Recorded using a Bach Stradivarius Model 37, medium
bore trumpet and a 5-channel mixing box in our church's old sanctuary
(affectionately referred to as the "Green Room" because of the green
carpet - the same room where the Dogs played last November). Why "The Shape of Air"? It's really a personal favorite of mine. I bought a used cassette copy of _Darn Floor, Big Bite_, when I was in seminary and commuting 400 miles (round-trip) to a weekend pastorate every week. I didn't feel that I was doing what I needed to be doing, however, my family was adamant that I HAD to have a pastorate while I was in seminary. I was SUPPOSED to be a pastor (NOT a youth minister, to which I had started feel feel leanings towards - youth ministry was for the also-rans who couldn't cut it in real ministry). Anyway, I was greatly frustrated by the whole thing. My family seemed so sure and I was so confused, and, yes, I felt like a spiritual loser because I couldn't seem to get a clear direction at the time. I remember listening to DFBB when "The Shape of Air finally hit me in the face. It was OK to still be searching. It was OK not to have all the answers at the moment. I knew God had called me, but the exact nature/direction of that calling was shaped like air. I could let God show me in his time. This song became a great encouragement to me and helped me in my search (the whole DFBB album is great for that. God really used Terry and the guys to minister to me on that one.

Ward Bigler