Beginning Of The Future

Today, we had the groundbreaking ceremony for the Legacy Center. This was such an exciting time for our church as we have officially started the building process for this project. What was even better, we had the kids turn the dirt as this building will be theirs in a couple years when it's completed. To be honest, today was a special today for me personally because I've been connected with so many of those kids through daycamp and volunteering in the children's ministry. In fact, two of the kids are almost like my little brothers. Everytime they see me they literally bear hug me and just go crazy. It's those kinds of kids that makes me so excited about this project. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us with this new building!

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Idols Live Tour

I found out tonight that the 2011 "American Idol" Summer Tour will be making a stop at the RBC Center in Raleigh this July! I had a feeling they would do this because of Garner native, Scotty McCreery, but I'm more excited to know that it's officially coming here.

I want to go not only to see Scotty but really all of them. As I said in the previous post, this is the best talent I've seen in the ten years of the show. The tix go on sale May 13 and Ticketmaster will have a presale May 12. Luckily, I won't be tied up with school those days, so I will definitely be getting the best tix I can find. I can't wait for the tour to come back to Raleigh!

P.S. You can click the pic above to find out more about the tour.

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Crunch Time

Courtesy: MJB News Online

We are now just hours away until the Carolina Panthers will get the ball rolling on another NFL Draft. But who will they pick? According to an ESPN article, the Cats have their choice narrowed down to four possibilities: Auburn's Cam Newton, Alabama's Marcel Dareus, LSU's Patrick Peterson, and Georgia's A.J. Green. 

Many believe Newton will be the pick but I'm not sure if this is the right way to go. For one, the Panthers drafted a QB last year in Jimmy Clausen. Carolina needs help in a lot of areas, but I believe defense leads to offense, so I would love to see them select either Patrick Peterson or Marcel Dareus. I have always thought that, in any sport, a team's defense is the key to success. Cam does also have some baggage he would likely bring with him. The main reason for me is the fact that the Cats already drafted a QB last year and they really need to focus on defense this year.

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Simply The Best

Durham (right) with wife, Jean, inside the Dean Smith Center

Courtesy: Jeffrey A. Camarati, TarheelBlue.com

I was very sad to hear that long time radio announcer for Carolina athletics, Woody Durham, would be retiring after 40 years in the business. He has called numerous memorable moments in Carolina sports history. Some of the most memorable for me were all of the NCAA Championships. I remember the two in 2005 and 2009 the best and I will never forget them. I'll also remember the countless close games where the Heels pulled out a victory and Woody would get so excited over them.

It will be tough to turn on the Tarheel Sports Network and not hear that distinctive voice anymore. But, as he said, it was simply his time. He also said that he was "retiring from radio not Carolina." He told the media that he would be glad to help out "behind the scenes" at Carolina if he can. I don't think this is the last we've heard of Woody Durham but, for now, congrats to him on 40 great years of covering Tarheel sports!

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Take 2

I love how, in the midst of a busy basketball season and school, the guys on the Carolina men's basketball team can cut up and have fun too! Just watch this vid...

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Caught 'Reds' Handed

After taking a little break from the Oops Awards, I decided to start back with them this week. I saw this on Twitter and I had to go with it because it's just flat out stupid! Cincinatti Reds pitcher, Mike Leake, decided to drop by a local Macy's store to pick up a few t-shirts. 

However, according to police and store officials, Leake didn't pay for them. He was arrested and booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center on theft charges. The amount stolen added up to a little under $60. Leake gets paid $425,000 for the 2011 season, according to the same article. Really? The man gets paid almost half a million a year and can't even have the common courtesy to pay for $60 worth of clothes? It really makes no sense to me at all! For the full story, click here.

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Hello World

I was sitting at home today watching CMT's "Top 20 Countdown" when the music video for Lady Antebellum's song "Hello World" came on. Wow! This was such a powerful video! So powerful in fact, I wanted to share it with you guys right here. Take a look...

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