“Well Kevin’s funeral is wednesday, We will sing “I love you With my Life” , “Somebody Loves You” “When I was alone”. 1pm service at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, where we played so many wonderful concerts.”

The world is just a little bit poorer, and Heaven just a bit richer, with the passing of Kevin Thomson this past Sunday, May 30, 2010.

Who was Kevin Thomson, you ask? He’s the guy playing the bass on the music you’ll be hearing on the show today. He’s one of the founders of the Sweet Comfort Band. He was, according to all accounts, one of the most solid believers you would ever want to meet.

If you’re not familiar with the Sweet Comfort Band, or SCB as they were sometimes called, let me give you a very brief synopsis of their history. SCB was formed in 1972, and played their first gig right here in Riverside, I believe the venue was what was then called Calvary Chapel of Riverside, now known as Harvest Fellowship, with Greg Laurie being the Pastor then and now. This was during the Jesus Movement, and they brought a new style of Christian music…a sort of mixture of rock, jazz and funk that had never been heard in this context. The Jesus music, up to this point, was sort of a folk rock or soft rock, with the likes of Love Song, Children of the Day, Mustard Seed Faith and others. SCB’s tight instrumentation and energy set them apart. By the time they played their last concert, also here in Riverside, 1984, they had sold millions of albums, and Contemporary Christian Music had been forever changed.

If you’ve been a listener for a while to the Lifesping shows, you know that one of my good friends is Bryan Duncan, who was one of the lead vocalists with Sweet Comfort. It was from Bryan that I learned of Kevin’s passing. I thought it would be good to hear from him his memories of Kevin, so I asked him to come into the studio. Then I thought how cool it would be if he would call the other Sweet Comfort Band members, drummer Rick Thomson (Kevin’s brother), and guitar player and vocalist Randy Thomas, to see if we might be able to do a conference call and get their input as well. It was short notice, and Randy couldn’t join us on the phone from Nashville, but Rick, who I just learned lives right here in Riverside, was able to come into the studio.

Here’s Bryan’s post about Kevin.

Music on today’s show:

Let It Go
When I Was Alone
Got To Believe
Childish Things
Get Ready

This episode contains an excerpt from episode number 46 of The Radio Rehab show.

Hosted by Bryan Duncan and Steve Webb

The Responsibilities of Reasonable Happiness…

How do I define myself? Are my perceptions of me accurate? Are they realistic? What are the consequences of my definition of me? Is there a healthier way to define myself?

Hosted by Bryan Duncan and Steve Webb

The Responsibilities of Reasonable Happiness…

On this second episode, Bryan Duncan talks about the concept of finding one’s own interests. There’s more here than meets the eye!

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On this first episode, Bryan Duncan and Steve Webb introduce Life Out Of Step.

The topic is “The Responsibilities of Reasonable Happiness”.

What Is “Life Out Of Step”?

We’re going to take segments from Bryan’s “The Road To Redemption: Radio Rehab” show, mostly the smart aleck stuff, the rants, and the prayers from different shows in that series. We give you tools to work with in recovery. “My favorite part is the whinyness…where I’m filling in for your complaints,” says Duncan.

Bryan continues, “Radio Rehab is a program of encouragement for people in recovery. I do not choose to define what your addictions are, or what you struggle with, and hurts and habits and hangups. But I believe that recovery eventually is for everyone. Sooner or later, you’re gonna find something that’s bigger than you are, that you can’t get around. That’s why we’re offering this show.”

Life Out Of Step will be a weekly show, so be sure to subscribe (FREE) in order to have each new show downloaded automagically to your computer!

Go ahead, subscribe now. As soon as something new happens, your RSS reader will let you know. Your wait won’t be long.

With these guys involved, you KNOW it’s gonna be a great show!