In My Own Words

Rodney Carrington has a new Christmas album out (no, it’s not a comedy album, nor is it his usual “raunchy” style) with a song on it titled “Camouflage and Christmas Lights.” One of my friends at work had told me about the song and said I really needed to hear it, so I Googled “Rodney Carrington,” clicked on his site, and listened to the clip of the song that was available there. What little I heard intrigued me,  so I went to Amazon.com and did a search for the album, “Make It Christmas.” When I found it, I ordered the MP3 version of the album, which downloaded it to my computer.

I listened to the entire song about four times or so, then went back to Rodney’s page and clicked the “Contact” link. That opened up an “e-mail us” box, and I typed a short message asking if I could get Rodney’s permission to send the MP3 of “Camouflage and Christmas Lights” to all the troops I have e-mail addresses for.  I know, it was a long shot, but it never hurts to try, right?

Well, imagine my surprise when I got an e-mail within an hour of sending my request from Paul Michael Goldstein, Rodney Carrington’s personal manager, granting permission to send the MP3 to our Warriors, and stating “If there is anything else we can do, please contact me personally.” Do I even need to say that I immediately sent a short message to every Warrior I have an e-mail address for, with the song attached?  I sent it not only to the ones who are currently deployed, but to the ones who were previously deployed and spent Christmas away from home as well.

Y’all really ought to look this song up and give it a listen. It truly is an awesome song, in honor of our troops who spend holidays far from their loved ones.