Popple

Jedis like Popple too

Kyle — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:46:17 +0000

Crystal from Gainesville, GA writes:

“I’m from Gainesville Georgia and my family and I enjoy listening to Popple very much! In honor of the contra song my 6 month old son posed for this picture.”

“I forgot to mention a bit of info on my son. His name is Jedidiah, but, us being the geeks that we are, we call him Jedi. He wants to be an aspiring gamer like his mom and dad. He prefers the original Nintendo game system due to it’s simplicity. The buttons are easy for his tiny fingers to press and the cable feels good on his gums when he needs to gnaw on something. He enjoys jamming to Popple while sitting in his bouncy chair. It really helps him to bounce, sway and bob to the music! Fave Popple songs of the family are Contra, Henry the Ninja, Pencil in the Hand, Puppy Dog and Fishers of Men.”

Thanks for sharing Crystal. Cute kid, and obviously very good taste in music!

Tarp Pits: How to Surf at Home

Dan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:34:18 +0000

These guys from San Juan Capistrano, CA* have taken surfing out of the water and into the street… and it’s awesome.

Materials you need: Tarp, Rocks, Imagination.

End of Summer Project: Go.

*San Juan Capistrano is the home of one of the most beautiful Catholic Missions in California, go check it out on your next road trip.

Subscribe to our email list

Kyle — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:42:08 +0000

I just realized that the subscribe button on the left of this page wasn’t working. Don’t worry, I fixed it. And if you would like to get our email newsletter than we send out a few times each year when something really important is happening, then sign up!

Kate and Sebastian

Dan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:43:36 +0000

Kyle’s wife Kate and their son Sebastian have been with us for the past two and a half weeks on the road. I snapped these two shots this evening before Mass. On the left Kate very lovingly gazes at her child. On the right Kate very questionably looks at me to make sure I’m not doing anything dangerous. And that’s how life is here with Popple… Kate looks after her baby, then looks after kyle and I to make sure we don’t do anything dangerous. She’s a great mom and so far this summer, neither Kyle nor I have done anything dangerous. Way to go Kate!

Michael plays kazoo with nose while beatboxing

Kyle — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:17:56 +0000

This is amazing. After buying a kazoo from us, Michael blew our minds. This is real! I promise.

Good week in Twin cites – now off to Milwaukee

Kyle — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:11:35 +0000

Week one of our 7 week camp tour went great. Dan gave a great talk on Thursday. Most everyone loved it, my son fell asleep. He doesn’t really get Dan’s jokes yet.

The journey continues. Perhaps we will see you on the road this summer. My son would like to meet you, if he is awake.

Summer Tour

Kyle — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:15:22 +0000

Just got the van back from the shop. New brakes, new spark plugs and an extra squirt of freon for good measure – we are ready to scoot! Now we just have to fit all the kazoos in back.

We have a hectic, but awesome, 7 week schedule with a few things getting adding in the cracks (weekends). Hope to see you on the road. Pray for our safety and our ministry. And pray that the van can hang in there.

We start by swinging through Chicago to film a few things with Outside Da Box. Videos coming…

The Uke Never Looked So Big

Kyle — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:53:41 +0000

One week ago, my wife gave birth to our first child, Sebastian James. He is the coolest kid I know – even cooler than you. I tried teaching him some ukulele. We started with open strings (GCEA aka: My Dog Has Fleas). Baby steps.

He is actually quite musical – mostly from his backside. Sometimes we really jam out in the basement while mom is sleeping upstairs. He likes the music loud.

I should mention that he really enjoys the drums also. I can’t wait to see what God has planned for his life and his gifts.

Thanks everyone for your prayers, messages, and fruit baskets (ok, no one got us fruit baskets – maybe for the next baby). I hope Sebastian can meet you soon.

Cool shirts from the PAL Campaign

Kyle — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:21:39 +0000

In Los Angeles, we met Joe, the master mind behind the PAL Campaign. We stepped on his toes and made him answer our questions.

How long have you been doing design?

I’ve been drawing for as long as I could remember and really started getting into it in High School. Our “Photography” class at school turned out to be a digital photography class where I was introduced to Adobe Photoshop. The rest is history!

The rest of the classes were History? That is an odd school.

What made you want to start an online tshirt store?

My design interests led me to attend Art School where I majored in Media Arts and Animation. I worked at an animation studio for several years after graduating and also started helping out with the Youth Ministry at my parish around that time. I was asked…or politely forced to do the t-shirt designs for our church camps and retreats. The designs were really well received and the students began to tell me that they were getting compliments and began wearing their t-shirts at school and even to go out! I knew this was a great chance for ministry…a chance for Catholic art to be appreciated once again.

Why PAL?

If only there was a little bit more Peace And Love in the world, it would be a much happier place.

What is your favorite shirt color?

I’m currently in a shades of gray phase. But you can never go wrong with a great white (PAL’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” or black (PAL’s “PAL 33″) t-shirt.

What is your favorite candy?

Skittles, hands down.

Wrong, the answer we were looking for is “Smarties.”

What is your vision for the future of PAL?

We plan on growing our collection into different apparel items such as sweaters, shorts, and more accessories. Eventually venturing out into secular markets as well. A part of the fun in running PAL Campaign is that although we do have definite short term and long term goals, our growth is and has been very organic. We are always open to where the spirit leads.

Can you break dance?

I have video proof that I can not.

I must see this video.

We like the PAL shirts. You might even see us wear them. We would like to see you wear them too.

Check it out. www.palcampaign.com

Favorite Praise and Worship Songs

Kyle — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:36:35 +0000

Many people know that Popple does fun/goofy/inspirational concerts. What many people don’t know is that we also do Praise and Worship music for prayer, liturgy or adoration events.

In fact, this summer we will be playing 7 weeks of camps where we play mostly praise and worship.

As we gear up for that, I would love to hear what your favorite and least favorite praise and worship songs are. Comment below with your thoughts.