Here's a video in honor of my birthday today. It's a Weird Al Video called, "Our Friend Dirt." I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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2 comments:
Unlike "dirt" - if you get a little Bill Allison on you we do not reccomend washing it off immediately.
Bill-
Happy Birthday! Loved the video- I work with a bunch of geologists and can't wait to forward it to them "some people study rocks...whatever".
I enjoyed and was challenged by your training at Youth Districts in January. So were many of our students- your testimony on Saturday night moved at least one of them off the fence and into Jesus' arms. God bless you and your staff.
Oh, and I am excited to learn that you are also a blues fan!
Keep up the great work!
Trust & Obey,
Jack
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