I remember the first Carman cassette tape–yes, cassette tape–I ever owned.
Revival in the Land.
Over the last ten or more years, Carman hasn’t been as big as he used to be, but the impact that he’s made over the years has been huge. He was one of the few in the early days of Christian music that showed you could love Jesus, share the Gospel and have fun doing it.
Here are the words he shared on his Facebook Page this morning:
“I have delayed writing this but those of you I call friends and supporters, who have prayed for me and this ministry need to know about this new battle that lies ahead. One week ago I was diagnosed with myeloma cancer. It is incurable and I’ve been given a 3- to 4-year window of time.”
As huge as this news as this may be for Carman fans young and old, I found his choice of forums to announce this interesting.
He may have announced it on his website, I don’t know. He may have released a press release, but I’m not sure. No, Carman made his announcement on Facebook. Such a different world we live in today compared to the days when Carman was big.
As much as we may rail on Facebook and complain about their new Facebook Page policies, Facebook is still a great way to communicate. It is part of a new way we all connect and interact with each other. There once was “phone trees” and the news was only on the television during the evening and late night news broadcasts. Now the news comes to use. We hear about events via Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media (I’m lookin’ at you Google+) first, now, and run a Google search to read about it or watch it if we want to learn more.
If you want to learn a little more, you can read about Carman’s announcement here.
Thomas says
This is sad news, no matter how you learn of it.
I’ve been intrigued for a long time by the affinity that many people seem to have toward Facebook. I couldn’t understand it myself, but then recently read a book about the 2011 Joplin tornado where Facebook was used by survivors to reconnect with each other. This gave me a new insight, an epiphany, into the personal nature of an impersonal medium. And so, when I read your post about Carman using Facebook to make this announcement, it didn’t really surprise me.
Eric Dye says
Yes. The same goes for other online communities, too. Google+ and Twitter, as well. In fact, I heard about the earthquake in Japan a few years ago via Twitter first!
Times have changed, but news is still news. 🙂