I have also learned the first 18 or so bars of the song too…

UPDATE: I’ve finished transcribing the song, and someday I’ll record myself playing it. For now, here’s the sheet music I made for those wishing to learn it.

This is what I came up with, based on memory of playing it for years. I didn’t even know what it was called until a friend told me last night.

Once again, China does their censorship disappearing act. Last week, China blocked access to iTunes because olympians were downloading the Songs for Tibet (iTunes link) tribute album in defyance of China’s iron-fist internet censorship. I’ve had a chance to check out the remix of Hide and Seek, and it sounds pretty good. It definitely has an eastern motif to it. Well now China has figured out a way to simply block access to the one album without having to block the entire store. Wonderful.

It seems as though nothing will stop the determined China from protecting its citizens from the truths. If only this sort of vigor could be harnessed and put to use for true good!

Here’s the track Hide and Seek 2

Dave Matthews Band founding member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore has passed away. He died from complications arising from an ATV accident in June.

I hope his grave is shallow, so he may feel the rain.

And on Sunday, we went home.

In the morning, we had a worship service with Todd Agnew. We packed our things, said our goodbyes, and headed home.

Carl’s Jr, being one of the sponsors of SWC ‘08, offered us free drinks and discounted food.

All together, it was a great trip. I got a chance to meet some great people, hear some great speakers, and listen to great music. I think making it a group experience is a necessity. Combining efforts for location, food and camping made the experience more enjoyable and relaxing.

Day 3’s run was the same as day 2, however I was not taking photos, I was in a flat out sprint.

The day was filled with entertainment, such as the bungee

Bungee Jumping

and Guitar Praise

Shea playing Guitar Praise

In the evening, the Army Reps entertained the crowd by launching flying monkeys and squish balls

The crowd to watch the Newsboys was pretty impressive, even though many went to watch Hawk Nelson.

Newsboys Crowd

The Newsboys put on a great show, including Breakfast….

After that show, we saw comedy by Gary King, and Bob Smiley. Good stuff!

Gary King

Bob Smiley

We began our day with the Running of the Christians…

First, we line up.

Next, we run for our lives! (well, our spots for the day)

Highlights of the day included some signings with Toby Mac, and Jars of Clay.

Toby Mac giving an autograph.

Jars of Clay at the signing table

The evening’s highlight was definitely Toby Mac’s performance.

Toby Mac

DJ Maj

Everybody got energized by the performance.

Group Grooving

Sydney had a blast!

Im sure you can see why!

Some people got so into it, they didnt care how they looked!

Afterwards, we watched the comedy of Bone Hampton. It is what it is, and its funny! And he’s got clutter…..

Bone Hampton

A good night’s sleep, and we’ll be ready for Saturday….

Most of the day we spent wandering around, shuttling the kids from one attraction to the next. Some favorites were in the VeggieTales‘ VeggieLand.

VeggieTales' Tom & Larry photo op

In there we had inflatable “jumpy houses”

Jumpy House

balloon animals, crafts & face painting

Crafts

and Dance Praise. That was something even the older “kids” could enjoy.

The evening’s headliner was Third Day. They performed an awesome set. At one point, they were just asking the crowd for favorites, and playing songs they might not have even played in years!

Third Day

Mac Powell of Third Day

After that, we were all tired, and called it a night. After all, we had to save up our energy to run the next day…..

Wednesday afternoon, we pull into South Boundary Road. Then we stop. There is a looong line of campers (about a mile and a half) just stopped. People are already outside playing. This is not a great start. After walking a mile or so, I run into people with the scoop, and find out they let too many in to start with, and closed the gate until they could sort it out. Another 15 minutes, and we started moving again, so that crisis was short-lived.

After setting up camp, having a spaghetti dinner, and socializing some, we headed down into Laguna Seca for our first night of concerts.

Mission Six

Jonnie & Brookie

Brooke Barrettsmith

I got another good shot too:

Building 429

After that, we had the comedy of Taylor Mason. He makes his own puppets for his very funny ventriloquist act.