I don't normally have a very exciting life, an unusual one, yes, but not terribly exciting. That is until Saturday afternoon, of course. I was outside squirting Elizabeth with the hose when Zack came out with the phone for me. I had a hard time at first hearing who was calling. (What's new about that?) But eventually I realized that the person on the other end of the phone was none other than the famous gospel singer, Andre Crouch!
For those of you who don't know this, Andre Crouch was one of the most innovative Gospel singers in the 60's and 70's. He had a group called Andre Crouch and the Disciples. He still does concerts, but he also does a lot of producing for music behind the scenes now. He also pastors his father's church in Burbank. I believe his father has since passed away.
Why did he call me? Well, many months ago, I wrote an article in our church bulletin about Andre receiving a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A member of my church knows Andre's cousin. She gave the article to Andre. He saw it yesterday and felt like he wanted to call me and let me know that he was grateful about the words I wrote. We talked about 10 or 15 minutes and I was really blessed to receive that call from him. I guess he is the most famous person I have ever spoken too at this point in my life.
You might remember some of his classic songs:
Through it All
Soon and Very Soon
The Blood
I think it is pretty cool for someone in his position to take time to call someone just to say thank you for such a small thing. I'll never forget this. (Debbie, if you're reading this, you and Becky will certainly remember Andre.) The first time I saw him was when Inez and Howard Bryant took our youth group to see him sing at Whittier College. I must have been around 15 years old.
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