May 20, 2005
Salvation Inundation
Rachel and I went out for a walk and dinner tonight and it was spectacular. I really wish I had my memory stick and/or batteries so I could have taken some pictures (hint hint), but let my words try and do it justice.
It started off innocent. After a lovely dinner at Panera (only the best for my wife) we took a stroll down Nichols - and the fun let loose. On the southwest corner of Nichols and Broadway three twelve year-olds were handing out those tracts that inform the reader how to be saved. Rachel took one and we crossed the street. On the southeast corner stood a rival saver handing out a different tract. We took his handout and proceeded to Halls (nothing fun happened here).
After heading up to 47th, we crossed the street to see some man with a makeshift booth and a plasma screen trying to show people how great Google Local is. He asked the few people around to ask for a location they were looking for. A lady asked to find Restoration Hardware. The man pulled up RH on Google and tried to direct her toward it. After he could see he wasn’t getting anywhere using the internet, he turned around and pointed across the street. And the lady was on her way. Thanks Google Local!
More tracts, more tracts, and more tracts. Eight tracts in all! Pretty successful night. One of the kids handing out tracts had on a sweet t-shirt. It read, ‘Everyday is voting day. Vote for Jesus.’ I am not quite sure what these tracts are supposed to prove. One of my favorites says, ‘Someday… you will stand before God!’ and it has a picture of a man really, really (cheesy) afraid. Is he scared of God? And the one that has two people burning in the fire, ‘If they only had one more chance.’ The best is the one with a picture of the grim reaper, ‘Death: It happens EVERY day!’ If that’s not proof that I must read the ‘How to be Saved and know it’ tract, I don’t know what is.
In addition to the craziesbrainwashed children kids handing out tracts, there was literally a musician on every corner. The best was some young kid playing the drums. I am thinking about starting a Plaza band. Our first single will probably be ‘Shenandoah’ (I almost have it down).
Categories: General
rachel on 20 May 2005 at 11:51 pm #
i had such a fun night with you! i will miss living on the plaza. thanks for my little bowls!
Libby on 21 May 2005 at 8:21 am #
Yeah some of that religious stuff is scary! I am glade you don’t let it effect you too much. Tell us when you will be down on the plaza and we will throw some bills in the guitar case. Thank you Travis for the tech help this morning. Your the best.
Libby on 21 May 2005 at 8:24 am #
I looked up Restoration Hardware and Google Local got me to the plaza one.
adam on 21 May 2005 at 10:28 am #
were the bald guys in orange robes dancing around?
rachel on 21 May 2005 at 9:01 pm #
nope.. no harry krishnas or whatever they are called.
rachel » Blog Archive » lovely weekend on 22 May 2005 at 4:37 pm #
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