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Occasionally we will share stories about our travels, our fans, our ministry. "AMY - THE OFFICIAL POM-POM GIRL OF KEITHANDTIM.COM" You may be wondering why in the world we would need a pom-pom girl. Or maybe you weren't wondering. Here's the story. For many years, Keith's cousin, Patty would bring her young daughter, Amy to hear us sing. They would sit down front and they knew all the words to all the songs. Amy knew them all when she was probably 5! Well, we used to use this little joke item that we learned from the Blackwood Brothers many years ago. They were the first southern gospel quartet to bring an entire backup band, rather than just a pianist along to their concerts. They would come out on stage with 8 or 9 guys, all dressed in matching suits, and after a song or two, James would say, "We'd like to take a moment to introduce ourselves." Every one of those fellows would go shake hands with someone else in the group and pretend they were "introducing themselves". It got a big laugh. Well, it got a pretty good response from folks when Keith and Tim did it, too. It almost seemed more ridiculous if there were only two in the "group", and they still hadn't introduced themselves. Well, it worked, so we did it EVERYWHERE we sang! Apparently too often for some. Especially Amy. I don't think she said anything to us, but she did ask her mom why we had to keep doing that every time. Sorry, Amy. We still do. Amy's 16 and driving a car now, but she still learns the words. She received the "official first copy" of the new CD at a special "homecoming" concert on Sunday, October 15th at St. John's Reformed Chruch in Butler. It's "Keith and Tim - Timeless". Amy is pictured on the "Pictures" page of this site. (We also need a photo of her at age 5 or 6.) Patty, you got any more pictures? |
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| Do we or Don't we take requests?
Well, I suppose we have taken requests over the years. Especially if someone requests a song that they are quite certain we know - such as one we have on a CD. However, we've always told the story of the reason why we DON'T take requests - the little boy sitting in the front pew on a Sunday morning. We DID ask for requests and he piped up, "Why don't you take your guitars and go to your car!" It never happened. Sounds like it could have, but it didn't. Actually that line was spoken by Eddie Crook, one of the finest southern gospel pianists of the 60's, 70's, 80's and on and on. He was playing piano during a recording session at Goodman Sound Studio in Henderson, Kentucky when the Amerson Brothers were there to record in the mid 1970's. I don't think he meant it for us, but it was a great line and it stuck with me all these years. Tim |
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| Keith's RULES FOR EATING
You know how a lot of church functions involve getting together around several tables and sharing fellowship over a plate full of good home cooking? Well, we noticed, and rather enjoy that atmosphere. Sometimes it's difficult to sing for an hour after a meal, but one must restrain from overindulging. Keith has developed "Rules of Eating", and he generally shares them with the congregation or audience (whichever you prefer). In short, they are: 1. You MUST do an activity before you can eat. He claims walking to the fridge or table is an activity. 2. You don't have to be hungry to eat. Simple enough. 3. In order to eat, you must be with someone or alone.
Hope I didn't overstep my bounds by sharing the secret rules. Tim |
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 Why is there a light pole in this picture? |
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| There will be another story here soon - stay tuned! I'm quite sure there are other stories we could share over the past 20 years | ||
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