Comments on: Shane Dunlap to fill in for Mercy’s Mark

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:57:20 +0000

I’m glad it’s working out for them.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:54:54 +0000

BTW, Shane was outstanding last night with Mercy’s Mark. It was a great concert.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:54:07 +0000

Eric, thank you for your convictions. Comments and statements made simply to invike controversy are not helpful to anyone and do more damage than anything else. The tongue (or the pen) is a mighty tool. Everyone should use great care with it and pray that their words are life producing.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:56:33 +0000

Eric, you must be pretty new to this blog. I’ll forbear replying, especially to the last paragraph, and let my positive contributions speak for themselves.

By: Eric Melton

Eric Melton — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:51:49 +0000

Daniel,

While I also appreciate your comments I do not understand what the comments are about Shane being “contraversial”. What I do know is that Shane is a great Christian man who loves the Lord and his family.

You say the contraversy happened, Matt says it is what he heard. Was the problem between you and Shane personally? Maybe what you and Matt heard was from source that enjoys creating contraversy and problems and likes to start converstation that does nothing but to tear down and make them look better. (I will not name the people that I am referring to, but it would not take a rocket scientist to figure that out)

You can take the comments for the truth from people like myself and Craig O’Dell. Craig worked for Shane in N’Harmony for several years and I was Shane’s roomate for over a year and Shane Dunlap is one of the best friends that I not only have from Gospel Music but from life in General. Shane and I will always remain friends long after Gospel Music.

I spent some time outside of Gospel Music and during my darkest days few people stayed in touch with me. Shane Dunlap was one as was Karen and Ricky Gooch and my good friend Zane King.

Needless to say I feel that God would bless Southern Gospel Music more if it were not for problems always stemming from comments like the above commnents. If we want to see this music go forward and be blessed by God then we need to all work for the same purpose instead of our own.

Daniel, just what positive impact have you made on Southern Gospel Music and most of all for the kingdom of God?

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:02:08 +0000

I hope everything works out well for both as well!

By: MattPaasch

MattPaasch — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:01:15 +0000

I was just mentioning what the controversy was that I heard. I think he has a wonderful voice, and a great stage performance. I had only talked to him a couple of times, and it seemed to go with what I heard. But, I do not know him personally, and with everything going on at those time, he might have been tired, who knows.
Anyway, I wish him the best. And hope it all works out with him and MM.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:50:43 +0000

I do believe I said that. I think Shane would be a better long-term member of the group than Josh Garner would. But since in my mind Josh Feemster defined MM’s sound, it will probably be a while before I feel that any replacement comes close to what Josh did with the group. I really like his voice!

By: Aaron Swain

Aaron Swain — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:48:59 +0000

I’d actually love to see Dunlap stay in for the long haul. While I’d love to see Josh Garner with them (heck, any group), I did read on the SN boards where someone said (I believe it was you, Daniel) that he’d do better with a more traditional group. My best regards to MM as they find a replacement.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:58:57 +0000

Craig,

My apologies for the misunderstanding.