Books?  Umm, err, I don’t know that I actually read any books this year.  I know I started roughly ten, but I don’t know that I finished any.  If I did, I don’t remember them.  That fact alone should say they were not good. 

What I thought I would do was comment on the Bobby Petrino move (I actually was going to write a seperate post on it anyway.)  And then I will post on Music and have David respond to that, then we could hit movies as the grand end to the 2006 edition of King Size BLOGS.

BOLTIN’ BOBBY

Bobby Petrino, why?  Why did you leave?  Why did you go?  Money?  NFL?  Vick?  Why?

The first time I noticed Lousiville football was when they beat FSU on a Thursday night on national TV; with a former FSU running back no less.  Ever since that night I have been a closet Louiseville fan.  I am a sucker for the underdog stories, and Louiseville was just that.  The small fry beats the big dog. 

I saw Petrino pass on coaching jobs and then sign big contract extensions to stay at Louiseville.  I thought, "Finally, a coach that wants to build a legacy at one school."  I was neive and stupid.  Growing up an Seminole, all I have known was one coach — Bobby Bowden.  Bobby has even said that he took the FSU job as a stepping stone to the Alabama job, his alma mater.  As history would show, he never left.  He, like Joe Pa and Penn State understand the importance of loyalty. 

Mr. Petrino, I wish you would have stayed.  The "NFL" money would have come.  The National Championships would have come.  You left to take over an Atlanta Falcons team has been built around one whining man, Michael Vick.  I hope that you prove me wrong, but I doubt that you will. 

MUSIC

3. The Best of Passion {so far}, Various

The Passion music is always great.  So when they decided to release a two-disc album with the best of Passion, I was excited.  I already own most of the original CD’s, but with most "best of" albums, there are a few songs on the album that were never released.  It brings the best of Passion (what they could get on two cds) to your worship collection.  Even if you already have some of these songs, I highly recommend it for your cd library.

2. Continuum, John Mayer

The first time I heard John Mayer, I hated it.  I really hated it.  Time passed and I eventually came around.  Now a week does not go by that I don’t listen to some Mayer.  Continuum is a nicely laid out album.  From the radio friendly Waiting on the World to Change to the life reflection song, Stop This Train, the album carries its listener through a great ride of music.

1. Good Monsters, Jars of Clay

I know that David thinks I am biased about Jars of Clay and I would rate any album they release as the best of that year, but I have matured and really thought long and hard about this album as the best of 2006.  Good Monsters is not just great lyrically, but it is great musically.  In the beginning of Jars of Clay, they were primarly a four man group with no full-time bassist or drummer.  Over the years in live shows they would have a full band, but it was not until recently that they have included them in videos and directly on their albums. 

There is honestly not ONE song on this album that I pass over.  I press play and sit back.  It is rare that an album has that kind of emotion for me.  Part of that may come from that fact that I am such a big fan of the band, but it is a small part.  This album is great.  It is right there with thier first album, Jars of Clay.

Well, there are my music thoughts.  David, what do you think?

Greg.