Song of the day:
I have so many talented friends, and JJ Heller and her husband Dave (the musicians in the video above) are among them. I met Dave the year I moved to California. He was a freshman in college, and I was working with the Campus Crusade group, helping with music, advising, and random and sundry other things. Dave played guitar and with a few others we formed the worship team for the group. JJ went to a different college, but joined the group within the first year or so that I was there. Even then we all knew there was something special and unique about her voice.
I loved singing with JJ, and we harmonized well. But it was only a matter of time before she and Dave, along with our drummer Jeff, formed a band - Without Merit - and started playing gigs at various churches and coffee shops around town. JJ had already written a lot of songs - including an incredible song dedicated to the spork, and together with Dave and Jeff started writing more. It was also clear to most of us that Dave and JJ were destined to be together forever. They were the epitome of cute.
After they got married they started focusing on their music in earnest. At some point after they graduated they moved to Nashville and dug into the music scene there. They moved around a little but settled back in Tennessee a few years ago, and the music continues to be amazing. I like to say I knew them when, and even though I haven’t seen them in ages, I know that if our paths do cross, we will have plenty to talk about and a lot of fun times to remember. And we will definitely laugh about that ridiculous time my hair was basically blonde.
Video of the day: