Happy Hour with the Lewises
Grab your favorite beverage and join us for a long form conversation with our new friends Lori and Cliff Lewis (veteran Christian radio DJ and hair metal guitarist respectively), to discuss their experiences with Contemporary Christian Music, Lutheranism, the idea of vocation, and Solomon’s wisdom. The music behind the opening is Lori singing and then a taste of Femme Fatale transitions us into the main conversation.
Lori originally thought she’d get into church work as a deaconess but ended up enjoying a long career as a terrestrial radio DJ including the Los Angeles/Orange County Market in formats ranging from rock to talk. She sang with San Diego Opera, a top 10 opera company, under the direction of some of the world's leading conductors and directors. Additionally, she had a one-woman opera written for her which has garnered critical acclaim (KatieLutherProject on Facebook.) She also created EverydayOpera, an online community featuring Opera, Food, Wine, and Travel.
Cliff (AKA "Mazzi Rawd") is an actor and composer, best known for playing guitar for the band Femme Fatale. He subsequently went on to earn a Ph.D. in physics, studying chaos theory.
Topics Mentioned:
Music mathematics and physics
Opera
Contemporary Christian music and the exploitation of Christian talent in the name of ministry
Friendship
80s metal/glam scene
John Warwick Montgomery and the Quest for Noah’s Ark
The strange recent trend in Lutheran circles to emphasize procreation and big families
The sad story of a Lutheran pastor’s wife who tried to drown her children
Here’s a video that feature’s cliff’s epic guitar swagger: