Get to go out on a hot date tonight to CPK (California Pizza Kitchen for all you non-Californians) and to hear a Brian Regan comedy show. How cool is this going to be? Night out, baby!

JG

Angela’s family just arrived today from Wisconsin – welcome to sunny … er …. rainy, nasty California!

JG

This week’s edition of people on the blog doesn’t really focus on people, but the content that people have enjoyed in the past few months. Aside from the main page where you can read all of the stories on a single page (which gets more than 89% of total traffic), here’s the top individual pages in 2007 so far:

10. Why do they read?
9. Sorry turned into joy
8. Tell why you’re calling when you leave a voicemail
7. I’ve been cast as an old man
6. How Great is 24?
5. The Next T.O.
4. Back from the World Series of Pop Culture
3. Boise State amazing
2. Flying and children
1. My cowboy shirt

JG

Impressed … very impressed! Panera Bread called me today – I sent them the link to my blog about my bummer of a sandwich the other day. Talked to a very nice lady, they are a) working to correct the problem and b) want to send me a free lunch pass.

Encouraging. This is great to see a company respond personally and so quickly. Bravo Panera Bread!

note: edited at the request of Panera Bread

JG

This might make your head spin. Spider-Man the musical? Yup, coming soon to Broadway. Spidey super fans will be very excited … I’m weirded out a bit myself … but here’s a clip from The Hollywood Reporter:

Producing are Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Martin McCallum, Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment. In addition to co-producing the show, Hello Entertainment is arranging all financing for the project.

While the Spider-Man musical marks the first time a Marvel character has been the subject of a Broadway show, it’s not the first time a superhero has hit the stage. Superman was in the spotlight of “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman,” which opened at the Alvin Theatre in 1966. Despite fairly positive reviews, it closed a few months later.

JG

Just finished writing the first draft of the opening video to The Promise conference. Take a look, I’ll revise over the weekend and we shoot it Wednesday. Comments welcomed!

THE PROMISE OPENING VIDEO

Loose Girl
Shot cleavage then quick fade through black to
Shot belly button then quick fade through black to
Shot skirt then quick fade through black to
Shot hands then quick fade through black to
Shot eye makeup then quick fade through black to
Shot head then quick fade through black to
Shot feet then quick fade through black to (beat)
Slower complete pan from feet to face

Normal Girl
Shot cleavage then quick fade through black to
Shot belly button then quick fade through black to
Shot skirt then quick fade through black to
Shot hands then quick fade through black to
Shot eye makeup then quick fade through black to
Shot head then quick fade through black to
Shot feet then quick fade through black to (beat)
Slower complete pan from feet to face

BLACK (beat)

Shot cleavage bad girl pan to (handwriting says, “Make sure enough is showing to attract attention!”)
Shot cleavage good girl pan to (handwriting says, “Sending the signal of purity”)
Fade through black to
Shot belly button bad girl pan to (handwriting says, “Skin is in!”)
Shot belly button good girl pan to (Just leaving a little mystery…)
Fade through black to
Shot skirt pan bad girl to (If you’ve got it, flaunt it)
Shot skirt pan bad girl to (I just want to make sure I don’t have to be concerned when I sit down)
Fade through black to
Shot hands bad girl pan to (24/7 everything is all about me)
Shot hands good girl pan to (what can I do to help someone else)
Fade through black to
Shot eye makeup pan to (dazzle them, baby)
Shot eye makeup pan to (focus on what’s most important)
Fade through black to
Shot head bad girl pan to (boys, love, boys … school … boys, love school)
Shot head good girl pan to (forgiveness, love, patience, purity)
Fade through black to
Shot feet bad girl pan to (take me to the top)
Shot feet good girld pan to (where can I go to help?)
Fade through black to
SPLIT SCREEN, pan from feet to face.

BLACK (beat)

TITLE CARD
Which of these is the most becoming?
(morphs into)
Which of these are you becoming?

FADE TO BLACK

JG

Nadim just sent a note around that the new resource Skits That Teach is up on the homepage of Simply Youth Ministry today!

If you’re looking for fun and creative ways to involve your students in learning, you can stop looking. Skits That Teach provides you and your students everything you need to act out funny and compelling skits with total confidence.

Search by topic or by group size to find the perfect comedic or dramatic sketch to help illustrate a point or just start a dialogue. The Skit Guys, Eddie James and Tommy Woodard, have tested these skits on teenagers around the country, and they’ve brought together some of the best for this great resource. Plus they give you everything you need for each skit–overview, characters, location, Scripture reference, props, direction pointers, and a complete script.

JG