My Friend on YouTube

Posted on March 17, 2008 by ric booth

I performed My Friend at the B.B. Bistro Cafe on Friday nite. They were having technical difficulties with the lighting, so we were in the dark but the audio is pretty good. Check it (ok, me ;) ) out and let me know what you think.

Many thanks to photographer / videographer Harry Blum and poet Mahri Best for the video, the pages on the Poet People Place and for posting the video on YouTube!

Filed under: Art, Bible, Christianity, Friends, Jesus, Learning, Love, Poetry, Religion, Slam

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27 Responses

  1. tam, on March 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am Said:

    Usually I can’t cry in the morning. there’s something about my tear ducts that just don’t work in the A.M. – But you have gone and taken care of that!

    Absolutely captivating. I was enthralled. Mesmerized.

    What kind of response did you receive from that particular poem?

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  2. ric booth, on March 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pm Said:

    I think your reaction is a very common one. Regardless of the venue, I can always hear a pin drop after yelling “If you’re truly my friend, then prove it right now!” The Bistro staff stopped banging around in the kitchen and came the the counter to watch / listen. I don’t think Harry, the videographer, blinked while I was slammin’ it. He was mesmerized too.

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  3. inWorship, on March 17th, 2008 at 12:34 pm Said:

    Amazing!

    This starts my Easter week in a beautiful way and truly puts it in perspective.

    Thank you Ric!

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  4. ric booth, on March 17th, 2008 at 1:25 pm Said:

    Hey B, Thanks you! Think of it as an Easter present.

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  5. lazrus2, on March 17th, 2008 at 2:21 pm Said:

    Thanks for adding your voice, heart (and face =) to your words.
    There’s nothing more fulfilling than giving everything you’ve been given for His glory, is there?

    It certainly was clearly ‘for His glory’ because He most definitely shone through!

    I loved the tender way you depicted God as saying (after man’s fall), “I must leave”– not in anger or condemnation but grief because He had no other choice (as a result of theirs).

    Thanks for the ‘gift’ , and I hope you got mine also (via email). If not, let me know and I’ll try again.

    D-

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  6. ric booth, on March 17th, 2008 at 4:46 pm Said:

    Hey D, Thanks. I have received your gift. Thank you for that as well!

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  7. Darla, on March 17th, 2008 at 7:05 pm Said:

    clap clap clap clap!!!! very good! I loved it!!Ric did you write that? wow! it fit so well with a conversation i had with my children this morning after watching the Passion of the Christ last night…Brother you have a gift!

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  8. praise365, on March 17th, 2008 at 8:24 pm Said:

    Beautiful. Have you ever considered writing song lyrics or letting someone put music to your poetry?

    What an amazing gift!!!

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  9. ric booth, on March 17th, 2008 at 8:50 pm Said:

    Darla – Thank you. Yep, wrote in 2004. It is found here: http://ricbooth.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/my-friend/

    praise365 – Thank you. I have wondered about lyrics and/or music. I just need to hang with more musicians I think.

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  10. lazrus2, on March 17th, 2008 at 11:56 pm Said:

    Correction on my previous comment re: “I must leave”. In reading the actual words, I see you changed them a bit in your recitation, but it was man, not God (as I misquoted above) saying them. I do like the change though since it communicates the tenderness I referred to before.

    Still, isn’t it too true that God is the One who ’stays put’ (like the Father in Lk. 15) and we are the ones making the choices that necessitate the separation?

    Yet, how great is His mercy and love to not give up on us and do everything possible to grant those second, third, fourth….ad infinitum….chances to take the way (of the cross) back home.

    Thanks again for your insights and willingness to share them with all.

    D-

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  11. ric booth, on March 18th, 2008 at 6:32 am Said:

    Thanks again D. I like the change too. It has morphed from the original draft in several key word choices.

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  12. Michelle, on March 18th, 2008 at 12:10 pm Said:

    How cool is this?!?! What great outreach and publicity. Very nicely done.

    I linked back to my posting of this poem – I think this was a longer version than the one I copied. Do you have the latest version available?

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  13. ric booth, on March 18th, 2008 at 2:35 pm Said:

    Michelle, Thank you. I think it is nearly the same. I’ll listen and see what other differences I may have interjected.

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  14. b4dguy, on March 18th, 2008 at 7:59 pm Said:

    heh – ric doesn’t remember the words == well thought out changes.

    I like it.

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  15. ric booth, on March 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pm Said:

    Hey! Some changes were completely intentional. Other changes… well they may have been intentional too for all I know. You can ask when you you get to heaven. :D

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  16. lazrus2, on March 19th, 2008 at 2:22 pm Said:

    ‘Changes’ can often be the Holy Spirit’s ‘new inspiration’ for the moment, place, and people present I think (as long as it still makes sense in context of course =).

    It’s good—keeps us more dependent on Him I believe, rather than so perfectly ’scripted’ that we think WE have it all under control.

    D-

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  17. Darla, on March 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm Said:

    Happy Easter Bro!

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  18. ric booth, on March 22nd, 2008 at 7:34 pm Said:

    Thanks Darla! Happy Easter Sis!

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  19. tam, on March 23rd, 2008 at 6:34 pm Said:

    He’s Alive!!!

    Happy Easter Ric!

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  20. Selena, on March 24th, 2008 at 10:36 pm Said:

    Very nice! Two thumbs up!

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  21. ric booth, on March 25th, 2008 at 7:19 am Said:

    Thanks Selena!

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  22. hislifeformine, on March 27th, 2008 at 7:17 pm Said:

    Well done! What wonderful words, I love it.

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  24. alece, on June 5th, 2008 at 9:00 pm Said:

    i don’t think i would have the guts to stand up and share something i’ve written like that. kudos to you for your courage and passion.

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  25. ric booth, on June 5th, 2008 at 9:06 pm Said:

    Thanks. It helps to have friends eggin’ you on right there on the premises.

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  26. The Prodigal Son « ric booth - poet, writer, speaker, on August 15th, 2008 at 12:07 pm Said:

    [...] is a youth leader at a nearby church once shared with me that he read one of my poems, My Friend, (video version) at one of his youth group gatherings. How cool is that?! Unfortunately, the elder son inside me [...]

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  27. Recording Ric « ric booth, on November 13th, 2008 at 12:42 pm Said:

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