audiori 
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I actually remember both of us listening to Ping Pong over the Abyss on that little tape player.. when it was new I assume. At least I thought you listened to it too. I have a very clear memory of hearing the title track blaring through those crappy headphones.. 
I also remember hearing "Renaissance Man" (from the same album of course) on a sampler tape I had at the time. Seems like it had Undercover and a few others on it. I don't guess that was "whats shakin'" was it?
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05-17-2007 00:52 |
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audiori
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Oh, no.. that wasn't "Whats Shakin'".. I think it was called "soaring" or something along those lines. It looked like a praise and worship maranatha record with a soaring dove on the cover, etc. But it was full of the 77s, Undercover and other similar artists. That may have been a little later though.. can't remember.
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77 bc
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Registration Date: 11-17-2004
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Favorite 77s album: The one's Mike plays guitar on
Location: Springtown
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I was looking for the last time that I answered this one, but couldn't find it.
Mine relates back to Old School A of G "C.A. Rally's." I had become buddies with a guy, during Northern MO district youth camp, and he attended church in O'Fallon, MO. While catching up with him at a "Sectional C.A. Rally" he told me about an incredible ALBUM that he had just bought, called PPOTA. I immediately went out and placed an order for the disc. This was in 1982.
Thought the album was WAY better than the other stuff that was available at the time (at the christian bookstore) and pretty much wore that album out. When AFD came out, I was very disappointed, and did not listen again until a buddy loaned me Sticks & Stones. From that point on, I have been a loyal fan, but RARE listener of AFD.
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peawinkel
Mezzo
Registration Date: 09-30-2004
Posts: 3,685
Favorite 77s album: Tom Tom Blues
Location: Alabaster, Alabama
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I have been a Sevens fan from the start. I had become fed up with what was on radio at the time (I was very offended by the masturbation song by Cyndi Lauper that was in constant rotation) and I decided I would create my own imaginary radio station (P-103, I think I called it) by making Christian rock cassette tape mixes. I think I made 20 tapes over a 3 year period. To have an adequate variety of artists on each tape, I had to expand my listening base so I sought out new Christian rock music. I'm assuming that I discovered the 77's through a CCM advertisement or review. I was always into classic rock (Kansas, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin)...wasn't really into the new wave or punk scenes...but Ping Pong blew me away mainly from the high energy rock & in-your-face lyrics from 2 songs mainly, the title track & It's So Sad.
I've been a listener & purchaser of their music ever since.
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Amadeus
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Registration Date: 12-05-2006
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Favorite 77s album: 77s (1987)
Location: Indiana
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It was 1991 and I had just got back from overseas duty and was going on to my next assignment in Florida. I came across a few people who were part of The Navigators and they invited me to one of their weekly meetings. I was told the group leader was a musician and he sang alot as well as lead the Bible study. When I got there this guy was great, he was into Kansas/AD, Livgren, Barry McGuire, etc and he played that stuff before we started the study and afterwards a guy I befriended asked me what I was into and he gave me Sticks and Stones to listen to. I put it into my cassette player on the way home and I was immediately blown away. That weekend, he and I went to a Christian bookstore in Pensacola that was known to carry some of the non-mainstream Christian music and I bought all the 77s I could find.
On a side not, the church I attended in Destin, FL had Dave Hope (Kansas/AD) as their youth pastor. Great guy.
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05-17-2007 19:26 |
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jason
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Don't normally go for these type of things, but maybe Mike and the rest appreciate reading these...
I was in a christian book/music store browsing their music selection when the cover for Sticks and Stones caught my eye. I thought the cover was cool looking, so I listened to the demo over the store PA system (small store). I heard MT and was hooked. Later I got More Miserable, but only liked a few songs on it (I thought it was a 77s album). But when Pray Naked came out I liked them again and have liked them pretty consistently since. At some point I went back and picked up 88 which I missed the first time around and the 1-2-3 box set when it came out.
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05-18-2007 05:53 |
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James
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Registration Date: 08-18-2004
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I think the first time I heard of them was in the old True Tunes 'zine. If I'm not mistaken, I heard the Lost Dogs before the 77s (Little Red Riding Hood). I started listening to Christian music in the early '90's, so I came on board a little late in the game. Anyway, loved the Dogs, so I decided to check out a Sevens concert at Cornerstone in '94. I was wowed by Mike's guitar prowess, and surprised by how hard they rocked (I was primarily a "metal guy"). Immediately after the concert, I purchased DWLIS, which had just come out. I also got a picture with Mike, and he looks absolutely miserable. It makes me laugh to look at it, because his face captures the mood of the Drowning...album so perfectly. Knowing now what dark days those were for him, it's so fitting. Anyway, I loved Drowning..., and I've been a fan ever since.
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05-20-2007 09:05 |
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Ping Pong Over the Abyss
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Registration Date: 02-21-2006
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Favorite 77s album: Too Many...!
Location: In my earbuds...!
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I was about 21 (yeah, THAT long ago
) when I saw a flyer for a 77s concert. It wasn't long after that I picked up the Sticks & Stones tape. Got hooked from there. 
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05-21-2007 05:26 |
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nick
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Registration Date: 12-02-2004
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I first saw them in concert one year when I went with a youth group to Icthus(SP?). I saw a picture of them and thought these guys look so different from each other their music has got to be different (it was in 91 or 92). It seems like Aaron was wearing a tux and of course Mike's hair was all "up" and Dave was kind of "preppy" looking and Mark with long hair...so I went and listened to them and was blown away...I do believe that was the first time I listened to The Choir also and my friend and I bought a CD of what we thought was the Choir called At the Foot of the cross but when we listened to it didn't like it (years later I dug it out and couldn't believe I had it and wasn't listening to it!). My first 77s tape was bought from a Christian bookstore that had 88. Once I heard that I had them order everything that they could of 77s (including 123) and I am soooo glad I did that! On side note I then read in maybe 7 ball an article about a band with Derri and Mike called The Lost Dogs that had a Beatles sound to it(Little Red) and being a huge Beatle fan went and got that right away; hooked since. That same magazine had an article of a blast from the past CD that sounded so much like the Beatles by a band called DA called Horrendous Disc(didn't hear that though till much later) and went and bought as many of the DA CDs as I could. I am so glad I did that back then since many of their CDs are hard to get. Good times that were simpler then....I REALLY miss that!
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05-23-2007 06:04 |
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nick
Baby Elvis
Registration Date: 12-02-2004
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Oh, so I guess I can say thanks to the Choir and 77s for introducing me to everyone I listen to now; from foot of cross came Mike Knott and Phil Keaggy, and it just grew from there all the way till today now listening to SF 59 and MAP and LN. All of that started with them! Otherwise I would still just be listening to Audio A stuff like that!
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05-23-2007 06:08 |
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TJ 2.0
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Registration Date: 09-13-2004
Posts: 1,701
Favorite 77s album: Island/Sticks and Stones/88
Location: yes.
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Thanks to my brother wanting to hook a little bro up with good music, I was introduced back in '84 when All Fall Down came out. It was all downhill from there.
My brother actually got me into the whole Cali Christian alt. scene at that time....The Choir, 77s, Vector, Charlie Peacock, LSU/Michael Knott...and on and on. Good times, those days back then. It was no worries, and all 77s all day. Grrr at responsibilities.
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waterdog
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Registration Date: 10-26-2005
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Favorite 77s album: late
Location: southern california
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actually it was seeing Phil Keaggy at Hope Chapel in Hermosa Beach Ca. that got me to take Christian music seriosly. Went with the youth group to a new years eve concert in west covina (Raul Resse's church) in 91' I believe. and low and behold the seven's was there.
hooked every since
the music is timeless
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nick
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Oh, also the Choir show that I first saw at Icthus was the one that Wayne E. played with them, so great, especially since I was already listening to The PC. That was their farwell tour I think...
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05-24-2007 07:57 |
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jimmy
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Location: Southwest Missouri
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Borrowed the Island record in '89. Only album I ever heard by them. Saw them at Conerstone '92. Been hooked ever since.
Since then I've seen the full rockin band 7 times, Mike roe 5 times, Lost dogs 5 times!
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Fritz Basset
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Registration Date: 06-24-2007
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Favorite 77s album: 77s
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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My brother picked up the Island release on cassette when it came out. Loved it. And have kept on loving it!
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06-24-2007 20:58 |
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YooperWannabe
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Registration Date: 06-26-2007
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Favorite 77s album: Blimey - Only one? 88
Location: Shelby Township, MI
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I was listening to WSAE out of Spring Arbor, MI - absolutely no idea what year it was. They had an afternoon CCM show they called "Breakaway" from 3 - 5 (?)pm every weekday. I was reading a book about the B-36 when this raucous song came blaring out ... Ping Pong Over The Abyss. It immediately became a staple on the Breakaway show (and the bane of my father) - naturally I was hooked for life. Though it ended up being the bluesier and more introspective jam-type stuff I truly loved, as opposed to the punk, in your face Ping Pong.
I still have the cassette copy of Ping Pong I got shortly thereafter (it happened to be in my car) but later lost my copies of All Fall Down and 77's in a house fire when I was 16. One of these days I'm going to find a reasonbly priced copy of 123 (HAhahaha!) ... or maybe Mike will have mercy on me and reissue it with all of his royalty riches (cue Mike's laughter here...)
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