Happy birthday!
Over in another corner of the web, it's a festive occasion.
My friend Daniel Mount celebrated the first anniversary of his very successful blog today(9/18). Both Daniel and his blog have come a mighty long way since then.
My first recollection of Daniel was on a gospel music message board...I was absolutely amazed that someone his age(20 at the time, if I'm not mistaken)would have such a love and interest in the history of gospel quartet music! But he did(and still does), and because of his unending curiosity, he reminded me of myself at that same age. You see, I was the weird guy in my church and at college because I liked all that gospel quartet stuff...and eschewed the fashionable pop music of the day. I haven't changed a bit in 29 years...in that respect!
I knew no one at that time who could help me refine and cultivate my love and curiosity for the music...so I had to just buy the records, read the few books then available on the subject, and just absorb all that to become an authority on the music. It wasn't until I joined the Southern Gospel News message boards and hooked up with the likes of John Crenshaw, Dean Adkins, Cliff Cerce, and many of the genre's artists that I got to know through various means that I got to have a modicum of ready working knowledge of the history of this genre.
Daniel is more fortunate...he got to network with all of us right away, in addition to many other people who have taught him much about the inner workings of the gospel music business. And in the past year, he has used what he has learned and applied his natural curiosity and writing skill to produce one of the better gospel music blogs out there. He is usually able to post something interesting every day...no mean feat indeed! I wish I had the energy and time to devote to this blog the energy and time Daniel devotes to his. When anyone asks me who to read in the world of gospel music bloggers, Daniel's name is among the select few I recommend to each and every person who asks.
His blog is truly interactive...he tries to avoid negativity, emphasizing his positive feelings about this wonderful genre of music, and never fails to acknowledge those who support and encourage him. There are two or three blogs out there that I recommend to anyone proposing to undertake doing one themselves, and Daniel's is definitely one of those.
In addition to all that, Daniel is a gracious, polite, humble young man who is a good witness of his faith. He is also a published author, a songwriter, and a man of many talents indeed.
So it's with great delight and pleasure that I salute my friend Daniel Mount, on the first anniversary of one of the best gospel music blogs out there!
Posted on Sep 18, 2007 - 11:31 PM | [0]
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