Because not every superhero wears tights: Bannerman!

I'm pretty excited about The Second Chance, a deliberately Church-y (and yet, high-quality and relevant) movie from Steve Taylor (a sometimes bitingly sarcastic - but generally socially aware - CCM New Waver from the eighties who, among other accomplishments, produced Sixpence None the Richer's breakout disc, co-produced and co-wrote the Newsboys best stuff, and was set to release LA Symphony to mass acclaim before the higher-ups got greedy). The reasons for my excitement are two-fold. First, Taylor is an idol of mine and has been since the late eighties, when I first heard/saw his antics (he broke his leg jumping into the crowd long before crowd-surfing was popular. Hence, the broken leg). Second, have you seen The Gospel? A chance for a decent movie to come along to redeem movies about the church is a good thing, I say.

(Thanks to www.myspace.com/jesusisforlosers for the pic, which I believe they stole from somewhere else. As if I never stole...)

In honor of his feature-length directorial debut, some more lyrics from Christian "troublemaker" Steve Taylor:

Bannerman

One man's grinning from behind the net
Waits 'til the camera's adjusted
Don't you worry 'bout the flak you'll get?
Aren't you scared of getting busted?
The ball gets booted
It hits the crossbeam
Up goes the banner "JOHN 3:16"

He don't worry 'bout the critics
They tow the line
He don't worry 'bout the cynics
They live to whine
He ain't gonna change the world
But he knows who can
Bannerman

Prime time football in the Buffalo snow
Freezing his little epidermis
Lifts that banner at the first field goal
Drinks clam chowder from a thermos
He's never missed a game
He never spells it wrong
He never talks back when they tell him "Move Along"

He don't worry 'bout the critics
They'll howl for days
He don't worry 'bout the cynics
They navel-gaze
He ain't gonna change the world
But he knows who can
Bannerman

Sports fans everywhere dying for a drink
But they've gotta find the well first
One man's ready with a banner and a wink
A whole lotta souls are getting well-versed
Every time I see him
I smile a little more
I can't help praying for another high score

He don't worry 'bout the critics
They'll howl for days
He don't worry 'bout the cynics
They navel-gaze
He ain't gonna change the world
But he knows who can
Bannerman

He don't worry 'bout the critics
They've met their match
He don't worry 'bout the cynics
They sniff and scratch
He ain't gonna change the world
But he knows who can
Bannerman

Thanks to Leoslyrics.com for the words.