Vol II, Iss IX
7/17-7/23
(Also known as "The Deuce Weekly With the Bad Top Ten")
Coming Up:
*Wednesday, July 18th... Women's Bible Study
For all the ladies in the place with style and grace... (Biggie Smalls reference) Susan Cooper has put together a woman's bible study and fellowship at Common Ground. Meet there at 7pm for womanly things, including, and I think I'm right when I say this, a study of the book of Ruth. For more info, email her at shoppgirl129@notaworkingemail.com
*Thursday, July 19th... TNBS at Sybil's
The usual news, dinner at 6:15 this time, worship at 7pm. This week is Praise and Worship night at Bible Study... that means no lesson, just music and prayer. It will be quite awesome.
*Sunday, July 22nd... James' Baptism
At the 11 service, our friend James will be immersed as a display of his faith! Make sure you congratulate him, say a prayer and give Steph Jovi a hug.
*Sunday, July 22nd... Lunch at Jennifer Adams' House
After Church on Sunday, come join us at the home of Jennifer Adams for grilling out hot dogs, hamburgers and such. She asked that you only bring your own drink and she would take care of the rest. I'll email directions out on the Weekend Update. For more info, email her at littleadams@notaworkingemail.com
*Sunday, July 22nd... Song of Solomon Parts 4-6
Replays of the SoS series that has been shown at Life Connection for the last little while. Starts at 8, with discussions to follow. For directions or info, email sybil@notaworkingemail.com.
*Tuesday, July 24th... Spiritual Gifts
Ever wonder what your spiritual gifts are? I think mine are Newsletter Emails and Charm, but I'm not sure. Anyway, Sean "Too Tall" Hall will be giving a spiritual gifts test at Common Ground this night... so
come find where you belong!
*Saturday, July 28th... Cracker Barrel Saturday
Saturday morning at 10am, meet at the CB on 119 for a fellowship filled breakfast together, as we bring back this popular monthly event! FYI, its buy your own... we aren't loaded.
*Saturday, July 28th... Amy Valdmanis Dinner Party
Amy V has invited everyone to her home for a night of fun and food! She has asked that everyone bring a dish, and she has games and a pool and all kinds of wacky fun things for us to be a part of. Now that I've said this, she has to come up with wacky fun things. :)
For directions and more info, email her at beccamos@notaworkingemail.com. RSVP.
*Sunday, July 29th... Raiders of the Lost Ark
One of the great films in history, it's playing on the big screen at The Alabama Theater. We'll be there! Tickets are $7, and we'll be going to the 2pm show after lunch at the Nipps house. More details coming soon!
*Tuesday, July 31st... Irish Dinner for the Leadership
Okay, so we are doing a dinner for the Common Ground leadership, and it has an Irish theme. Josh is doing the cooking. More info, contact Sybil@notaworkingemail.com.
*Friday, August 3rd... The Estrogen Event of the Summer.
Its a Chick Night all night at the home of Steph Nipp. If you possess the ability to cry at Beaches, like painting your nails and think Hope Floats is a great movie (that last one will rule out any guys if the first two don't), then come to Snipps for a girls-only good ol' fashioned slumber party. RSVP, I'm guessing. Contact mcquintana@earthlink.net or snipp2@notaworkingemail.com for more info.
*Friday, August 3rd... The Men Strike Back.
The same night the chicks are gossiping about boys and eating brownies that they will regret the next morning, the guys are coming to The Deuce for a Guys Night. Bring a couple of bucks, we'll order some pizza, play some Risk, some Tetris, and sit and wallow in our own slobby habits all night long. Rock. Feels good to be a guy. : )
*Saturday, August 4th... StephStock
Our salute and goodbye to the Deuce First Lady, Stephanie Knipp. She's headed for the world of Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, and we want to give her our love and appreciation for her! We are having a bash in the middle of cotton-pickin' nowhere Chelsea, Alabama, at Merdi Q's house.
*Friday, August 10th... Dave's Birthday Celebration
It's my birthday! There is a group of us heading to Atlanta for Friday and Saturday, where we plan on having cheap fun just hanging out away from Birmingham. I consider this the last big bash of the summer! We're staying with the wonderful Miss Emmaline in the new House of Emmy. For more info, contact me at tanguy2001@aol.com or emeldridge@yahoo.com.
Coming Soon:
*August 3rd-4th... Furnace Fest, a hardcore Christian Music Festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in concert.
*August 25th... Nightlife2001 with Al Denson
*August 27th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
Coming This Fall & Beyond:
*Sept 2001... Survivor III kicks off.
*Sept 1st... The Deuce Football Championships II begins.
*Sept 7th-8th... Common Ground Campout at Oak Mountain.
*October 12th-14th... Common Ground Fall Retreat to Dalton, Georgia.
*October 13th... Auburn vs. Florida.
*October 20th... DeuceNight, the Semi-Formal
*October 28th... Common Ground Murder Mystery Halloween.
*November 10th... Auburn vs. Georgia
*November 17th... Iron Bowl Party at Sybil's
*December... Jill and Jason graduate from AU & UA
*December 20th... Common Ground Christmas Time with Sybil
*December 22nd... It's a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*December 23rd... Sybil Johnson's New Year's Rockin' Eve
*February 9th, 2002... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars Episode II
*June 22, 2002... Matt and Ginger. Yes, that day.
*June 29th, 2002... DeuceFestTre.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... John Autry. Accomplishing what I can only dream of. Sigh. (I think this was a reference to the fact he made out with a hot chick that will go unmentioned)
4... Derrick Harris. Smooth Criminal & Ice Ice Baby on Guitar. How cool.
3... Sonic. Their cheese tots are simply de'lish. Just de'lish.
2... Jason Quinn. You ever realize what a cool guy he is? (Yes. Like the way he stole Susan Cooper from us)
1... Lynn Nipp and Leisha Hall... why Le Perk at CG looked like it did. Thank you.
Just missed the cut: Steph Nipp, Hefty Keith, Ice Daddy Coffee, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Sean Hall.
The Spotlight Haiku
Our weekly shine to someone who we love and cherish! On tap for Haiku is Earl, Jimmy, Sarah, S'Crook and more... but this week, we give the shine to Jennifer Adams: (this was when Jason Quinn and Jenn Adams were together--Quinnifer)
Jennifer with a
big smile, curly hair... so,
don't screw up, Jason
This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Ways to Improve Attendance at Sunday School
(thaaat's right... its the infamous "bad top ten" that I wrote that caused much fervor at church, and suddenly put the DW on the watchful eye of the church Powers that Be. I thought of deleting this all together, but that would be changing history, now wouldn't it? So, I removed the names, removed a few key phrases and titles, and here you go)
10... Study scripture quoted by Meatloaf in the hit motion picture Black Dog.
9... At 10:20 every Sunday morning, we lead the Sunday School Conga Line
8... To attract the urban crowd, we start calling God "Abba G. Diddy"
7... As a "Good Idea/Bad Idea" demonstration, Song of Solomon followed immediately by episodes of Sex in the City.
6... Add a commandment--"Thou shalt no go a day without an Al Denson cd."
5... Teacher stones the least popular student as an object lesson. (come on... this is funny. it just is)
4... Come to Bible study, get food. Teach Bible study, get a date with a hot blond. (and this was a John Autry/Steph Nipp reference... again, I cracked up)
3... Announce the upcoming Rub A Tummy for Free Cheese Day.
2... Leader's planned Men's Fellowship at Hooters.
1... Pay em off.
Top Ten Christian CDs of All Time...
as voted on by you, the DW audience
We enter the second half of our countdown now... here is what Justin Glenn voted as his top five: 5-Caedmon's Call, "Caedmon's Call"... 4-dcTalk, "Free at Last"... 3-Third Day, "Third Day"... 2-Jennifer Knapp, "Kansas"... and 1-Caedmon's Call, "40 Acres".
Our Countdown-
Number 10 - Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"
Number 9 - Third Day, "Third Day"
Number 8 - Nichole Nordeman, "Wide Eyed"
Number 7 - Caedmon's Call, "Caedmon's Call"
Number 6 - Nichole Nordeman, "This Mystery"
Number Five... dcTalk, "Jesus Freak"
With the release of "Free at Last", dcTalk has broken from the then-normal Christian music style that had come with the likes of their "Nu Thang", early Newsboys, and early Audio Adrenaline. They were growing as a band, and their growth had come full circle with the 1995 release of the now triple platinum "Jesus Freak".
Jesus Freak seems to be the album they had always wanted to release, and it was different than any other album they, or most, had done. Right away it grabs you and sucks you in with its infusion of rock-n-roll and takes you for a Christian Joyride over racism (Colored People), forgiveness (Between You and Me), our depravity (What If I Stumble) and of course, standing up for Him in the legendary title track, Jesus Freak.
Perhaps the greatest achievement on the cd, sometimes overlooked by radio stations and compilation discs that want to play the best music out there is the track "In the Light." One of my personal favorites of any genre of music, "In the Light" is the prayer and cry of every single one of us, from the Billy Graham to the David Dollar, that we want to be in the Light of God, away from the "disease of self, run[ning] through my blood, a cancer fatal to my soul."
dcTalk's "Jesus Freak" is an album that they will never match, not because the music may not get better, but because they will never have a breakthrough like the one in 1995.
Hip Click of the Week:
Looking for where you could live? Here is a website that gives you a quiz, to find out the perfect city for you: http://www.bestplaces.net/html/find_your_best.html (not sure this link even works...)
Schlameel of the Week...
Your way of knowing that there is always someone more goofy than you.
Police fire on each other; nobody hurt
SEATTLE — Police officers in two cars fired more than 20 rounds at each other after mistaking each other's vehicles for a stolen patrol car. Nobody was hurt. A bicycle patrol officer in downtown Seattle reported seeing a stolen patrol vehicle. A police car pursued it, but lost sight of the stolen vehicle. The other police car pulled up and, mistaking it for the stolen police car, rammed it. The officers inside thought they were being attacked and started firing. Two officers in one car and one in the other fired more than 20 rounds before they discovered the error.
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Monday, July 17, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 7/10 - 7/16/01
Vol II, Iss VIII
7/10-7/16
Just a note...
Thanks to those who helped make DeuceFestDeuce a great success, including Ken Nipp, Vic Paschel, DJ Phrenzy, Digital Lester, Drew Morris, Justin Glenn, Steph Knipp and all of our faithful friends and family. If you didnt make it, it was a great show and I would dare say you missed out on a great experience! June 2002... DeuceFestTre. (I would daresay DFD was our best DF, because DFTre was lacking, partly because of the changed location)
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, July 10th... Softball and Swim
Heardmont Park, be there by 6:30, and we'll play a few innings of ball, and then head over to Sybil's for a little cool down time in the pool. We'll probably be at Sybil's by 8:30 or so, if you want to skip softball and just meet us there for the pool party!
*Wednesday, July 11th... Song of Solomon: The Honeymoon.
Meet at Common Ground at 6:30 for the PG-13 session of our Song of Solomon series. The guys and gals are splitting up for this one, cause it may be a bit risque! But its scripture, so are we to argue? Bring $2.00 for pizza.
*Saturday, July 14th... le Perc at Common Ground.
A grand ol' coffeehouse at CG, with music, fellowship, Merdi Q's new poem, some open mic time, and more! Scheduled to appear are Derrick Harris, Mark Clement and more! $3.00 at the door for all you can drink and a free dessert. Festivities kick off around 7, and we go until at least 11. Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details.
*Saturday Morning, July 28th... Return of the Cracker Barrel Saturday
A Deuce Tradition returns... meet at the Cracker Barrel on 119 at 10am for the fun and fellowship and a darn good breakfast!
*Saturday, July 28th... Amy Valdmanis' Dinner Party
Details still in the works, but Amy V has invited everyone to her home for a night of fun and food! Everyone bring a dish, as she has games, a pool and lots of stuff planned. For more info, please contact Amy at beccamos@yahoo.com. RSVP.
*Sunday, July 29th... Raiders of the Lost Ark
One of the great films in history, its playing on the big screen at the Alabama Theater. We'll be there! Tickets are about $7.00, and we'll probably go to the afternoon show at 2pm. More details coming soon.
*Saturday, August 4th... StephStock
Our salute and goodbye to the Deuce First Lady, Stephanie Knipp. She's headed for the unknown world of Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, and we want to send her off right with a bash in a field in the middle of Chelsea, Alabama. Mark this on your calendar, and we'll give you the skinny next week.
Coming Soon:
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*August 3rd-4th... Furnace Fest, a hardcore Christian Music Festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in Concert
*August 10th... Shameless self promotion... My Birthday! (Was I ever really 26?)
*August 25th... NightLife 2001 with Al Denson
*August 27th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
Coming This Fall & Beyond:
*Sept 2001... Survivor III kicks off.
*Sept 1st... The Deuce Football Championships II begins.
*Sept 7th-8th... Common Ground Campout at Oak Mountain
*October 12th-14th... Common Ground Fall Retreat to Dalton, Georgia.
*October 13th... Auburn vs. Florida
*October 20th... DeuceNight, the semi-formal
*October 20th... Tennessee vs. Alabama
*October 28th... Common Ground Halloween Bash thinly disguised as merely a masquerade party.
*November 10th... Auburn vs. Georgia
*November 17th... Iron Bowl Party at Sybil's House
*December... Jill and Jason graduate from AU and UA
*December 20th... Common Ground Christmas Time Special
*December 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*December 31st... Sybil Johnson's New Year's Rocking Eve.
*February 9th, 2002... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars Episode II
*June 22, 2002... Matt and Ginger... The Day They Get Married
*June 29th, DeuceFestTre... you thought this year's was big.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... Digital Lester, Justin and Steph... thanks for the music.
4... Ric Paschel, for schooling everyone 5-10 years his elder in Smash Brothers. Key moment: Tell Osborne, "Play me when you are better." (this still is a definitive comedic moment in Deuce History)
3... Sarah Hasha... our bathrooms now sparkle. We didnt even ask for it. (Did she really do this? You rule)
2... DJ Phrenzy... aka, Shawn, who kept the music spinning and brought the karaoke. You rule.
1... Ken Nipp and Wookiee... doing it My Way. (see the comment on #4)
Just missed the cut: Jodi Nelson, Ken and Vic, Anne of Avonlea, Daniel Powell (for lunch!), Kent and Suzanne Free (thanks for coming!)
The Spotlight Haiku
This was supposed to be our final Deuce Haiku, written by Vic Paschel. Unfortunately, I lost it... so we will begin our Haiku again spotlighting the people that really matter-- You guys! So, this week's Haiku goes to our friend Sean Hall...
Sean, the disciple
guy. Have you prayed today? No?
Don't tell Sean! He'll flip!
This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Movies About a Guy Named Earl
10... Black Dog Earl
9... Earl Force One
8... Dr. Earl, Medicine Woman (I know, its a tv show... but c'mon, its funny) (this entire list cracks me up)
7... IndEarlpendence Day
6... Earl of Green Gables
5... Earl Bud: Golden Retriever
4... Dr. Salser's Opus
3... My Best Friend Earl's Wedding
2... Earl's Dirty Dancing
1... Earl Harbor
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time,
as voted by you, the DW audience.
We've counted the bottom five of our top ten list... the top five are coming... to review, here's what we've gotten so far:
Number Ten - Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"
Number Nine - Third Day, "Third Day"
Number Eight - Nichole Nordeman, "Wide Eyed"
Number Seven - Caedmon's Call, "Caedmon's Call"
Number Six - Nichole Nordeman, This Mystery"
Our Top Five will start next week... this week, I, Dave Dollar, take Editor's Privilege, and give you my top ten of all time:
10... Long Line of Leavers - Caedmon's Call. Their most definitive work to date.
9... Jars of Clay - Jars of Clay. Incredible style, something they will never top.
8... Rich Mullins - A Litergy, A Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band. "Here in America" is one of the most unknown treasures in all of Christian music.
7... Free at Last - dcTalk... Breakthrough album for this trio, set the stage for the Christian music surge.
6... The Great Adventure - Steven Curtis Chapman... CCM giant, and his greatest triumph.
5... Candycoatedwaterdrops - Plumb... One of the best rock albums out there, every song is rich with spirit and passion
4... This Mystery - Nichole Nordeman... Trumps her already-great first cd, with the writing that is becoming distinctly known as hers.
3... Watermark - Watermark... Nathan's music and production and wife Christy's voice and lyrical prose make for a great album of worship and love for the Father.
2... Kansas - Jennifer Knapp... Can't argue against it being number one, with songs like "Martyrs and Thieves" and "Romans"... Knapp is a powerful vocalist and guitar player, and writes all her own.
1... Jesus Freak - dcTalk
The finest and most complete Christian album out there, with everything from rock to pop to ballad-style music to accompany it. This has to be in anyone's collection that calls themselves a Christian music fan. You may not like them, but you have to appreciate what they've done for Christian music as a whole. (okay... so five years later, which is plenty of time to reflect on what has truly stood time, if I were to revisit this list, I'd remove "Long Line" and put in "40 Acres", which to me is their definitive work... I'd take out "Great Adventure" and put in SCC's "Speechless"... I'd probably drop Rich Mullins and add in somewhere Watermark's "All Things New"... I'd bump up #9 a few places for being a CD that only gets better as the years progress... perhaps I'd flip-flop #1 and #2... and I'm sure Michael would find a way to put in Phil Joel)
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7/10-7/16
Just a note...
Thanks to those who helped make DeuceFestDeuce a great success, including Ken Nipp, Vic Paschel, DJ Phrenzy, Digital Lester, Drew Morris, Justin Glenn, Steph Knipp and all of our faithful friends and family. If you didnt make it, it was a great show and I would dare say you missed out on a great experience! June 2002... DeuceFestTre. (I would daresay DFD was our best DF, because DFTre was lacking, partly because of the changed location)
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, July 10th... Softball and Swim
Heardmont Park, be there by 6:30, and we'll play a few innings of ball, and then head over to Sybil's for a little cool down time in the pool. We'll probably be at Sybil's by 8:30 or so, if you want to skip softball and just meet us there for the pool party!
*Wednesday, July 11th... Song of Solomon: The Honeymoon.
Meet at Common Ground at 6:30 for the PG-13 session of our Song of Solomon series. The guys and gals are splitting up for this one, cause it may be a bit risque! But its scripture, so are we to argue? Bring $2.00 for pizza.
*Saturday, July 14th... le Perc at Common Ground.
A grand ol' coffeehouse at CG, with music, fellowship, Merdi Q's new poem, some open mic time, and more! Scheduled to appear are Derrick Harris, Mark Clement and more! $3.00 at the door for all you can drink and a free dessert. Festivities kick off around 7, and we go until at least 11. Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details.
*Saturday Morning, July 28th... Return of the Cracker Barrel Saturday
A Deuce Tradition returns... meet at the Cracker Barrel on 119 at 10am for the fun and fellowship and a darn good breakfast!
*Saturday, July 28th... Amy Valdmanis' Dinner Party
Details still in the works, but Amy V has invited everyone to her home for a night of fun and food! Everyone bring a dish, as she has games, a pool and lots of stuff planned. For more info, please contact Amy at beccamos@yahoo.com. RSVP.
*Sunday, July 29th... Raiders of the Lost Ark
One of the great films in history, its playing on the big screen at the Alabama Theater. We'll be there! Tickets are about $7.00, and we'll probably go to the afternoon show at 2pm. More details coming soon.
*Saturday, August 4th... StephStock
Our salute and goodbye to the Deuce First Lady, Stephanie Knipp. She's headed for the unknown world of Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, and we want to send her off right with a bash in a field in the middle of Chelsea, Alabama. Mark this on your calendar, and we'll give you the skinny next week.
Coming Soon:
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*August 3rd-4th... Furnace Fest, a hardcore Christian Music Festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in Concert
*August 10th... Shameless self promotion... My Birthday! (Was I ever really 26?)
*August 25th... NightLife 2001 with Al Denson
*August 27th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
Coming This Fall & Beyond:
*Sept 2001... Survivor III kicks off.
*Sept 1st... The Deuce Football Championships II begins.
*Sept 7th-8th... Common Ground Campout at Oak Mountain
*October 12th-14th... Common Ground Fall Retreat to Dalton, Georgia.
*October 13th... Auburn vs. Florida
*October 20th... DeuceNight, the semi-formal
*October 20th... Tennessee vs. Alabama
*October 28th... Common Ground Halloween Bash thinly disguised as merely a masquerade party.
*November 10th... Auburn vs. Georgia
*November 17th... Iron Bowl Party at Sybil's House
*December... Jill and Jason graduate from AU and UA
*December 20th... Common Ground Christmas Time Special
*December 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*December 31st... Sybil Johnson's New Year's Rocking Eve.
*February 9th, 2002... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars Episode II
*June 22, 2002... Matt and Ginger... The Day They Get Married
*June 29th, DeuceFestTre... you thought this year's was big.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... Digital Lester, Justin and Steph... thanks for the music.
4... Ric Paschel, for schooling everyone 5-10 years his elder in Smash Brothers. Key moment: Tell Osborne, "Play me when you are better." (this still is a definitive comedic moment in Deuce History)
3... Sarah Hasha... our bathrooms now sparkle. We didnt even ask for it. (Did she really do this? You rule)
2... DJ Phrenzy... aka, Shawn, who kept the music spinning and brought the karaoke. You rule.
1... Ken Nipp and Wookiee... doing it My Way. (see the comment on #4)
Just missed the cut: Jodi Nelson, Ken and Vic, Anne of Avonlea, Daniel Powell (for lunch!), Kent and Suzanne Free (thanks for coming!)
The Spotlight Haiku
This was supposed to be our final Deuce Haiku, written by Vic Paschel. Unfortunately, I lost it... so we will begin our Haiku again spotlighting the people that really matter-- You guys! So, this week's Haiku goes to our friend Sean Hall...
Sean, the disciple
guy. Have you prayed today? No?
Don't tell Sean! He'll flip!
This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Movies About a Guy Named Earl
10... Black Dog Earl
9... Earl Force One
8... Dr. Earl, Medicine Woman (I know, its a tv show... but c'mon, its funny) (this entire list cracks me up)
7... IndEarlpendence Day
6... Earl of Green Gables
5... Earl Bud: Golden Retriever
4... Dr. Salser's Opus
3... My Best Friend Earl's Wedding
2... Earl's Dirty Dancing
1... Earl Harbor
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time,
as voted by you, the DW audience.
We've counted the bottom five of our top ten list... the top five are coming... to review, here's what we've gotten so far:
Number Ten - Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"
Number Nine - Third Day, "Third Day"
Number Eight - Nichole Nordeman, "Wide Eyed"
Number Seven - Caedmon's Call, "Caedmon's Call"
Number Six - Nichole Nordeman, This Mystery"
Our Top Five will start next week... this week, I, Dave Dollar, take Editor's Privilege, and give you my top ten of all time:
10... Long Line of Leavers - Caedmon's Call. Their most definitive work to date.
9... Jars of Clay - Jars of Clay. Incredible style, something they will never top.
8... Rich Mullins - A Litergy, A Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band. "Here in America" is one of the most unknown treasures in all of Christian music.
7... Free at Last - dcTalk... Breakthrough album for this trio, set the stage for the Christian music surge.
6... The Great Adventure - Steven Curtis Chapman... CCM giant, and his greatest triumph.
5... Candycoatedwaterdrops - Plumb... One of the best rock albums out there, every song is rich with spirit and passion
4... This Mystery - Nichole Nordeman... Trumps her already-great first cd, with the writing that is becoming distinctly known as hers.
3... Watermark - Watermark... Nathan's music and production and wife Christy's voice and lyrical prose make for a great album of worship and love for the Father.
2... Kansas - Jennifer Knapp... Can't argue against it being number one, with songs like "Martyrs and Thieves" and "Romans"... Knapp is a powerful vocalist and guitar player, and writes all her own.
1... Jesus Freak - dcTalk
The finest and most complete Christian album out there, with everything from rock to pop to ballad-style music to accompany it. This has to be in anyone's collection that calls themselves a Christian music fan. You may not like them, but you have to appreciate what they've done for Christian music as a whole. (okay... so five years later, which is plenty of time to reflect on what has truly stood time, if I were to revisit this list, I'd remove "Long Line" and put in "40 Acres", which to me is their definitive work... I'd take out "Great Adventure" and put in SCC's "Speechless"... I'd probably drop Rich Mullins and add in somewhere Watermark's "All Things New"... I'd bump up #9 a few places for being a CD that only gets better as the years progress... perhaps I'd flip-flop #1 and #2... and I'm sure Michael would find a way to put in Phil Joel)
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Monday, July 03, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 7/3 - 7/9/01
Vol II, Iss VII
7/3-7/9
Saturday... One Day Only... One Place Only...
Digital Lester making their Musical Debut...
The sounds of Caedmon's Call guitarist Justin Glenn...
The rock style worship of Gotee recording artist Stephanie Knipp...
and, are you The Deuce Weakest Link?
DEUCEFEST DEUCE... Saturday, July 7th, 4pm until at The Deuce.
Three bucks at the door, we'll have Vic & Ken's grilled out burgers and dogs, drinks, an ice cream bar set up, an open pool, and all the fellowship you can handle! Bring light clothing, because it'll probably be hot as anything... but you know it'll be a blast at our biggest summer party of the season! For more info, contact tanguy2001@aol.com
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, July 3rd... BBQ Night
Be at Common Ground at 9pm to help cut up BBQ for sale to fund the Seattle Mission Trip. We need your help! You might want to show up just to see Vic and his machete... should be quite a show. (And of course, as these things are cyclical, Sybil & her group are in Seattle right now)
*Wednesday, July 4th... BBQ Sale
Meet at 7am... yes, I said 7am, at Common Ground to help set up and help sell BBQ! I know, I know, its crack early, but its a great opportunity to serve your friends and brothers and sisters in Christ!
*Sunday, July 8th... Lunch
No lunch at the Nipps! Ken and Lynn are going out for the day, so if you show up at their house, they won’t be around! However, Daniel has offered up his house for lunch... more details in the Weekend Update.
*Saturday, July 14th... le Perc at Common Ground.
A grand coffeehouse at CG, with music, Merdi Q's new poem, fellowship, desserts and lots and lots of caffeine. Advanced tickets available, three bucks at the door. Contact Sybil for more details... Sybil@datacrest.com
*Saturday morning, July 28th... Cracker Barrel Saturday...
Return of the fellowship breakfast! Meet at Cracker Barrel on 119 at 10am for breakfast with all of your closest friends!
*Saturday evening, July 28th... Dinner with Amy V
Amy Valdmanis is having a dinner party, and we are all invited! It's a Bring-A-Dish type of affair, and I'm going to vote to make it casual formal (as in, look nice... no flip flops and biker shorts). It is at 6pm, and possibly RSVP... more details to follow soon.
*Sunday, July 29th... Raiders of the Lost Ark
One of the great pieces of American Cinema is playing on the big screen at the Alabama Theater! Harrison Ford stars in this 1982 adventure classic from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg... we'll be taking a large group for the evening show. More details soon!
*Saturday, August 4th... StephStock
Our salute and goodbye to Stephanie Knipp, the Deuce First Lady. We'll be out in Meredith's field in the outskirts of all civilization, with Factor 7 playing--plugged in and loud. More details to come soon!
Coming Soon:
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*August 3rd-4th... Furnace Fest, a hardcore Christian Music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in concert.
*August 25th... Night Life 2001
*August 27th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
Coming This Fall & Beyond:
*September 2001... Survivor III kicks off
*September 1st... The DFC II Begins. More details soon.
*September 7th-8th... Common Ground Campout at Oak Mountain.
*October 12th-14th... Common Ground Fall Retreat to Dalton, Georgia.
*October 13th... Auburn vs. Florida
*October 20th... DeuceNight, our semi formal.
*October 20th... Tennessee vs. Alabama
*October 28th... Common Ground Masquerade (Halloween) Party
*November 10th... Auburn at Georgia
*November 17th... Iron Bowl Party at Sybil's house
*December... Jill and Jason graduate from AU and UA, respectively.
*December 20th... Common Ground Christmas Time Special
*December 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas.
*December 31st... New Year's Eve Bash
*February 9th, 2002... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars Episode II
*Summer 2002... Matt and Ginger have a wedding.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
The WalkAbout Dinner Theater Edition
5... Dr. Earl, taking care of one of my girls after she sliced her toe on some metal (Kourtney Kelley did just this.. slicing her foot on a piece of sharp grating that hung from the Jungle ceiling. Earl took care of her until her parents got her to the doctor to get stitches)
4... Our boat people-Tommy, Coop, Jenn and Drew
3... Eddy, for being foolish enough to let me run things. Ha! Sucker!
2... Daniel Powell, the do it all guy of the week (Daniel was the man this weekend, he really did do almost everything technical)
1... Scott Latta, for the random act of eating a stale cookie onstage. (Man, this was funny)
Just missed the cut: Josh the Maitre'd, Krista Mc, Robin Paschel, Shawn Sharp and Dinner Theater weekend.
The Spotlight Haiku
This is number 7 out of our 8 part Deuce Haiku Series... this time, darn it, I give the spotlight to ME! Well, actually, me and the drama team... courtesy of Steph Nipp.
WalkAbout with Dave
Young thespians do their best
God shows them the way
This Week's Top Ten List
In Honor of Independence Day... Top Ten Things I, Dave Dollar, Love About America
10... The Deuce readers are amongst the most easily amused in the world.
9... Good looks aren't necessary to have a successful newsletter
8... Try and find cheese fries in The Hague, you chester.
7... The flowing, melodic sounds of our national language, Spanish.
6... Fine Hollywood products, such as the hit motion picture Black Dog, and family friendly venues to show them, like Cinemax After Dark.
5... If you change your name to something stupid like The Rock, there is still a good chance you could be considered cool.
4... We got Valdmanis! (I think this was the week when I had a crush on her or something)
3... Name another country where you have a North AND a South Dakota.
2... In any other country, Ty Coffey would have been assassinated by now.
1... Its where all my cds are.
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time,
as voted on by you, the DW audience.
We now move up to the number six spot on our countdown... and here are Drew Morris' top five: 5) Supertones, "Strike Back"; 4) MxPx, "Life in General"; 3) dcTalk, "Jesus Freak"; 2) Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"; 1) dcTalk, "Free at Last".
Number Ten - Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"
Number Nine - Third Day, "Third Day"
Number Eight - Nichole Nordeman, "Wide Eyed"
Number Seven - Caedmon's Call, "Caedmon's Call"
Number Six - Nichole Nordeman, "This Mystery" (no kidding... a fabulous album that has gotten better as the years have gone by)
Nichole Nordeman's second album does a couple of things... it avoids the "sophomore jinx", or following up a great first album with a subpar second album, and it puts Nordeman into a select group of artists that follows up a great album with an incredibly great album... ie, dcTalk, WaterMark, Audio Adrenaline.
Nordeman is becoming a masterful writer of worship and storytelling, touching on a range of emotions and theology on "This Mystery". The title track confronts the question of the mystery that is God, while fare like Tremble speaks of fearing God, Fool for You speaks of a willingness to be open in faith, and a great Stevie Wonder (!) cover, As, tells of His great love for us. Perhaps her greatest achievment, however, falls on the final track, a live version of her song Why. It is this song that caps off the album, sealing her forever in my mind as a blessed writer of love, as she tells of a little girl who witnesses the persecution of Christ, and in her innocent mind, can only ask "Why?"
Hillary Kelley wrote a few weeks ago of Nordeman's insights into the Christian walk on her (Nichole's, not Hillary's) first cd, "Wide Eyed". That continues here. -- DW ed
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Saturday... One Day Only... One Place Only...
Digital Lester making their Musical Debut...
The sounds of Caedmon's Call guitarist Justin Glenn...
The rock style worship of Gotee recording artist Stephanie Knipp...
and, are you The Deuce Weakest Link?
DEUCEFEST DEUCE... Saturday, July 7th, 4pm until at The Deuce.
Three bucks at the door, we'll have Vic & Ken's grilled out burgers and dogs, drinks, an ice cream bar set up, an open pool, and all the fellowship you can handle! Bring light clothing, because it'll probably be hot as anything... but you know it'll be a blast at our biggest summer party of the season! For more info, contact tanguy2001@aol.com
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, July 3rd... BBQ Night
Be at Common Ground at 9pm to help cut up BBQ for sale to fund the Seattle Mission Trip. We need your help! You might want to show up just to see Vic and his machete... should be quite a show. (And of course, as these things are cyclical, Sybil & her group are in Seattle right now)
*Wednesday, July 4th... BBQ Sale
Meet at 7am... yes, I said 7am, at Common Ground to help set up and help sell BBQ! I know, I know, its crack early, but its a great opportunity to serve your friends and brothers and sisters in Christ!
*Sunday, July 8th... Lunch
No lunch at the Nipps! Ken and Lynn are going out for the day, so if you show up at their house, they won’t be around! However, Daniel has offered up his house for lunch... more details in the Weekend Update.
*Saturday, July 14th... le Perc at Common Ground.
A grand coffeehouse at CG, with music, Merdi Q's new poem, fellowship, desserts and lots and lots of caffeine. Advanced tickets available, three bucks at the door. Contact Sybil for more details... Sybil@datacrest.com
*Saturday morning, July 28th... Cracker Barrel Saturday...
Return of the fellowship breakfast! Meet at Cracker Barrel on 119 at 10am for breakfast with all of your closest friends!
*Saturday evening, July 28th... Dinner with Amy V
Amy Valdmanis is having a dinner party, and we are all invited! It's a Bring-A-Dish type of affair, and I'm going to vote to make it casual formal (as in, look nice... no flip flops and biker shorts). It is at 6pm, and possibly RSVP... more details to follow soon.
*Sunday, July 29th... Raiders of the Lost Ark
One of the great pieces of American Cinema is playing on the big screen at the Alabama Theater! Harrison Ford stars in this 1982 adventure classic from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg... we'll be taking a large group for the evening show. More details soon!
*Saturday, August 4th... StephStock
Our salute and goodbye to Stephanie Knipp, the Deuce First Lady. We'll be out in Meredith's field in the outskirts of all civilization, with Factor 7 playing--plugged in and loud. More details to come soon!
Coming Soon:
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*August 3rd-4th... Furnace Fest, a hardcore Christian Music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in concert.
*August 25th... Night Life 2001
*August 27th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
Coming This Fall & Beyond:
*September 2001... Survivor III kicks off
*September 1st... The DFC II Begins. More details soon.
*September 7th-8th... Common Ground Campout at Oak Mountain.
*October 12th-14th... Common Ground Fall Retreat to Dalton, Georgia.
*October 13th... Auburn vs. Florida
*October 20th... DeuceNight, our semi formal.
*October 20th... Tennessee vs. Alabama
*October 28th... Common Ground Masquerade (Halloween) Party
*November 10th... Auburn at Georgia
*November 17th... Iron Bowl Party at Sybil's house
*December... Jill and Jason graduate from AU and UA, respectively.
*December 20th... Common Ground Christmas Time Special
*December 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas.
*December 31st... New Year's Eve Bash
*February 9th, 2002... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars Episode II
*Summer 2002... Matt and Ginger have a wedding.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
The WalkAbout Dinner Theater Edition
5... Dr. Earl, taking care of one of my girls after she sliced her toe on some metal (Kourtney Kelley did just this.. slicing her foot on a piece of sharp grating that hung from the Jungle ceiling. Earl took care of her until her parents got her to the doctor to get stitches)
4... Our boat people-Tommy, Coop, Jenn and Drew
3... Eddy, for being foolish enough to let me run things. Ha! Sucker!
2... Daniel Powell, the do it all guy of the week (Daniel was the man this weekend, he really did do almost everything technical)
1... Scott Latta, for the random act of eating a stale cookie onstage. (Man, this was funny)
Just missed the cut: Josh the Maitre'd, Krista Mc, Robin Paschel, Shawn Sharp and Dinner Theater weekend.
The Spotlight Haiku
This is number 7 out of our 8 part Deuce Haiku Series... this time, darn it, I give the spotlight to ME! Well, actually, me and the drama team... courtesy of Steph Nipp.
WalkAbout with Dave
Young thespians do their best
God shows them the way
This Week's Top Ten List
In Honor of Independence Day... Top Ten Things I, Dave Dollar, Love About America
10... The Deuce readers are amongst the most easily amused in the world.
9... Good looks aren't necessary to have a successful newsletter
8... Try and find cheese fries in The Hague, you chester.
7... The flowing, melodic sounds of our national language, Spanish.
6... Fine Hollywood products, such as the hit motion picture Black Dog, and family friendly venues to show them, like Cinemax After Dark.
5... If you change your name to something stupid like The Rock, there is still a good chance you could be considered cool.
4... We got Valdmanis! (I think this was the week when I had a crush on her or something)
3... Name another country where you have a North AND a South Dakota.
2... In any other country, Ty Coffey would have been assassinated by now.
1... Its where all my cds are.
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time,
as voted on by you, the DW audience.
We now move up to the number six spot on our countdown... and here are Drew Morris' top five: 5) Supertones, "Strike Back"; 4) MxPx, "Life in General"; 3) dcTalk, "Jesus Freak"; 2) Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"; 1) dcTalk, "Free at Last".
Number Ten - Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"
Number Nine - Third Day, "Third Day"
Number Eight - Nichole Nordeman, "Wide Eyed"
Number Seven - Caedmon's Call, "Caedmon's Call"
Number Six - Nichole Nordeman, "This Mystery" (no kidding... a fabulous album that has gotten better as the years have gone by)
Nichole Nordeman's second album does a couple of things... it avoids the "sophomore jinx", or following up a great first album with a subpar second album, and it puts Nordeman into a select group of artists that follows up a great album with an incredibly great album... ie, dcTalk, WaterMark, Audio Adrenaline.
Nordeman is becoming a masterful writer of worship and storytelling, touching on a range of emotions and theology on "This Mystery". The title track confronts the question of the mystery that is God, while fare like Tremble speaks of fearing God, Fool for You speaks of a willingness to be open in faith, and a great Stevie Wonder (!) cover, As, tells of His great love for us. Perhaps her greatest achievment, however, falls on the final track, a live version of her song Why. It is this song that caps off the album, sealing her forever in my mind as a blessed writer of love, as she tells of a little girl who witnesses the persecution of Christ, and in her innocent mind, can only ask "Why?"
Hillary Kelley wrote a few weeks ago of Nordeman's insights into the Christian walk on her (Nichole's, not Hillary's) first cd, "Wide Eyed". That continues here. -- DW ed
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