Hey Guys Super Sorry for the lack Of Updates My Internet has been Done for a bit But I’m Back Here Is Daniel’s Blog Entry …. Also check Out Daniel’s New Site Here!
Hey guys,

I hope this little update fins you all doing well this Sunday night. Now I know it’s been a little while since my last update so I wanted to make sure I gave you all a bit more detailed account of recent life. There are definitely some new and exciting things going on. Obviously, the first thing you may notice is the look of the website (www.danielkirkley.com). YES; we’ve done a little update to the site. From now on, it’s going to focus on my blogs. So I guess I’m gonna have to start saying a little more than the 140 characters I’ve gotten used through through Twitter - HAHA! (www.twitter.com/danielkirkley) Don’t worry though, all other info from touring to new music can still all be found here. So let me get started…

Hmmm…so what’s been going on with me? Well, since returning from the dates in New England, things have been a little crazy. I still can’t believe that June is quickly coming to an end. I’ve really been wearing out some tread on my tires (from the trips & tour stops through FL, TX & LA). I’ll tell you, as tiring as all that car riding can be, the reward of meeting new friends & reconnecting with old ones has been more than worth it. I’m currently writing on my couch; I literally just got back from a weekend down in West Monroe, Louisiana. This is the second year that Jaime & I brought our Moments of Worship Tour down to LA. In fact, West Monroe was the site of our very first MOW tour date back in 2008. This year, we had a talented young singer from that area open the night up for us. Her name is Hayley Masters & I have a feeling you may be hearing from her in the future.

This month, however, actually started with a trip down to FL. I had a concert in Vero Beach & then played for the morning services at Morningside Church in Port St. Lucie. Besides the thrill of playing in two new places, I had the chance to spend a little time on the beach & later hung out with my good friends Tim & Heather Williams (not to mention their AMAZING kids). Heather is a STELLAR musician who I know you’re going to hearing A LOT of in the near future (be sure to check out her stuff here: www.myspace.com/heatherwilliamsmusic). After my time down on the East Coast of FL, I drove up to Orlando for a few days off. I have a wonderful friend, Charles, who works for Disney…and was kind enough to hook me up with tickets to the park. Thanks so much my friend…it was AMAZING! Now I had not been to Disney in about 12 years; its crazy how being there really makes you feel like a kid again. My buddy Kevin even took some time off from school to keep me company. I had an absolute BLAST…

After FL, I swung back up through Nashville to pick up JaimeJam so we could hit TX for Moments of Worship. We were booked at a church we played this past December for Centricity’s Bethlehem Skyline Tour (Bulverde Baptist)…so it was fun getting back. Now in the planning stages of this leg, I don’t think we thought traveling to TX would be that tough of a drive (well, at least I didn’t think it would be that bad). I mean, 15 hours in a car one way…that’s totally doable…right?!?!? HAHA!!! Let me just say that this was one of those things I had to learn the hard way. We have now determined that length of time in a car is well beyond normal physical limits. We drove in on Friday, played a concert on Saturday, played for the church’s two Sunday morning services & then drove ALL THE WAY back to Nashville (we got in around 5:30 am). We did have fun in Bulverde though…especially playing with the church’s worship band that Sunday.

As far as other “new” things in my life go… I have a brand new hard drive in my computer (since it decided to crash on my down in TX). The lesson I’ve learned from that is to ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS back up your valuable info. For the most part, I didn’t loose EVERYTHING (I had done a back-up a few months back) but it still makes life a little aggravating. However, this hard drive failure hasn’t in any way weakened my support in Apple products. YEP - I’m the proud owner of the brand new iPhone 3Gs - WOOHOO! I know I’m a dork, but I love it! Okay, I think this is a pretty good length for a blog. I’m a little tired from trip up from LA so I’m gonna turn in. Now there’s no telling what I’ve written or if it’s even made sense…so I’m sorry if that’s the case. Keep checking back, I’ll be updating a few new blogs a week (hopefully at least - hahaha)…

I hope you each have a wonderful night & until next time!

Blessings - Daniel

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This Just In From Daniel…..

So I’m sitting in the Jamgochain living room on our last night here in Reading, MA. Wow, it’s hard to believe that a week ago, Jaime-Jam & I boarded a plane to head up to New England for the first leg of our Moments of Worship Tour. I’ve gotta be honest…this trip has absolutely flown by; but God has been so good to us. What a way to kick off this year’s tour; and to recap this week, here’s a new “little” blog!

As some of you may know, Jaime is from the Boston area, so it made perfect sense for the two of us to stay with her folks while we were here. Now I have never stayed with a family from here, so I had no idea what to expect. However, I’ve gotta say, the Jamgochians have been amazing hosts & made me feel right at home. As busy as our days have been, our evenings have been nice & restful because of them.

Now, Jaime & I have had very little down time while we’ve been here. We played on Tuesday for a Women’s Bible Study in Lexington, MA. where we saw & met almost 400 women. Now that’s a lot of ladies in one room (the men included a husband or two, myself & the sound guy…talk about a lot of estrogen in one room - hahaha). On Thursday, we played for another ministry called Mom To Mom (you guessed it…all ladies once again); but we had a wonderful time. I’ve done several things with this ministry over the years and I LOVE the chance to reconnect with all the moms. Each time I visit, I feel like I walk away with a few hundred more moms here in New England - hahaha!

Friday was another pretty full day. We began the day by playing for Jaime’s 100 year old Nana at her assisted living condo. That was such a fun lunch…getting to meet so many men & women & hearing some of their stories about life. I for one was excited that the audience had balanced itself out between the ladies and the guys! That evening we had yet another well balanced audience (hahaha). We played a concert for Trinity Evangelical Church in North Reading, MA. Talk about an amazing turnout; we had just over 350 people!!! One really amazing story came from the concert that night:

To give a quick background:

Here in New England, people aren’t using air conditioning QUITE yet (and being from the south where humidity is king…that’s quite an odd thing to me); so when we got to church, we were informed to keep things cool, they were going to open up all the windows. So the concert begins…windows open and a wonderful breeze blowing through the sanctuary. It was nice! At one point (I’m guessing somewhere around the half way point) a lady just came in off the street. She had been been out walking her dog and had heard the music playing from the open windows. Out of curiosity from what she heard, she wandered into the church. For me, the coolest part of the night (and maybe the trip) was seeing the pastor of Trinity praying for that same lady at the end of the concert.

Saturday we had a great time at a local Christian bookstore called Christian Book & Supply in Burlington, MA. You can check them out here: www.christianbookandsupply.com

They were very hospitable & we had the chance to meet so many people who were there were shopping for a “last minute” Mother’s Day gift or two (a BIG thanks to those who purchased our albums for that gift - hehe). That night, Jaime’s folks treated us all to dinner at a killer restaurant up in Salem, MA. I had my first taste of haddock (I think it’s now my favorite fish…mmm-mmm good!!!)

So yesterday was Mother’s Day (I hope everyone remembered to call their Moms); obviously, I missed being with my Mom on her special day. As hard as that was, Jaime & I were given the chance to lead worship together at one of the largest churches here in the New England area. This all went down a bit last minute (nothing we had planned before the trip) and we had an absolute BLAST. So a BIG thanks to all the pastoral & support staff as well as the band that learned a couple of new tunes on the fly. You guys were AMAZING!!! If any of y’all find your way to Lexington, MA (or the Boston area at all) - you should really check out Grace Chapel (www.grace.org).

After the 3 services, Jaime & I returned home. Jaime’s Grammy made an AMAZING spread of homemade Italian. We’re talking baked lasagna, chicken parmesian, eggplant parmesian, meat balls (of which I’ve eaten my weight in) & sausages. Of course, I was expected to eat everything…and I gladly obliged. I have never been so pleasantly full in my life. We’re talking so full that I could barely move or leave the table - HAHA! i have since referred to the aftermath as my Italian Food Coma - HAHA. Needless to say, I slept REALLY well last night.

That brings us to our last full day here in MA (I’m pretty bummed that it’s already here). In fact, I’m writing this just as Jaime & I are getting ready to head into the city for a little excursion. I can’t wait to hop on “The T”. She wants to show me Berklee’s campus (where she graduated from college) as well as hit up the local Apple Store down on Newberry Street. If I’m being honest with you guys, I’m also excited about the Apple store. In fact, I hear it’s the biggest in the world… I’m smiling already!!! We’re also gonna try and shoot a little video blog while we’re there. We’ll see if it turns out…

Tomorrow Jaime & I board our flight back to Nashville. I can’t help but think I’ve lost a bit of my Southern accent while being here. Jaime actually called me out on a word just today. Uh-oh…could I have really picked up a Bostonian accent in a week?!?! HAHA!!! I guess I’m ready to make it back down South; it’s been almost 3 weeks and while I hate I’m leaving here, I’m feeling excited about getting reconnected back with some friends I haven’t seen in what feels like forever. I hope you each have had a great week & I’ll talk with y’all soon!

Blessings,

Daniel

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Photos From GMA Week 09
Have been added to the gallery
Check Them Out!

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This Just In from Daniel…….
What’s up my friends…
Are you guys having a good night? Mine’s been pretty great… I went to an AMAZING art show benefiting building a water tower in India & then hung out with the Mays family & watched “24″ (talk about a GREAT night)! Currently, it’s 12:27 here in Franklin & I’ve stayed up this late just so I could give you all a shout as soon as my new EP went on sale (WOOHOO)!

So head on over and take a listen. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. I hope you all rest well tonight…
Blessings my friends,
Daniel

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The Moments Of Worship Tour 2009
Is Coming to A City Near you!!
Be Sure To Check Out Daniel’s myspace
For A List Of Tour Dates! Also if you want to book the tour In your Church Go Here For More Information!

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This In from Daniel…..

“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near the brokenhearted & saves the crushed in spirit.” Ps. 34:17,18

(”Crying Out To You” - written by Brandon Heath, Chad Cates, Jon Abel & Cary Pierce)

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this just in From Daniel!

Hey guys,
I hope this Tuesday night finds you each doing well. So this little update has been a bit overdue…but I wanted to give you a quick shout to bring you some pretty exciting news. As some of you know, we have been in deep deliberation over which new song to send out to radio. Well, I’m happy and EXCITED to say that the decision has been made!

Blessings my friends,
Daniel K.

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Hey Guys!
I hope you Like the New Look!
The gallery has been redone as well so be sure & check that out!
check back later for more updates.

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This past weekend was my first full concert of 2009 - WOOHOO! The concert was Saturday evening down in Brooksville, FL (which is a smaller community just North of Tampa). This was actually a benefit show for The Dawn Center; an organization that helps women who may fallen victim to domestic violence (www.thedawncenter.org).

So to my Brooksville family; THANKS for that challenge & for the renewed sense to reach out beyond my walls! I love you guys…
Daniel

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Hey Guys!
Daniel Has Posted New Songs On His Myspace! Go & Listen !!

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