Brian and Libby's Blog

Guilty - we have been delinquent bloggers. Unfortunately "real life" has imposed on our virtual identities and we have been preoccupied (alert the authorities).

First things first, Easter was off the hook. The turnout was awesome, thousands of people streamed into the Pepsi Arena on Easter Sunday! For Brian and I, it was a whirlwind. We got up at 5 am to head over the the Pepsi. The majority of my work was done by then, I just had to get all dressed up and sing. Brian however was still entrenched in his role. The whole morning was a whirlwind - I wish someone had followed us with cameras because I hardly remember anything. Wouldn't that have been cool - Behind the music: Northway Fellowship at the Pepsi Arena. No wait, E! True Hollywood story - Brian and Libby Howe.

Ok that is hilarious because however little diva there is in me, if singing at the Pepsi somehow bolstered my diva-ism, it was quickly stifled by the reality of what is really behind that stage. If for a minute I was caught up in being on an arena stage and quite possibly using the SAME dressing room as, oh yes, Amy Grant (some would say Beyonce, the Rolling Stones, etc, but come on people, we all know Amy Grant and Vince Gill rocked the Pepsi last Christmas), I was quickly brought back to reality by the locker-room digs near the Pepsi's backstage loading dock. Don't get me wrong, it was still very cool! But we were all too excited about peeking into the arena and watching the seats fill to hang out, with or without the legacy of her majesty, Amy Grant.

Ok, back to the Pepsi, it rocked. We had such an awesome response from tons of people who have never been to church in their lives. And a great response from the media. We were the top story on most news channels at 6 and 11 that evening, and front page on 2 main papers the next morning. Check it:


Capital News 9:
Adding some pop to Easter prayer
Times Union:
Styles differ, but message of faith still the same

Click here for more pics on Northway's site

posted by Libby @ 9:36 PM