Petra Means Rock!

Ok, so I finally got to go to see Petra on its' farewell tour. It was so much fun!
I felt like a little kid. My family was so good to put up with me in my late night adventure on a night before school & work. I knew we'd pay the price on Monday morning after a late night. Oh well, it was worth it. Like I said in an earlier entry that Petra was the first real good Christian rock that I got into at 16 years of age. They really blessed my life as I came to know Christ and grew in the Lord.
After four warm up bands Petra finally took the stage. I couldn't believe how many songs I knew the chorus to while they jammed. They did jam! The old school classic rock style is for each band member to have a solo. Bob Hartman on guitar is awesome.
His style is unlike anyone's I've heard. Even in the secular world. That's what makes him so good. He's an original kind of guy! Their acoustic set was one of my favorites too. It was great!! After the show we took off, because we still had a long drive from Dixon Illinois to Champaign. We took a short cut to our car through an alley. We just happened to walk right past the bus and door to the backstage. When we walked by the lead singer John Schlitt was there. We had someone snap a pic with our throw away camera and we thanked him. Then we walked past the bus and my daughter jokingly acted like she was getting on the bus to get the other guys pictures. Then I heard her say "there he is!" I turned and Bob Hartman (the lead guitarist and songwriter) was coming out of the bus. We took a picture with him and also thanked him for blessing us over the years. Wow, what a night! I was blessed and I'll always remember that night. Lately, when I have a sweet moment in life and just thank the Lord right there. I just tell him how blessed I feel and thank you for that moment in life! Petra rocked over the last 33 years, but they also encouraged me through their music to build my life upon the rock (Jesus)!
Thanks for the music and ministry Petra and thank you Lord for another SWEET moment!