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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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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Monday, June 26, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 6/26 - 7/2/01
Vol II, Iss VI
6/26-7/2
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, June 26th... Softball!
Heardmont Park, in the same place we were last week. on Hwy 119 (down past the turn to go to Sybil's)! For those of you who have never been there, contact Sybil@datacrest.com or tanguy2001@aol.com for directions! Meet there around 6-6:30 pm, bring your gloves and your Gatorade!
*Thursday, June 28th, TNBS...
Nathan continues his series on Biblical Roles of You and I. Dinner at 6:30, we've invited the Holy Spirit to come around 7 or a little after.
*Friday, June 29th... WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater, Performance One.
Besides Common Ground, The Deuce and Elisabeth from Survivor, my other obsession lies with the middle school drama team at Valleydale, and this is the culmination of our season. Tickets available at the church office, 991-5282. Five dollars will get you a great dinner and an awesome show! Please try and make it! It would mean so much to me. :)
*Saturday, June 30th... WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater, Performance Two.
See above info, same times, same place. For info, please contact me at tanguy2001@aol.com or adekker@valleydale.org.
*Tuesday, July 3rd-4th... BBQ Night!
We are selling mass quantities of BBQ at $8 per pound to help fund the Seattle Mission Trip to the Indian Reservation. On Tuesday night, gather with us all night as we cut up BBQ to sell the next day. Should be a hoot. Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details.
*Saturday, July 7th... DEUCEFESTDEUCE
The Absolute Biggest Party at Rollingwood You'll Find That Afternoon, We Promise!
Three bucks at the door gets you all the hamburgers and hotdogs you can eat, drinks, access to the pool, the food, the ice cream and all the fellowship you can possibly handle in one day.
Doors open at 4pm!
DJ Phrenzy from 4 to 6 while we eat, swim and be merry.
6:45-Digital Lester
8:00-Justin Glenn
9:00-Stephanie Knipp
10:15-Deuce Weakest Link
BE THERE! Contact tanguy2001@aol.com for more details.
*Saturday, July 14th... Le Perc at Common Ground.
Quite a coffeehouse that night is planned... come join, drink lots of caffeine and hear lots of music, poetry and laughter on stage. Three dollars gets you in, advanced tickets will be available. Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details!
*Saturday, August 4th... Stephstock!
Our salute and temporary goodbye to The First Lady of the Deuce, Steph Knipp. We are gathering at Meredith Q's field in Sticks, Alabama... in concert, Factor 7, plugged in and loud. Details available very soon.
Coming Soon:
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*July 27th... Raiders of the Lost Ark at the Alabama Theater. More info soon.
*July 28th... The Return of Cracker Barrel Saturday.
*August 3rd-4th... Furnace Fest, a hardcore Christian Music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in concert.
*August 25th... Night Life 2001 (I think this was the thing with Al Denson, which I missed because I was on a youth thingy)
*August 27th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
Coming This Fall:
*September 2001... Survivor III kicks off
*September 1st... The DFC II Begins. More details soon.
*September 7th-8th... Common Ground Campout at Oak Mountain. (Like, four people went to this...)
*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 Weekend in Atlanta Edition.
5... Meredith Q. Responding to my asking the pilot if we could do a fly by of the tower like in Top Gun, she said "Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full". That is funny. (Still one of the funniest things I've ever heard)
4... Josh and James, who dared to get onto a plane with no parachutes, after they had to jump off the battery.
3... Steak and Shake. Gosh, I love that place.
2... Chess Cake, or more specific, Steph Campbell's Chess Cake. Its some good stuff.
1... Emily Eldridge, who opened up her home to us even though bizarre roommates forbade us to touch their stereo equipment.
Just missing the cut: Lady Marmalade, Jason Q, Wax n Facts, Taco Mac and Erin. (for the record, I learned how to say that French phrase in the song from "Lady Marmalade" on this weekend... Steph Campbell taught me... and I don't know what Wax n Facts is...)
The Spotlight Haiku
Continuing in our series of Spotlight Haiku shining on Deuce History Month, this is the sixth. The seventh, and then final installment of this series include the David Dollar Haiku, and a cute little DeuceFest haiku by Vic Paschal. But this time... here is a Haiku just for The Deuce...
The Deuce. The best there
is, the best there was, the best
there ever will be.
This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Things David Mark Osborne Is Glad He's Not Doing Right Now
10... Caressing industrial pipe valves
9... Taking a casual stroll through Kosovo
8... Hearing that oh-so familiar music from the hit motion picture Black Dog.
7... Dusting off his commemorative "Bosom Buddies" plate collection
6... Slowly and methodically hacking off his foot with a butter knife.
5... Wiping counters at a proctology clinic
4... Washing his hands in a urinal
3... Telling Stefanie Jovanovich about washing his hands in a urinal
2... Working on Factor 7's Michael Bolton's tribute album.
1... He'd rather do just about anything than read this, I'm sure.
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time,
as voted on by you, the DW audience.
We now move up to number seven on our list of all time Christian albums. Here are Amy Anderson's favorite cds: "Jesus Freak", dcTalk; "Much Afraid" and "Jars of Clay", Jars of Clay; "Life, Love and Other Mysteries" and "Steady On", Point of Grace.
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"
I don't know about the rest of you, but when I first get a CD, I read the lyrics along with the song, until I have it memorized. As I looked through the words, one phrase stood out to me, and always does. Its from "Lead of Love" [the opening track], "...and how you've made good of this mess I've made is a profound mystery..." That gets me everytime. Even as I type this, my eyes blur with unshed tears, as my heart is filled with joy and overwhelmign gratitude. It's words, phrases, and thoughts like these, that make this CD what it is. Caedmon's Call has never been one to "sugar coat" anything. They tell you like it is, then show you His grace, mercy and love through songs of praise, adoration and encouragement. I've listened to this CD more times than I can count, but everytime, He's shown me something new. Funny how that works.You can talk to most any 20-something and they'll tell you how great Caedmon's Call, is.... but you don't have to take their word for it. Find out for yourself, if you don't already know. (Meredith Quintana)
{Merdi's review has been edited only for space purposes... for the full, unedited review (its very good), please email tanguy2001@aol.com. Thanks-ed} (It was about a page long... no, I don't have it anymore. But it was good)
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6/26-7/2
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, June 26th... Softball!
Heardmont Park, in the same place we were last week. on Hwy 119 (down past the turn to go to Sybil's)! For those of you who have never been there, contact Sybil@datacrest.com or tanguy2001@aol.com for directions! Meet there around 6-6:30 pm, bring your gloves and your Gatorade!
*Thursday, June 28th, TNBS...
Nathan continues his series on Biblical Roles of You and I. Dinner at 6:30, we've invited the Holy Spirit to come around 7 or a little after.
*Friday, June 29th... WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater, Performance One.
Besides Common Ground, The Deuce and Elisabeth from Survivor, my other obsession lies with the middle school drama team at Valleydale, and this is the culmination of our season. Tickets available at the church office, 991-5282. Five dollars will get you a great dinner and an awesome show! Please try and make it! It would mean so much to me. :)
*Saturday, June 30th... WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater, Performance Two.
See above info, same times, same place. For info, please contact me at tanguy2001@aol.com or adekker@valleydale.org.
*Tuesday, July 3rd-4th... BBQ Night!
We are selling mass quantities of BBQ at $8 per pound to help fund the Seattle Mission Trip to the Indian Reservation. On Tuesday night, gather with us all night as we cut up BBQ to sell the next day. Should be a hoot. Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details.
*Saturday, July 7th... DEUCEFESTDEUCE
The Absolute Biggest Party at Rollingwood You'll Find That Afternoon, We Promise!
Three bucks at the door gets you all the hamburgers and hotdogs you can eat, drinks, access to the pool, the food, the ice cream and all the fellowship you can possibly handle in one day.
Doors open at 4pm!
DJ Phrenzy from 4 to 6 while we eat, swim and be merry.
6:45-Digital Lester
8:00-Justin Glenn
9:00-Stephanie Knipp
10:15-Deuce Weakest Link
BE THERE! Contact tanguy2001@aol.com for more details.
*Saturday, July 14th... Le Perc at Common Ground.
Quite a coffeehouse that night is planned... come join, drink lots of caffeine and hear lots of music, poetry and laughter on stage. Three dollars gets you in, advanced tickets will be available. Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details!
*Saturday, August 4th... Stephstock!
Our salute and temporary goodbye to The First Lady of the Deuce, Steph Knipp. We are gathering at Meredith Q's field in Sticks, Alabama... in concert, Factor 7, plugged in and loud. Details available very soon.
Coming Soon:
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*July 27th... Raiders of the Lost Ark at the Alabama Theater. More info soon.
*July 28th... The Return of Cracker Barrel Saturday.
*August 3rd-4th... Furnace Fest, a hardcore Christian Music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in concert.
*August 25th... Night Life 2001 (I think this was the thing with Al Denson, which I missed because I was on a youth thingy)
*August 27th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
Coming This Fall:
*September 2001... Survivor III kicks off
*September 1st... The DFC II Begins. More details soon.
*September 7th-8th... Common Ground Campout at Oak Mountain. (Like, four people went to this...)
*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 Weekend in Atlanta Edition.
5... Meredith Q. Responding to my asking the pilot if we could do a fly by of the tower like in Top Gun, she said "Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full". That is funny. (Still one of the funniest things I've ever heard)
4... Josh and James, who dared to get onto a plane with no parachutes, after they had to jump off the battery.
3... Steak and Shake. Gosh, I love that place.
2... Chess Cake, or more specific, Steph Campbell's Chess Cake. Its some good stuff.
1... Emily Eldridge, who opened up her home to us even though bizarre roommates forbade us to touch their stereo equipment.
Just missing the cut: Lady Marmalade, Jason Q, Wax n Facts, Taco Mac and Erin. (for the record, I learned how to say that French phrase in the song from "Lady Marmalade" on this weekend... Steph Campbell taught me... and I don't know what Wax n Facts is...)
The Spotlight Haiku
Continuing in our series of Spotlight Haiku shining on Deuce History Month, this is the sixth. The seventh, and then final installment of this series include the David Dollar Haiku, and a cute little DeuceFest haiku by Vic Paschal. But this time... here is a Haiku just for The Deuce...
The Deuce. The best there
is, the best there was, the best
there ever will be.
This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Things David Mark Osborne Is Glad He's Not Doing Right Now
10... Caressing industrial pipe valves
9... Taking a casual stroll through Kosovo
8... Hearing that oh-so familiar music from the hit motion picture Black Dog.
7... Dusting off his commemorative "Bosom Buddies" plate collection
6... Slowly and methodically hacking off his foot with a butter knife.
5... Wiping counters at a proctology clinic
4... Washing his hands in a urinal
3... Telling Stefanie Jovanovich about washing his hands in a urinal
2... Working on Factor 7's Michael Bolton's tribute album.
1... He'd rather do just about anything than read this, I'm sure.
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time,
as voted on by you, the DW audience.
We now move up to number seven on our list of all time Christian albums. Here are Amy Anderson's favorite cds: "Jesus Freak", dcTalk; "Much Afraid" and "Jars of Clay", Jars of Clay; "Life, Love and Other Mysteries" and "Steady On", Point of Grace.
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"
I don't know about the rest of you, but when I first get a CD, I read the lyrics along with the song, until I have it memorized. As I looked through the words, one phrase stood out to me, and always does. Its from "Lead of Love" [the opening track], "...and how you've made good of this mess I've made is a profound mystery..." That gets me everytime. Even as I type this, my eyes blur with unshed tears, as my heart is filled with joy and overwhelmign gratitude. It's words, phrases, and thoughts like these, that make this CD what it is. Caedmon's Call has never been one to "sugar coat" anything. They tell you like it is, then show you His grace, mercy and love through songs of praise, adoration and encouragement. I've listened to this CD more times than I can count, but everytime, He's shown me something new. Funny how that works.You can talk to most any 20-something and they'll tell you how great Caedmon's Call, is.... but you don't have to take their word for it. Find out for yourself, if you don't already know. (Meredith Quintana)
{Merdi's review has been edited only for space purposes... for the full, unedited review (its very good), please email tanguy2001@aol.com. Thanks-ed} (It was about a page long... no, I don't have it anymore. But it was good)
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Deuce History Moment #6
Its time for another moment in Deuce History...
So, like this didn't happen at the Deuce, it was in the Apartment, but one night, Shawn was goofed around with Lauren, and she was all freaky-deaky, like usual. She actually jumped on top of me while I was laying on the couch and bit my breastorial area. Bit. Very weird.
Anyway, so Shawn kicked her out for being obnoxious, and she came to the window of the bedroom that Mikey and Shawn shared. And Lauren is kind of a big girl. So, she starts banging on the window, yelling "Come out, Shawn! Let me in! I want to talk to you!". With the street lamp's orangish glow behind her, her shadow looked ten feet tall, so it looked as if there was this ten foot monster, arms wailing, banging on the window. Mikey curled up on the bed, I stood in the doorway frightened, Shawn cursed at her, finally went out and they both left. Crazy freaknik.
This has been another moment in Deuce History.
So, like this didn't happen at the Deuce, it was in the Apartment, but one night, Shawn was goofed around with Lauren, and she was all freaky-deaky, like usual. She actually jumped on top of me while I was laying on the couch and bit my breastorial area. Bit. Very weird.
Anyway, so Shawn kicked her out for being obnoxious, and she came to the window of the bedroom that Mikey and Shawn shared. And Lauren is kind of a big girl. So, she starts banging on the window, yelling "Come out, Shawn! Let me in! I want to talk to you!". With the street lamp's orangish glow behind her, her shadow looked ten feet tall, so it looked as if there was this ten foot monster, arms wailing, banging on the window. Mikey curled up on the bed, I stood in the doorway frightened, Shawn cursed at her, finally went out and they both left. Crazy freaknik.
This has been another moment in Deuce History.
Monday, June 19, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 6/19 - 6/25/01
Volume II, Iss V
6/19-6/25
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, June 19th... Heardmont Park, softball! Meet in the back of the park at what Sybil calls the Frilly Meadows (or something like that) around 6pm, bring your glove and some Gatorade!
*Wednesday, June 20th... AtlantaFest begins in Atlanta. Four days of some of the top Christian music acts performing at Six Flags over Georgia. For ticket information and info, contact www.AtlantaFest.com, or contact Michael at nubjubjr@aol.com
*Thursday, June 21st, 6:30... Nathan Tutor has begun a brand new series on roles as children of God, everyone from males to females to mates to sons and daughters... what are our roles? Come find out! This is also Praise and Worship night, where we will pray a bit longer and sing a bit more! Contact sybil@datacrest.com for more details!
*Friday, June 22nd-24th... Some of us are going to Atlanta for Friday night and Saturday, returning early Sunday morning in time for church. While some are at AtlantaFest, others of us are doing the cheap thing, and finding other outlets of entertainment. Lodging provided by the Divine Miss Em! Contact Emmy at emeldridge@yahoo.com for more details.
*Friday, June 29th-30th... WalkAbout Dinner Theater... WalkAbout: On Holy Ground. Besides Common Ground, The Deuce and TIffany Arbuckle, my other obsession lies with the Middle School Drama Team, WalkAbout. Dinner is $5, show to follow is free, get your reservations by calling 991-5282 and talking to Ashley. Showtimes both nights at 7pm.
*Tuesday, July 3rd-4th... BBQ Night! We are selling mass quantities of BBQ at $8 a pound for the Seattle Mission Trip in August. This particular night, we are going to gather together and cut up BBQ all night long, to get it ready to sell on the Fourth of July. Should be a hoot. Contact Sybil for more details at sybil@datacrest.com or sjohnson@valleydale.org.
*Saturday, July 7th... DEUCEFEST DEUCE
The Absolute Biggest Party at Rollingwood You'll Find That Afternoon, We Promise.
Three bucks at the door gets you all the hamburgers and hot dogs you can eat, drinks, access to the pool, the food, the ice cream and all the fellowship you can possibly handle.
In Concert:
DJ Phrenzy
Digital Lester (honestly... you never thought you'd hear that name again, did you?)
Justin Glenn
and headlining her first show, Stephanie Knipp.
Also, a chance to play The Deuce Weakest Link.Be There! Or, be somewhere else, but not having near as much fun.
*Saturday, August 4th... StephStock...Our salute and temporary goodbye to The Deuce First Lady, Stephanie Knipp. We are gathering at Meredith Q's field out in Boondock, Alabama, and Factor 7 will be there, plugged in and loud. More details to come.
Coming Soon:
*July 14th... Le Perc at Common Ground, a coffeehouse with a twist.
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*July 27th... Raiders of the Lost Ark at the Alabama Theater.
*August 3rd-4th... FurnaceFest, a hardcore Christian music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in concert
*August 24th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
*September 1st... The DFC Begins Season II... more info soon.
*September 2001... Survivor III kicks off
*October 20th... DeuceNight, our first semi formal
*December... Jill graduates from Auburn, Jaquinn graduates from Alabama
*December 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002.... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars Episode II
*Summer 2002... Matt and Ginger tie the knot
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything....
5... Vic Paschel vs. Wookiee in the belly flop showdown. Drew Morris described it best.... a water displacement phenomena.
4... Colorado Avalanche. I don’t think I've ever watched a complete hockey game in my life, but I still love the 'Lanch! (fitting that I just finished watching the Carolina Hurricanes take the Stanley Cup)
3... The Deuce. Not our Deuce, but the intern The Deuce from Rick and Bubba. Talking to her now.
2... The number 24. Thats my rank on Tetris right now (for not Tetrites, 30 is the highest, so I'm getting closer) (never got higher than 28)
1... New Kids on the Block. You can catch their E! True Hollywood Story this month, and its awesome... the fathers of The Boy Band as we know it.
Just missing the cut: Sarah Hasha, Sybil's Luau, Face First belly flops,Melissa and Amy Valdmanis
The Spotlight Haiku
Continuing in our series of Spotlight Haikus for The Deuce, in celebration of Deuce History Month, I give you our fifth Deuce Haiku. This time, we spotlight Malcolm, the table crapping, lettice eating lizard.
Malcolm, crapping on
the table, scaring the Wook.
Hey! Tastes like chicken!
If I Can Be Serious for a Minute.
Okay, in a follow up to last week's IICBSFAM section, I read today that Timothy McVeigh actually did meet with a priest right before his execution. His last rites were read, something that has to be asked for by the prisoner. Only God knows if McVeigh really meant to pray for forgiveness (it was totally contradictory of everything he'd said so far) or if it was for show, but I thought it was encouraging anyway. Thought I'd share.
This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Signs The Deuce Needs to Be Cleaned (topic chosen by Stefanie Jovi)
10... Sarah asked "What died in here?!" and we showed her.
9... There's suddenly an added scene in the hit motion picture Black Dog where Charles S. Dutton has a dust reaction and dies.
8... Michael wins the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, but Ed McMahon refuses to leave the van.
7... The so-called "dust bunnies" have sharp snapping teeth.
6... The Deuce gets hit by a twister, and it actually looks cleaner.
5... Earl takes one look at Shawn and Tom's bathroom, and heads for the pool instead.
4... Shawn mourns for days when one of the stains in the toilet he worked so hard to build is cleaned away.
3... Every time you turn on a faucet, you hear a muffled barking sound.
2... Bounty paper towel commercials suddenly have the line "Its the quicker picker upper... unless you live at 2715C, where there is no hope."
1... We've been recieving death threats from Mr. Clean.
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time
We are up to number eight on our list of Christian albums, voted on by you the people. But first, here's some of Ashley O'Neal's faves, in no particular order:"Much Afraid", Jars of Clay; "Free at Last", dcTalk; "Sonic Flood", Sonic Flood; "Without Condition", Ginny Owens; "Candycoatedwaterdrops", Plumb.
Number Ten - Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"
Number Nine - Third Day, "Third Day"
Number Eight-Nichole Nordeman, "Wide Eyed"
Her lyrics contain valuble insights into the Christian's walk. The recurring theme seems to be a desire to know Christ and be shaped to His image. This is seen in both the opening prayer "To Know You" and the closing surrender of "River God." The songs in between struggle with this issue as well, but also deal with deep insight into the Christian faith. The lyrics, written by Nordeman, seem real and genuine to the listener, like her heart is in her songs. (Hillary Kelly)
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I'd be happy to do announcements for people, but only those concerning the group as a whole, and the Common Ground ministries. The DW editors have the right to accept or refuse an announcement for any reason. Those that don't make it into the Weekly can be posted onto the Weekend Update. However, I don’t like doing mass emails other than these two weekly newsletters, because I don’t want the 80+ people to be inundated with my emails. Thanks! DW Editors. (this was actually necessary... I was getting tons of email from people asking me to announce everything from car-washes to hang out nights... they thought that somehow people would read what I had to say... wink)
6/19-6/25
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, June 19th... Heardmont Park, softball! Meet in the back of the park at what Sybil calls the Frilly Meadows (or something like that) around 6pm, bring your glove and some Gatorade!
*Wednesday, June 20th... AtlantaFest begins in Atlanta. Four days of some of the top Christian music acts performing at Six Flags over Georgia. For ticket information and info, contact www.AtlantaFest.com, or contact Michael at nubjubjr@aol.com
*Thursday, June 21st, 6:30... Nathan Tutor has begun a brand new series on roles as children of God, everyone from males to females to mates to sons and daughters... what are our roles? Come find out! This is also Praise and Worship night, where we will pray a bit longer and sing a bit more! Contact sybil@datacrest.com for more details!
*Friday, June 22nd-24th... Some of us are going to Atlanta for Friday night and Saturday, returning early Sunday morning in time for church. While some are at AtlantaFest, others of us are doing the cheap thing, and finding other outlets of entertainment. Lodging provided by the Divine Miss Em! Contact Emmy at emeldridge@yahoo.com for more details.
*Friday, June 29th-30th... WalkAbout Dinner Theater... WalkAbout: On Holy Ground. Besides Common Ground, The Deuce and TIffany Arbuckle, my other obsession lies with the Middle School Drama Team, WalkAbout. Dinner is $5, show to follow is free, get your reservations by calling 991-5282 and talking to Ashley. Showtimes both nights at 7pm.
*Tuesday, July 3rd-4th... BBQ Night! We are selling mass quantities of BBQ at $8 a pound for the Seattle Mission Trip in August. This particular night, we are going to gather together and cut up BBQ all night long, to get it ready to sell on the Fourth of July. Should be a hoot. Contact Sybil for more details at sybil@datacrest.com or sjohnson@valleydale.org.
*Saturday, July 7th... DEUCEFEST DEUCE
The Absolute Biggest Party at Rollingwood You'll Find That Afternoon, We Promise.
Three bucks at the door gets you all the hamburgers and hot dogs you can eat, drinks, access to the pool, the food, the ice cream and all the fellowship you can possibly handle.
In Concert:
DJ Phrenzy
Digital Lester (honestly... you never thought you'd hear that name again, did you?)
Justin Glenn
and headlining her first show, Stephanie Knipp.
Also, a chance to play The Deuce Weakest Link.Be There! Or, be somewhere else, but not having near as much fun.
*Saturday, August 4th... StephStock...Our salute and temporary goodbye to The Deuce First Lady, Stephanie Knipp. We are gathering at Meredith Q's field out in Boondock, Alabama, and Factor 7 will be there, plugged in and loud. More details to come.
Coming Soon:
*July 14th... Le Perc at Common Ground, a coffeehouse with a twist.
*July 20th-21st... Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert.
*July 27th... Raiders of the Lost Ark at the Alabama Theater.
*August 3rd-4th... FurnaceFest, a hardcore Christian music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 7th... N'Sync in concert
*August 24th... Grease at the Alabama Theater
*September 1st... The DFC Begins Season II... more info soon.
*September 2001... Survivor III kicks off
*October 20th... DeuceNight, our first semi formal
*December... Jill graduates from Auburn, Jaquinn graduates from Alabama
*December 22nd... Its a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002.... Deuce Date Party 2
*May 2002... Star Wars Episode II
*Summer 2002... Matt and Ginger tie the knot
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything....
5... Vic Paschel vs. Wookiee in the belly flop showdown. Drew Morris described it best.... a water displacement phenomena.
4... Colorado Avalanche. I don’t think I've ever watched a complete hockey game in my life, but I still love the 'Lanch! (fitting that I just finished watching the Carolina Hurricanes take the Stanley Cup)
3... The Deuce. Not our Deuce, but the intern The Deuce from Rick and Bubba. Talking to her now.
2... The number 24. Thats my rank on Tetris right now (for not Tetrites, 30 is the highest, so I'm getting closer) (never got higher than 28)
1... New Kids on the Block. You can catch their E! True Hollywood Story this month, and its awesome... the fathers of The Boy Band as we know it.
Just missing the cut: Sarah Hasha, Sybil's Luau, Face First belly flops,Melissa and Amy Valdmanis
The Spotlight Haiku
Continuing in our series of Spotlight Haikus for The Deuce, in celebration of Deuce History Month, I give you our fifth Deuce Haiku. This time, we spotlight Malcolm, the table crapping, lettice eating lizard.
Malcolm, crapping on
the table, scaring the Wook.
Hey! Tastes like chicken!
If I Can Be Serious for a Minute.
Okay, in a follow up to last week's IICBSFAM section, I read today that Timothy McVeigh actually did meet with a priest right before his execution. His last rites were read, something that has to be asked for by the prisoner. Only God knows if McVeigh really meant to pray for forgiveness (it was totally contradictory of everything he'd said so far) or if it was for show, but I thought it was encouraging anyway. Thought I'd share.
This Week's Top Ten List
Top Ten Signs The Deuce Needs to Be Cleaned (topic chosen by Stefanie Jovi)
10... Sarah asked "What died in here?!" and we showed her.
9... There's suddenly an added scene in the hit motion picture Black Dog where Charles S. Dutton has a dust reaction and dies.
8... Michael wins the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, but Ed McMahon refuses to leave the van.
7... The so-called "dust bunnies" have sharp snapping teeth.
6... The Deuce gets hit by a twister, and it actually looks cleaner.
5... Earl takes one look at Shawn and Tom's bathroom, and heads for the pool instead.
4... Shawn mourns for days when one of the stains in the toilet he worked so hard to build is cleaned away.
3... Every time you turn on a faucet, you hear a muffled barking sound.
2... Bounty paper towel commercials suddenly have the line "Its the quicker picker upper... unless you live at 2715C, where there is no hope."
1... We've been recieving death threats from Mr. Clean.
Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time
We are up to number eight on our list of Christian albums, voted on by you the people. But first, here's some of Ashley O'Neal's faves, in no particular order:"Much Afraid", Jars of Clay; "Free at Last", dcTalk; "Sonic Flood", Sonic Flood; "Without Condition", Ginny Owens; "Candycoatedwaterdrops", Plumb.
Number Ten - Craig's Brother, "Homecoming"
Number Nine - Third Day, "Third Day"
Number Eight-Nichole Nordeman, "Wide Eyed"
Her lyrics contain valuble insights into the Christian's walk. The recurring theme seems to be a desire to know Christ and be shaped to His image. This is seen in both the opening prayer "To Know You" and the closing surrender of "River God." The songs in between struggle with this issue as well, but also deal with deep insight into the Christian faith. The lyrics, written by Nordeman, seem real and genuine to the listener, like her heart is in her songs. (Hillary Kelly)
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Deuce History Moment #5
Time for another Deuce History Moment
Okay, so like, remember when The Deuce Weekly was coming under fire from Valleydale Baptist Church and some of its leaders? And when Michael fired off an email to the pastor, from an anonymous email account? Only, when he set up his anonymous email account, he filled out the information part with his name and such? Yeah, that was really funny.
Join us again later for another Deuce History Moment.
Okay, so like, remember when The Deuce Weekly was coming under fire from Valleydale Baptist Church and some of its leaders? And when Michael fired off an email to the pastor, from an anonymous email account? Only, when he set up his anonymous email account, he filled out the information part with his name and such? Yeah, that was really funny.
Join us again later for another Deuce History Moment.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Deuce History Moment #4
And now, its time for another moment in Deuce History.
Michael & Kelle Hoyer
Michael & Susan Neese
Michael & Holly Kemp
Michael & Amy Anderson
Michael & Ashley O'Neal
Shawn & Lauren Somethingorother
Shawn & Jennifer Adams
Shawn & Stacey Timmerman
Shawn & Candy Jailbait
Shawn & Wendy Oldschool
Drew & Katy Scott
Drew & Rachelle Thomas
Wookiee & Amy With the Big Hair
Wookiee & Gina Maidenname
Tom & Stephanie Nipp
Tom & Jill Berthon
Tommy & Jennifer Hudson
Tommy & Amy Vos
Ty & Hillary Kelly
Ty & Dawn Langner
Dave & Amy Wible
Dave & Melissa Gilchrist
Dave & Leslie Cordell
Dave & Stephanie Campbell
This has been another moment in Deuce History
Michael & Kelle Hoyer
Michael & Susan Neese
Michael & Holly Kemp
Michael & Amy Anderson
Michael & Ashley O'Neal
Shawn & Lauren Somethingorother
Shawn & Jennifer Adams
Shawn & Stacey Timmerman
Shawn & Candy Jailbait
Shawn & Wendy Oldschool
Drew & Katy Scott
Drew & Rachelle Thomas
Wookiee & Amy With the Big Hair
Wookiee & Gina Maidenname
Tom & Stephanie Nipp
Tom & Jill Berthon
Tommy & Jennifer Hudson
Tommy & Amy Vos
Ty & Hillary Kelly
Ty & Dawn Langner
Dave & Amy Wible
Dave & Melissa Gilchrist
Dave & Leslie Cordell
Dave & Stephanie Campbell
This has been another moment in Deuce History
Monday, June 12, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 6/12 - 6/18/01
By now, The Deuce Weekly was totally hitting its stride, a stride I think it would keep until at least next summer. Readership was high, and over the summer, I had at over 100 people on the list--thats not an exaggeration
Vol II, Iss IV
6/12-6/18
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DW EDITORS (Sure, go ahead and email on the other one too... ha!)
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, June 12th…
Discipleship training at Common Ground, from 6-8. If you are interested in being discipled or discipling someone, make sure you attend!6/12-6/18
THIS IS THE FINAL DEUCE WEEKLY FROM PARISIAN EMAIL… PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS AFTER MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001. PLEASE REPLY TO TANGUY2001@AOL.COM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! THANKS,
DW EDITORS (Sure, go ahead and email on the other one too... ha!)
Coming Up:
*Tuesday, June 12th…
*Friday, June 15th…
Josh Crosby is getting together a group to go see Tomb Raider. Contact Josh at Josh.Crosby@wgint.com (I still have yet to see Tomb Radier... yay for me)
*Saturday, June 16th… Luau at Sybil’s House!
7 to 11, poolside games, limbo, shish-ka-bobs, coconut bras… what more could you want?
*Sunday, June 17th…
Song of Solomon II… Valleydale Baptist, 9:40am, Common Ground.
*Wednesday, June 20th… AtlantaFest, a four day Christian music festival at Six Flags, begins.
Michael and a select few others are going up this day to enjoy all the festivities…. for more info about the Fest, look up www.AtlantaFest.com, or contact Michael at nubjubjr@aol.com
*Friday, June 22nd-24th…
Some of us are going to Atlanta for Friday night and Saturday, returning early Sunday morning in time for church. While some are at AtlantaFest, others of us are doing the cheap thing this weekend… lodging provided my Emily! Contact Miss Emmy at emeldridge@yahoo.com for details. (I think that should have been "by" Emily, not "my Emily")
*Friday, June 29th-30th… WalkAbout Dinner Theater-On Holy Ground.
Besides Common Ground, The Deuce and Alyssa Milano, my other obsession lies with the middle school drama team, WalkAbout. The dinner will be $5.00, the show is free, times TBA! Get your ticket soon!
*July 3rd-4th… BBQ NIGHT!
We are selling mass quantities of BBQ at $8 a pound for the Seattle Mission Trip in August. This particular night we are going to gather together and cut up BBQ all night to get it ready to sell on July 4th! Should be interesting. Contact Sybil for more details at Sybil@datacrest.com or sjohnson@valleydale.org.
*July 7th… DEUCEFESTDEUCE…
Grilling out hamburgers and such, or whatever meat you decide to bring…Three dollars per person, getting you in the door, access to the pool, the food, the ice cream, the concerts and Deuce Weakest Link. Grilling done by Vic and Ken Nipp.
In Concert are DJ Phrenzy, Ashley O’Neal, Justin Glenn and headlining, Stephanie Knipp. Special Musical Appearance by Sean Hall and Steph Campbell. BE THERE! Or, be somewhere else, but probably not having near as much fun.
Coming Soon:
*July 14th… Le Perc at Common Ground, a coffeehouse with a twist
*July 20th-21st… YEC with Salvador, LaRue and Rebecca St. James in concert
*July 27th… Raiders of the Lost Ark at the Alabama Theater
*August 3rd-4th… Furnace Fest, a hard core punk rock Christian music festival at Sloss Furnace
*August 4th… So Long Steph, a tribute and farewell (for now) to the Deuce First Lady, Steph Knipp
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
*August 24th… Grease at the Alabama Theater
*September 1st… The DFC Begins… more info soon.
*September 2001… Survivor III kicks off
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December… Jill graduates from Auburn, J’Quinn graduates from Alabama
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party 2
*Summer 2002… Matt and Ginger get hooked up.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… Andrea Brobst older sister, just because she said she’s never been mentioned. (I mean, come on... Wendy Brobst read this thing?)
4… Susan Cooper. Thanks for coming! You rule! (for the record, I was the reason she met Jason Quinn... and they got married and decided they were too good to be with us--yes I'm bitter... I liked the Scooper)
3… Ty Coffey vs. The City of Hoover. Don’t even ask me.
2… Ryan and Tanya Smith’s house
1… Wookiee… What a long strange trip it’s been… to be Baptized! Rock on.
Just missed the list: Josh Crosby, Brian, Emily’s Potato, Evolution, Tetris
The Spotlight Haiku
June is Deuce History Month… This is our fourth in a series of Spotlight Haiku, shining the spotlight on the residents of The Deuce. This week we honor Michael Nipp, with a haiku written by the Deuce First Lady Steph Knipp.
Mike rub your tummy
Bounces like a tennis ball
Watch out, Andre A
If I Can Be Serious For a Minute…
This morning at 8:14ET, the government held, via lethal injection, its first execution at a federal level in a long, long time. Timothy McVeigh blew up a building in Oklahoma City in 1995, and in my opinion, he deserves to die. In my opinion, he deserves to die a much more painful death. Stick him in a chair and put some dynamite in his pocket. Of course, that’s just my opinion. Is that a wrong attitude? Yes, it is.
Who am I to judge him? Yes, he caused the death of 162 people. But God loves him. And God would forgive him just as much as me asking forgiveness for not tithing like I should. So this week, when you hear all the hoopla surrounding his execution, and you hear cries denouncing execution (I still support it) and cries wanting him to die much more horribly than a needle filled with poison, say a prayer. The Bible never said you can’t become a believer if you kill over a hundred people at one time. Pray for healing of the victims, pray for the victims themselves… and pray for Timothy McVeigh. You never know what God might have done in his heart at the last minute.
This Week’s Top Ten List
Top Ten Amys, Stephanies, Stefanies and Ways to Wash Your Car, in no Particular Order (I just cracked myself up)
10.. Amy Anderson
9… Amy Wible
8… Stephanie Knipp
7… Amy Dennis (blast from the past alert!)
6… Stephanie Campbell
5… Stefanie Jovanovich (saw her the other day at starbucks)
4… Use a hose and a rag
3… Stephanie Crook (another blast from the past alert!)
2… Amy Valdmanis
1… Amy Vos
The Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time
At number ten on our list was Homecoming, by Craig’s Brother… over the next nine weeks, we’ll be doing our countdown of your all time favorite Christian albums!
Scott Latta’s favorites: 4) Steven Curtis Chapman’s Signs of Life; 3) dcTalk’s Jesus Freak 2) dcTalk’s Free at Last and 1) Steven Curtis Chapman’s Great Adventure. (Part of me wonders if this has changed by now)
Number Ten-Craig’s Brother-Homecoming
Number Nine-Third Day’s debut album
Says Drew Morris:
Third Day brought a sound to Christian rock that had never before been attempted (or at least, never was achieved). Their first album contained hits like "Consuming Fire" and "Thief" that are still just as popular as they were 5 years ago when it was released. But more importantly, that album (and it's popularity) showed the world that not all Christians sound like Twila Paris or Chris Rice.
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
Deuce History Moment #3
On this day, June 10th, 2000, four men began to move their stuff into 2715-C Briarberry Circle. Tom Johnson & Shawn Sharp went to the far bedrooms, on the Wook Wing. Michael Nipp and Yours Truly moved into the first two bedrooms, on the Laz Wing. It took five guys to move the washer and dryer upstairs, it took four to move the Sony Trinitron upstairs.
And this is where it began.
On this day, six years ago, the Deuce was born.
This has been a Deuce History Moment.
And this is where it began.
On this day, six years ago, the Deuce was born.
This has been a Deuce History Moment.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Deuce History Moment #2
Its time for another moment in Deuce History:
So, like, this one time it was Shawn's week for garbage... see, like all the guys each had chores each week--garbage, dishes, clean up and one week off, and they rotated each month. Well, Shawn didn't take out the garbage and it was piled up the wall. Michael got mad and piled it all in front of Shawn's door late one night, after Shawn had already gone to bed. When he opened the door the next morning, the garbage fell in on him. Oh man, that was really, really funny.
This has been another moment in Deuce History.
So, like, this one time it was Shawn's week for garbage... see, like all the guys each had chores each week--garbage, dishes, clean up and one week off, and they rotated each month. Well, Shawn didn't take out the garbage and it was piled up the wall. Michael got mad and piled it all in front of Shawn's door late one night, after Shawn had already gone to bed. When he opened the door the next morning, the garbage fell in on him. Oh man, that was really, really funny.
This has been another moment in Deuce History.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Deuce History Moment #1
In celebration of June being Deuce History Month, I bring you this moment in Deuce History:
Once, Tom obtained a lizard named Malcolm. He was a three foot iguana (Malcolm, not Tom). He crapped on the table and it looked like runny snot. (Again, Malcolm, not Tom). Malcolm crapped on the new couches once. Mikey didn't find out until much later. Thank goodness for Scotchgard.
This has been a moment in Deuce History.
Once, Tom obtained a lizard named Malcolm. He was a three foot iguana (Malcolm, not Tom). He crapped on the table and it looked like runny snot. (Again, Malcolm, not Tom). Malcolm crapped on the new couches once. Mikey didn't find out until much later. Thank goodness for Scotchgard.
This has been a moment in Deuce History.
Monday, June 05, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 6/5 - 6/11/01
Vol II, Iss III
6/5-6/11
(Don't just stop reading at the "removal"... below is the classic piece from Earl Salser, "Deuce Takes Broadway")
Coming Up:
*Tomorrow night, June 5… Tuesday Perk at Common Ground. Bring extra clothes and towels… prepare to get soaking wet… its going to be nice and watery.
*Friday, June 8th… Midnight Breakfast. IT’S THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEUCE!!!! Dave the Pancake guy will be in full effect, serving up pancakes like a dream… Featuring Plain, Choco Chip and Pecan Pancakes, plus apple, blueberry, cinnamon and strawberry toppings, with whipped cream available. We’ll also have sausage and bacon available… as well as OJ, Cokes and Milk. Two bucks per person, doors open at 10:30, cakes served at 12 am. Also, be there for the Deuce Time Line, a one year retrospective on The Deuce… (actually, I think the Deuce's Anniversary was June 10th... it will be 7 years old this year.)
*Saturday, June 9th… Time TBA—watch for the Weekend Update. Ryan and Tanya Smith are moving into a new home, and they have asked for some help painting the interior. Let’s show them the housewarming gift they deserve by gathering an obnoxiously large group to go over and help out. Tanya also said she’d provide food!
*Sunday, June 10th… 9:40 Life Connection service at Valleydale. Song of Solomon, great for singles, couples and everything in between.
*Saturday, June 16th… Luau at Sybil’s house! 7 to 11, poolside games, tiki torches, shish-ka-bobs and coconut bras! Woo-hoo.
*AtlantaFest, June 20th-23rd… AtlantaFest is a huge christian music festival at Six Flags over Georgia… There is a group going at different times during the week, and we are finding lodging at The Divine Miss Em’s place (Emily Eldridge). I plan on going up on Friday, but probably will be there just to hang out in Atlanta for the weekend, so if you go, you don’t have to go to the Fest! For ticket info, see www.atlantafest.com, for lodging info, see emeldridge@yahoo.com, for travel info, see nubjubjr@aol.com and for other info, email here.
*Friday, June 29th-Saturday, June 30th… WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater… besides The Deuce, Common Ground and Mariah Carey, my other obsession is with the middle school drama team I direct. This is our second annual dinner theater, and I hope to see all of you there for the show! Tickets for dinner and show are $5, the show alone is free! Dinner at 7, show at 8.
Coming Soon:
*July 3th-4th… Common Ground BBQ… more below
*July 7th… DEUCEFESTDEUCE… more below
*July 14th… Le Perc at Common Ground… a coffeehouse with a twist.
*July 20th-21st… YEC with Salvador, LaRue and Becca St James in concert
*August 3rd-4th… Furnace Fest, a hard core Christian music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 4th… So Long Steph, a farewell (for now) to the Deuce First Lady, Steph Knipp
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
*September 1st… The DFC Begins. More info soon
*September TBA… Survivor III kicks off
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December… Jill takes her diploma from Auburn U
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party 2
*Summer 2002… Matt and Ginger get married
DEUCEFESTDEUCE… 34 DAYS AWAY
July 7th, at The Deuce, you’ll find the biggest party at Rollingwood that day! WE ARE GRILLING OUT!!!
COST? A mere Three Dollars (reduced from five!)… three bucks will get you all the amenities DeuceFestDeuce has to offer, including the pool, ice cream, fellowship, and food… we are doing hamburgers and hotdogs now instead of shrimp (way too expensive)… if you want to bring your own steaks or chicken to grill out, you are welcome to do so, we will grill it for you! Grill done by Vic and Ken.
In Concert?
Stephanie Knipp is now headlining DFD, with Justin Glenn also performing. Ashley O’Neal opens up, while Sean Hall and Steph Campbell make a special musical appearance. The sounds of DJ Phrenzy will roam through the air all through the night!
PLUS…. THE DEUCE WEAKEST LINK…. Goodbye! (Because I can't remember my comments from week to week here, I might have already said this... but we didn't do Weakest Link. We did Deucenaire again--still a hit)
COMMON GROUND BBQ
The night of July 3rd, on into July 4th, we are calling on everyone to come help out! Common Ground is selling BBQ to pay for the mission trip to Seattle in August. The BBQ is $8 bucks a pound, and you can help by either selling tickets for BBQ bags, or by coming this night to help chop and assemble the BBQ. We need your help! Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… That poor Barbie… anyone at Jodi’s pool party will know what I’m talking about. (This was a Barbie doll that somehow ended up in the pool... and in the hands of Josh Crosby. Need I say more?)
4… Cheese Fries… Lone Star’s are okay, Wings are a little better… Outback still rules the cheese fries genre.
3… Meredith Q, extracting revenge by soaking ribs in hot sauce for someone else… quite funny. (I vaguely remember this... I do remember it was darn funny, whatever it was)
2… Emily Eldridge! We miss her when she’s gone, but you know she’ll be back soon. (She's gone. Hasn't come back)
1… Jodi and her home… Thanks for opening up your house to us for the whole day!
The Spotlight Haiku
June is Deuce History Month… June 10th, as a matter of fact, is our one year anniversary! This is the third in a series of Spotlight Haiku, shining the spotlight on the residents of The Deuce. This week? Our psychotic cat Fisher has the spotlight… written by our own Michael Nipp.
We Can’t Hardly Wait
Fisher, Fisher, we love you
Shawn does more than most
If I Can Be Serious for a Minute…
By the time you read this, 80+ high schools and leaders will have been at the beach several days, and 80+ middle schoolers and leaders will be getting ready to head to the beach for camp… Pray for the believers, that they may grow stronger… pray for the non-believers, that they may hear the truth… and pray for the leaders that they may have strength, patience and compassion for God’s Word.
This Week’s Top Ten List
Top Ten Names if The Deuce Family were Star Wars Characters (man, this was funny to me)
10… Gingreedo
9… Justin Justin Binks
8… Oblack-Dog-Nobi
7… Boba Nipp
6… sHan Sharpo
5… Queen Amidavidmarka
4… Wookiee… wait, that’s his real name
3… Qui Gon Jennifer Adams
2… Landrew Morrisian
1… Tom the Hutt
The Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time, as voted by DW Readers
Our poll is complete, and over the next ten weeks, we’ll be giving you the top ten favorites of the readers of the Deuce Weekly….
Hillary Kelly’s favorites? 5) Nichole Nordeman’s This Mystery; 4) Point of Grace’s The Whole Truth; 3) Watermark’s Debut cd; 2) Jennifer Knapp’s Kansas; and 1) Nichole Nordeman’s Wide Eyed.
Number Ten on the DW List:
Craig’s Brother, “Homecoming”.
Says DW Reader David Mark Osborne: "Homecoming is an incredible CD because it steps outside of the jarring, rebellious, and sometimes even shallow world of punk rock to create a masterpiece of insightful lyrics, tight, powerful vocal harmony, and energetic story telling. Inspiring melodies soar over rapid guitar licks and furious drum beats to create a barrage of sound that takes the listener deep into the emotions of the singer. It may be one of the greatest punk rock accomplishments ever." (I'll admit this much... #s 10 thru like, 8 didn't get a lot of votes. I think this cd got maybe 3? It was the top 7, especially the top 5 that racked up the votes... I still haven't a clue who Craig or his Brother is)
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DW Special:
by DW correspondent Earl Salser
The Deuce has taken over Broadway… here are a few of the new shows appearing recently:
Deuc-I-cal The Musical
The original and best according to most critics. Seven years and running, this excellent production tells the story of how the original four Deucesters met and transformed a humble apartment into a phenom known as The Deuce. Lyric Theater. Available. (I love how on each one, Earl puts the theater, and how hard the tickets are to get... just hysterical)
The Pro-Deucers
Currently up for eleven Tony awards, including Ty Coffey for best supporting actor, the continuing adventures of the Deuce which introduces many of the current supporters of the Deuce way of life. The Orpheum. Difficult.
Les Deucerables
The tragic tale of what happens when four Tetris addicts battle a sleepy Wookiee for the couch. Includes Drew Morris singing "Tetr-cide", and the famous "Do You Hear the Wookiee Scream?". Broadway Theatre. Available. (This is my favorite one... the "Do You Hear the Wookiee Scream?" joke is one of the top 20 funniest things I've ever heard)
Cats II: The Fisher King
Continuing the success of the "Deuce" musicals storming Broadway over the past few years, this darker one deals with "Fisher", the cat of the Deuce household, and how she uses microtransmitters to control the brain of Malcolm. Special appearance this month only by DJ Frenzy. The Oberon Theatre. Available.
Miss Deuc-gone
The newest of the Deuce musicals, still in preproduction but opening in August, the true story of Steph Nipp, first lady of the Deuce, and her adventures in the strange land of Carson-Newman. Opens at the Disney/ MGM theatre in August. Difficult.
The Deuce' s Tommy
Not to be confused with The Who's Tommy, this tells the story of a satellite Deucester, Tommy McLeod, and how he develops a way to play computer games with a trombone slide. The Scrushy. Difficult.
Hope you get to catch some of these shows.
Thanks to Earl for that stirring piece of art culture… have a great week, catch you guys in the update!
6/5-6/11
(Don't just stop reading at the "removal"... below is the classic piece from Earl Salser, "Deuce Takes Broadway")
Coming Up:
*Tomorrow night, June 5… Tuesday Perk at Common Ground. Bring extra clothes and towels… prepare to get soaking wet… its going to be nice and watery.
*Friday, June 8th… Midnight Breakfast. IT’S THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEUCE!!!! Dave the Pancake guy will be in full effect, serving up pancakes like a dream… Featuring Plain, Choco Chip and Pecan Pancakes, plus apple, blueberry, cinnamon and strawberry toppings, with whipped cream available. We’ll also have sausage and bacon available… as well as OJ, Cokes and Milk. Two bucks per person, doors open at 10:30, cakes served at 12 am. Also, be there for the Deuce Time Line, a one year retrospective on The Deuce… (actually, I think the Deuce's Anniversary was June 10th... it will be 7 years old this year.)
*Saturday, June 9th… Time TBA—watch for the Weekend Update. Ryan and Tanya Smith are moving into a new home, and they have asked for some help painting the interior. Let’s show them the housewarming gift they deserve by gathering an obnoxiously large group to go over and help out. Tanya also said she’d provide food!
*Sunday, June 10th… 9:40 Life Connection service at Valleydale. Song of Solomon, great for singles, couples and everything in between.
*Saturday, June 16th… Luau at Sybil’s house! 7 to 11, poolside games, tiki torches, shish-ka-bobs and coconut bras! Woo-hoo.
*AtlantaFest, June 20th-23rd… AtlantaFest is a huge christian music festival at Six Flags over Georgia… There is a group going at different times during the week, and we are finding lodging at The Divine Miss Em’s place (Emily Eldridge). I plan on going up on Friday, but probably will be there just to hang out in Atlanta for the weekend, so if you go, you don’t have to go to the Fest! For ticket info, see www.atlantafest.com, for lodging info, see emeldridge@yahoo.com, for travel info, see nubjubjr@aol.com and for other info, email here.
*Friday, June 29th-Saturday, June 30th… WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater… besides The Deuce, Common Ground and Mariah Carey, my other obsession is with the middle school drama team I direct. This is our second annual dinner theater, and I hope to see all of you there for the show! Tickets for dinner and show are $5, the show alone is free! Dinner at 7, show at 8.
Coming Soon:
*July 3th-4th… Common Ground BBQ… more below
*July 7th… DEUCEFESTDEUCE… more below
*July 14th… Le Perc at Common Ground… a coffeehouse with a twist.
*July 20th-21st… YEC with Salvador, LaRue and Becca St James in concert
*August 3rd-4th… Furnace Fest, a hard core Christian music festival at Sloss Furnace.
*August 4th… So Long Steph, a farewell (for now) to the Deuce First Lady, Steph Knipp
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
*September 1st… The DFC Begins. More info soon
*September TBA… Survivor III kicks off
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December… Jill takes her diploma from Auburn U
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party 2
*Summer 2002… Matt and Ginger get married
DEUCEFESTDEUCE… 34 DAYS AWAY
July 7th, at The Deuce, you’ll find the biggest party at Rollingwood that day! WE ARE GRILLING OUT!!!
COST? A mere Three Dollars (reduced from five!)… three bucks will get you all the amenities DeuceFestDeuce has to offer, including the pool, ice cream, fellowship, and food… we are doing hamburgers and hotdogs now instead of shrimp (way too expensive)… if you want to bring your own steaks or chicken to grill out, you are welcome to do so, we will grill it for you! Grill done by Vic and Ken.
In Concert?
Stephanie Knipp is now headlining DFD, with Justin Glenn also performing. Ashley O’Neal opens up, while Sean Hall and Steph Campbell make a special musical appearance. The sounds of DJ Phrenzy will roam through the air all through the night!
PLUS…. THE DEUCE WEAKEST LINK…. Goodbye! (Because I can't remember my comments from week to week here, I might have already said this... but we didn't do Weakest Link. We did Deucenaire again--still a hit)
COMMON GROUND BBQ
The night of July 3rd, on into July 4th, we are calling on everyone to come help out! Common Ground is selling BBQ to pay for the mission trip to Seattle in August. The BBQ is $8 bucks a pound, and you can help by either selling tickets for BBQ bags, or by coming this night to help chop and assemble the BBQ. We need your help! Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… That poor Barbie… anyone at Jodi’s pool party will know what I’m talking about. (This was a Barbie doll that somehow ended up in the pool... and in the hands of Josh Crosby. Need I say more?)
4… Cheese Fries… Lone Star’s are okay, Wings are a little better… Outback still rules the cheese fries genre.
3… Meredith Q, extracting revenge by soaking ribs in hot sauce for someone else… quite funny. (I vaguely remember this... I do remember it was darn funny, whatever it was)
2… Emily Eldridge! We miss her when she’s gone, but you know she’ll be back soon. (She's gone. Hasn't come back)
1… Jodi and her home… Thanks for opening up your house to us for the whole day!
The Spotlight Haiku
June is Deuce History Month… June 10th, as a matter of fact, is our one year anniversary! This is the third in a series of Spotlight Haiku, shining the spotlight on the residents of The Deuce. This week? Our psychotic cat Fisher has the spotlight… written by our own Michael Nipp.
We Can’t Hardly Wait
Fisher, Fisher, we love you
Shawn does more than most
If I Can Be Serious for a Minute…
By the time you read this, 80+ high schools and leaders will have been at the beach several days, and 80+ middle schoolers and leaders will be getting ready to head to the beach for camp… Pray for the believers, that they may grow stronger… pray for the non-believers, that they may hear the truth… and pray for the leaders that they may have strength, patience and compassion for God’s Word.
This Week’s Top Ten List
Top Ten Names if The Deuce Family were Star Wars Characters (man, this was funny to me)
10… Gingreedo
9… Justin Justin Binks
8… Oblack-Dog-Nobi
7… Boba Nipp
6… sHan Sharpo
5… Queen Amidavidmarka
4… Wookiee… wait, that’s his real name
3… Qui Gon Jennifer Adams
2… Landrew Morrisian
1… Tom the Hutt
The Top Ten Christian Albums of All Time, as voted by DW Readers
Our poll is complete, and over the next ten weeks, we’ll be giving you the top ten favorites of the readers of the Deuce Weekly….
Hillary Kelly’s favorites? 5) Nichole Nordeman’s This Mystery; 4) Point of Grace’s The Whole Truth; 3) Watermark’s Debut cd; 2) Jennifer Knapp’s Kansas; and 1) Nichole Nordeman’s Wide Eyed.
Number Ten on the DW List:
Craig’s Brother, “Homecoming”.
Says DW Reader David Mark Osborne: "Homecoming is an incredible CD because it steps outside of the jarring, rebellious, and sometimes even shallow world of punk rock to create a masterpiece of insightful lyrics, tight, powerful vocal harmony, and energetic story telling. Inspiring melodies soar over rapid guitar licks and furious drum beats to create a barrage of sound that takes the listener deep into the emotions of the singer. It may be one of the greatest punk rock accomplishments ever." (I'll admit this much... #s 10 thru like, 8 didn't get a lot of votes. I think this cd got maybe 3? It was the top 7, especially the top 5 that racked up the votes... I still haven't a clue who Craig or his Brother is)
Removal
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DW Special:
by DW correspondent Earl Salser
The Deuce has taken over Broadway… here are a few of the new shows appearing recently:
Deuc-I-cal The Musical
The original and best according to most critics. Seven years and running, this excellent production tells the story of how the original four Deucesters met and transformed a humble apartment into a phenom known as The Deuce. Lyric Theater. Available. (I love how on each one, Earl puts the theater, and how hard the tickets are to get... just hysterical)
The Pro-Deucers
Currently up for eleven Tony awards, including Ty Coffey for best supporting actor, the continuing adventures of the Deuce which introduces many of the current supporters of the Deuce way of life. The Orpheum. Difficult.
Les Deucerables
The tragic tale of what happens when four Tetris addicts battle a sleepy Wookiee for the couch. Includes Drew Morris singing "Tetr-cide", and the famous "Do You Hear the Wookiee Scream?". Broadway Theatre. Available. (This is my favorite one... the "Do You Hear the Wookiee Scream?" joke is one of the top 20 funniest things I've ever heard)
Cats II: The Fisher King
Continuing the success of the "Deuce" musicals storming Broadway over the past few years, this darker one deals with "Fisher", the cat of the Deuce household, and how she uses microtransmitters to control the brain of Malcolm. Special appearance this month only by DJ Frenzy. The Oberon Theatre. Available.
Miss Deuc-gone
The newest of the Deuce musicals, still in preproduction but opening in August, the true story of Steph Nipp, first lady of the Deuce, and her adventures in the strange land of Carson-Newman. Opens at the Disney/ MGM theatre in August. Difficult.
The Deuce' s Tommy
Not to be confused with The Who's Tommy, this tells the story of a satellite Deucester, Tommy McLeod, and how he develops a way to play computer games with a trombone slide. The Scrushy. Difficult.
Hope you get to catch some of these shows.
Thanks to Earl for that stirring piece of art culture… have a great week, catch you guys in the update!
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 5/29 - 6/04/01
Vol II, Iss II
5/29-6/4
Coming Up:
*Tomorrow night, Tuesday, 5/29, Softball at Heardmont Park, off 119.
Common Ground pick up game, bring your gloves and water and such, and like me, your lack of talent, and we’ll have a (soft)ball! Meet at the Deuce at 5:30 to carpool, or come to the park around 6:15-6:30 or so. More info? Email Sybil@datacrest.com
*Thursday Night Bible Study…
Just a reminder, at Sybil’s, dinner at 6:30, God usually comes in around 7:15 or so.
*Friday, June 8th, Midnight Breakfast…
Myself and The Crosby Show will be in full effect in the kitchen as we serve up Josh Waffles and DaveCakes, this time featuring a much more extensive menu than last time! Plus… Pankookas. What is that? Show up and find out! Two bucks per person, doors open at 10:30, Cakes served at 12am, coffee bar opened at 1am. Drinks provided. (I still have no clue what a pankooka is)
*Saturday, June 8th, Time TBA…
Ryan and Tanya Smith are moving into a new home… and they need some help painting the interior. Let’s show them the housewarming gift they deserve by gathering an obnoxiously large group to go over and help out. Tanya also said she’d provide food! (I really miss those guys...)
*Sunday, June 10th, 9:40 Life Connection service at Valleydale… Song of Solomon.
Great for singles, couples and everything in between… all about the Lord of life, love and such. (This was a great little video series--I wish we could see it again, now that most of us are married)
*Saturday, June 16th… Luau at Sybil’s house!
7 to 11, poolside games, tiki torches, shish-ka-bobs and coconut bras!
*Saturday, June 16th… Watermark in concert at Kindred Bookstore.
More about this coming up soon.
*Friday, June 29th-Saturday, June 30th… WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater
Besides The Deuce, Common Ground and Drew Barrymore, my other obsession is with the middle school drama team I direct. This is our second annual dinner theater, and I hope to see all of you there for the show! Tickets for dinner and show are $5.00, the show by itself is free! Time TBA.
Coming Soon:
*June 20th-23rd… AtlantaFest in Atlanta, Georgia. Contact Michael for more info, free lodging available at the El Em Inn. (oh pee)
*July 3rd-4th.. Common Ground BBQ… more below
*July 7th, Saturday… DeuceFestDeuce… more below
*July 14th, Saturday… Le Perc at Common Ground… a coffeehouse with a twist.
*July 20th-21st-Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Becca St James in concert (oh yeah, I remember this... LaRue got stuck at the airport, so Becca St. James band, Fusebox or Fuselage or whatever, filled in)
*August 3rd-4th… Furnace Fest, a hard core Christian music festival at Sloss Furnace
*August 4th… So Long Steph, a tribute and farewell (for now) to the Deuce First Lady, Steph Knipp
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
*September 1st, Saturday… The DFC II Begins. More info soon.
*September TBA… Survivor III kicks off
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December… Jill takes her diploma from Auburn U
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party 2
*Summer 2002…. Matt and Ginger honeymoon after the wedding.
DEUCEFESTDEUCE… 41 DAYS AWAY
July 7th, at The Deuce, you’ll find the biggest party at Rollingwood that day! Food! Ice Cream! A pool! Music! Cost is Five Measly Bucks… and for that, you can eat, drink and listen to the concerts featuring:
Justin Glenn… DJ Phrenzy… Drew Morris and The Slash Band… Stephanie Knipp… Dave the Drama Guy… Ashley O’Neal… and more!
COMMON GROUND BBQ
The night of July 3rd, on into July 4th, we are calling on everyone to come help out! Common Ground is selling BBQ to pay for the mission trip to Seattle in August. The BBQ is $8 bucks a pound, and you can help by either selling tickets for BBQ bags, or by coming this night to help chop and assemble the BBQ. We need your help! Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details!
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… Wookiee’s Rent. He’s now an official resident for the next three months, and we love his money! (He paid for one summer. The other was on us)
4… Krista McBroom. See, I didn’t forget you!
3… The fact 25+ people showed up on Friday night for Pearl Harbor. Rock.
2… Stephanie Campbell. Thanks for hosting the Campbell’s Souper Mmm Mmm Good Memorial Day Dinner, surpassed only by…
1… Ken and Lynn Nipp. Lunch every Sunday after church, and this time it was a feast! Thank you so much!
The Spotlight Haiku
June is Deuce History Month… June 10th, as a matter of fact, is our one year anniversary! This is the second in a series of Spotlight Haiku, shining the spotlight on the residents of The Deuce. This week? Tom Johnson gets the light on him. This haiku was written by our own Michael Nipp.
Tom da Preacha Man
Kick, Chop, Punch Karate Fan
He loves critters too
If I Could Be Serious for a Minute
The only thing I am requesting in the space is a request by Shawn… if anyone has a stand alone cd burner, not the computer burner, we could borrow/rent for one day (DeuceFestDeuce, July 7th) we would be so appreciative to talk to you. Contact Shawn at shawngs@bellsouth.net.
This Week’s Top Ten List
Top Ten Ways to Mispronounce Meredith Quintana (This was one of my all time faves...)
10… Meretreal Quebeca
9… Merejason Quinntana
8… Mereblack Quindogga (oh come on, that was clever... working Black Dog into that... that took, like, four seconds to pull together)
7… Former President Merejohn Quincytana Adams
6… Shawn Sharp
5… Axldith Quinrosa (for you, Drew)
4… The Professor and Meredith Quintana, here on Gilligan’s Isle!
3… Michaeldith Quinnippa
2… Mere-Christmas to all, and to all a good nightana!
1… Rap Star M. Quiddy (It was Puff Quiddy, then M. Quiddy... now its just Quiddy)
Be A Part
No love for the DW Editors… I got two haiku. I ask for a Dave Dollar haiku and I have two. Depressing. Very depressing.
The First Ever DW Poll is Wrapped Up
Results of the top ten favorite Christian Albums of all time will be released starting in next week’s Deuce Weekly!
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5/29-6/4
Coming Up:
*Tomorrow night, Tuesday, 5/29, Softball at Heardmont Park, off 119.
Common Ground pick up game, bring your gloves and water and such, and like me, your lack of talent, and we’ll have a (soft)ball! Meet at the Deuce at 5:30 to carpool, or come to the park around 6:15-6:30 or so. More info? Email Sybil@datacrest.com
*Thursday Night Bible Study…
Just a reminder, at Sybil’s, dinner at 6:30, God usually comes in around 7:15 or so.
*Friday, June 8th, Midnight Breakfast…
Myself and The Crosby Show will be in full effect in the kitchen as we serve up Josh Waffles and DaveCakes, this time featuring a much more extensive menu than last time! Plus… Pankookas. What is that? Show up and find out! Two bucks per person, doors open at 10:30, Cakes served at 12am, coffee bar opened at 1am. Drinks provided. (I still have no clue what a pankooka is)
*Saturday, June 8th, Time TBA…
Ryan and Tanya Smith are moving into a new home… and they need some help painting the interior. Let’s show them the housewarming gift they deserve by gathering an obnoxiously large group to go over and help out. Tanya also said she’d provide food! (I really miss those guys...)
*Sunday, June 10th, 9:40 Life Connection service at Valleydale… Song of Solomon.
Great for singles, couples and everything in between… all about the Lord of life, love and such. (This was a great little video series--I wish we could see it again, now that most of us are married)
*Saturday, June 16th… Luau at Sybil’s house!
7 to 11, poolside games, tiki torches, shish-ka-bobs and coconut bras!
*Saturday, June 16th… Watermark in concert at Kindred Bookstore.
More about this coming up soon.
*Friday, June 29th-Saturday, June 30th… WalkAbout: On Holy Ground Dinner Theater
Besides The Deuce, Common Ground and Drew Barrymore, my other obsession is with the middle school drama team I direct. This is our second annual dinner theater, and I hope to see all of you there for the show! Tickets for dinner and show are $5.00, the show by itself is free! Time TBA.
Coming Soon:
*June 20th-23rd… AtlantaFest in Atlanta, Georgia. Contact Michael for more info, free lodging available at the El Em Inn. (oh pee)
*July 3rd-4th.. Common Ground BBQ… more below
*July 7th, Saturday… DeuceFestDeuce… more below
*July 14th, Saturday… Le Perc at Common Ground… a coffeehouse with a twist.
*July 20th-21st-Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Becca St James in concert (oh yeah, I remember this... LaRue got stuck at the airport, so Becca St. James band, Fusebox or Fuselage or whatever, filled in)
*August 3rd-4th… Furnace Fest, a hard core Christian music festival at Sloss Furnace
*August 4th… So Long Steph, a tribute and farewell (for now) to the Deuce First Lady, Steph Knipp
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
*September 1st, Saturday… The DFC II Begins. More info soon.
*September TBA… Survivor III kicks off
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December… Jill takes her diploma from Auburn U
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party 2
*Summer 2002…. Matt and Ginger honeymoon after the wedding.
DEUCEFESTDEUCE… 41 DAYS AWAY
July 7th, at The Deuce, you’ll find the biggest party at Rollingwood that day! Food! Ice Cream! A pool! Music! Cost is Five Measly Bucks… and for that, you can eat, drink and listen to the concerts featuring:
Justin Glenn… DJ Phrenzy… Drew Morris and The Slash Band… Stephanie Knipp… Dave the Drama Guy… Ashley O’Neal… and more!
COMMON GROUND BBQ
The night of July 3rd, on into July 4th, we are calling on everyone to come help out! Common Ground is selling BBQ to pay for the mission trip to Seattle in August. The BBQ is $8 bucks a pound, and you can help by either selling tickets for BBQ bags, or by coming this night to help chop and assemble the BBQ. We need your help! Contact Sybil@datacrest.com for more details!
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… Wookiee’s Rent. He’s now an official resident for the next three months, and we love his money! (He paid for one summer. The other was on us)
4… Krista McBroom. See, I didn’t forget you!
3… The fact 25+ people showed up on Friday night for Pearl Harbor. Rock.
2… Stephanie Campbell. Thanks for hosting the Campbell’s Souper Mmm Mmm Good Memorial Day Dinner, surpassed only by…
1… Ken and Lynn Nipp. Lunch every Sunday after church, and this time it was a feast! Thank you so much!
The Spotlight Haiku
June is Deuce History Month… June 10th, as a matter of fact, is our one year anniversary! This is the second in a series of Spotlight Haiku, shining the spotlight on the residents of The Deuce. This week? Tom Johnson gets the light on him. This haiku was written by our own Michael Nipp.
Tom da Preacha Man
Kick, Chop, Punch Karate Fan
He loves critters too
If I Could Be Serious for a Minute
The only thing I am requesting in the space is a request by Shawn… if anyone has a stand alone cd burner, not the computer burner, we could borrow/rent for one day (DeuceFestDeuce, July 7th) we would be so appreciative to talk to you. Contact Shawn at shawngs@bellsouth.net.
This Week’s Top Ten List
Top Ten Ways to Mispronounce Meredith Quintana (This was one of my all time faves...)
10… Meretreal Quebeca
9… Merejason Quinntana
8… Mereblack Quindogga (oh come on, that was clever... working Black Dog into that... that took, like, four seconds to pull together)
7… Former President Merejohn Quincytana Adams
6… Shawn Sharp
5… Axldith Quinrosa (for you, Drew)
4… The Professor and Meredith Quintana, here on Gilligan’s Isle!
3… Michaeldith Quinnippa
2… Mere-Christmas to all, and to all a good nightana!
1… Rap Star M. Quiddy (It was Puff Quiddy, then M. Quiddy... now its just Quiddy)
Be A Part
No love for the DW Editors… I got two haiku. I ask for a Dave Dollar haiku and I have two. Depressing. Very depressing.
The First Ever DW Poll is Wrapped Up
Results of the top ten favorite Christian Albums of all time will be released starting in next week’s Deuce Weekly!
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Monday, May 22, 2006
The Deuce Weekly, 5/22 - 5/28/01 (Summer Preview!)
Vol II, Iss I
5/22-5/28
THE SUMMER PREVIEW ISSUE
In this issue, which is longer than most, so be warned, the editors of DW have decided to give you a preview of all the major events coming up between now and September. Also, we begin our series of Spotlight Haiku on the Deuce members, plus Dave’s Top Ten Summer Predictions. Without ado, I give you the first annual Deuce Weekly Summer Preview… (as I re-read this issue, I laughed numerous times... was this really five years ago??)
Coming Up:
TONIGHT, SOFTBALL AND PROJECT 86…
Tonight at Herdmont Park, Common Ground is playing a wacky game of softball for anyone with any talents whatsoever. Meet at 5:30 at The Deuce to carpool, or come out to the park, off of 119, around 6:15-6:30 to play. More info? Email Sybil@datacrest.com
Also, Project 86, Living Sacrifice and Stavesacre will be in concert at Five Points Music Hall tonight. For more details of times and such, contact Michael at nubjubjr@aol.com
THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY…
Just a reminder, this Thursday at 6:30, our weekly entrance into the presence of God via Sybil’s house. For more details, see the above email.
PEARL HARBOR ON FRIDAY…
The Deuce will be going as a group to see Pearl Harbor this Friday, May 25th, probably to the late show. Don’t be foolish and show up at 9 to get a 9:30 ticket… it will be sold out, I promise. Bring your $7.50 to me during TNBS or this week sometime and I will go during lunch on Friday and get a ticket. Bring the amount needed or be ready to sacrifice 50 cents because I probably wont have change. First come, first serve, and absolutely no “get me a ticket and I will give you money on Friday night”. If you are planning on getting your ticket on Friday on your own, email me that day to find out the time that everyone will be going to…
MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST, FRIDAY, JUNE 8th...
For 2 bucks each from midnight to 1am, come to The Deuce and enjoy the tastes of The Crosby Show and Dave’s Pancakes and Waffles, this time with a much more extensive menu than last. We pulled in 35 people last time… lets shoot for 40! Doors open at 10:30, Coke, water, milk and OJ provided, coffee bar opened at 1am.
WALKABOUT: ON HOLY GROUND DINNER THEATER, JUNE 29th AND 30th
Besides Common Ground, The Deuce and Ashley Judd, my other obsession lies with the middle school drama team I direct. This is the 2nd annual dinner theater that we are putting on, and I hope to see all of you there. Tickets will be about $5 apiece, for dinner. If you only wish to see the show, that will be free! Times TBA.
DEUCEFESTDEUCE… SATURDAY JULY 7th…
Simply the biggest party you will find at Rollingwood on July 7th, I promise you! Our plan is a shrimp and crawfish boil, cooked by the hands of Vic and Ken Nipp. In the Deuce Café we’ll be serving up the coffee and ice cream. Cost is $5.00 per person, cheaper than an afternoon movie, for all you can eat, all you can handle.
In concert… The Mix of DJ Phrenzy… Ashley O’Neal… Justin Glenn… Stephanie Knipp… Dave the Drama Guy.. Drew Morris and Friends… and our newest game, The Deuce Weakest Link, one prize, one winner… now can you dig that? (So, I don't think we played Weakest Link... I can't remember what we did--perhaps Deucenaire again?)
LE PERC at COMMON GROUND, SATURDAY, JULY 14th…
Common Ground takes on a French Café appeal as we hold a great coffeehouse night. Come for music, poetry, song, dance and great food and coffee. Times TBA.
SO LONG STEPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4th
Stephanie Knipp is our Deuce First Lady, and we love her so. Sadly, she is leaving us in the fall to go away to school, but we are excited about the new direction God is taking her in. So, make plans to join us at The Deuce as we say goodbye (for now) to our beloved First Lady, the original Deuce Diva. You’ll hear more about this in weeks to come, and in the July 30th DW, the Steph Knipp Edition (this event is soon to be called StephStock, and the DW Stephanie Tribute Issue comes the first week of August)
THE DFC II BEGINS, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1st
The DFC? The Deuce Football Championships… before you laugh, just know that the DFC is open to anyone and is a rigorous 15 week season of football pickings and choosings, predictions, surprises and excitement. Anyone outside of the DFC can tell you how obnoxious it was… and anyone inside the DFC can tell you how awesome it was. Shawn Sharp was a wire-to-wire number 1 last season… and he thinks he’ll do it again. Oh, and DeRamus has already issued a challenge to all. (by the way, I'm taking some time to do major work on The DFC blogsite--I really want to put up everything, so watch for that)
Stuff to take note of Coming Soon:
*June 10th, Sunday… Life Connection at Valleydale begins our study on Song of Solomon… great for singles, all about the Lord of life, love and other mysteries. (PoG reference intended)
*June 15th, Friday, Ecclesia Church downtown is hosting Travail in concert.
*June 16th, Saturday… Watermark in concert, Kindred Bookstore
*June 20th-23rd… AtlantaFest in Atlanta, Georgia. Contact Michael for more info.
*July 20th-21st… Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Becca St James in concert.
*August 4th… Furnace Fest at Sloss Furnace
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
In the Fall and Beyond
*September… Survivor III kicks off from Kenya, Africa
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December… Jill takes her diploma from Auburn U!
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party II
*Summer 2002… Matt and Ginger get hitched.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… Run DMC. I didn’t go, but I heard enough good things about it to warrant a ranking.
4… Amy Wible’s graduation cake. It looked okay, but it was so freakin’ good to eat.
3… Shrek. Good movie. I personally think Eddie Murphy steals the show.
2… Steph Knipp’s simply groovy new haircut.
1… Silvertron Café. This little café in Clairmont, being led to it by Jimmy, was awesome. They had cheese logs… not cheese sticks, but cheese logs. (I took a date to this place once. It was nice. The owner was recently shot and killed. Very sad)
The Spotlight Haiku
On deck for their own Spotlight Haiku this summer are Osborne, Sarah Hasha, Jodi Nelson, Earl Salser and many more… However, since we are approaching June, the one year anniversary of The Deuce is upon us… so, its fitting that June is declared Deuce History Month! In the next few weeks, we are going to spotlight Tom, Michael, Malcolm, Fisher and The Deuce in a special series of haiku.
This week… The Haiku goes to Shawn, written for us by our friend Leslie Cordell.
Shawn, such a hottie
All women wish to be his,
Yet all get the shaft.
If I Could Be Serious For A Minute…
Hey, if you think about it this week, say a prayer for Ginger in Chile, Matt who’s going to Belize, Ross in California, Rachelle in Russia and Nathan in New Zealand. Pray for safe travel, pray for God’s hand… and though all of these trips aren’t necessarily mission trips, anytime we are around non-Christians, it’s a mission trip. (nothing's changed, really... at least for Matt & Ginger)
This Week’s Top Ten List
Dave’s Top Ten Summer Predictions
10… Dave forgets what he’s doing in June and puts out a top ten list that has no reference whatsoever to the hit motion picture “Black Dog”.
9… Frustrated with trying to get into Samford, Michael Nipp turns to Montevallo… where he doesn’t become a student, he becomes a night professor, teaching the new class “The Films of Will Patton.”
8… The full moon in August causes a strange happening, as in one single evening, Vic passes up free ribs, Sean Hall decides he’s too tired to pray and Drew Morris plays Jewel… for four hours.
7… Common Ground is shocked, though editors at DW weren’t surprised, when Jennifer Pritchett is arrested in August for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Bombing. Apparently her quiet spirit front could only hold off the FBI for so long, as they soon discover her two alias names: Eric Rudolph and Joey Buttafuaco.
6… In June, David Mark Osborne is kicked out of Factor 7 for sharing his plans for the band to do a Yanni tribute album. Osborne joins with Tom Johnson and they form the duo “Ex Facto 7”.
5… Extracting revenge, Malcolm sneaks out in the middle of a hot June night and eats a sleeping Wookiee, leaving only a four pound hairball. Tom is upset only until he realizes there is a whole week he doesn’t have to feed Malcolm.
4.. Fed up with the way things are run in Samford’s SGA, Ty Coffey organizes a coup of the government in August, putting himself in power, with a new system of government… Ty-talitarianism. (Man, I thought this was one of the funniest things I'd ever written... no one else laughed)
3… After hearing her sing at DeuceFestDeuce, a talent scout tells Jennifer Knapp about Steph’s voice. So impressed is Jennifer that, in an effort to be more like Steph, she cuts her long hair and then drops the “K” from her name to become Jennifer Napp.
2… Playing Tetris one fateful day in July, Tommy achieves 16,428 lines in a sprint game. A mere ten seconds later, Tommy’s head blows up from overload. Michael is happy there is scotchguard on the couch to prevent stains.
1… In June, Sarah wins a million dollars in a McDonald’s contest, and we all spend a week in Tahiti.
Be a Part…
After resisting, I’ve been urged to put all call out for another haiku. We’ve done Tom, Michael, Shawn, Fisher and Malcolm… now, I guess it’s my turn. Send me your best Dave Dollar haiku and we’ll make sure it gets printed in June! Remember, a haiku is three lines, with five syllables in the first and third line, and seven in the middle line.
The First Ever DW Poll…
Response has been really good, I’m happy to say. One more week to left.. we are asking for ALL TIME FAVORITE CHRISTIAN CDs… YOUR TOP FIVE, or YOUR TOP TEN. The countdown begins in 2 weeks!
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5/22-5/28
THE SUMMER PREVIEW ISSUE
In this issue, which is longer than most, so be warned, the editors of DW have decided to give you a preview of all the major events coming up between now and September. Also, we begin our series of Spotlight Haiku on the Deuce members, plus Dave’s Top Ten Summer Predictions. Without ado, I give you the first annual Deuce Weekly Summer Preview… (as I re-read this issue, I laughed numerous times... was this really five years ago??)
Coming Up:
TONIGHT, SOFTBALL AND PROJECT 86…
Tonight at Herdmont Park, Common Ground is playing a wacky game of softball for anyone with any talents whatsoever. Meet at 5:30 at The Deuce to carpool, or come out to the park, off of 119, around 6:15-6:30 to play. More info? Email Sybil@datacrest.com
Also, Project 86, Living Sacrifice and Stavesacre will be in concert at Five Points Music Hall tonight. For more details of times and such, contact Michael at nubjubjr@aol.com
THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY…
Just a reminder, this Thursday at 6:30, our weekly entrance into the presence of God via Sybil’s house. For more details, see the above email.
PEARL HARBOR ON FRIDAY…
The Deuce will be going as a group to see Pearl Harbor this Friday, May 25th, probably to the late show. Don’t be foolish and show up at 9 to get a 9:30 ticket… it will be sold out, I promise. Bring your $7.50 to me during TNBS or this week sometime and I will go during lunch on Friday and get a ticket. Bring the amount needed or be ready to sacrifice 50 cents because I probably wont have change. First come, first serve, and absolutely no “get me a ticket and I will give you money on Friday night”. If you are planning on getting your ticket on Friday on your own, email me that day to find out the time that everyone will be going to…
MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST, FRIDAY, JUNE 8th...
For 2 bucks each from midnight to 1am, come to The Deuce and enjoy the tastes of The Crosby Show and Dave’s Pancakes and Waffles, this time with a much more extensive menu than last. We pulled in 35 people last time… lets shoot for 40! Doors open at 10:30, Coke, water, milk and OJ provided, coffee bar opened at 1am.
WALKABOUT: ON HOLY GROUND DINNER THEATER, JUNE 29th AND 30th
Besides Common Ground, The Deuce and Ashley Judd, my other obsession lies with the middle school drama team I direct. This is the 2nd annual dinner theater that we are putting on, and I hope to see all of you there. Tickets will be about $5 apiece, for dinner. If you only wish to see the show, that will be free! Times TBA.
DEUCEFESTDEUCE… SATURDAY JULY 7th…
Simply the biggest party you will find at Rollingwood on July 7th, I promise you! Our plan is a shrimp and crawfish boil, cooked by the hands of Vic and Ken Nipp. In the Deuce Café we’ll be serving up the coffee and ice cream. Cost is $5.00 per person, cheaper than an afternoon movie, for all you can eat, all you can handle.
In concert… The Mix of DJ Phrenzy… Ashley O’Neal… Justin Glenn… Stephanie Knipp… Dave the Drama Guy.. Drew Morris and Friends… and our newest game, The Deuce Weakest Link, one prize, one winner… now can you dig that? (So, I don't think we played Weakest Link... I can't remember what we did--perhaps Deucenaire again?)
LE PERC at COMMON GROUND, SATURDAY, JULY 14th…
Common Ground takes on a French Café appeal as we hold a great coffeehouse night. Come for music, poetry, song, dance and great food and coffee. Times TBA.
SO LONG STEPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4th
Stephanie Knipp is our Deuce First Lady, and we love her so. Sadly, she is leaving us in the fall to go away to school, but we are excited about the new direction God is taking her in. So, make plans to join us at The Deuce as we say goodbye (for now) to our beloved First Lady, the original Deuce Diva. You’ll hear more about this in weeks to come, and in the July 30th DW, the Steph Knipp Edition (this event is soon to be called StephStock, and the DW Stephanie Tribute Issue comes the first week of August)
THE DFC II BEGINS, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1st
The DFC? The Deuce Football Championships… before you laugh, just know that the DFC is open to anyone and is a rigorous 15 week season of football pickings and choosings, predictions, surprises and excitement. Anyone outside of the DFC can tell you how obnoxious it was… and anyone inside the DFC can tell you how awesome it was. Shawn Sharp was a wire-to-wire number 1 last season… and he thinks he’ll do it again. Oh, and DeRamus has already issued a challenge to all. (by the way, I'm taking some time to do major work on The DFC blogsite--I really want to put up everything, so watch for that)
Stuff to take note of Coming Soon:
*June 10th, Sunday… Life Connection at Valleydale begins our study on Song of Solomon… great for singles, all about the Lord of life, love and other mysteries. (PoG reference intended)
*June 15th, Friday, Ecclesia Church downtown is hosting Travail in concert.
*June 16th, Saturday… Watermark in concert, Kindred Bookstore
*June 20th-23rd… AtlantaFest in Atlanta, Georgia. Contact Michael for more info.
*July 20th-21st… Youth Evangelism Conference with Salvador, LaRue and Becca St James in concert.
*August 4th… Furnace Fest at Sloss Furnace
*August 7th… N’Sync in concert
In the Fall and Beyond
*September… Survivor III kicks off from Kenya, Africa
*October 20th… DeuceNight, our first semi-formal
*December… Jill takes her diploma from Auburn U!
*December 22nd… It’s a Wonderful Deuce Christmas
*February 2002… Deuce Date Party II
*Summer 2002… Matt and Ginger get hitched.
The DRL (deuce request live) Top Five of Everything
5… Run DMC. I didn’t go, but I heard enough good things about it to warrant a ranking.
4… Amy Wible’s graduation cake. It looked okay, but it was so freakin’ good to eat.
3… Shrek. Good movie. I personally think Eddie Murphy steals the show.
2… Steph Knipp’s simply groovy new haircut.
1… Silvertron Café. This little café in Clairmont, being led to it by Jimmy, was awesome. They had cheese logs… not cheese sticks, but cheese logs. (I took a date to this place once. It was nice. The owner was recently shot and killed. Very sad)
The Spotlight Haiku
On deck for their own Spotlight Haiku this summer are Osborne, Sarah Hasha, Jodi Nelson, Earl Salser and many more… However, since we are approaching June, the one year anniversary of The Deuce is upon us… so, its fitting that June is declared Deuce History Month! In the next few weeks, we are going to spotlight Tom, Michael, Malcolm, Fisher and The Deuce in a special series of haiku.
This week… The Haiku goes to Shawn, written for us by our friend Leslie Cordell.
Shawn, such a hottie
All women wish to be his,
Yet all get the shaft.
If I Could Be Serious For A Minute…
Hey, if you think about it this week, say a prayer for Ginger in Chile, Matt who’s going to Belize, Ross in California, Rachelle in Russia and Nathan in New Zealand. Pray for safe travel, pray for God’s hand… and though all of these trips aren’t necessarily mission trips, anytime we are around non-Christians, it’s a mission trip. (nothing's changed, really... at least for Matt & Ginger)
This Week’s Top Ten List
Dave’s Top Ten Summer Predictions
10… Dave forgets what he’s doing in June and puts out a top ten list that has no reference whatsoever to the hit motion picture “Black Dog”.
9… Frustrated with trying to get into Samford, Michael Nipp turns to Montevallo… where he doesn’t become a student, he becomes a night professor, teaching the new class “The Films of Will Patton.”
8… The full moon in August causes a strange happening, as in one single evening, Vic passes up free ribs, Sean Hall decides he’s too tired to pray and Drew Morris plays Jewel… for four hours.
7… Common Ground is shocked, though editors at DW weren’t surprised, when Jennifer Pritchett is arrested in August for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Bombing. Apparently her quiet spirit front could only hold off the FBI for so long, as they soon discover her two alias names: Eric Rudolph and Joey Buttafuaco.
6… In June, David Mark Osborne is kicked out of Factor 7 for sharing his plans for the band to do a Yanni tribute album. Osborne joins with Tom Johnson and they form the duo “Ex Facto 7”.
5… Extracting revenge, Malcolm sneaks out in the middle of a hot June night and eats a sleeping Wookiee, leaving only a four pound hairball. Tom is upset only until he realizes there is a whole week he doesn’t have to feed Malcolm.
4.. Fed up with the way things are run in Samford’s SGA, Ty Coffey organizes a coup of the government in August, putting himself in power, with a new system of government… Ty-talitarianism. (Man, I thought this was one of the funniest things I'd ever written... no one else laughed)
3… After hearing her sing at DeuceFestDeuce, a talent scout tells Jennifer Knapp about Steph’s voice. So impressed is Jennifer that, in an effort to be more like Steph, she cuts her long hair and then drops the “K” from her name to become Jennifer Napp.
2… Playing Tetris one fateful day in July, Tommy achieves 16,428 lines in a sprint game. A mere ten seconds later, Tommy’s head blows up from overload. Michael is happy there is scotchguard on the couch to prevent stains.
1… In June, Sarah wins a million dollars in a McDonald’s contest, and we all spend a week in Tahiti.
Be a Part…
After resisting, I’ve been urged to put all call out for another haiku. We’ve done Tom, Michael, Shawn, Fisher and Malcolm… now, I guess it’s my turn. Send me your best Dave Dollar haiku and we’ll make sure it gets printed in June! Remember, a haiku is three lines, with five syllables in the first and third line, and seven in the middle line.
The First Ever DW Poll…
Response has been really good, I’m happy to say. One more week to left.. we are asking for ALL TIME FAVORITE CHRISTIAN CDs… YOUR TOP FIVE, or YOUR TOP TEN. The countdown begins in 2 weeks!
Removal…
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