The Deuce Weekly, 8/7 - 8/13/01

Vol II, Iss XII
8/7-8/13
With a Special Tribute to The Deuce First Lady, Stephanie Nipp

(this was right after StephStock, I believe, and Snipper was due to leave for college shortly)

Coming Up:
*Tuesday, August 7th... Game Night at Common Ground
Tuesday Perk takes a game show host atmosphere with a rousing game of CG Feud (winning team gets a big dinner!) and Who Wants to be a Millionaire (you wont win a million, but darn close). Festivities start at 7pm, Sean Hall is your mediator!

*Thursday, August 9th... The Princess Diaries
In leiu of TNBS, we are meeting at Common Ground at 6:15 to go see the new movie The Princess Diaries... its rated G, so all high school workers can come too! :) If you want to come but want to see something else, there is plenty more! (the high school workers comment was a play on Scott Burk's infamous rule that they signed an agreement that they wouldn't see any rated R movies)

*Friday, August 10th... Dave's Birthday Weekend
There is a group headed to Atlanta on Friday afternoon, around 6ish... we'll be coming back early Sunday morning for church. This is the last big hurrah of the summer for The Deuce! We'll be staying

*Saturday, August 25th... Nightlife 2001 at Valleydale
An annual youth event where tons of kids are led to Christ! This year, the concert/rally will be held at Valleydale. Sybil says we never have enough counselors for the youth that want to talk about Christ! To volunteer to help, email Sybil@data.com.

*Monday, August 27th... Grease at The Alabama Theater
You know the music. You know the movie. Get ready to sing along... showtimes at 7pm, tickets are $6. See it like you've never seen it before, hear it like you never thought you would. Grease... on the Big Screen.

*Saturday, September 1st... The Deuce Football Championships.
The DFC is coming soon... and we are all pumped about it. We pick the winners of college and pro games each week of the season, keeping the standings, all wanting to win the coveted Brook DeRamus Championship Plate. No money involved... just lots and lots of trash talk. Put your pride on the shelf, folks. August 31st is the deadline to sign up. Contact Tanguy2012@aol.com for more details.

*Friday, Sept 7th-Saturday, Sept 8th... CG Campout at Oak Mountain
We are going to take a nice little nature night at Oak Mountain state park. The only cost to you is $10 to Sybil and your parking fee (like, $2?). Only 30 spots available, you aren't reserved until you've paid! Contact Sybil@data.com for more details, or call the church office, 991-5282.

Coming Soon:
*Sept 22nd... Common Ground Coffeehouse/Welcome Back Weekend
*Sept 23rd... Life Connection Luncheon with Al Denson
*Sept 29th... Point of Grace/FFH at the Boutwell Auditorium
*Sept 29th... Caedmon's Call at the Oak Mtn Amphitheater
*October... The Phantom Menace DVD Screening at the Deuce THX Auditorium
*October 11th... Survivor III
*October 12th-14th... CG Fall Retreat to Dalton, Georgia
*October 13th... Auburn vs. Florida
*October 20th... DeuceNight, the Semi-Formal
*October 28th... CG Murder Mystery Halloween
*November 10th... The Wook Cookout in Millbrook for Auburn vs. Georgia
*November 17th... Iron Bowl Party at Sybil's
*December... Jill and Jason graduate from UA & AU
*December 20th... Common Ground Christmas Time with Sybil
*December 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*December 31st... Sybil Johnson's New Year's Rockin' Eve
*February 9th, 2002... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars, Episode II
*May 2002... DeuceFestTre
*June 22, 2002... Matt and Ginger's Wedding
*June 29th, 2002... WalkAbout Dinner Theater 3

The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... Meredith Q. Thanks for your home.
4... DJ Phrenzy. Thanks for setting up all your junk.
3... Matt Latta. Its probably good you refrained. (I have no ide what this means)
2... Chess Cake. Steph Campbell strikes again.
1... Stephanie Nipp. Who else would be number one?
Just missed the cut: Lynn Nipp, Amy Vos, Sarah Hasha, sugar cookies and Ghostbusters.

If I Can Be Serious For A Moment...
A couple of things... one... one of my former FH brothers is named Bart Boothe... his fiance and his mom have both contracted serious illnesses. I am sure many of you were touched by the testimony of the effectiveness of prayer the other night at Bible Study, and so on that same token, if you could just mention up "Bart's mom and fiance, and their sickness" sometime in your prayers in the next week... God knows what you are talking about!
Two... tomorrow at 6am, Sybil Johnson and her motley crew of godly people head in a van to Seattle, WA, to be followed Saturday by a whole team. They are going to be spending a week at an Indian Reservation in Seattle, and from what I understand, a very lost people. Please pray this week for their safety up and back, and that God will envelop them on their journey while they are there. Thanks!
Three... Thanks Stephanie Nipp. You've been a wonderful Deuce First Lady, and we appreciate you more than you know. And don't worry, we won't give your title away.

The Spotlight Haiku
This is our weekly shine to someone The Deuce loves... this week is the beginning of a four week series for our Deuce Divas... special girls who've done awesome things for The Deuce. And the grandest Diva of them all is our own Deuce First Lady, finally in her own Spotlight Haiku... Stephanie Nipp
The Deuce First Lady
We love Steph! She's warm and friendly
Mike's sis, the hot blond.

This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Signs Steph's New College Roommate is Psycho
10... She thought she was enrolling in Carson Daly College
9... She thought she was enrolling in Seinfeld's Newman College
8... She thinks Black Dog is a cinematic masterpiece of writing.
7... She keeps reminiscing about the semester she was married to Larry King.
6... Whenever Steph puts a CN pennant up, the roomie takes it down and eats it.
5... Her personal website is www.MakeMyRoommatesLifeATorturedOneLikeMine.com
4... She keeps cutting the eyes out of Steph's N'Sync poster... no wait, that was McLeod
3... She claims to be majoring in something called Psychotic Behavioral Economics
2... She's wanted for writing offensive top ten lists in seven states and 13 college ministries.
1... She had her SAT scores tattooed on her forehead

Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time,
as voted on by you, the DW readers...
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 5 - dcTalk, "Jesus Freak"
Number 4 - OC Supertones, "The Supertones Strike Back"
Number 3 - Jars of Clay, "Jars of Clay"
Number Two... dcTalk's "Free at Last" (personally, I think that Jesus Freak has held up better over time...)
Reviewed by Drew Morris--In 1992, an already established rap trio by the name of DC Talk brought into the world a hip-hop album of, in the world of Christian music, more than epic proportions. Infectious grooves in songs like "Luv is a Verb" and the title track, "Free at Last" were coupled with tongue-twisting, mind-stimulating raps (packed, as always, with some hardcore lyrics by Toby) on almost every track, the most memorable (and impressive) in "That Kinda Girl," and the remake of the Doobie Brother's hit "Jesus is Just Alright" (which, for dc Talk's purposes, became "Jesus is Still Alright"). Aside from the Doobie Brother's cover (which, I mean...how cool is that!?!), DC Talk also included on this album their very own version of the classic, "Lean on Me."
It is apparent to even the least enlightened Christian music fan that this album has nothing short of EVERYTHING. My Personal testimony: Most of my friends and I learned pretty much every word on this album back in '92, and we still recite it and listen to it and enjoy it to this day. Why this album isn't #1 on this list, I'll never know--but I'll certainly tune in next week to see what is! Take it easy, guys, and be excellent to each other!

Hip Click of the Week... For Princess Bride Fans.
This is a hilarious take on the Princess Bride... it does take a little while to download, but the time spent is definately worth it. Ever wonder what The Princess Bride would be like with a shark in it? Find out at http://www.spiritonin.com/animation/film/rubbersharktrailor1.mov

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