Well,
I am still upset...not deserving of a rant just yet, afterall, the Ranger's don't deserve it! But, I am not near as sad today as I was before Friday afternoon.
Some of you know that for a while I have been emailing back and forth with certain production big whigs at CBS for the last few months. Among them are Roger Dobkowitz, the show's producer, and Rich Fields, the show's announcer. Well, in a recent dialog with Mr. Dobkowitz, topics came up how I probably wouldn't get out to LA before Barker retires with his last daytime show airing on Friday, June 15th, how sad that makes me. Well, that was on Wednesday the 16th of May. On Friday, May 25th, after a leisurely day-off morning at the Colonial Golf Tournament, I come in to a package in my office mail box from "The Price Is Right--Production: 7800 Beverly Blvd, LA, 90036." I open it and much to my surprise and emotional overwhelming, there is a personalized autograph from Bob Barker. "TO DJ: THANKS FOR BEING A LOYAL FRIEND AND TRUE...BOB BARKER!!"
AWESOME!!!!!!!
5.24.2007
Missional Efforts
Our church (you know who's church it really is), the church where I serve, is undergoing a transformation...It may take more time than some of us would like, and that may be frustrating, but I believe that our church culture is changing. These days, you rarely see a tie on Sunday morning and we are finally re-interest-ing ourselves and re-investing in the community around us (that which is within 2-4 miles round our physical location). The more we seek God's will and the more we release ourselves, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to participate fully in the mission of God, the more our church will be in tune with what God has in store for us...There are days that I really need to remember these things so that I don't get frustrated and tempted. I love where I am...completely!
I am mindful of these words by Keith Getty and Stewart Townend, the same gents who wrote "In Christ Alone," and "The Power of the Cross," in their fairly new hymn "Speak, O Lord."
Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music (CCLI #480296)
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
To receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us All Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us, Lord, full obedience,Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow'r that can never fail—Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds; Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built And the earth is filled with Your glory.
May these words bless you as they have me.
I am mindful of these words by Keith Getty and Stewart Townend, the same gents who wrote "In Christ Alone," and "The Power of the Cross," in their fairly new hymn "Speak, O Lord."
Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music (CCLI #480296)
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
To receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us All Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us, Lord, full obedience,Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow'r that can never fail—Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds; Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built And the earth is filled with Your glory.
May these words bless you as they have me.
5.18.2007
This Week Sucks
This week sucks...for multiple reasons. I will begin with the lesser reasons for sucking and proceed to that which is greater suckage.
Firstly...
Allow me to quote Dallas Sports Radio personality Randy Galloway. "Well, here we are, wasting away in loserville." Let's reflect a bit. Cowboys: dropped hold in a sure win playoff game...Thank's Tony!...Stars: another first round exit...Thanks Coach Tippett, Marty Turko, and of course, everyone's favorite owner, Tom Hicks...Mavs: where do I begin...First round exit (by the dad gum GS Warriors of all people...) Dirk's tear-laced MVP acceptance speech, followed by an awkward man-hug of a crying Mark Cuban...OUCH: and finally my beloved Rangers: swept by the TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS who can't beat anyone, and thus, the Rangers are now 15-26, yes, that's right, 11 games under .500. I am not sure Ron Washington, new manager who is also on the DL with all of the other Ranger players, will ever see a .500 record as manager...We should just fire him now, let Art Howe take over and clean house.
Secondly, to top it all off, this week begins the downward two-week descent of Bob Barker's 50 Years on Television, 35 of which were spent on HANDS DOWN, the Greatest Game Show, EVER, The Price is Right! This week, two prime time specials, as well as a host of classic non-TPIR re-runs on GSN have made it a bit easier for me to swallow. Over the last year, I have created email relationships with the show's producer, Roger Dobkowitz, a classy guy, and the announcer for the last 3 years, Rich Fields, also a great guy. Never have got to meet the legend himself, perhaps someday, but my dream of seeing him in person is coming crashing to an end like a Russian Spaceship. I can still always dream. And, plus, there are all of those hours upon hours of Barker-laden VHS tapes that I have collected over the years...legally of course. And, unofficially according to a source close to The Price is Right (that I cannot mention here for fear of criminal retribution) tells my sources that perhaps around Christmas time of this year there may be the first installment of TPIR on DVD...we can only pray!
Firstly...
Allow me to quote Dallas Sports Radio personality Randy Galloway. "Well, here we are, wasting away in loserville." Let's reflect a bit. Cowboys: dropped hold in a sure win playoff game...Thank's Tony!...Stars: another first round exit...Thanks Coach Tippett, Marty Turko, and of course, everyone's favorite owner, Tom Hicks...Mavs: where do I begin...First round exit (by the dad gum GS Warriors of all people...) Dirk's tear-laced MVP acceptance speech, followed by an awkward man-hug of a crying Mark Cuban...OUCH: and finally my beloved Rangers: swept by the TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS who can't beat anyone, and thus, the Rangers are now 15-26, yes, that's right, 11 games under .500. I am not sure Ron Washington, new manager who is also on the DL with all of the other Ranger players, will ever see a .500 record as manager...We should just fire him now, let Art Howe take over and clean house.
Secondly, to top it all off, this week begins the downward two-week descent of Bob Barker's 50 Years on Television, 35 of which were spent on HANDS DOWN, the Greatest Game Show, EVER, The Price is Right! This week, two prime time specials, as well as a host of classic non-TPIR re-runs on GSN have made it a bit easier for me to swallow. Over the last year, I have created email relationships with the show's producer, Roger Dobkowitz, a classy guy, and the announcer for the last 3 years, Rich Fields, also a great guy. Never have got to meet the legend himself, perhaps someday, but my dream of seeing him in person is coming crashing to an end like a Russian Spaceship. I can still always dream. And, plus, there are all of those hours upon hours of Barker-laden VHS tapes that I have collected over the years...legally of course. And, unofficially according to a source close to The Price is Right (that I cannot mention here for fear of criminal retribution) tells my sources that perhaps around Christmas time of this year there may be the first installment of TPIR on DVD...we can only pray!
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