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CD REVIEW-MILLENNIUM by THE COSMIC NOMADS
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Australia has got to be "pound for pound" the greatest country on earth for producing great rock bands. The shame of it all is that over the last 40 years or so, many of these amazing groups did not become house hold names, even in Australia. The new release "Millennium" combines many music styles and is led by Ray Vanderby and his Hammond Organ (think Jon Lord) and they are from the old school, with a nod to the best of today’s prog rock. Had this album been recorded and released in the early to mid 70’s on a major label, we are talking record sales on a level with Deep Purple and Yes. There is still plenty of great music being recorded today, it’s not however getting much radio play so you have to do a bit of digging to find it. It’s hard to pick out any stand-out tracks, the whole cd is a stand-out, and like records from the years gone by, it’s meant to be listened to from start to finish, IT’S AN EXPERIENCE. There are groups around today that are "throw-backs", however they just don’t do it the way it should be done. Jet and Wolfmother are good bands, but compared to The Cosmic Nomads, it’s like comparing Tiny Tim to Elvis. PLEASE visit the website and purchase this cd, let’s do our best to get the word out about such great bands, and make sure that they keep recording. DO NOT MAKE COPIES of such cds. To copy a Zeppelin cd or such is no big deal to their band account or history. To do so from band the The Cosmic Nomads, may be just stealing a would be history.

http://www.cosmicnomads.com.au/

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UP COMING BOOK RELEASE
Current mood: blessed

Currently reading : Building Dynamic Faith By Jerry Falwell Release date: 17 October, 2005

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ROCK NEWS
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

OUT ON JUNE 2nd THROUGH UNIVERSAL MUSIC

Currently listening : Look at Yourself By Uriah Heep Release date: 23 May, 2006

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I NEED YOUR HELP
Current mood: working

I'm starting a group called "Alcoholics For Christ", a 12 step Bible based program for alcoholics and drug addicts. The cost of starting up is MUCH more than I thought it would be. $800. just for insurance. Then there are workbooks, Bibles, DVDS, a coffee make and so on. I need your help through prayer and money. You one way or another have had your life impacted in a bad way due to alcohol and other drugs. Help me help these poor souls the Lord's way. You can donate via paypal using my email address. raisedonrock@gmail.com  PLEASE do what you can. I have started a myspace for it, it's pretty blank now but will  work on it soon. Thanks!!!

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CD REVIEW-SEVEN MOONS by JACK BRUCE & ROBIN TROWER
Current mood: argumentative
Category: Music

Jack Bruce is 1/3 of the original power trio "Cream", he also has done by far, the best solo work of his former mand mates, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. Robin Trower joined Procol Harum just after the recording of but before the release of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and remained in the band during their heyday. He then went solo and was billed as one of the countless "Next" Jimi Hendrix. Robin recorded some great hard blues rock in the 70's, and some music with a softer touch in the 80's. Between that, Robin recorded 2 fine albums with Jack Bruce. Now, almost 25 years later they return with Gary Husband on drums. Their first 2 albums were fine recordings but, you could tell they were recorded in the 80's. This new one "Seven Moons", you'd swear was recorded in the first half of the 70's, IT'S THAT GOOD...START TO FINISH.. It will be released March 3rd, be good to yourself and get it now. Modern bands like Jet aren't bad, they try to be "throwbacks" but why waste your money on watered down copies when the real things are still kickin' ass?

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JACOB PRASCH COMING TO AUSTRALIA
Category: Religion and Philosophy

JACOB PRASCH COMING TO AUSTRALIA in conference. Friday July 4th-Sunday July 6th. A typological and midrashic examination of what will happen in the future of the church by seeing how the past history of the church is recapitulated eschatologically.

At The BELGRAVE HEIGHTS CONVENTION CENTRE-3 CONVENTION DRIVE, BELGRAVE HEIGHTS, VICTORIA  NUMBERS ARE LIMITED! BOOK EARLY!
CLOSING FEB. 29 2008

Adults $40. Each Concession-$25. Children up to 12 years old FREE

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THE ULTIMATE VALENTINE
Category: Romance and Relationships

THE ULTIMATE VALENTINE

This week happy couples around the country will exchange tokens of love and affection in celebration of Valentine's Day. If this week has put you in the mood for a little romance, we recommend you take a look at what has to be the most charming little book in the Bible.

The book of Ruth is often studied (even in secular colleges) as a masterpiece in miniature for its romantic elegance and literary value - and its charming glimpse into life in ancient Israel. It is a classic love story of loyalty and devotion, and yet it also contains some surprising insights that go far beyond the historical narrative itself.

One of the principal characters is Naomi, a Bethlehemite, who, because of a famine, migrates with her husband and her two sons to distant Moab. The two sons take Moabite women for wives. During the ten years that follow, Naomi's husband and both her two sons pass away, leaving her destitute.

Upon hearing that things have turned for the better in her native Bethlehem, Naomi decides to return home. She encourages the two young girls to make new lives for themselves among their own people. However, Ruth refuses, insists upon remaining with Naomi. Her declaration of loyalty to Naomi is one of the most elegant and well-known passages in the Holy Scriptures:

"Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me."

Ruth's story yields an incredible overview of God's plan of redemption. Her persistent and devoted commitment to her mother-in-law leads to a dramatic romance, a prophecy of the coming King, and her being included in the family tree of the Messiah.

Ruth is one of the most significant books in the Old Testament for the Church. And it's interesting that the book traditionally is read by rabbis on the Feast of Pentecost, when the Church was born. It explains, like no other book in the Scripture, the role and mission of the Kinsman Redeemer. This book is an essential prerequisite to understanding the book of Revelation. Before you study Revelation 5, you need to understand the book of Ruth.

This little book is more than a love story between Ruth and Boaz, it is a foreshadowing of another love story, the greatest story ever told. The ultimate "valentine" was written in blood on a wooden cross, erected in Judea two thousand years ago.

By Dr. Chuck Missler
from www.khouse.org
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CHUCK MISSLER AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2008
Current mood: blessed
Category: Religion and Philosophy

Chuck Missler 2008 Inside Perspective Australian tour

Currently watching : AntiChrist : The Alternate Ending - DVD

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CD REVIEW-Kush: Presents...Snow White and The Eight Straights
Current mood: blissful
Category: Music

Kush: Presents...Snow White and The Eight Straights

Aztec Music has done it again...Kush was led by Jeff Duff, and in spite of his double gated appearance he's reall "straight" (praise God).

The lp was released some 35 years ago and stands today (thanks to Aztec Music) as one of Australia's all time rock releases. The band was 2nd to none with it's closest sounding over-seas rivals, Blood Sweat & Tears and early Chicago. Although Jeff Duff had a Limp-wristed look, his powerful/husky vocals would make David Clayton-Thomas stand up and take notice. This reissue by one of the world's top 3 record labels today doubles the original tracks from 8 to 16 with outstanding bonus cuts (not just so-so unreleased filler), and a 24 page booklet.

Track Listing:
1. Wait Overture
2. Easy Street
3. ALL Right In The City
4. McArthur Park
5. Wait
6. Satanic Deity
7. Christopher John
Suite featuring:
a) Birth
b) Life
c) Death
d) Infinity
8. Klue

Bonus Tracks – Singles 1973
9. Peter Gunn
10. The Sky Is Falling
11. Can't You Hear Me Calling
12. Wait (Original Single Version)
Bonus Tracks – Live 1974
13. Introduction
14. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
15. Beginnings
16. Interview with Jeff Duff

Pound for pound no country in the world ever put out as much quality rock in the early 70's as did Australia. The sad thing about it is, with the countries small population(in most cases is a good thing) bands like this and many others had short lifespans. There were only so many places to tour, and even if a band had an album that sold well (maybe about 15,000), that was hardly enough to live on. In America, bands that no one ever heard of would make album after album and make a good living on the road, not so here. One of the greatest bands I ever heard "Healing Force" never got to make an album. But, what was made and considered "missing in action" one by one is being hunted down, remastered and reissued by Aztec music. Those of you in Australia and elsewhere, do your ears a favor, visit http://www.aztecmusic.net/  & www.myspace.com/aztecmusic  and get yourself some of the world's best rock ever!!!

Currently listening : More Arse Than Class By Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs Release date: 27 February, 2006

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