Three Design Ideas For FBC Amarillo's Disciple Now Retreat

Decided on the envelope feel. This will be the registration and brochure packet for the students. Will post the results when printed

The Thief Part 1 and 2

Updated Lyrics for "The Thief Part 1 and 2" on our upcoming E.P. Release "The Children Have Grown"


I am the thief on the run.
Wanted posters trail my steps.
In this house I make my way to find it empty.
They knew I was coming.
This all was a set up.

It's time to face the law.
If it's a fight they want, then that's what they are going to get from me.

Thunder shouts from my hand;
they return the favor.
I can't believe my hands,
instruments of the Maker.

I'm hit by the law.
To the floor, falls a victim.
This is it, my time has come to die.

I feel the warmth leave,
as the life pours out of me.
Now I know what I believe.
I die a thief and no one weeps.

This is the last breath;
(Tell the world my story.)
Smell the stench of death.
(How the law destroyed me.
How the law became me.)

I've got some fight left in me,
Let us dance one last song.
Maybe you can join the free.
Maybe you can die and see:

This is what it feels like to lose everything.
To lose everything might be what you need.
Come close, we'll see if you can bleed.
Give me opportunity to set you free.

One last stand,
I raise my hand.
I invite you to the ground.
I command you: "Fall down!"
You will fall.

Your gun up to my head tonight,
Means I get a good look at your face and you see mine.
You see the fear missing from both my eyes.
You seem so surprised that my farewell ends with a smile.

This chase ends where it begins: "from dust to dust."
I leave you with one last cry: "Death is the next step in life."


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Want both songs of The Thief Part 1&2 for free? Send your name and the city you live in to systemsvip@yahoo.com.

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Community Groups Promo (Sanctuary)

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Sanctuary Community Groups from Michael Rowley on Vimeo.

A Promo I shot and edited for Sanctuary's (Tulsa) Community Groups.

Lesson for Today

Act like you know what you are doing and people will assume it is what you should be doing.

The List

I’ve decided that David Letterman is genuinely a funny person. Whether his writers are on point or not, his witty sarcasm, timing, and self-awareness transcends the screen and makes you feel like you have known him for years. With that being said, I have decided to copy something that he is somewhat famous for: “The Top Ten List”, and try and apply it to my own life and experience. No, I do not expect you as the reader to feel like you have known me for years or that I am a funny person. Frankly, I just decided to make a list of something because I never make lists.


Michael Rowley’s Top Ten List of Things That Are, According To His Perception, One Hundred Percent Worthless:


10. Television Shows Based Solely On Little People (Midgets/Dwarves) Simply Living and Working.
I watched an episode of “The Little Couple” only to find that the climax of the episode was watching the wife get her hair cut like Meg Ryan. Don’t get me started on “Little People Big World” or “The Little Chocolatiers”.

9. “Everybody Loves Raymond”
No we don’t.

8. The Daily Movement Of The “No Left Turn” Sign At The Intersections Of 15th And Lewis And 15th And Peoria.
These signs at both intersections are known to rotate around the intersection daily, providing all those who frequent these stoplights to be surprised/pulled-over by the undercover cop who probably did the whole switcheroo. Don’t worry, he will let you go with a warning when he sees that you attend ORU because he “goes to church there too!”

7. Facebook Statuses Containing Personal Religious: Encouragements, Arguments, Proclamations, Prayers Or Updates.
God doesn’t have a Facebook, He has a Myspace. You aren’t winning any treasure-in-heaven-points for your cyber-holiness (at least not on Facebook).

6. The Bar Under The Table That I Just Hit My Knee Against.
It hurt bad enough to make it on the list.

5. 3.2% Beer.
C’mon Oklahoma, I feel as though we are all backwoods enough to enjoy something that doesn’t taste like hops flavored water.

4. Oral Roberts University’s Mandatory Hall Meetings For Those That Are Forced to Live On Campus.
Forcing someone to live on campus unless they are: married, under 25 years of age, a part-time student, or living with a family member is very inconvenient, but worthless only to those whom this rule is forced upon. However, the weekly 10 minute meetings that I was forced to attend, which provided no knowledge of worth, was indeed worthless.

3. Potholes.
Tulsa is about to hit the all-time record.

2. Mayonnaise.
“Hey let’s put this indefinable curdled semi-solid on everything and eat it!”

1. Any Anger Or Argument That Is An Attempt To Negate The Relevancy Of Some Of The Topics On This List.
Notice the title of the list. Got you with the post-modern precursor.

The Thief Part 1 and 2

I’m the thief on the run.
Wanted posters trail my steps.
In this house I make my way,
To find it empty.

They knew I was coming.

It’s time to face the law.
If it’s a fight they want,
Then that’s what they will get from me.
Thunder shouts from my hand.
They return the favor.

One last stand,
I raise my hand.

I’m hit by the law.

So this is what it feels like to lose everything.
At least I won’t have anything.
I feel the warmth leave,
As the life pours out of me.

Maybe you can join the free.

To put your gun to my head,
Means I get a good look at your face,
And you see mine.
You see the fear missing from my eyes.
You seem so surprised.

Death is the next step in life.






The Thief Part 1 and Part 2
Coming Soon on the full length album by my band Systems.

"Grub" Promo

Grub from Michael Rowley on Vimeo.

"Grub"

This is a video I shot and edited for Sanctuary, a church in Tulsa, OK.
Creatively, this video took me longer than most I've done, but I am glad I spent the time on it.

"Goetz"

A new piece I recently finished entitled: "Goetz"
Sharpie and India Ink on Canvas


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Goetz

Systems Shirt Ideas-Whatchu Think?

Four shirt ideas for my band Systems, click on the picture to see them larger. Feel free to leave feedback on my facebook or somewhere else you choose to leave feedback.





Check out the band at: www.myspace.com/systemssound and keep checking up, we will have new music up towards the end of August.

Sonya, We Need You

Whatever happened to the Pet Psychic? You know the one I am talking about, the Pet Psychic that debuted her abilities a few years ago on Animal Planet or Discovery Channel or some other network that was struggling for interesting programming (maybe it was A&E). Whether you remember her or not most likely does not affect your life in any way whatsoever, but the more interesting thought resides in the question of whose lives did she affect, and how are they now? How is Fluffy doing after she was finally able to communicate her frustrations to her loving owner via the powers of the Pet Psychic? Or, how is Skipper the pony (No, I did not go back and research the names of the animals that were in the episodes.) who just wanted his mane to be brushed more? Is he getting that relaxing rub that he desired so desperately? In the spirit of hope for the betterment of humanity/nature, I hope that Fluffy’s and Skipper’s owners followed through with their pets’ desires and relieved them of their past frustrations.

A bigger question, however, is where the hell is the Pet Psychic now? Her show was cancelled, contrary to everyone’s expectations for tremendous success, and now we have no idea where she could be. What about all of our pet’s issues? Surely she must have an emergency clinic in Buffalo, New York where you can bring your pets to find out what is really going on with their strange urination patterns. Maybe she is trying to revitalize her television career, auditioning for shows like The Real World, Jersey Shore, or Extreme Home Makeover. I feel like Ty and the gang might need the help of a pet psychic so that before they decide on whether the family deserves a new house or not, they could send her to scope out the neighborhood to find the alley-cats and hear the truth about the family.

It just seems sad to me that such a metaphysical and supernatural gifting that the Pet Psychic possesses could be going to such a tragic waste. Forget people like Morgan Freeman to be your narrator for the newest and most elaborate nature film, let’s get someone who can tell me what the dolphin thinks about how his blow-hole looks on camera rather than how he uses it.

Video for Sanctuary Initiative

Backpacks for Kids-Sanctuary Initiative from Michael Rowley on Vimeo.

A Video I did for Sanctuary, a church in Tulsa, Ok.