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In 1983, John Schnatter had a gold and black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. It was one of his most beloved possessions. And then he had to sell it to help pay the bills for his father’s tavern. The Camaro was bought for $2,800 and there was some money left over after his dad’s business got out of hock.

Schnatter used the leftover dough to start up Papa John’s Pizza. Everyone knows how huge a success that turned out to be, how John Schnatter has become a multi-millionaire from that initial investment.

And yet, John Schnatter still needed something to be happy. He wanted to be reunited with his favorite muscle car. So Schnatter went on a nationwide quest to hunt it down.

Last week, with some help from car enthusiast website Jalopnik.com, Schnatter’s dream came true. The Camaro was in the ownership of Jeff Robinson of Flatwoods, Kentucky ...

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As of tonight, this man has no more excuse for not updating his blog.

Back in May I wrote about my quarter-century long friendship with Chad Austin. Two friends see a lot of things in that time. Lots of good times, and bad. You can’t avoid the heartbreak… but then there are the moments when you get to rejoice, too. Those rich, beautiful slivers of time that make you glad to be alive and remind you that there is a God who rewards virtue and patience.

Chad Austin is one of the most virtuous people that I have ever known. He has also been one of the most patient. He’s always known what it means for him to be happy, and I always knew that he would never settle for second best.

Tonight, he’s been rewarded in spades.

As not only his friend but also a brother, it is ...

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Are we really halfway through our performance schedule already? Sure doesn’t seem like it.

This afternoon was the third performance of Children of Eden, produced by the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County. It was the biggest audience yet! And the show went great again. Today’s performance was especially important for me personally because I was finally able to do something that I’ve been working on all this past week: have some serious tears flowing when I played Seth at the end of Act I. It worked… but man, that was tough! Will try to do it again for the next three times we do this.

My parents got to come and see the show too. One neat moment happened when I got to introduce my real Mom to Rose Cutuli Wray, my “Mom” (she plays Eve) in Children of Eden. Also got to see a lot ...

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Just got back from our second performance of the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County‘s production of Children of Eden. Somewhat larger crowd tonight than our opener last night. Hopefully word of mouth will bring in bigger audiences tomorrow and next week.

Well, I honestly can’t remember what much of the audience reaction was during the show itself last night ‘cuz we were all so busy making sure we were in place for our cues and such, but tonight I was able to let myself see how the crowd was taking it. The reaction was incredible! There was lots of laughter and applause, but what really caught my attention was what happened as we were about to head down the aisles toward the stage for “Ain’t It Good”: people in the audience were bopping their heads and clapping and snapping their fingers right to the beat! And then ...

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Tonight, the shared sentiment among the cast and crew of Theatre Guild of Rockingham County’s production of Children of Eden is TRIUMPHANT!

The show went beautifully! It was the first time that it had ever been performed in Rockingham County. And judging by the applause and the kind words that members of the audience gave us after the show, this was a huge hit! Lots of people said that they loved the uplifting and powerful message of the story and that the music was “wonderful!” Cast members also received a lot of praise for their acting.

We just got back from a very crazy opening night cast party at a Mexican restaurant in Reidsville (which included the strangest rendition of “In Pursuit of Excellence” that I’ve seen since this production began… and that’s saying something). Everyone involved is ecstatic about what happened tonight. Some have said that this might be ...

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Father (Neil Shepherd) teaches Adam (Stephen Hale) and Eve (Rose Cutuli Wray) how to care for their new charges during “Naming the Animals” as the Storytellers watch in a scene from Theatre Guild of Rockingham County’s production of
Children of Eden

Here it is at last: Opening Night for Children of Eden, produced by the Theatre Guild of Rockingham County. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Rockingham Community College Auditorium. The show runs each Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 and then Sunday afternoon at 2:30 between today and June 29th.

If you are coming, and you have never seen Children of Eden before, then prepare yourself for a treat.

Children of Eden, with music by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell and the music for the motion picture Prince of Egypt) based on a book by John Caird (the musical Les ...

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A few weeks ago I wound up helping with the video for a friend’s baby dedication ceremony. Well actually she’s more of my sister’s friend (and my sister’s in this video too) and they called here wanting some advice about audio editing, and I offered to do it for them and e-mail it for their project. Or something. Anyhoo, they had the ceremony for baby Paige a few days ago and because she’s the cutest lil’ thing, and because her parents are really great people and also ‘cuz Lord only knows when I’ll ever get to use pink as a border color for a YouTube video again, here is their presentation!

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First there’s Roger Weber, who I’ve known for literally all my life. He ties the knot today here in Reidsville, North Carolina.

And then there’s the lovely and effervescent Abby Prince of WebProNews, who I came to know this past year. According to our sources she’s getting hitched somewhere in Kentucky.

Congratulations to Roger and to Abby and their respective spouses-to-be! May God bless you today, and it is our prayer that you and your loved ones have a long and happy life together 🙂...

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Anytime someone I know gets engaged, it gets celebrated on this blog. Three years ago it was my longtime friend and collaborator “Weird” Ed Woody (and if you want to read up about the alligators and everything else that happened at their wedding mash here). Then a few short months ago it was Jenna Olwin’s turn. Now late tonight comes word that a dear friend and fellow freedom-fighter in the cause against school uniforms is the latest to get popped with The Question(tm)…

Congratulations to Brittany Gibson (note: this file photograph of Brittany is not meant to be representative of the moment immediately following becoming a pre-nup) who a few days ago was proposed to by Curtis Wilson and she immediately affirmed the lad’s request!

Brittany, yer a fine young lady, and I pray that God will bestow all His blessings upon you and Curtis as you begin ...

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And now for the best news that this blog has reported in quite a long time…

Congratulations
Word has reached me at this late hour that our dear friend and fellow blogger Jenna Olwin was asked by her boyfriend Lou if she would be his beautiful blushing bride.

And… Jenna said “yes”!

No word yet on when exactly the wedding will take place but Jenna says it will likely be before this coming fall.

Congratulations on your engagement, Jenna and Lou! May God bless you and keep you in His care in these no doubt very crazy months leading to your wedding, and all the days that will follow 🙂

UPDATE 12:33 a.m. EST 03/10/2008: Jenna has posted on her blog an account of how Lou popped the question on her, told in her own unique and special way.

Congrats again you guys. Lisa and I are so happy for ...

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