Kevin Randolph says he was having a bad day a couple months ago when the Devil was “all over me” and instead of fretting about, he decided to do something.
He told himself, “I’m going to kick that joker square in the pants.”
That motivation led Randolph, a singer and musician who also creates music videos, first to write and record a song, and second, to round up a host of Hendersonians to help him create a music video for it.
His song is called “Kick In The Pants” and can be viewed on Youtube at Kick In the Pants (youtube.com).
Randolph has been working at the local post office for 10 years, and in his role as a letter carrier he said he’s met numerous residents along his routes. So, when he began asking people to be a part of his video, many quickly asked to take part, he said.
“People were stepping up and volunteering,” he said. “The more people I could put in it, the better.”
He said some helped with the camera, some were extras and some were actors. The more people that asked to be a part of it, he said, “it really started to be a blessing.” Randloph estimated that at least 40 people helped in some way.
Residents at Redbanks Towers and employees at Circle K, Cancun restaurant and the Henderson County Judicial Center, as well as colleagues at the post office, all helped on the video, he said.
The video follows a “devil” wearing a frightening mask as he goes around town trying to cause trouble. But in each instance, Randolph said, God gets the upper hand.
“The Devil always tries to get you in trouble, but God always ends up winning,” he said.
Randolph, 46, said he grew up in the church—his father and grandfather were preachers—and using music is a “way for me to work on things I care about.”
He said the song and video are “good, clean fun” and if anyone gets something out of it, “then praise be.”
A transplant from Knoxville, Tenn., Randolph said Henderson reminds him of the towns near where he grew up, and the collaboration occurring in his project is typical of small towns.
“It’s the kind of thing that happens in small towns,” he said.
