Lisa Denton and Barry Courter
BARRY COURTER: Lisa, Riverbend is less than a month away, and that means it’s probably time for J-Fest. Riverbend gets a lot of attention because it’s downtown, spread over nine days and draws more people, but J-Fest is a big deal as well. This is the 19th year for the Christian music festival. It takes place at Camp Jordan all day on Saturday and once again will feature a strong lineup. Jeremy Camp and Family Force 5 are co-headlining.
LISA DENTON: The J103 radio people really know what they’re doing with this music festival. Yes, they’ve held it for almost two decades, but they were firing on all cylinders even in those early years. It’s always good music and a good time.
This is actually a big week for the church crowd. Franklin Graham (son of Billy) will be in town tonight to kick off a Decision America Tennessee Tour. I interviewed him for a story several days ago and asked him why he was starting in Chattanooga.
He told me, “I guess because it’s next door. You’ve got to start somewhere. You might as well make it easy on yourself.”
BARRY: See, I’m sure some people thought there was some sort of religious and deeply symbolic reason. Nope. Just ’cause it’s next door. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, right? Love it.