The new Indiana Jones movie comes out on May 22.

Awesome. Mind-blowing. Best $15 concert I’ve ever been to.

That’s how I described the U2 concert to my wife when I came home just a little while ago. I went with a family from church and Mr. Media Ministry Matters to see the 9:30pm showing in IMAX at Opry Mills. It was a great experience for me. The only thing is that I wish they would’ve played “Elevation” for the obvious reason. But no matter. I loved it from opening to the end. Here’s some pics from my Palm Treo that I took through the 3D glasses.

As I left, I noticed this car’s plate beside my car.

I’m heading out tonight to enjoy U2 at the Opry Mills IMAX theater. It’ll be in 3D, so that should be something. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Last night, we held our High School Musical 2 premiere party in our back yard. There were around 50 people present and everyone had a great time. The only problem we had all night was the lighting. The sun was still up at the start so we used our tv from the living room for the first 45 minutes of the movie. After that, it was smooth sailing. Once the movie was over, my family stayed out and watched a couple more shows. My daughter went to bed with a huge smile on her face. Here’s a pic from about halfway through the party. It’s dark, but you can still see the setup.

I watched a quick special about The Natural on ESPN the other night. They interviewed current MLB players to see how many of them were influenced by the movie. It was amazing to see how many there were. My man Chipper Jones spoke about its influence on his life. Another player said that he would pause and rewind to see Roy Hobbs’ batting stance and would emulate him in his living room.

I remember doing the same thing as a kid. I imitated Dwight Gooden. Man could he pitch. When it came to fielding, it had to be Ryan Sandberg. As far as batting, it was a toss up. I liked how Bob Horner and Dale Murphy batted. Of course, they were on my favorite team. THE BRAVES!

Recently, I watched the final installment of “The Lord of the Rings”. It is by far my favorite of the series. The action is jam packed. The battles are amazingly detailed. Sometimes the CGI is too much, but overall it is well done.

My favorite part is near the end. It is where Aragorn is worried about Frodo. He wonders if he will make it to the end and will finish his task. He states that there are 10,000 orcs standing in Frodo’s way. Aragorn then tells the group: What Frodo needs is a distraction. Let’s ride out and meet them (the enemy). What he’s saying is that they will storm the Black Gates. The troll then says “Certainty of death, small chance of success. What are we waiting for?”

I have been replaying this scene over and over in my mind. In church planting, we’re not sitting idly by and letting the enemy come to us. We’re meeting the enemy on his turf. We’re bringing the battle to him. We’re storming the gates of hell with a squirt gun.

So here’s to you: Gate Crashers. Keep up the battle, because in the end, we win!