I just discovered that my good friend Happy Sammy is my birthday mate! Sammy and I share a lot in common. We’re both Christians; we’re both married to awesome people; we both love music and helping people out. We have differences, though. For instance, she’s older, lol: she will turn 34; I will turn 33. She is pretty; I am pretty (fat). She’s married to a basketball star; I’m married to a woman who I’m...

Philippine Contemporary Christian music retailer House of Praise is raffling off a copy of the new Citipointe double CD, Commissioned, right here on GannsDeen.com! The worship team of Citipointe is one of Australia’s most vibrant and dynamic worship teams. A recent visitor to Manila, Aaron Lucas and the rest of the worship team are known for creating some of the most engaging praise and worship anthems in recent memory. Among its many...

The Kris Allen/Boyce Avenue/Jabbawockeez concert was OFF THE HOOK. Here are ten post-concert thoughts: 1. It was the first major open-air concert I’d ever attended. Ang daming tao! (There were so many people.) There were naysayers who said Kris wouldn’t be able to attract a crowd, but boy, those naysayers should’ve been there. Praise God it didn’t rain. 2. The crowd seemed strangely subdued. After each number of any of...

As of February 6, 2010, these are my top 10 favorite songs. There isn’t much change here, primarily because I’ve been so busy at work that I haven’t had time to really explore new songs and listen to old favorites. Still, it’s a good week. 1. Jojo (1) SHINee 2. Oetoriya (4) CN Blue Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to...