I found an old cd tonight and with the finding came a bundle of memories. Choose Life by Big Tent Revival. The minute my fingers slipped it into my car stereo, I felt like I was back in college.
During college, BTR became one of my obsessions (Sims being the other). Yes, some of their music was a bit cheesy, but I didn’t care.
And since my evenings during college were spent at The Shack, I introduced Big Tent Revival to our world. My co-workers and I would play BTR in the break room, in the warehouse, in the little area-where-we-kept-boxes, and in the gift-wrapping department. I’d imprint bibles, order books, unpack shipments, and lounge on the wicker couch- all while humming the tunes of BTR.
Will You Be Mine was my all-time favorite song on the album. We’d push the chairs back in the break-room and lip sync on top of the coffee table. The Boy-who-first-stole-my-heart would play his gorgeous Taylor, I’d beat out a rhythm on the table, and the others would watch us and laugh.
And then when the winter days rolled around, we’d pull out all the stops and begin blaring What I Want for Christmas. I’d get down on the music manager’s keyboard and we would sing holiday cheer for folks (while passing out apple cider of course).
And while I’d be rearranging the Ever Present small bottles of Holy Water (near the Veggie Tales section), I’d hear the aforementioned Boy rummaging on the sound system. In seconds, Love Me Like You Do would be blaring throughout the store and I’d hear him belting I’ve been sad and blue, I’ve been flying solo. He couldn’t really sing that well either. Which made it funnier.
Ahh, Big Tent Revival. I have no idea if they are even producing music now. It seems like they might have broken up or something. But, they certainly provided great entertainment during my time at The Shack. Thanks, boys.