The Deuce Weekly, 5/01 - 5/07/01

Vol I, Iss XI
5/1-5/7

SPECIAL
“MATT LOVES GINGER”
EDITION of THE DEUCE WEEKLY
In honor of the recent engagement of our friends Matt Latta and Ginger Thomas, we are dedicating this issue to the two of them. The wedding watch is coming soon!

Coming Up:
*Tomorrow, (Tuesday), May 1, Hang out at Common Ground for Tuesday Perk. Games, movies, us, we’ll have a blast! From 7 to 10.

*Tomorrow, May 1, Point of Grace’s new album, “Free to Fly” is in stores. (They peaked with "Steady On", in my opinion)

*Thursday, May 3rd… Survivor Finale! There is no TNBS, so come over and even though my Elisabeth is gone, watch Tina dominate and take the million. (She did just fine though--she is on The View... whats winner Tina Wesson doing now? Exactly)

*May 4th-6th… Beach Retreat at PCB. Make sure you let Sybil know when you are leaving…. several are riding the van, I’m driving, leaving around 4 or so, so anyone can follow me if they’d like.

*May 12th… Cracker Barrel Saturday is a week later this month. Join us at the CB on 119 for breakfast and fellowship!

*May 16th… Common Ground takes over The Refuge for their Wednesday night service. Contact Sybil Johnson to find out how you can help!

*May 25th… Pearl Harbor is released to theaters… more about that below!

*May 26th… Common Ground service Project night… check here for more details soon.

*July 7th… DeuceFestDeuce, our second annual celebration of Deucerial life as we know it. In concert: Justin Glenn, Stephanie Knipp, drama, food, more music and another original Deuce Game Show.

Coming Soon:
*May 16th… Timothy McVeigh is taken away.
*May 19th… Graduation Day of Amy Wible from the U of A!
*June… Deuce History Month
*June 20th-23rd… AtlantaFest in Atlanta, Georgia
*June 29th-30th… WalkAbout: On Holy G’Round Dinner Theater
*July 14th… Le Perc at Common Ground
*August 4th… So Long Steph, a goodbye to The Deuce First Lady
*August 7th… *Nsync in concert
*September 1st… DFC II Begins
*October 20th… Deuce Night, our first semi-formal
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*Summer 2002… Matt and Ginger get hitched

Pearl Harbor
We are planning on going to see the most anticipated movie of the summer! The Deuce will be going as a large group either on Friday, May 25th or Saturday, May 26th, probably to the late show of either. Tickets will be sold out, so don’t show up at 8 for a 9:30 show expecting to get a ticket. Next week’s DW will give you full details of everything, including how to get your ticket! (I don't know that I've ever been more disappointed in a movie than I was in this one... I mean... this movie really, really blew)

The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything… Having to Do With Ginger Thomas
5… Nice smile
4… Very Godly chick
3… That ring is really shiny.
2… Cool pool table in her basement.
1… Have you seen her dad’s sports car? It rules

The Spotlight Haiku
The haiku written by DW Correspondent Stephanie Nipp
This week was initially going to Tom Johnson, but that has been postponed to the first week of June, which is Deuce History Month. However, in honor of Matt and Ginger, we decided to throw the Haiku to them. We salute you!
Matt and Ginger, hitched
Small kids, black hair and blue eyes
Latta swing her way
(I still don't get this joke...)

If I Can Be Serious for a Minute…
All joking aside, congratulations. The ring is spectacular, the bride-to-be is beautiful, the groom-in-waiting is awesome, and The Deuce and its extended family wish you a great year of engagement!

This Week’s Top Ten List…
Top Ten Things Having Absolutely, Positively Nothing to Do With Matt and Ginger, Their Relationship or Their Wedding in Any Shape, Form or Fashion, As Far As the Editors at the Deuce Weekly are Aware Of…
10) Boutros-Boutros Ghali
9) The San Diego Chargers
8) Salmonella poisoning
7) Meatloaf’s bolo tie in the hit motion picture “Black Dog”.
6) A left sock filled with Amy Valdmanis’ foot sweat
5) If you travel down 31 from The Deuce towards the Galleria, on your left, there is a Books a Million and Schlotzsky’s and such, and if you turn into that shopping center there, you’ll see a Chick-fila, and if you go into the drive-thru, there is a sign with a chicken on it that says “Employees only” on the door in the back where I’m guessing the employee’s go through… well, number five is that sign.
4) This ½ pint of chocolate milk I’m drinking right now
3) An old 45 pressing of “Head to Toe” by Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam
2) A box of C-3P-Ohs
1) Pickles and Ice Cream (nothing to do with it at least until a few months after they get married) (oh, but now? Ha!)

The Michael Nipp May Guide to CDs
Here is a list of some of the biggest cds to be released in the month of May:
Point of Grace “Free to Fly”-May 1st (after the ugly chick got married, they just lost something)
Avalon “Oxygen”-May 22nd (they haven't had much luck either)
Hangnail “Facing Charges”-May 22nd (I'm not entirely convinced Michael didn't make this up)
Katinas “Destiny”-May 8th (I think they were called Salvador later...)
Bebo Norman “Big Blue Sky”-May 15th (I bought it the day it came out. Never listened to it. Still have it.)
Priesthood “Keepin It Real”-May 15th (Great CD, if only for "Be Around)
Superchick “Karaoke Superstars”-May 22nd (Fabulous CD)
Newsboys “Shine: The Hits Live DVD”-May 22nd

Be A Part:
June is Deuce History Month, and we are setting aside the month of June to honor Tom, Shawn, Michael, Fisher and Malcolm in a series of Haiku. Tom’s Haiku has been selected and will run the first week of June. We are still accepting all submissions for Michael, Shawn and one Haiku for Fisher and Malcolm. A Haiku is a Japanese poem with three lines… 5 syllables in the first and third line, 7 in the middle. Turn-ins have been low, so you guys need to pick it up! Put your creative gowns on and give me some haiku!

Our First DW Poll…
Favorite all time Christian albums. Top Five. I don’t mean something you bought Thursday and have enjoyed all weekend, but your all time favorites, like, ever. Send them in to this email address or Tanguy2001@sure,click on this and see what comes up.com. Results to be counted down in the near future.

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