The Wedding Singer

Over the last couple of summer's, I've found myself performing / speaking at the occasional wedding. Andrea and I had two comedians, and good friends, perform at our wedding. And more and more I'm seeing the trend take off!

Last night, brother-in-law Kyle and I sang a new song entitled "Keep Quiet" for Kyle's new brother-in-law Rob Whitam at his wedding to Kyle's sister Jill. It was a beautiful wedding (short and beautiful), and a great reception. People seemed to take to the song really well, and I think Kyle and I should think about going professional in the wedding singing career. While the lyrics to our song were original, I will admit that the chording came from Johnny Cash's Drive On. (Which, in its original form, is probably not a wedding-appropriate song.)

I've never made it a secret that weddings aren't always my favorite place to be. And during the afternoon yesterday, the thought kept running through my head, "Because these two people fell in love two years ago, I'm sitting in a long sleeved shirt in the middle of July!" But it was worth it! Congratulations Jill and Rob.

Till next time,
Jason

Mr. Wonderful Meets Mr. Wonderful?

Attended the "Night of Legends" at the Newton High School last night in honor of the new inductees to the wrestling hall of fame (also in Newton, IA). Got to meet some of the greats and see old favorite Rick Steiner wrestle! When good friend Jenny Hedrick called and told me her fiancee Tracy had a ticket for me, I had no idea how cool it'd be.

This is me with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. A real big thrill for me. If you look close, you can see him giving me a stiff pat on the back. He was a really nice guy and acted like it was just as big a thrill for him to be in the picture as it was for me.

This is me with Larry "The Axe" Hennig.

A real treat for me was getting to shake hands with the great NCAA and Olympic wrestler Danny Hodge. He was quite a character and the most fun guy to meet.

The man himself, "Handsome" Harley Race! And he's holding a newly autographed present for my brother's birthday.

Another real treat was getting to meet current WWE employee, and one time "Stooge" Gerald Briscoe who was being inducted this weekend. He seems a lot smarter than what they portrayed on TV. Go figure. (And if you look in the bottom right of the photo, you can just see Bob Geigel.)

Just a little thing

Someone complained to me that only registered bloggers can comment on my site and they wondered if that was changeable. I said, "I uh wha, maybe." well it is. and it has been. so you can try now if you'd like.

jason

SERVE Part VI

Here's the poem by Meghan Gage. (Although it's not the one from SERVE, but the one she wrote about SERVE when she spoke in front of her church.) Thanks for the great email, Meghan!

Dear Lord,

I came to Project Serve to see through your eyes
I came with problems I then lay before you
I met many new people along the way
I’ve learned to follow your path & praise your name
I worshiped you in many ways
I’ve cried, I’ve laughed, sung songs, and danced
I boxed & weighed food in a hot musty warehouse
I worked for hours on end on a run down trailer
In this trailer, I met two beautiful young girls too afraid to stay home
For they knew what would happen if left alone
I became your Nehemiah, weary and meek
Yet throughout the whole week, no matter how tired burnt, or sore
I grew & became stronger all through you Lord
There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude so I say this:
Thank you Lord, for all you do & all you’ve given me.

Amen

SERVE Part V

Hey, got some great images from running partner Lauren! As you can tell by my pictures with Lauren and Meghan, I am in fact seven feet tall.









This second shot comes from telling the "puke" story. If you look down just beneath my left shirt sleeve, you'll see the outline of what looks like a chimpanzee crouching in front of the window. That's Danny. Troy is the gigantic shadow of a man on the far right of the picture. Thanks Lauren!