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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 11 May 2015 8:13 am    
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A couple of buddies and myself provided some music at our little Baptist Church yesterday.


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Scott Duckworth


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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
Post  Posted 11 May 2015 10:37 am    
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Good deal Erv!
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 11 May 2015 10:42 am    
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Give praises to the Lord on an instrument of 10 strings. (Psalms 33:2) Very Happy
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Joe Rouse


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San Antonio, Texas
Post  Posted 11 May 2015 10:59 am     Playing at Church
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Were you also preaching Erv....you looked mighty solemn....jr
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 11 May 2015 11:45 am    
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No, not preaching, I think I just hit a clam! Whoa!
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Roger Miller


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Cedar Falls, Ia.
Post  Posted 11 May 2015 4:21 pm    
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Erv, didn't know yo was Baptist, I thought you was a Mn. Luderin.
Love that Zum, real Purdy, and the Webb, of course. Good to see you again.
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Richard Keller


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Deer Creek, Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 12 May 2015 6:22 am    
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Erv, do you have a video or sound clip you can post?
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 12 May 2015 6:30 am    
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Roger,
I used to be Luderin but I took pills for it! Whoa!

Richard,
Nothing to share, sorry. Very Happy
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Bill Sinclair


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Waynesboro, PA, USA
Post  Posted 12 May 2015 7:23 am    
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So, did you play one out of the hymnal or a country-gospel tune? We already know how you feel about contemporary praise choruses. Shocked
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 12 May 2015 7:33 am    
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We played two Gaither songs:
"He Touched Me" and "There's Something About That Name".
They're both in our church hymnal.
No ricky-ticky contemporary stuff for me. Very Happy
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Ron Pruter

 

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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 13 May 2015 6:21 pm    
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I played steel at our new church for the first and last time last weekend. Contemporary Christian music. The band was incredibly young. Sound man couldn't get the mic working and yelled up "We can't get the keyboard, (me) I yelled back "not a keyboard, this is an electric ironing board" No one knew I was being sarcastic. They got it going but they mixed me out pretty much all the way. My wife said my face said I was having no fun. Ron Confused
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 14 May 2015 7:24 am    
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Ron,
Sounds like a bad experience, too bad.
I love the old hymns and gospel songs. Every one of those are like a three minute sermon.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HYMNS AND PRAISE CHORUSES
An old Minnesota farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was.
"Well," sid the farmer, "It was pretty good. They did something different, however, They sang praise choruses instead of hymns."
"Praise choruses," said his wife, "What are those?"
"Oh, they're okay. They're sort of like hymns, only different," said the farmer.
"Well, what's the difference?", asked the wife,
The farmer said, "Well it's like this. If I were to say to you, "Martha, the cows are in the corn.'well that would be a hymn. If on the other hand I was to say to you, 'Martha, Martha, Martha, Oh Martha, MARTHA, MARTHA, the cows, the big cows, the brown cows, the black cows, the white cows, the black and white cows, the COWS, COWS, COWS, are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn, are in the corn,' well, that would be a praise chorus." Whoa!
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John Peay


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Cumming, Georgia USA
Post  Posted 14 May 2015 9:11 am     This Sunday...
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I play steel on a semi-regular basis at my church. Mostly modern P&W, but on occasion they turn us loose with a lineup like this coming Sunday:

I'll Fly Away
Farther Along
The Old Rugged Cross
Are You Washed in the Blood

Needless to say I'm looking forward to it. I might even whip out a few of Erv's phrases in some of those!
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 14 May 2015 9:50 am    
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John,
Bless your heart! Very Happy
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John Peay


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Cumming, Georgia USA
Post  Posted 14 May 2015 10:22 am    
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Erv, you may not want your name associated with it if you heard me play them, lol !
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 14 May 2015 10:26 am    
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John,
Remember, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord". Very Happy
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Bishop Ronnie P Hall


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Detroit, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 14 May 2015 4:48 pm    
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Hi Erv!
You mean you didn't record any of them to playback and give us a taste of what obviously was a beautiful good praise service??? I myself was a little disappointed! Oh well, I know the Lord was with all of you there. God bless!
Ron
(Bishop R.P.Hall)
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 15 May 2015 7:01 am    
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Ron,
Take my word for it, we made a joyful noise unto the Lord! Very Happy
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