The slowest time for touring is right after Christmas, January and February so we thought we could invite some of our Christian friends to come out with us and have a special guest or two. It grew from that to now we have six or seven artists on the show and there are plenty of acts that are a lot bigger than we are.

Our commitment for 25 years has been 'God, we'll do this as long as your hand is on it, and when you're done with this, we'll do something else.' And he has shown no signs of letting up.

The Christian music genre has gotten big enough that bands don't have to worry about compromising themselves or watering down what they are saying. They can just be true to what they feel in their heart.

Even if you don't have the money, we aren't going to kick you out. It's just a suggested price. Then we take an offering during the show to help cover our costs. There is a tremendous cost involved in this kind of tour. Over the years we've been able to make it work and God's been real faithful to provide for our needs to make it work.

I'm definitely talking to Billy about the circumstance involved. I want to make sure Salim is being treated fairly.

Gary's OK with it. But all he wants to do is be in a situation where his team is competitive and tries to win.