WHO/WHAT ARE WE?
We are quite literally the hardest working band in the world...
But we are more than that. The Andersons are a lifestyle.
We work together. We travel together. We eat together, and more often than not, we even sleep together.
We do not produce music per-se. We come together as a unity of Souls, a singularity of Love, which expresses itself to the world around us through music.
Our way of life is not for everyone. In fact, very few have what it takes to make it as an Anderson.

Many are called, few are chosen

SO WHAT DOES THE ANDERSON WAY OF THINKING ENTAIL?
The very first thing is a STRONG sense of Spirituality.

The Lord Jesus said, "You should be in the world, but not of the world."

Within the world, folks have completely lost all sense of the word Commitment. People have become flakes... Empty headed, television and materialism worshipping flakes. The way of the world has become vain and empty...
Go about inviting folks to some special event without requiring them to pay in advance. If you get 100 folks to say, "I'll be there", you'll be lucky if one or two show up.
If you get 100 folks to begin learning something such as the Great Highland Bagpipes or T'ai Chi Ch'uan, you'll be lucky if 10 are still with it in a month or two.
Even marriage has been reduced to a 50% divorce rate.

This is Pathetic!!!

The Andersons live up to the barest minimum of Humanity. If an Anderson says, "I'll be there", you can bet your life on the Absolute Fact that he/she will be there. We do not divorce, lose Faith, betray each others' trust, quit, fail in our commitments, or in any other way rape each other with pathetic excuses used so commonly by "the world." If this does not sound like you, don't even bother to read any further. You won't fit in with us.

If you "fit in" too easily with the world, you're probably too "of the world" to fit in with the Andersons.
If you spend more time following profit than you do following prophet, you probably won't fit in with the Andersons.

The Lord Jesus boiled the Ten Commandments down to two:
Love the Lord God with all of your Heart and all of your Soul.
The Lord God is first and foremost in our lives. Though we Love each other dearly, and with great passion and admiration, our Love for our God is far greater still.

Love your neighbour as yourself.
This is not saying "as much as yourself", or "like yourself", or even treat your neighbour the way you want to be treated... Your neighbour is yourself. If you have not already found yourself feeling that it is actually you who wrote this page, you simply used my fingers to do it, you probably won't fit in with the Andersons. We are each other.

In a world which places such minimal value on personal integrity, the whole concept of what Love and Trust actually are, goes right over the heads of most:
The difference between Love and Trust lies simply in where the conditions are placed. The location and type of conditions that are applied, are what cause the destinction. When there are not conditions attatched, Love and Trust are one-in-the-same.

The Love that we, The Andersons offer to each other is unconditional.
We offer a Commitment in the Truest sense of the word. That is, there is no sense of commitment, only as sense of knowing:
Your right hand does not make a commitment to your body to remain attatched forever. Your body does not make a commitment to your right hand to maintain life support forever... Your right hand is you, and you are your right hand. Your right hand will never make a decision to leave the body. Your body will never make a decision to divorce your right hand. Nothing short of death of the hand will ever separate it from the end of your right arm will it? Yet you do not feel burdoned with a sense of "Commitment" that you have made a promise, and therefore will never abandon this hand, no matter how much you have grown to dislike it, or how many times you may argue with it, do you? You never have to fear that your right hand will tell you one day, that it has fallen in Love with another body, and wishes to leave you. It is you, and will remain you forever. This is us. We are one-in-the-same being. A being cannot hurt itself. A being cannot abandon itself. A being cannot divorce itself. A being is complete unto itself and will remain such forever.

Within the context of unconditional Love, and Human involvement, is the need for Physical, Mental and Spiritual interaction.
We hug, cuddle, and even kiss with each other.
We problem solve, philosophise, and even emote with each other.
We Pray, Meditate, and even Spiritually bond with each other.
And we do this platonically... Male-Female, Male-Male and Female-Female.
No one is forbidden from forming a romantic involvement with another member, but it generally isn't necessary, as our closeness and involvement with each other as a group leaves us very fulfilled in every sense of the word.

Note here that I/We have made no mention of the type of Music we play, or what talents/skills we require from perspective members.
Reason? We want to know you. We want to know who you are. This is more important than specifics. If you are part of our family, we will make space and position for you. We will evolve and grow with you.

We are actively Christian, primarily Anglican. (Episcopal)
We do not participate in drug abuse nor drunkenness.
We discourage smoking.

WHAT IS A TYPICAL ANDERSONS DAY?
A typical day will begin with Morning Prayer, followed by a gentle warm-up and workout, which includes Chi Kung for Health.
Breakfast will follow. (except on fasting days)
Morning practice (band) comes next.
At this point, we engage in worldly matters. Those who have a portable income will conduct their business. Those who come without income are encouraged to help with managing the PoorPiper webstore and/or helping with other family members' businesses.
Lunch break, followed by additional practice. (band)
As business needs may require, further worldly matters.
The rest of the afternoon is basically for everyone to fill in with worldly matters, or individual or group practice.
Dinner is followed by time for digesting, and time for discussion.
Evening Chi Kung/T'ai Chi Ch'uan practice.
Oneness/Solidarity practice
Evening band practice.
General relaxation.
Night Meditations.
Lots of hugs, cuddling, kissing (platonic) and general non-sexual Love making.

On Saturdays, we remember the Sabbath, and will not conduct worldly matters under any circumstances.

On Sunday mornings, we attend Church. Worldly matters are only conducted on Sundays in extreme emergencies.

SO WHAT IS THE REWARD FOR SUCH PERSONAL SACRIFICE?
If you need to ask, you probably aren't cut out to be an Anderson.

The knowing of unconditional Love/Trust is the very definition of absolute freedom. To experience absolute freedom, even for a moment, makes life worth living. There is not enough money, nor material possessions in this world to buy anything even close.

Whenever two or more are able to find themselves and each other in perfect Love/Trust/Freedom, GOD is present in all things. When these two or more are able to take this perfect Love/Trust/Freedom out into the mundane world, via music, they are truly doing GOD's work.

And this is why we do it...
This is our reward.

AND JUST WHERE DO WE DO THIS?
We are located in the High Desert of California.
If you look under the tab entitled Jgendoa, you will see photos of our outdoor training areas.
Indoor facilities include the Lone Pine Kwan, and the Trinity Episcopal Church hall.