2 Years...5 Days

Due to my inconsistency in posting, several things have fallen off of the blog world radar...I'll briefly hilight a few of them.

7.22.2007: North Davis Church, the church I serve, hosted Dr. Fred Craddock to a group of just under 1000 Christians from North Davis and from all over the country, converging in Ft. Worth for the General Assembly of the Disciples of Christ...It was awesome!

9.9.2007: North Davis Church of Christ celebrates is 100th Anniversary with a crown of over 900 members and former members and guests. An exicting, landmark day...and tiring too.

10.3-10.7: ZOE Conference Nashville, renewed, reminded, exhausted...Taught a class on arranging music for worship to a full house in all three sessions. (PS...WE ARE HOSTING A FULL BLOWN ZOE CONFERENCE (Worship & Leadership, EVERYTHING) IN ARLINGTON June 19-22, 2008...MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!!)

10.14.2007: DJ & Meghan celebrate the 2 year anniversary of their meeting...hard to believe, I know! God is faithful, despite our frailties, inconsistancies and moments of stupidity!

Throw a job, graduate school and the rest of life's junk and we are incredibly busy! And we are both sick...just trying to keep our head's above water.

TPIR Days 3 & 4
Day 3...Drew, don't ever try to do Bob Barker's Range Game bit about not being able to stop the range finder for 37 hours EVER AGAIN...make up your own bit! (Overall grade, B+...he's getting better, still needs more time.)

Day 4...The first contestant's row 4-way overbid, and the buzzer sounds. Drew explains it by saying, in response to the buzzer, "What's that? A Nazi submarine...no, just kidding, thats the sound meaning you all have overbid..." Nazi jokes are not the way to keep your senior-citizen, Barker-loyal fans. (Overall Grade, B-)

For both these days, he has continued, as he has promised to do out of respect to Bob Barker, to keep the spay/neuter plug at the end of the final showcase. Drew, it might be a good idea to rehearse what you are going to say before it is time to say it!

We will see what happens...

TPIR, Day 2 of the Carey Era

I don't have a great deal of time...so I'll make my reflections brief.

Day 2 was a better effort from Drew, et al. Again, the only thing that will allow the show to run even remotely close to what it used to with you know who (sounds like Rob Parker), is time, familiarity and relationships! There seems to be a good sensitivity between Drew and Rich Fields (the ever-so-able, yet sometimes obtrusive announcer). He seems to be learning the games well, but he needs to not be afraid to explain them well and slowly.

Tuesday's Show Rating...B+

A New Era Begins...Day One

Well, I couldn't possibly let a historical day go by today without a little post.
Today, October 15, 2007, marks the beginning of a new era for The Price is Right...the greatest game show of all time, or at least it was at the end of Season 35. Today was Drew Carey's first aired show...he taped several weeks worth of episodes before going to the tv tapes...so, while I realize he is still struggling to find his own identity, and there is some nervousness, I expected today's show (which I just finished watching on tape) to be a little better. From not saying the name of the first game to constantly fidgeting with his coat pockets, to saying over and over "Rich Fields" to not saying the proper name of the game, "It's in the Bag," there is plenty to say that he has lots left to work on. But a glimpse of greatness shined through in a comedic moment when they played the game "Barker's Bargain Bar," when Drew made a very clever quip saying the game was named after TPIR's founder...Ezekiel Barker...brilliant! I think he has a lot to add to the show...I really want him to succeed! We'll see!

Another note...the new "Stereo" theme sounds good (not during the "Come on Down" intros) and the new sets looks great!

Not impressed with the prize selections in the showcase, however, the show was perfect...6 winners and 2 $1 spinners in the showcase showdown...

Overall grade for day one...B-

More to come in the coming days!