We started a blog for the album, but have been lax at updates. The videos for Trouble Is... can be seen on YouTube, if you search Charles K. Brown Trouble is... It makes the world go 'round. One of them was nominated for Best Folk/Jazz Video in 2011 for the RightOutTv video music awards. It did not win, but it sure made us all proud. Two videos were made by Orlando Santiago, director of the upcoming documentary BearWorld and one video was created and edited by a good friend and amazing performance artist Kendall Kelly.</div>
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Charles K. Brown's websites:<br />
<a href="http://www.bearapalooza.com/charleskbrown//">Charles K. Brown </a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/charleskb1">Facebook </a><br />
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Thank you Charles for taking the time to speak with us!<br />
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NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-7312320412374459822012-05-22T02:59:00.001-03:002014-01-22T23:19:48.928-04:00"Finally" with Kim Wisdom by Arizzona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzru7mwG1Gw6cjQ_A5OApvhfodT-hVoN061-OkMuiUmy0LEldQXj7vRhnC9kgxNyoV90yN185kKBg483HmKK1xm0VXHqyb4OwpU_i9NQPI7hCKen9JP8aMAWWTSVhgk7SKjvyFV1qJhE/s1600/kim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzru7mwG1Gw6cjQ_A5OApvhfodT-hVoN061-OkMuiUmy0LEldQXj7vRhnC9kgxNyoV90yN185kKBg483HmKK1xm0VXHqyb4OwpU_i9NQPI7hCKen9JP8aMAWWTSVhgk7SKjvyFV1qJhE/s200/kim.jpg" height="182" width="200" /></a><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally" is Kim
Wisdom's first CD. She believes that the message through these songs are
continuing to be revealed in her own path on this journey. </span><br />
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kim shared - “Her greatest pleasure is singing gospel and choral music for the greater good of the community. Nothing makes her happier than </span></span> <span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">to touch our community with song.”</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><u><br />Please tells us
how you how you entered into the gospel music industry.</u></span></b>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At the age of 10, my mother entered me in a gospel
singing contest. Needless to say I won that event. There was a country
gospel band attending that contest and asked if I would go on the road with
them as a featured artist. Thus, I joined the group and began touring and
singing with the “Born Again Gospel Singers" and 4 years later the manager of the group decided
that I was talented enough to sing on my own, so we began the process of
recording my first solo LP. At the age of 15 I had successfully recorded my
first Album. I eventually came into my own and performed primarily as a special
music artist while ministering to teens. I toured Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><b>On your CD “Finally” - how did you decide what songs to include?</b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You know that is when the power of God just takes over.
When I decided to move forward with this CD, I had no idea where to start on
song choices… I was going through a very rough time in my spiritual life and
the songs just started coming to me. If you notice, the songs I chose are all
about realizing that I have a friend in Jesus and everything is going to be
alright. God gave me a couple of songs of gratitude by bringing in “How great
thou art” and “You are Holy” making sure that I remain humble and grateful in
all things. However, with songs like “Daystar” and the “Lighthouse”, those were
my vision of help and love that God sends to us all as a reminder that God is omnipresent.
So, this whole process was God’s message to me…. If someone else were to be
blessed by my message & song then that is a blessing in and of, itself. But this project and these songs were a direct
message to me from God and that message continues to evolve on this spiritual
journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am also a southern Gospel singer, and southern gospel
needs to be kept alive. I have chosen to stay with this genre, because let’s
face it, it is hard to take the country out of the girl, but the message that
these old songs provide; that the hope and love that we all yearn for needs to
be kept alive. They are truly the genesis from which Christian music has come.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What was the recording process like?</b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The funny thing about the recording process was that I
chose the songs that I believe God called me to choose but it was not until I
heard the first playback of the entire CD that I went AH HA! That is when I realized that God was speaking
to me and only me. The process was easy… I felt so comfortable and knew that I
was doing was what I was supposed to be doing. I only spent 12 hours in the
studio for the recording time. That was a blessing as well. God took my hand
and said Kim, let’s get er’ done.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><b>When you look back on the recording experience for
“Finally”, what memory immediately comes to mind? </b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">I brought in a very talented friend of mine,
Lynne Weynand, to listen and critique me during the recording process. Her spirit and the synchronicity of
understanding what I envisioned as an outcome, was unbelievable. When she could
tell I wasn’t where I wanted to be on a particular song, she just knew when to
step in and talk to me about the song and the message I wanted to share. Numerous times, she was able to bring me back
to that place in the song and the spirit and with that centering we came up
with the sound that I wanted. </span><b><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What other artist have had influences on you and your music?</b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Gaither Vocal Band with their beautiful harmonies</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cynthia Clawson the purest voice and incredible message</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Janet Paschal unbelievable
spirit and sultry voice</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What would folks be totally surprised to learn about
Kim?</b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I started singing when I was 10, by the age of 15
just after I finished recording my first LP, I became very ill. I had to
retreat for 6-8 weeks and just rest. Seems God blessed me with a few talents,
as I was also a very good softball player.
Planning for the future and college, I was forced to make the decision
to sing or play ball. There was just not enough time in the day to do both. Decidedly,
there was not a college scholarship for a country gospel singer; so I chose to
concentrate on my athletic career. It paid off and a scholarship to Sam Houston
State University
followed. One of the greater misfortunes in my life was that I became involved with
the wrong crowd and soon lost everything. I began doing drugs; my family cut me
out of their lives, not only because of drugs but also because I came out as a
lesbian. It would take years for me to get my life back in order and to start
singing again. I am so blessed to have that second chance to
utilize the gift that has been so graciously given to me by God. </span></div>
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for a choral group, Resounding Harmony. It is a 150 voice mixed chorus that
sings only to give back. We choose charities and raise funds for them by
performing two concerts a year. We have averaged $20,000.00 per concert to donate
to the beneficiary charity.This chorus is a blessing and a great way of
becoming a philanthropist through beautiful music. <a href="http://www.resoundingharmony.org/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">www.resoundingharmony.org</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I just want to continue to share the message that
God provides to me. I will continue to sing for myself and hope that maybe I will
touch lives and help someone out there that finds fulfillment & healing in
the message through song as I did and still do. It is truly, why I did this ….
Not for glory or fame. God knows how to speak to me and that is through
music… and for once I listened and I continue to hear the message. Sometimes
the message is not always the same, so I continue to keep my heart open as
well. I will continue to be a voice through choral music
with Resounding Harmony and work on raising funds for notable charities.I do have a Christmas CD on the horizon… I will keep my heart open about that possibility and see where God directs me on that path.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am grateful For Shawn Thomas and the work he is doing to spread GLBT music. He is a great advocate for Christians that tend to get pushed aside because of their beliefs.I am so grateful for my partner, all of my friends and family and their continued love, friendship and encouragement. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I haven’t quite made it to iTunes, that is also on my horizon.
For now, my music can be found on Facebook at: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Kim.Wisdom">http://www.facebook.com/Kim.Wisdom.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Kim Wisdom's song "Morning's Coming" is on the Spiritual compilation CD -- UP Vol. 2. (Unashamed Praise) <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/upvol2unashamedpraise">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/upvol2unashamedpraise</a></div>
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<br />NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-80657870857536982592012-03-23T02:39:00.037-03:002016-01-20T12:22:41.540-04:00"Gotta Do it Anyway-Hallelujah Kindda Day" by Shawn ThomasThe second single from "Covered and Created" by Shawn Thomas. It's a fun video and song that makes ya wanna get up and dance, in a gotta do it anyway kindda way!.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tjFxU47oJw0?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tjFxU47oJw0?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br /><p align="left">Shawn Thomas’s website:<br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">ShawnThomasOnline.com</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/store.html">To Purchases CDs</a><br><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/covered-and-created/id459603900">Available on itunes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://unashamedfaithcafe.blogspot.ca/2011/09/covered-and-created-with-shawn-thomas.html">Interview with Shawn Thomas</a></p>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-14788422925273758602011-09-06T15:46:00.001-03:002012-10-21T16:13:07.076-03:00"Covered and Created" with Shawn Thomas by Arizzona<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp2RsErwa6G9vyavHnQHy3wI_hkNA2Llk9h6_XcA4xbzE5J4hleJljlXz7UaRjTgz6PcwHZBYgEjHsh9HFOKicfDJlIPRmUCA4FAKxkHvklhdDdr7gDxZDPqssZWZP-NR3PyLtHUiLzY/s1600/shawn+open+door.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647569591181428802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp2RsErwa6G9vyavHnQHy3wI_hkNA2Llk9h6_XcA4xbzE5J4hleJljlXz7UaRjTgz6PcwHZBYgEjHsh9HFOKicfDJlIPRmUCA4FAKxkHvklhdDdr7gDxZDPqssZWZP-NR3PyLtHUiLzY/s400/shawn+open+door.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 231px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 174px;" /></a>Shawn Thomas is an openly gay Christian recording artist. His intention is to share the message of God’s of love and grace through music in order to build unity, understanding, and acceptance while still encouraging personal responsibility, self-reliance, and the development of conviction and values. Along with a fun-filled musical experience of sharing and praising.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I didn’t know what contemporary Christian music was – I had barely even heard of Amy Grant, much less someone like Steven Curtis Chapman. Then in 2002 I started writing music that had Christian and Spiritual lyrics – not really on purpose – just what was coming out of me. I had no idea what I was going to do with this “pop” style Christian music. I thought that no one would want to hear it. Then a friend of mine invited me to sing at his church and do one of my new songs. I thought he was crazy, but he said his church liked “that kind of music”. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">It opened up a whole new world to me of worship and praise music and contemporary rock and pop Christian music. So I released the CD, “Everything I Am” in 2003, still with really no idea what I was going to do with it. I was invited to sing at a couple of more churches, and thought, “well, maybe I’ll just visit a church every once-in-a-while and sing a few of these songs.” But within a few months, the opportunities to visit churches started coming more often and by the end of the year I was traveling more weekends than not. I had no idea what I was doing or how to do it, and now 8 years later, I still don’t know what I’m doing or how I’m doing it, but somehow it’s working and I’m loving every minute of it and I’m filled with gratitude and awe every step of the way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">My middle name is “Aaron”. Actually my birth name was Aaron, and then I legally changed it to Shawn Aaron Thomas in the 90s. Before I was involved in music ministry, I had already set up “Aaron’s Rainbow Project” in order to self-publish songs and release recordings. Then as the music ministry grew, I named it “The Ministry of Aaron’s Rainbow Project (ARP)” as a way to be able to talk about the music ministry without directly talking about myself. I didn’t want to have “Shawn Thomas Ministries” because I didn’t want the focus to be on me, but on the outreach and message of the ministry.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Paul tells us in Romans that it is our Faith that makes us “righteous” or “right standing” in the eyes of God. The song “By Faith” that appears on the CD, “Worship & Desperation” is based on that concept. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I had a friend once explain to me that people often think of Faith as being the opposite of doubt – but that she believes the opposite of Faith is certainty. If you are certain of something, then you have no need for Faith because you already know everything for sure. If you have doubt, then you have to rely on Faith, because you don’t have certainty or proof. Pretty cool…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">It’s been a fun few years in getting to work with other artists in recording and production through Shawn Thomas Studios. I’ve had the chance to work on everything from country to hard rock to dance. You learn a lot working with other artists and how they create and play their own music. Obviously some of that rubs off and I find myself incorporating techniques, licks, and ideas that I picked up from other artists. What a cool thing! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The last full CD of new material that I released was Worship & Desperation” in 2008. The biggest change for me in that project was that I focused on praise and worship music and how music can be used in services and even personal time with God. That’s a part of me now – music as worship – so I’m pretty sure praise and worship music will continue to be a part of the music that I release as well. “This is How I Worship You” is an example of that. While “Covered and Created” is not a praise and worship CD as a whole, there are definitely a couple of songs on it that are still intended to be worship songs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“The Way I was Made” was originally recorded and co-written by Chris Tomlin, a contemporary Christian artist and worship leader. I like it a lot because the chorus reminds me of this poem:</span><span style="color: #002060;"><br /></span><span class="textstyle11">"Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though Heaven is on earth." (Alfred D. Souza)</span></div>
<span style="color: black;">I would never presume to know what his intentions were in writing the song, so I’m not suggesting or projecting anything here – but as a gay man, there is power in the lyric, “I wanna be the man I was meant to be. I wanna be the way I was made.”</span> <br />
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<b><u></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">People often ask, “What’s your favorite song that you’ve written?”</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">I always have trouble with that question because it’s hard to choose one song, when each original song means something different and is special to me.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">But a couple of years ago, a woman I had not met before and who had not ever heard of me or any of my music, asked me “Which one of your songs would be the best example of what your ministry is about?”</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Now that’s a different question.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Today, my answer is still the same:</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">“The Christ in You” (from the CD, “Worship & Desperation”).</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">If I had to sum up my faith and any message I hope to convey with one song that I’ve written, it would be “The Christ in You.”</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">The lyrics remind us that in all our trials and conflict, God and Christ are alive in us, and that as Christians we are called to not only reflect the Christ inside of us, but to remind those around us that we see Christ living in them.</span></span><b><u><br /><br />Single from Covered and Created - "Hero"</u></b><br />
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<span style="color: black;">The main website is <a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/"><span style="color: black;">www.shawnthomasonline.com</span></a> Others include <a href="http://www.unashamedonline.com/"><span style="color: black;">www.unashamedonline.com</span></a> and <a href="http://www.independentartistdevelopment.com/" style="color: black;"> </a></span><a href="http://www.independentartistdevelopment.com/"><span style="color: black;">www.independentartistdevelopment.com</span></a>
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NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-34570100492408500772011-08-25T18:09:00.021-03:002011-08-25T21:33:28.511-03:00"I've Been There with Justin Ryan " - by Arizzona<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY3Nf0tZc1UYt8YIvPOTl6psX58MAMjJBllsloM1vaHfTFxN_fr_4gZouoXLwIxAcFmbcXFOAGT1hbgBtZqLYFr4naFgIfMAfApnNFMQ0yUBpUnZ_mb_D8fKDdICEuOeXutEkqqBQ7bc/s1600/BeenThere.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY3Nf0tZc1UYt8YIvPOTl6psX58MAMjJBllsloM1vaHfTFxN_fr_4gZouoXLwIxAcFmbcXFOAGT1hbgBtZqLYFr4naFgIfMAfApnNFMQ0yUBpUnZ_mb_D8fKDdICEuOeXutEkqqBQ7bc/s400/BeenThere.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630034644928845106" border="0" /></a>Justin Ryan was born in the little town of Paducah, KY. Having a love for music at a very early age, he began to separate himself from his troubled home life. Justin traveled all over the local area singing in churches, with different vocal groups, all before the age of 14.
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<br />For Justin, it has been a journey of raw faith, trusting in God, and leading others to Christ. Being able to minister through his experiences of heartache and joy, he has given others the hope that they too, can make it, not just in music, but in life. The biggest blessing in his life is that he knew when to "Surrender" to Christ.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">Describe how you entered into the gospel music industry?</u>
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<br />I basically grew up surrounded by good gospel music. My family was very involved with the church. I can remember at an early age singing the hymns of the church and hiding their words in my heart. I knew every word to every verse of every hymn I could get my hands on. I grew up watching all the Bill Gaither Homecoming Videos and found comfort in the songs they would sing. I dreamt that someday I would be one of the voices in their homecoming choir. When I was 14, I got the opportunity to sing with the Terry Mike Jeffrey Band. This band was very well known for singing at Elvis Presley functions. I sang on their first Gospel album “Reconciled”. Gospel Music seemed to be a way for me to channel the pain I harbored inside about being different. It was a way to feel accepted. I knew that God loved me at an early age when my childlike faith was at its peak and gospel music was safe for me and reaffirmed that God loved me. I will forever be grateful for the truth’s that I held onto and later clung to when life was at its worst. Even though I will probably never be on a Gaither video, at least not until more things in society or the church change, I have found a community of people and artists who are the real deal and who are making a difference. Being among pioneers like Marsha Stevens-Pino and Rev Delores Berry have helped me see that I am a member of a different homecoming choir that’s changing hearts and lives everywhere.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">Please share with us who Justin is as a child of God and what that image looks like</u><u style="font-weight: bold;">?</u>
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<br />When I think about being a child of God, I think about having faith like a child, when you were young you were innocent and looked at the world as though nothing would harm you and you knew your parents were there to protect you whenever you were scared or alone. Over the last 13 years I have really depended on God to be a parent and even though there was a time that I didn’t think God could love me because of who I was. I really had to stop and ponder the verse that says “there is Nothing in all of creation that can separate you from the love of God”. Even though my father and family has abandoned me for things in my life he doesn’t approve of I tend to focus now days rather about how God must look at me. God knows where my faults lie, what my insecurities are, and all of the mistakes I have made, yet still chooses to look at the potential and what I have to offer this world and the people around me. I’m sure God smiles and says that is my crazy child that I made just as he is. He is unique and special and there is no one else completely like him. I think God looks at all of us that way, seeking the potential we can have if we will trust with childlike faith knowing that we are confident in ourselves because God loves us exactly as we are because God made us that way.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">How have some of the great singers like Porter Wagoner and Dottie Rambo influenced you personally and your music?</u>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNs_GommR0bhsEX1kP83F2N2rZuzn446TRYjvMztKppl3LVW0S75oCmbAlrZM8W3iy4e4vnjJ5qDmO-50_-U-8j3ualqFPK5akiYxDNoPIrG_cYdyF-bd3Av7xcBQ92vLP7c3EZsmOu4/s1600/PorterDottie+1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNs_GommR0bhsEX1kP83F2N2rZuzn446TRYjvMztKppl3LVW0S75oCmbAlrZM8W3iy4e4vnjJ5qDmO-50_-U-8j3ualqFPK5akiYxDNoPIrG_cYdyF-bd3Av7xcBQ92vLP7c3EZsmOu4/s400/PorterDottie+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630041321519417842" border="0" /></a>All I can say is that I am a very humbled person that God would allow me to have not only worked with these two heroes but also to have called them a friend. I met Porter Wagoner when I first came to Nashville and was working at Sound Control Studio. He would come in to record and I would get him his tea, type up his lyrics, or even make CD copies for him. We would always talk about life and music while waiting for the CD’s to finish copying. One day while he was working on a gospel project with his guitar, he could not seem to remember the lyric to the song. He said, Hey Justin, you sing gospel music don’t you, do you know this song.. come help me with the words. So I sang with him and Porter started to recognize more in me that just the little shy boy from KY who got him his coffee. One day while I was in the studio singing background vocals on one of his album projects he introduced me to one of the musicians as his adopted grandson and that was a special moment to me. He really introduced me to country music, a style with which I was not really fond of and helped me to appreciate the country flair that is apparent in my music today. He was also featured on my Hymn Album Revive Us Again which was an honor for me. I have missed him greatly since he passed away and am lucky to have had the Privilege to have known him. Dottie Rambo was already a hero to me as a songwriter. Dottie Rambo wrote almost any song you flip to in a hymnal these days. It was such an honor to get to know her and to sing on her final album with both she and Porter. She was a person who knew no strangers. Who had been through trials of her own and still survived and accepted everyone with whom she came into contact with. I think that both of these incredible people influenced my life and music a lot. They definitely showed me love and acceptance and for that I will forever be grateful.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">What is the most rewarding aspect to the creation of music for you?</u>
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<br />The Most rewarding experience for me in creating music is making that emotional connection with the audience. Finding an emotion that is deep within each of us and using the music to connect us in a way that a sermon wouldn’t be able to do. Music is a universal language that comes in many different packages… even though the wrapping of the gift (or style of Music) may appeal on different levels or speak to different people in many ways, the message is ultimately the same. Being able to reach someone through telling your story through music is definitely the most rewarding for me and seeing that people know you are real and can use your God given talents to inspire others.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">What is the one message you bring to the world through your music ministry?</u>
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<br />One message that I hope to bring out with my ministry is acceptance rather than tolerance. I hope to be a voice for people who have been outcast or feel alone. I have been there myself on so many levels. Being a 17 year old from the Bible belt in rural Western KY and being rejected by my family because of who I am, I can definitely relate to the stories of many people within our community who have experienced rejection. This rejection doesn’t always have to come from friends or family, it can also sometimes come from the church. The message that I hope to bring is that there is a community of support for you. That there are people who accept you just where you are on the journey and more importantly, no matter what anyone says, that God accepts you just as you are because you were made that way. Being tolerant of someone is great I suppose, but my hope is that my music ministry will help put a face on Gay Christians and help us to be accepted by society rather than tolerated. I think we will be able to do that by just being authentic and real. The best way to show someone who you are is to lead by example and even though I’m probably the furthest person from being anywhere near perfect, I hope that people will be able to see the humanity in me and where God has brought me from, with all the heartaches and successes along the way.
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<br /><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Can you please tell us about your “I’ve Been There – Tour” and what it means to you?</u>
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<br />The I’ve Been There tour is special and near to my heart simply because I have been there. With LGBT suicide and Bullying at an all time high it is important that we take notice of this issue and help the younger generations know that they are not alone. As I stated earlier I was kicked out by my father at the age of 17. This is a hard time for any young adult to be let loose on the world, let alone starting a new life you know nothing about. So I struggled to find my way as an openly gay man who only wanted a healthy loving relationship. I eventually did find a relationship but it was a physically abusive one and with my age and inexperience I was taken advantage of. I desperately held on because after losing my family it was all that I had left at that young age. I traded off every artistic outlet I had for destructive behavior because the church people had let me know really quick that God couldn’t possibly love me. After I caught my boyfriend cheating I assumed that the church people were right, that this must be my punishment from God for being gay and that if I wasn’t right I needed to change things. So I attempted to take my own life. That would solve the problem since no one really wanted me anyway. I am grateful that I survived through a lot of healing in my life, a lot of life experiences growing up and through meeting a community of accepting Christians I began to get my voice back and have come back full force with a passion to help those who were like me that thought they were forgotten. I’m willing to bet there are more people out there who have been there as well. And I hope through this tour we can all do more to help save some of our Youth who have been “thrown away”.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">Please share with us the story behind your song “I’ve Been There”?</u>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZPsXqzVrHY2tZqQD1DxUiwTv9EmxD6PG7A5P7qn3rl57gwNDftjgKiMTrRkJiYnb4jbhbZHOhcmIkrxpH7Cw_u3gxIgQd0X9v7525xDTJpYZ_k7fNOVY5bJSpgRdX1tzseE212FFwFE/s1600/l.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZPsXqzVrHY2tZqQD1DxUiwTv9EmxD6PG7A5P7qn3rl57gwNDftjgKiMTrRkJiYnb4jbhbZHOhcmIkrxpH7Cw_u3gxIgQd0X9v7525xDTJpYZ_k7fNOVY5bJSpgRdX1tzseE212FFwFE/s400/l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630047193610868770" border="0" /></a>The song I’ve Been There is a song written by my adopted Mother Marsha Stevens-Pino. This song talks about meeting people in our lives who have been there and who reach out on a daily basis to others through their pain to let them know that they know what they are going through. The second verse of the song is my favorite because it says:
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<br />"So many times I see the tears fill wounded eyes
<br />Someone has thrown them out, the world has told them lies
<br />They feel they are invisible, their hears have grown so hard
<br />Afraid God has abandoned them because of who they are
<br />Jesus how can you reach through such despair
<br />Then I hear you answer, I've Been There"
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<br />It has always been a powerful song to me since I released it back in 2006 on my Surrender album. But I don’t think it rings any more powerful than it does today. We all need to band together as a community and share the reality that we have all been there at one time or another. More importantly we serve a Savior who has been there as well and knows the rejection we feel.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">What can people expect and take away from a live Justin concert?</u>
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<br />People can expect a good time at a Justin Ryan concert. Several different styles of Christian music are covered during the concert. As well as a lot humor and joy. I try to make people laugh with some of the anecdotes from growing up in a southern town. There really were some bizarre things that could have only happened in Paducah. But we also hit on the topic of coming out and finding my way back to the church. And paying tribute to those who have lost their lives too soon through bullying or suicide. At the end of the concert, I always provide a safe place to pray about whatever is on your mind. God is listening and wants nothing more than to love us just as we are. I think a lot of times the church has gotten a bad wrap because of the people who run it. I hope that through this concert series more of our gay youth will find out that there are many churches who provide safe places for them to be who they are and worship the god of their childhood who they were thought couldn’t love them, or maybe they are just discovering God for the first time.
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<br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">Shout out time. Please give props to anyone and everyone that matters the most to you. Where can people find your music?</u>
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<br />Of course I wouldn’t be here without the love of a lot of special people in my life who have continued to be supportive of me and my ministry. I would love to send them a shout out. First of all I would like to thank my fiance, Cody. Without his love and support I wouldn’t be going back on the road again. He truly knows my passion for ministry and I am grateful he puts up with me. I also know that I wouldn’t be where I am without several amazing people in my life. My Adopted Mother Marsha Stevens has taken me under her wing since I was 21 years old and helped bring me back to an audience where my ministry is needed the most. I am truly grateful for her witness and perseverance to keep bringing the good news to, as she says, a community no one else is banging down the doors to get into. Thanks for always being true to who you are. Marsha, I love you. Mark and Donna Moseley are my musical mentors and friends they took me under their wing when I came to Nashville. Mark produces all my albums and Donna has been a great support system for me. I am grateful that God placed them in my life and made them my family of choice. Lastly I’d like to thank my mother Lori Vaughn, she and I have gotten close this last year and I am proud to call her my Mom and am grateful that she is supportive of this important ministry as well. You can get the music (physical CD or digital downloads) on the website www.justinryanonline.com As well as you can purchase the hymn album on Itunes or Amazon. Of course my favorite way for you to purchase the album is at a concert!
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<br />NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-1067126006235807782011-06-03T14:41:00.019-03:002011-06-03T18:58:28.644-03:00Unashamed Faith Cafe Debuts -- "To Love Again" by Charles K. BrownUnashamed Faith Cafe is proud to debut for Charles K. Brown the release of his new video for his single "To Love Again"
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<br />With "To Love Again", Charles K. Brown steps into the powerful source of his own creativity. It is a testament to the quality and loveliness that can come out of an artist when they decide to create without support from a label and turn instead to the Divine for all things needed. It doesn’t sound like a basement song. It is without a doubt a beautiful song.
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<br />Enjoy the simplicity of the song "To Love Again".
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<br />Charles K. Brown also released the CD "Trouble Is...", which is a collection of original songs (and 2 covers) written over the last 35 years. Some of them have been recorded as far back as 1977. He feelsthis album is a definitive representation of my work as a whole. It's like what I might play at a live show, but with many of my talented friends joining me, and big sets and costumes on some of the numbers! <a align="left"></a><a align="left"><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/charleskbrown"> Trouble Is... CD by Charles K. Brown</a>
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<br />This video "To Love Again" instills in us that yes you can love again.
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<br /><a href="http://charleskbrown.blogspot.com/">Charles K. Brown</a></p>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-60642177118331593692011-05-26T15:30:00.023-03:002014-01-22T23:23:28.335-04:00Shawn Thomas's First Single From "Covered and Created" Debuts on UFCUnashamed Faith Cafe is excited to be able to share with you all the new single "Hero" from the soon to be released two-disk CD "Covered & Created" by Shawn Thomas. Tune in this Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 8;00 pm EST and replays on Saturday, June 4 at 12 noon Eastern -- to hear the song "Hero". How to listen -- just click the link above that says "Click here to Tune in". <br />
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Openly gay Christian singer Shawn Thomas will release a two-disc collection of songs in July, and the first single is a cover of Mariah Carey’s hit, "Hero."<br />
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The song begins, "There’s a hero/ if you look inside your heart / you don’t have to be afraid / of what you are."<br />
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It’s a fitting message for Thomas, the author of "Unashamed: Coming Out of the Second Closet" and the artist behind seven previous solo releases and the 14-artist compilation "UP: Unashamed Praise." As an artist, author and speaker, Thomas relentlessly preaches the message of salvation through Jesus Christ and that God loves us as God created us – whether straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered.<br />
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Thomas, the son of a preacher, has studied music for more than 20 years, and now writes and produces his own work in addition to producing music for other artists at his studio in south Florida.<br />
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The new CD set, "Covered and Created," will feature a full CD of original work (created) and a full CD of cover songs (covered), and is set for release in July.<br />
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"Hero" will debut on this Thursday, May 26 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on <a href="http://rainbowworldradio.com/">www.rainbowworldradio.com</a>, and will be played again on Sunday, May 29 at 8 p.m. Eastern and will replay Saturday, June 4 at 12 noon Eastern on <a href="http://unashamedfaithcafe.com/">www.unashamedfaithcafe.com</a>. The music video – an animated effort that pays homage to Thomas’ status as a huge comic book fan – will be shown for the first time on <a href="http://www.rightouttv.com/">www.rightouttv.com</a> the week of June 6.<br />
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"I’m very excited about this new single and video, and about the upcoming release of ‘Covered and Created,’" Thomas said. "The songs I chose to cover are songs that have meant something to me in my life and in my faith — and a few of them might surprise a few people. The new original songs are more scripturally based than some of what I’ve written in the past, and my hope is that God’s message of love and grace comes through in those lyrics."<br />
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It has been three years since the release of Thomas’ last studio effort, "Worship and Desperation." The "UP" compilation was released in February.<br />
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Please stay tuned as further details are announced surrounding the up and coming release of "Covered & Created" by Shawn Thomas.<br />
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For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">www.shawnthomasonline.com</a><br />
<br />NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-65306093238265191892011-04-10T12:26:00.006-03:002011-04-18T15:17:34.456-03:00Amazing Grace by Nhojj<object width="400" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQg3XqoyV3Q?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQg3XqoyV3Q?fs=1&hl=en_US-8&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />This video "Amazing Grace"shows us that Love holds no boundaries and that we are fee to Love whom we choose to Love.<br /><p align="center"></p><p align="left">Nhojj's website:<br /><a href="http://www.nhojj.com/">Nhojj</a></p><p></p>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-59826767864784013872011-03-05T09:54:00.014-04:002011-03-05T10:58:39.439-04:00"UP" (Unashamed Praise) CD from Shawn Thomas<object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/jqIBkgQ-3f8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/jqIBkgQ-3f8?fs=1&hl=en_US-8&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="285"></embed></object><br><br />"UP" (Unashamed Praise) draws on imagery and language that speaks to the heart. There are 14 different GLBT Spiritual singers, songwriters, and groups appearing on this unique compilation project all sharing their love and faith for God. <br /><p align="center"></p><p align="left">Unashamed ("UP") website:<br /><a href="http://www.unashamedonline.com//">UnashamedOnline.com</a><p align="center"></p><p align="left">Shawn Thomas's website:<br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com//">ShawnThomasOnline</a>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-67570783917942714382011-02-28T10:35:00.012-04:002011-03-01T02:04:00.299-04:00Joy in the Morning by Nhojj<object width="480" height="390"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/dmbtM-hH4Q4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/dmbtM-hH4Q4?fs=1&hl=enUS-8&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="285"></embed></object><br><br /><br />Nhojj's voice as he sings has a wonderfully warm joy that embraces spirituality.<br /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="left">Nhojj’s website:<br /><a href="http://www.nhojj.com//">Nhojj.com</a>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-44666229736672332832010-09-06T07:58:00.006-03:002011-01-29T03:03:53.253-04:00"Revisited Vol. 2" - Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpfz1c52Q_FfYia8w0MiZHjlPndVXNqUOGHn5EmjWfXYSN1vb2G8WirfBCYzTi4ajyS8Mhf4hy1ubR7jMOYEvtge6MXssulILL21P-cXdvjzaYmjXuL_lmhOM9_O_s0WbwEId1ZQdk50/s1600/shawnthomas6.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpfz1c52Q_FfYia8w0MiZHjlPndVXNqUOGHn5EmjWfXYSN1vb2G8WirfBCYzTi4ajyS8Mhf4hy1ubR7jMOYEvtge6MXssulILL21P-cXdvjzaYmjXuL_lmhOM9_O_s0WbwEId1ZQdk50/s400/shawnthomas6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513753381998426210" /></a>At a listen… an immensely reflective disk that digs deep into the songwriter’s emotions from years past through today.<br /><br />“Revisited Vol. 2” is a compilation CD, which spans 10 years of music and 5 CD/albums. It celebrates the 10 year anniversary of Shawn’s first CD as an “out” artist appropriately titled “Out in this World”. It contains 17 tracks including 6 new recordings, one of which is a very cool updated version of “Out in this World.” Taken as a whole, these songs do a marvelous job of expanding even further Shawn’s desire to reach across the aisle and appeal to people of every spiritual tribe.<br /><br />The most prevalent themes can be heard on tracks like “The Christ in You”, “What am I gonna do with You”, which give praises to the purest extent, coupled with skillful word phrasing from Shawn’s poetic playbook. Passionate about what he is doing, the creative process latches onto that passion and things just keep flowing. While his unique voice, along with spiritual influences and stellar lyric, combine to make heads nod and pews shake.<br /><br />Shawn amalgamates the art of honesty with the beauty of faith brilliantly to create a humble message. Many of his musical compositions are clearly inspired by scripture while others tell personal life stories. “Revisited Vol. 2” is a great example of this -- in that the artist has found new and interesting ways to explore music while incorporating his love for God and that alone is impressive.<br /><br />It is thrilling to hear an artist, such as this, reach the point in his creative evolution where he can stretch out, try new sounds and ideas without a safety net. In a nutshell -- Shawn has done just that with this compilation. Then when the resulting songs and album turn out to be something great, it’s even better.<br /><br />This experienced musician has turned out yet another extraordinary CD laden with colourful poetic phrases, clever organic arrangements, and an all around ingenious spirit. With so much raw emotion and poignant phrasing dictating each line, “Revisited Vol. 2” is the pearl in Shawns’ treasure trove of recordings.<br /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="left">Shawn Thomas’s websites:<br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">ShawnThomasOnline.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.aaronsrainbowproject.com/">AaronsRainbowProject.com</a><br /><br /><p align="center">“Revisited Vol. 2” reviewed by Arizzona © 2010NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-68090631081614648802010-05-01T08:44:00.002-03:002010-05-01T08:45:37.111-03:00"Out in This World '09" - Shawn Thomas<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc0P6MEQP-i6NH3EBHIfQKol_n2lgRYDwXwYbjOphztdPPsroAsS97p1uudxZXHFNlFNdEtcZgPA2FWEG13V8R4naJkrXSFKhYddSjs8asAhTcNR2jq1BU7mwuloaZaAmyHqGkdX500g/s1600/default.jpg"></a><br /><strong><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">"Have You Heard This Song?"<br />Latest single from Shawn Thomas "Out in This World '09"<br /></strong></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"></b></p><br /><object height="320" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OiqOfk942JE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OiqOfk942JE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br /><p>Such a fun song to swing hips, groove a little or even dance up a storm! This song can be found on his CD "Revisited Vol. 2", which features 17 tracks spanning 10 years and 5 CDs including 6 new tracks. This is an updated version of the original song that was record in 1999.<br /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="left">Shawn Thomas’s websites:<br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">ShawnThomasOnline.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.aaronsrainbowproject.com/">AaronsRainbowProject.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/Store.html">To Purchases CDs or Multimedia</a><br /><br /><br /></p>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-84329032625396972042010-01-08T01:20:00.019-04:002010-01-14T23:18:27.900-04:00Unashamed Faith Cafe - Announces - Voters' Choice Awards 2009 - Recipients<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1bKcEeQFUQg-jDCmWFuiu3ynaIoSmg_Y2Eo5y_DiIu4I1UkhmWbIGTVWfBcZe5uSYuhV4OloB-DI4BnyBVNuW-ydqQgtGBxHli9BrEo-rOr2kjePJ4xl4cYlRqHw5YPwX-ctYP-KsII/s1600-h/Voters+Choice+Awards+2009+%28300x151%29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424234851283541378" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 205px; height: 107px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1bKcEeQFUQg-jDCmWFuiu3ynaIoSmg_Y2Eo5y_DiIu4I1UkhmWbIGTVWfBcZe5uSYuhV4OloB-DI4BnyBVNuW-ydqQgtGBxHli9BrEo-rOr2kjePJ4xl4cYlRqHw5YPwX-ctYP-KsII/s400/Voters+Choice+Awards+2009+%28300x151%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><u>SPOTLIGHT</u> - Unashamed Faith Cafe - Announces - “Voters’ Choice Award 2009” - Recipients<br /><br />Album of the Year goes to Shawn Thomas for “Revisited Vol. 2” – “Revisited Vol. 2” spans 10 years and 5 CD/albums of music and included 6 new tracks. It also spun the single “Out In This World ’09”<br /><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shawnthomas6">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shawnthomas6</a><br /><br />Single of the Year goes to Cheryl A. Bragg for “Rain Down Holy Spirit” from her CD “With All Of My Heart”<br /><a href="http://www.whosoevermusic.com/">http://www.whosoevermusic.com/</a><br /><br />Video of the Year goes to Dan Manjovi for “Things’ll Get Better” - Which stems from his CD “Woke Up This Morning” and also appears on the compilation CD “United For The Ride Vol. 1”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoVpE9FpwYM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoVpE9FpwYM</a> </div><br>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-8220457783538922042009-12-11T19:13:00.062-04:002010-01-01T13:19:17.569-04:00Unashamed Faith Cafe -- "Voters' Choice Awards 2009"<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgCeJ90AUdarSwYptHBCLY0yjKURSyHUAqGzvEUH6jttrmVRul5W0WtFJ6yrY-6GUF4c1w2kuWiNOkO7YmSBiT3Q_YZeDqnbNHpf-pHonyOFjMZYyeMhpbxaEK7XcT6eaVlGuUOekldE/s1600-h/Voters+Choice+Awards+2009++%28434x218%29+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414140708019746194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 171px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 89px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgCeJ90AUdarSwYptHBCLY0yjKURSyHUAqGzvEUH6jttrmVRul5W0WtFJ6yrY-6GUF4c1w2kuWiNOkO7YmSBiT3Q_YZeDqnbNHpf-pHonyOFjMZYyeMhpbxaEK7XcT6eaVlGuUOekldE/s400/Voters+Choice+Awards+2009++%28434x218%29+.jpg" border="0" /></a><b><br /><br /></b><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Unashamed Faith Cafe is now accepting your votes until December 31st, 2009 for "Voters' Choice Awards 2009." To submit your vote -- please respond by using the link below.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://qnation.fm/contact_us/arizzona.php">CAST YOUR VOTES - HERE</a><br /></div></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Good luck to all the nominees!<br /><br /><u>The Categories are as follows:</u><br /><br />ALBUM OF THE YEAR:<br /><b></b><br />Shawn Thomas - <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shawnthomas6">"Revisited Vol. 2"</a><br />Pastor Debbie George - <a href="http://www.psalmsofthesoul.com/shiningthrough.html">"Shining Through"</a><br />Pastor Dale Jarrett - <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dalejarrett4">"Into His Presence"</a><br />Nick Granato - <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nickgranato4">"In Real Life"</a><br /><br />SINGLE OF THE YEAR:<br /><br />Cheryl A. Bragg - <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cherylabragg">"Rain Down Holy Spirit"</a><br />Ray Boltz - <a href="http://www.rayboltz.com/">"God Knows I've Tried"</a><br />Skott Freedman - <a href="https://www.noisetrade.com/skottfreedman#">"Stay"</a><br />Roger Anthony Mapes - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rogermapesmusic">"We Are Angels"</a><b> </b><br /><br />VIDEO OF THE YEAR:<br /><br />Shawn Thomas - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWztk1CQh-8">"The Christ In You"</a><br />Dan Manjovi - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoVpE9FpwYM">"Things'll Get Better"</a><br />Terry Christopher - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImN_6bZDwTA">"Wade In The Water (Morry C. on guitar)"</a><br />Mike Rickard - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6bZaIceyBc">"Sweat"</a><br /><br />Merry Christmas and Peace of Christ to you all </div></div>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-57808936649988234032009-11-14T20:47:00.040-04:002009-11-15T15:13:06.894-04:00Dan Manjovi Music LLC -- "Somethin's Comin' My Way"Unashamed Faith Cafe is very honoured and pleased to be able to debut and aire..."Somethin's Comin' My Way" by Dan Manjovi (feat. Grace Hightower vocals) on Sunday Nov. 15, 2009 at 8-9pm EST on <a href="http://www.qnation.fm/">Qnation.fm</a><br /><br />"Somethin's Comin' My Way" by Dan Manjovi (feat. Grace Hightower vocals) is featured on the soundtrack for the award-winning film “Precious"<br /><br />The movie Precious garnered the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival 2009 and is now in major cinemas. "Somethin’s Comin’ My Way" is used in this film.<br /><br />Dan Manjovi is a highly visible New York based singer, songwriter, composer and a friend, who has two independently released CD’s -- "Dan Manjovi", 2005 and "Woke Up This Morning", 2008. <br /><br />In other notes... His song "Things’ll Get Better" is included on the CD “United For The Ride, Vol. 1” checkout this CD<br /><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/uftr/">United For The Ride Vol. 1</a> <br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AoVpE9FpwYM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AoVpE9FpwYM&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="244"></embed></object></p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><br /><br />Manjovi is currently finishing the score for a new musical comedy "I Am, I Will, I Do" for which he has written the book, music and lyrics.<br /><br />Congratulations!!! To quote myself -- "Dan’s music lies somewhere's between can’t get enough and must have it."<br /><br />My Review -- <a href="http://unashamedfaithcafe.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html">Dan Manjovi -- Jazz Infused-Renaissance Musician</a><br /><br />Dan Manjovi's website:<br /><a href="http://www.danmanjovi.com/">DanManjovi.com</a><br><br>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-10893599088758595942009-10-22T23:07:00.037-03:002009-10-31T21:23:11.114-03:00Revisited Vol. 2 - Shawn Thomas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDw-9rqgJi_hbVPLnDZ9WVx_uhQc7GGh7NNCn_R6wxXJ5jq7W07tOt-83yd46JJTvAiImbdrzS0qWmnL0R5lP7Y9_gAqs4X8CdrBWGTiuvpEms5LpAJyuz4Kk41584JxAVqvekaW_tpcY/s1600-h/RevisitedVol2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDw-9rqgJi_hbVPLnDZ9WVx_uhQc7GGh7NNCn_R6wxXJ5jq7W07tOt-83yd46JJTvAiImbdrzS0qWmnL0R5lP7Y9_gAqs4X8CdrBWGTiuvpEms5LpAJyuz4Kk41584JxAVqvekaW_tpcY/s320/RevisitedVol2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395616352305782770" /></a>“Unashamed Faith Cafe” -- is SO excited to announce that Shawn Thomas has just released a new CD, "Revisited Vol. 2." It spans 10 years of his music since he "came out" as an artist and 5 CD/albums. This compilation features 17 songs and 6 of them are new recordings. Two of the recordings "The Other Side" and "Out in This Word '09" can be heard on Shawn's website. He hopes you will enjoy the new arrangements and new songs.<br /><br />The songs' lyrics are much more than just mere little words, they are bits of faith filled wisdom stemming from a place of heartfelt and soulful encouragement.<br /><br />Shawn Thomas's websites:<br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">ShawnThomasOnline.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.aaronsrainbowproject.com/">AaronsRainbowProject.com</a><br><br>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806224262939810640.post-69556508399796071102009-07-18T14:09:00.030-03:002009-10-22T22:57:04.625-03:00The Christ In You - Shawn Thomas<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><object width="400" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pWztk1CQh-8&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pWztk1CQh-8&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="320"></embed></object></p><br />"The Christ In You"by Shawn Thomas--is meant to encourage, comfort, and open hearts; drawing the worshiper in all of us into Christ’s presence within ourselves.<br /><br />"The Christ In You" message has just the right amount of enthusiasm and emotional delivery required for the spirit and mood of each word to leads us to think about and evaluate our own internal walk with the Lord.<br /><br />Yet at the same time it's comforting to know that someone else can see or sense the Christ in you.<br /><p align="center"></p><p align="left">Shawn Thomas’s websites:<br /><a href="http://www.shawnthomasonline.com/">ShawnThomasOnline.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.aaronsrainbowproject.com/">AaronsRainbowProject.com</a></p><p align="left">"The Christ In You" Reviewed by Arizzona © 2009<br /></p>NAME: Arizzona, Unashamed Faith Cafe Radio Programhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505683189415493205noreply@blogger.com