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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 13:52:15 -0500

Last weekend I attended a PK rally in Indianapolis, Ind., and Phil Keaggy gave a little mini-concert (half an hour) during the lunch break on Saturday.

Now, this rally was held in the Hoosier Dome (where the Indpls Colts play -- if you call it that) and the acoustics were, shall we say, just not right for Phil and his acoustic guitar.

But, man, he STILL blew away those of us who were paying attention. He opened with a blistering version of "John the Revelator" (remember it's an acoustic guitar), then did a real nice song he said he wrote for his son, I think it was called "I See Myself In You." He also did two of my favorites from "True Believer" "Salvation Army Band" and the title tune. All of them fantastic! I think he did another one, too, but I didn't have the presence of mind to write the songs down until later in the day.

But, he wasn't over yet, he then joined the Maranatha Promise Band for a tight, spot-on, version of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody." Phil didn't sing, but he played some righteous lead guitar. Who knew the Promise Band could so get down?? It begged the question of why those fine musicians didn't play with him from the start! It was the musical highlight of the weekend.

Mike E.

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