The Deuce Weekly, 5/15 - 5/21/01

Vol I, Iss XIII
5/15-5/21

Now with over 65 Subscribers Nationwide! (this isn't a joke... at this point, there was over 65 people on the mailing list, people who wanted to be added all the time, and The DW covered about eight states)

Coming Up:
*Tomorrow night, May 15th… Common Ground Tuesday Perk. Meet at Common Ground at 7pm sharp for a night of evangelism and sharing your faith.

*May 18th, Friday… RunDMC at City Stages! Day passes are $20, weekend passes I think are around $30. The concert is at 7 or so, and we’ll be going from The Deuce to see the grandfathers of rap. More details in the Weekend Update on Thursday.

*May 19th, Saturday… Amy Wible’s graduation from the University of Alabama

*May 19th, Saturday… Alabama Pro Life Coalition yard sale! More below.

*May 21st, Monday… Softball! Common Ground is throwing together a softball game for guys and girls to just get together and enjoy the outdoors! More information in the Weekend Update!

*May 21st, Monday… Project 86, Living Sacrifice, Stavesacre in concert, 5 Points Music Hall. Michael Nipp will be leading the way to that one.

*May 25th, Friday… Pearl Harbor is in theaters… more below.

*June 8th, Friday… MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST…. Enjoy the tastes of The Crosby Show and The Famous DaveCakes at The Deuce… we start cooking at 11:30, plates served at midnight! The cost is $2 bucks per person to eat… last time we had 35 people show up… lets see if we can top that number! (man, I miss doing these. Midnight Breakfasts rocked.)

*June 10th, Sunday… Life Connection at Valleydale begins our study on Song of Solomon… great for singles, all about what God says about love and life.

Coming Soon:
*June: Deuce History Month
*June 15th… Ecclesia Church is hosting Travail in concert.
*June 16th, Saturday… Watermark in concert, Kindred Bookstore
*June 20th-23rd… Atlanta Fest in Atlanta, Georgia
*June 29th-30th… WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater
*July 14th… Le Perc at Common Ground
*July 20th-21st… Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St James in concert
*August 4th… Furnace Fest at Sloss Furnace
*August 4th… So Long Steph, a Deuce goodbye (for now) to The Deuce First Lady
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
*September… Survivor III kicks off (Survivor Africa... a very boring season)
*September 1st… The Deuce Football Champion begins its 15 week season.
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party II
*Summer 2002… Matt and Ginger get hitched

Pearl Harbor…
It’s the most anticipated movie of the summer… and we are getting a group together to go see it. The Deuce will be going as a large group on opening night, May 25th, to the late show to see Pearl Harbor at The Summit. Now, don’t be a silly goose and show up at 8 wanting to get ticket to the 9:30 show… it will be sold out. If you can bring your $7.25 during TNBS or a few days before hand (bring the amount needed, or sacrifice 75 cents, I probably wont have change) I will go during lunch on Friday and buy as many tickets as I can. First come, first serve. Please, no “get me a ticket and I’ll give you money on Friday night”. That’s why I’ve given you plenty of time to take note.

DeuceFestDeuce… 54 Days Away
It’s the biggest party you are going to find at Rollingwood Apartments on July 7th, I promise you!
Our tentative plan, depending on cost, is an all you can eat shrimp and crawfish boil. How will we do it? We aren’t sure yet, but we’ll figure that out later! Plus, in the Deuce Café, we’ll be serving up “personalized” ice cream sundaes and treats! Cost right now is a mere $5.00 at the door for all you eat, all you can handle. Tell your mama. Tell your friends. Tell anyone who can comprehend. Send it in a letter, baby tell it on the phone… if you don’t show up, I know you’ll be alone! (we’ll miss you much)
In concert: Ashley O’Neal… Justin Glenn… Stephanie Knipp… Dave the Drama Guy
and a our newest game, The Deuce Weakest Link… one prize, one winner. Can you dig it? (okay, so we didn't do the shrimp or crawfish, it was too expensive. And we didn't play Weakest Link. But darn it was a blast anyway)

The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… Stefanie Jovanovich’s VW Beetle. For those of you who haven’t seen it, it’s a 1973 VW bug. It rules. (Funny--would you believe I saw her today, five years after she was mentioned here in the DW?)
4… Earl Saucer… Just a neat guy.
3… Audrey Hepburn… A real classy lady from way back when.
2… The graduating seniors. Congrats to you, welcome to the DW.
1… Superman II’s battle scene over Metropolis. It doesn’t get any finer than Superman vs. Non, Ursula and General Zod… unless, of course, it’s the Star Wars Death Star battle. (Funny--a month before Superman returns in Superman Returns. I'm prophetic)

The Spotlight Haiku
The spotlight Haiku is a feature that spotlights one person every week, someone who is loved by The Deuce. We still need more haiku for Shawn and Fisher! Come on folks, show the love!
This week’s haiku is dedicated to one of my best friends, in honor of her graduation from Alabama… we salute Amy Wible!
My friend Amy is
godly, funny… she’s awesome!
And really cute, too.
(yes, yes she was)

If I Can Be Serious for a Minute…
This Saturday, Ashley O’Neal is working at the Alabama Pro Life Coalition Yard Sale. It’s from 7am to 3pm this coming weekend. She could really use any old clothes donations, or anything in good shape you wouldn’t mind donating to be sold to help the Pro Life Coalition. Or, if you are absolutely bored this weekend, maybe you could help out! Call Ashley O’Neal at 980-1191 or 444-7784 for more details.

This Week’s Top Ten List…
Top Ten Signs You Won’t Be Graduating High School
10… In a rush to leave campus, you run over the school mascot.
9… Instead of a cap and gown, your high school gives you a McDonald’s uniform
8… After four years of Spanish, you still can’t place an order at Taco Bell.
7… For your senior science project, you turned in a Where’s Waldo? book with all the Waldos circled.
6… Your final paper in English was called “Black Dog: The Truth of Life from this Hit Motion Picture.”
5… Grandma starts calling you “Her Lil’ Flunkie”.
4… Your name? Melissa. This year’s prom theme? “Sorry, you won’t be graduating, Melissa.” (that being Melissa Hogue)
3… You signed your graduation exam with your nickname “Glue Sniffin’ Krista” (that being Krista McBroom)
2… Last time you picked up a book, Michael Jackson was black.
1… Your combined SAT score: 12.

Be a Part…
June is Deuce History Month! We need your submissions for Shawn, Michael, Malcolm and Fisher’s haiku! A haiku is a Japanese poem with three lines… 5 syllables in the first and third line, 7 in the middle. You have another week or two!

The First Ever DW Poll…
Response has been pretty good… so keep ‘em coming! We are asking for your favorite all time Christian albums. Something you have listened to over and over and over!

In The Next DW…
Don’t miss next week’s Deuce Weekly… The First Annual Summer Issue. Get your calendars out, as we tell you about all the events coming up over the next three months. And… Dave’s Top Ten Summer Predictions!

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