The Deuce Weekly, 10/02 - 10/08/01

Vol III, Iss V
10/2--10/8

Time, time, time to see what's become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities
I was so hard to please
Look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a Hazy Shade of Winter...

Coming Up:
*Thursday, Oct 4th... TNBS at Common Ground
You know the scoop... CG, Bible study, prayer, coffee... 7pm

*Thursday, Oct 4th... Friends and Survivor
We are taping Friends and the Survivor Preseason Special... come over after Bible Study to The Deuce and enjoy!

*Friday, Oct 5th... dcTalk in Concert
Tickets available at the door and ticketmaster... AND... Michael Nipp has four tickets available for $25.00 each, ten dollars off face value (great seats). The first four to contact him get the tickets. His email is nubjubjr@aol.com

*Saturday, Oct 6th... First Saturday Breakfast
We eat breakfast together the first Saturday of every month, and this month we are trying a new place called Bogues, downtown. I've heard its inexpensive, but really good. Meet there at 10:30 or meet at The Deuce at 10am and we'll carpool down that way.

*Sunday, Oct 7th... Song of Solomon
The series starts back again, this time focusing on Marriage. Life Connection at Common Ground, 9:40am.

*Thursday, Oct 11th... Survivor III
The new season begins with 16 new castaways. We'll tape this and Friends for a fall after-Bible study ritual.

*Friday, Oct 12th-13th... Dalton Georgia Fall Retreat
This time we head north of Atlanta, to attend a conference featuring MercyMe and Voddie Bouchem. Great music, awesome speaker guy, fun van ride to there and back. Good times. $45, contact Sybil at 991-5282 or sybil@datacrest.com for info.

*Friday, October 19th... The Phantom Deuce Party
Pez Wars.. Hardware Wars... George Lucas in Love... Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle... Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace... Spaceballs... May the Deuce Be With You. Starts at 7pm, $2 cover charge.

*Saturday, October 20th... DeuceNight, the Semi-Formal.
Its called Semi because a full formal would be prom dresses and tuxedos. Since we dont want to do tuxedos (you can, I'm not) its a semi-formal. We're eating dinner at The Bright Star Restaurant, and coming back for a night of pictures, dancing and fun. $12 per couple, $6 per single.

Coming Soon:
*Oct 28th... Mystery Theater at CG
*Oct 31st... Fall Festival at Valleydale
*Nov 10th... The Wookout Cookout in Millbrook, AL
*Nov 17th... Iron Bowl at Sybils
*Nov 19th... WalkAbout presents The Fall Collection drama show
*December... Jason and Jill's graduation
*Dec 6th... Final Feast at Sybil's
*Dec 20th... Sybil's Christmas Time
*Dec 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*Dec 29th... Steph Knipp turns Twen-tee One
*Dec 31st... Sybil's New Years Rockin' Eve
*Feb 9th... DeuceDate Party 2
*May... Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
*May... DeuceFest Tre
*June 22nd... Matt and Ginger's Wedding
*June 29th... WalkAbout Theater

The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... Caedmon's Call. Would have been higher, but they didnt play "Close of Autumn".
4... Close of Autumn. Fave Caedmon's song, they didn't play it.
3... Alex. (I just said how cool it was she knows sign language, in sign language)
2... Josh Crosby. Common Grounded.
1... Meredith Quintana. New poetry released last night, it was great.
Just missed the cut: LL Cool J, Deana Carter, Laura DeGarmo, Zoolander and Sonic

The Spotlight Haiku
This is the part of our show where we show love to one of our favorites. This week, the spotlight shines on Melissa Hogue down in Troy Alabama
Attitude with heart
Melissa is short and sweet
Knock your head off, there

This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Random Things that Would Sound Cool If Sean Hall Said Them
10. Now showing... the hit motion picture Black Dog.
9. Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Nicholas W. Coffey
8. Stefanie Jovanovich
7. You mean I get all these funk classics on just one CD or cassette?
6. Have you had a quiet time? No? I must break you.
5. PC Load Letter?!
4. Call me now for your free tarot readin'
3. Josh... does this hat match my shoes?
2. I like having my own water fountain
1. I now pronounced you Mr and Mrs. Ashley Nipp

What Day is It? *New Feature*
In an effort to raise awareness that every single day of the year is special, allow me to give you the special days of the week coming up... and no, I'm not making this up. This is actually legit.
October 2nd--National Name Your Car Day... Oct 3--Virus Appreciation Day... Oct 4--National Golf Day… Oct 5--National Storytelling Festival Day... Oct 6--German American Day... Oct 7--National Frappe Day… Oct 8--American Tag Day

Hip Click of the Week
Who is your rockstar boyfriend? I dont really want a boyfriend, but if I did want one and wanted him to be a rockstar, mine would be Courtney Taylor. I haven't a clue who he is, but maybe you'll have better luck.
http://sweetcherrie.com/main/interact/rbquiz.html

Appreciation *New Feature*
This week, from Tuesday, October 2nd to Monday, October 8th, has been declared Drew Morris Appreciation Week. So... when you have a chance, email Drew at DrewM9@aol.com and let him know you care... share some verses, a note of encouragement... you dont know who he is? Email him anyway! I'm sure he'd love the lift. Drew Morris Appreciation Week.

Shameless Self Promotion
Coming soon... your chance to get the best of the Deuce Weekly. The first three volumes will soon be compiled into one book, featuring every DRL, every Haiku, every Top Ten (including the infamous Life Connection Top Ten & its Follow Up) and even more. Thats the best of the first 40 Deuce Weeklys! Keep watch!

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The Deuce Weekly, 9/25 - 10/01/01

Vol III, Iss IV
9/25-10/1

Now I ain't saying its right or its wrong, but maybe its the only way
Talk about your revolution, its the Independence Day
Let freedom ring, let the white doves sing,
Let the whole world know that today is the day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong,
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
Its Independence Day

Coming Up:
*Thursday, Sept 27th... TNBS at Common Ground
You know the scoop... CG, 7pm, bring your Bible and your spirit

*Thursday, Sept 27th... Friends Season Premiere
Is Rachel pregnant? Will Joey get a real job? What quirky thing will Phoebe say next? Will the show jump the shark now that Monica and Chandler are married? Find out these things, and more (including what Jump the Shark means, if you dont know) Thursday night at The Deuce, after Bible Study! Come over, kick back, watch Friends!

*Saturday, Sept 29th... Caedmon's Call
Don't forget, CC at Oak Mtn Amp this coming weekend. Tickets $20 advanced, $22 at the door

*Sunday, Sept 30th... Grabbajava
Who knows what it means? Its a coffeehouse version of Tuesday Perk, starting at 6:30, with music, caffeine, fellowship and so much more!

*Saturday, October 6th... First Saturday Breakfast
We eat breakfast all together the first Saturday of every month, and this time we are going to a little place downtown called Bogues, which from what I understand is some great eating. We'll meet there at 10:15, or meet at The Deuce at 9:45 for carpooling or following someone!

*Thursday, October 11th... Survivor III
We'll tape both... after Bible Study, we'll come watch Survivor and then Friends... like you have anywhere else to go. :)

*Friday, October 12th-14th... Fall Retreat
This time we go to Dalton, GA, for a conference featuring Mercyme and Voddie Boachem. Great music, awesome guy, fun van ride to there and back! Good times, good times... $45, call Sybil at 991-5282 for more info.

*Friday, October 19th... The Phantom Deuce Party
7pm, Pez Wars... 7:15, Hardware Wars... 7:35, George Lucas in Love... 8:00, Thumb Wars-The Phantom Cuticle... 8:30, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace on DVD... 11:00, Spaceballs... 1:00am, Star Wars Trivial Pursuit... May the Deuce be with you.

*Saturday, October 20th... Deucenight, the Semi Formal
We've got a teacher, we've got a place to eat (you'll love this place, let me tell ya), and we are looking for a venue... Girls and guys get dressed up, eat and dance! $20 per couple, $12 per person single.

Coming Soon:
*Oct 11th... Survivor III
*Oct 28th... Kidnapping Mystery Theater at CG
*Nov 10th... The Wookout Cookout in Millbrook, AL
*Nov 17th... Iron Bowl at Sybil's
*Nov 19th... WalkAbout presents The Fall Collection Drama
*December... Jason and Jill graduate
*Dec 6th.... Final Feast at Sybils
*Dec 20th... Sybil's Christmas Time
*Dec 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*Dec 29th... Steph Knipp is Twen-Tee One
*Dec 31st... Sybil's New Years Rockin' Eve
*Feb 9th... DeuceDate Party 2
*May... Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
*May... DeuceFestTre
*June 22nd... Matt and Ginger's Wedding
*June 29th... WalkAbout Theater

The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... Eddy McBroom... keeps pulling off these awesome retreats and such, with God's help of course. :)
4... Derrick and Al... I wasn't there, but I heard it was good.
3... Sarah Hasha. Why not?
2... Jennifer Pritchett... She was my leader/helper this weekend with the kids, and she was awesome! She can act too!
1... God. 'nuff said.
Just missed the cut... Steph Knipp, Martina McBride, Middle school relationships, Vanilla Ice and Osborne

The Spotlight Haiku
Here comes the part of the show when we salute one of our family in The Deuce! This week, we shine on newcomer Tad Roose. For those of you who haven't met him yet, he's an awesome guy, and you should make the effort.
Rad a Tad Tad, is
what we called him then. His real
name is Theodore.

This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Things that Would Happen if Ty Coffey Became President
10... A little work, maybe a nuke or two, and presto! Lake Afghanistan.
9... New defense plan: Just pick any country and bomb them at random times. Tell the world we could pick any one of them, so we don't want no crap outta any of ya.
8... Deports anyone who actually watches Black Dog and likes it, except for Dave
7... Cheese fries becomes part of the Nutritional Pyramid of Health
6... Fulaytar's new position... Wookiee at Arms
5... New legislation allows any chubby high schooler to sue the girl he loves if she won't go out with him. Strangely, its called the Hillary Kelley Bill.
4... New States: North and South Coffeylina
3... Is the star of show on Fox "Who Wants to Marry A Decently Wealthy But By No Means Rich Good Looking Former Senator For Samford University Who Is An Ordained Minister and Can Love You More Than You'll Ever Know?" to find a first lady... Vegas picks Rachelle Thomas 3-1.
2... Way of dealing with bin Laden: Send Vic over with a bat. Done deal.
1... New form of government at Samford: The Tylaban

Hip Click of the Week
So, a group of reality show rejects are wanting to start their own reality show. No kidding. I havent fuly investigated the site for language yet, but it seems to be clean enough.
http://www.real-e.tv/About_Us/about_us.html

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The Deuce Weekly, 9/18 - 9/24/01

Vol III, Iss III
9/18-9/24

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free... and I won't forget the men who died and gave that right to me, and I proudly stand up (CYMBAL CRASH!!) next to you and defend her still today... cause their ain't no doubt I love this land, God Bless the USA...

This is a genuine tribute, not to sound cheesy... Only in America can four guys be accepted while living in a place they call The Deuce, while hanging out with guys called Wookiee. I love this country. The Deuce salutes America and all of the hard working NYPD and NYFD citizens in New York City.

Coming Up:
*Thursday, Sept 20th... TNBS Praise and Worship
This week is praise and worship night, led by all of our guitar players in Common Ground... starts at 7pm.

*Thursday, Sept 20th... Friends Season Finale
Come to The Deuce after TNBS for a repeat screening of Monica and Chandler's wedding...

*Saturday, Sept 22nd... Coffeehouse with Al Denson
Common Ground holds its third annual Fall Coffeehouse with Al Denson returning to our modest stage. Derrick Harris is also appearing, and we'll have mic time, snacks, and of course, coffee. Tell people and bring 'em. Starts at 7pm... ends... Monday?

*Sunday, Sept 23d... Luncheon with Al
No Life Connection! At least, not at 9:40. Worship together at 11 at Valleydale, then head over to The Jungle (the first modular behind the church, the one with the awning), for a lunch and a mini-concert with Al himself!)

*Tuesday, Sept 25th... Caedmon's Call & Stever Curtis Chapman's new albums.
Caedmon releases "In the Company of Angels: A Worship Album", while SCC has "Declaration".

*Thursday, Sept 27th... Friends Night
Come to The Deuce after TNBS for the Season Premiere of Friends! It will probably be the last season for these guys, so come watch it from the beginning!

*Sunday, Sept 30th... Grabbajava
Who knows what it means? Its a coffeehouse version of our Tuesday Perk, starting at 6:30, with music, caffeine, fellowship and the premiere of the yet-unnamed Common Ground Drama Team!

*Friday, October 12th-14th... Fall Retreat/Conference
This fall we head to Dalton, GA, for a conference starring Mercyme and speaker Voddie Boachum. He was the big black speaker guy at Passion One Day, for those of you who went. Good times, good times. The trip is around $45. Call Sybil at 991-5282 for details.

*Friday, October 19th... The Phantom Deuce Party
We have a genuine Star Wars night at The Deuce... starting at 7, you'll be treated to The Deuce's own Pez Wars, followed by the classic Hardware Wars, both on VHS. George Lucas in Love comes next, then Thumb Wars-The Phantom Cuticle, both on DVD. At 7:30, we bust out Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on DVD... and for those who are hardcore, 11:30pm starts Spaceballs, plus all the extras on DVD. And at 1:30am... Star Wars Trivial Pursuit. Is the force with you?

*Saturday, October 20th... DeuceNight, the Semi-Formal
I have talked to a young lady who teaches ballroom dance... so its beginning to come together. Here's the deal: Girls get on their nice dresses, guys get their suits and ties on, and we are headed to a nice dinner. Then, we go over to a TBD location, where we will have our very own private lessons in waltzing, swinging, the fox trot and a few other steps, plus a chance to dance on our own! Cost will be around $20-$25 per couple, or $12-$15 per person, plus dinner.

Coming Soon:
*Sept 29th... Caedmon's Call at Oak Mtn Amp, Point of Grace/FFH at Boutwell Auditorium
*Oct 6th... Breakfast at Bogues
*Oct 11th... Survivor III
*Oct 28th... Kidnapping Mystery Theater at CG
*Nov 10th... The Wookout Cookout in Millbrook, AL
*Nov 17th... Iron Bowl at Sybil's
*Nov 19th... WalkAbout presents The Fall Collection Drama
*December... Jason and Jill graduate
*Dec 6th.... Final Feast at Sybils
*Dec 20th... Sybil's Christmas Time
*Dec 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*Dec 29th... Steph Knipp is Twen-Tee One
*Dec 31st... Sybil's New Years Rockin' Eve
*Feb 9th... DeuceDate Party 2
*May... Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
*May... DeuceFestTre
*June 22nd... Matt and Ginger's Wedding
*June 29th... WalkAbout Theater

The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... PM Dawn. Great urban band of the early 90s.
4... Chantal and Krispy Kreme. You'll just have to ask.
3... Jason Demastus. Spelling? Okay, I tried.
2... Jennifer Adams. No diet necessary.
1... NYPD, NYFD and those passenger guys who brought down that plane in Pennsylvania. Those guys are my heroes.
Just missed the cut... Fire and brimstone from Pastor Calvin, Sarah, Rock Star, Campbell and Springtime Artesian Water

If I Could Be Serious for a Minute...
I won't say very much on the obvious topic... just remember to be in prayer for everything and everyone... Bush, Powell, the administration, the volunteers in NYC doing the clean up, the survivors that may still be there, the families of those who didn't survive... and even those in Afghanistan who could've cared less about America until last week, when a government they were completely impartial to possibly bombed the most powerful country in the world. Lots of prayer needed.

The Spotlight Haiku
Here comes the part of the show when we salute on of our family in The Deuce. This week, we shine on Susan Cooper!
Susan Cooper, she's
super dooper! Short and sweet,
We love our Scooper!

This Week's Top Ten List
In honor of America and everything USA, I'd like to give you a revised version of the Top Ten that was featured in the DW for July 4th (DW 7/3-7/9, V2 I7)
Top Ten Things that I, David Dollar, Love About America
10... The Deuce readers are amongst the most easily amused in the world
9... We got the power to bomb the ever livin' crap outta any country not spelled U-S-A
8... Try and find cheese fries in Afghanistan.
7... Guys like bin Laden are beat up and given wedgies here instead of being followed.
6... Fine Hollywood products, such as the hit motion picture Black Dog, and fine venues in which to showcase them, like Cinemax After Hours.
5... You can have a nickname like Wookiee and still be considered cool.
4... We got Berthon!
3... Name another country where you have a Virginia AND a West Virginia.
2... In any other country, Ty Coffey would be president by now.
1... Its where Common Ground is.

Hip Click of the Week
For the Friends fans in the audience, click www.geocities.com/televisioncity/4151/index2.html. And you thought I had free time.

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The Deuce Weekly, 9/11 - 9/17/01

This was orginally sent out the morning of 9/10/01, with no clue that 24 hours later, the entire world would change.

Vol III, Iss II
9/11-9/17

*Thursday, Sept 13th and 20th... TNBS
Thursday night Bible Study happening at Common Ground, starting at 7pm. Great music, great fellowship and some great Coffee served up by our own Michael Booker.

*Sunday, Sept 16th... Drama at Common Ground
We had several people come to our little drama group yesterday, and we invite you in if you are interested in the drama ministry! No tryouts, no auditions, just a willingness to look foolish! Starts around 6:30, ends around 7:30 or so.

*Saturday, Sept 22nd... Coffeehouse with Al Denson
Common Ground holds its third annual Fall Coffeehouse, and again, Al Denson is returning to our
little stage! Derrick Harris (we'll make him do Smooth Criminal, it should be in his contract) is opening up, and we'll have an obligitory open mic time, with snacks, coffee and the works! Make sure you tell people about it, bring your friends, bring people who are looking for somewhere to go! It starts at 7pm, it ends whenever!

*Sunday, Sept 23rd... Luncheon with Al
You don't have to get up for 9:40 Life Connection! Worship together at 11 at Valleydale, then head over to "the Jungle" (the first modular behind the church, the one with the awning) immediately after service for lunch and a mini-concert by Al himself!

*Tuesday, Sept 25th... Caedmon's Call and Steven CC's new albums
"In the Company of Angels" and "Declaration", respectively, are released today.

*Saturday, Sept 30th... Grabbajava
What does it mean? We really dont know... but its a coffeehouse version of the traditional Tuesday Perk. Starts at 6:30 at Common Ground, and we'll have some music, some caffeine, some fellowship and who knows. Maybe Jason Quinn will dance for us or something.

*Friday, October 12th-14th... Fall Retreat/Conference
This fall's retreat we are heading to Dalton, GA (where?) for a conference starring Mercy Me and speaker Voddie Boachum. He was at Passion One Day, and he was the guy warning all of us against false worship. Good stuff. The trip is around $45, keeping watching for details.

*Friday, October 19th... The Phantom Menace at The Deuce
At the Deuce Family Theater in Digital Surround Sound, join us at 7pm for a special screening for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

*Saturday, October 20th... DeuceNight, the SemiFormal
Here's the LD... dancing, dinner, Christian fellowship and fun... cost around $20 per couple or about $12-15 per person. Details coming next week!

Coming Soon:
*Oct 6th... Breakfast at Bogues
*Oct 7th... The NFL with Wookiee
*Oct 11th... Survivor III
*Oct 28th... Kidnapping Mystery Theater at Common Ground
*Nov 10th... The Wookout Cookout in Millbrook
*Nov 17th... Iron Bowl with Sybil
*December... Jason and Jill graduation
*Dec 6th... Sybil's Final Feast
*Dec 2oth... Sybil's Christmas Time
*Dec 23rd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*Dec 29th... Steph Knipp is 21!
*Dec 31st.. Sybil's New Years Rockin' Eve
*Feb 9th... DeuceDate Party 2
*May... Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
*May... DeuceFest Tre
*June 22nd... Matt and Ginger's Wedding
*June 29th... WalkAbout Dinner Theater

The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5... Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. Simply a fantastic album!
4... Jason Quinn. You go boy.
3... Mandi Trott. Just for knowing "Fishing in the Dark"
2... Tad Roose. Welcome to the Group
1... SuperDave. Yes, I just selfishly gave props to myself. Get over it.
Just missed the cut... The DFC, Ericka Woode on Oldies 106.9, Ross Kingrey, JT and McD's $2.49 value meals.

The Spotlight Haiku
Now comes the part of our show where we highlight someone we love at The Deuce. Lets give a salute to Mama Nipp, shall we?
Mrs Lynn, you keep all
of us in check, like a mom
away from home! Thanks!

This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Fun Things to Do While Sitting In 280 Traffic
10... Play that fun ol' game "Does My Head Fit Into the Glove Compartment?"
9... Roll down your window and ask the person next to you, "Is this the line for the tickets to the hit motion picture Black Dog 2?"
8... Honk your horn. You know that gets things moving.
7... Call police, report stolen car, give them license of person in front of you.
6... Call Ty Coffey, get him to phone the governor and get you airlifted out.
5... Turn on wipers, have a "race" and see which one goes faster.
4... Imagine you are in a line to run over Barbra Streisand. (thats for you, Campbell :)
3... Walk up to the guy in front of you and ask how that liver disease is coming along.
2... Use jumper cables, resuscitate roadkill.
1... Sing old Kenny G songs!

Hip Click of the Week
Here's an odd one for you... if you have about five minutes of your life that you dont consider valuable and am looking for a dumb way to waste it, click onto http://www.rathergood.com/vid/
Its a cute little odd video about a frightened boy, an army of crabs and Britney Spears. Its clean, though, so dont worry about what you might see.

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