I’ve been to Adrian before, but this time was a little different with the community wide celebration going on all day. It’s always fun to see people come together for a city wide time of fun! And the football stadium at Adrian College is amazing!!…
One of the coolest things about Camp Electric is meeting all of you and finding out all the different places you live. This week we met people from all over the United States as well as British Columbia and Mexico! And then of course there was Eli…
Hello to our new friends from the Palmetto State! We’re always excited to get to come to the beach and when we arrived we knew you were making the drive to Myrtle Beach from your homes in Columbia, South Carolina. We also knew when we all finally got…
So I think this is year 12 for me at Camp Fuego in Bethany, Louisiana. And honestly, it just keeps getting better! My great friend Jeff Luce and his crew do an amazing job putting together a quality product there at Fuego and I’m always excited to ge…
So we were curious how we would be received by all of you at Camp Electric. You never know what to expect when 3 comedians invade a music camp. But you welcomed us in and welcomed the infusion of comedy into your week. Thank you for that! We’ve he…
This annual WOW Celebration at Southwest Church of Christ here in Jonesboro, Arkansas is pretty cool! Apparently there’s something going on for the adults, something going on for the kids and we got to hang out with the middle school and high school …
We got to head back to another one of our favorite summer stops this week when we rolled in to Grayson, Kentucky for Summer in the Son at Kentucky Christian University. If you think that means lots of laughs and many trips to Smokey’s for burgers,…
I’ve been hanging out with Matt Kearns for a long, long time! And during that time we’ve always enjoyed laughing at all the dumb things Lyle Witcher does. So any chance I get to go to Super Summer where Matt and Lyle will both be, I take that opportu…
I feel like I say this a lot, but even when we’re going back to a place where we’ve performed many times there’s still that feeling that you really don’t know what to expect. Tonight was one of those times when there’s no way you could have predic…
We’ve been hanging out with the Camp Fuego people for years so we were excited this year when they added another location to the Fuego empire down southern Louisiana. We were even more excited when we got started and you were such a great group of pe…
Hello Super Summer!! Wow, what a fun group you guys are!! So many amazing people, so many absolutely weird suggestions and sooooo many laughs!! Thank you all for welcoming us into your family for a couple of days. We never really know what to expe…
Tonight we made a return trip to Lubbock Christian University, home of the Chaparrals (It’s not a Roadrunner!). We were here 2 years ago and we couldn’t wait to get back for some more laughs! Fortunately we got in early enough to get in a good nap…
After a couple weeks off to celebrate Memorial Day and the beginning of summer, we’re back on the road for more laughs. Last night we were in Plymouth, Michigan with our friends at Northridge Church and the laughs were flowing very freely!! Right …
We’ve come to Northern Virginia before to hang out with the fine people in the Arlington Diocese and we know how much fun you people can be. Fortunately you did not disappoint us tonight! We started off the night well with Sara from Fairfax and Ky…
In my opinion, it’s never a bad thing to wander out to the Pacific Northwest and no trip here can be too long. So after hanging out in Portland for a couple of days we headed up the coast to the Seattle area. More specifically, tonight we were in Bot…
I knew at some point the end of the tour would come, but I don’t think I was quite ready for it this weekend. Heading into Oregon, a beautiful spot in our country by the way, it felt like another tour stop. But when the weekend actually started it be…
This week the Believe Tour rolled into the Devos Fieldhouse at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. And as we would have expected there were a bunch of fun people there ready to enjoy the weekend experience that is the Believe Tour! Some people came…
So we got to laugh with you Christian Leadership people a couple years ago in Dallas, but honestly I don’t remember the level of outright craziness that we experienced tonight in San Diego! Right from the start things were just odd! All the way fr…
Normally after one of these tour events we spend Saturday night kind of winding down after a busy couple of days. But this week was different! As one group was leaving the Reardon Auditorium in Anderson all of you were rolling in to join us! It’s …
Wow, what a day! We rolled into the packed Reardon Auditorium at Anderson University and so did all of you!! Lots of people from Indiana, but many others drove in from Ohio, Wisconsin and even Ontario! And at that point when we first got started w…
We need to start out here with a big hello to all of our new friends we met this weekend! You came from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and some of you had no idea where you were from! To all of you… High Thre…
It was great to get to hang with all the good people of the great state of Texas this weekend in Arlington! You guys were great welcoming us in like friends and giving us such great suggestions to work with! I don't know how that theme of Obama…
This Believe Tour has been tons of fun! Each week we roll into a different town and get to meet some wonderful new people like you. And each week we feel like we’ve made a ton of new friends! This week was no different. We weren’t exactly in downt…
Our latest stop on the CIY Believe Tour had us in historic St Charles, Missouri with a bunch of crazy people from Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and even Kansas. This tour has been fun! Each time we arrive in a new city there’s something that tells us w…
Hello Believe Tour attenders! We've already heard from many of you on our guestbook and by email. Thank you for checking in with us and letting us know what the highlights of the weekend were for you! We had a great time hanging out with all of yo…
Okay, crazy people! It's so much fun to read all of your entries on our guestbook! It's kind of like re-living the weekend we had together. We really should all get together and laugh like that again some time! It's been so much fun to get to t…
Hello people of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania! I just made it home from Believe and it's already after midnight. A bunch of you have already checked in on the guestbook, thank you for that! I'm going to respond to those entries and …
On Friday we literally walked off the cruise ship and on to an airplane to get to Tulsa to hang out with all our friends on the CIY Believe Tour. We’re only a couple of weeks into this tour, but already we’ve developed some great friends. This wee…
I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that getting together on a cruise ship in the Bahamas with a bunch of amazing bands never gets old, huh? Once again this year, the fine people at KLove radio invited us to be part of the festivities on the KLove …
The Believe Tour has begun!! This weekend we were in Anaheim, California hanging out with some new friends and some old friends. Our old friends from Christ in Youth (CIY) have begun the 2010 Believe Tour and we’re fortunate enough to be on it! …
Hello and thank you to the amazing people of Franklin, North Carolina for an incredible evening! Wow, I’m not even sure where to start. Tonight was our first visit to the wonderful town of Franklin and now I can’t wait to find out when our second …
This weekend we got to head back to Camp Sumatanga near Birmingham, Alabama to revisit one of the most famous 321 Improv moments of all time. In these parts it’s commonly referred to as the “breaking of the bench”. If you don’t know what we’re talkin…
After a weekend off to enjoy the last of the college bowl games we headed back to work this weekend starting in Maud, Texas for the beginning of an all night party with several churches from northeast Texas. Our time with these crazy people starte…
So today we spent some quality time in Topeka, Kansas with a bunch of new friends from Kansas and Nebraska. The Nebraska people seemed to be severely outnumbered, but they also seemed to cheer louder. Hmmm… Anyway, you guys were an amazing audienc…
We’ve been to the Ridgecrest Conference Center outside Asheville, North Carolina before, but never with the fine people of Crown Financial Ministries. Tonight was a night we will remember for a long time! All of you wonderful Crown affiliated peop…
Ever since we landed this afternoon Erik has been practicing how to say Louisville like the locals. He doesn’t quite have it yet, but he’s doing pretty good as he imagines himself with a mouth full of marbles. Why is it a mouth full of marbles? That …
So we’ve been to Indiana Wesleyan University before, but I don’t think I could ever get tired of visiting your amazing campus! My college didn’t have a fraction of what you guys have and I didn’t go to class very often. I can’t imagine how bad it wou…
I’ve always known people who went to East 91st Street Christian Church in Indianapolis and I’ve heard a lot about it, but on Thursday we finally got to visit. After a quick trip back from Texas we wandered over to join the Thursday night young adult …
It’s always nice to visit the Big Texan in Amarillo, Texas! This week we headed to the Hillside Christian Church looking for a bunch of crazy students. And we weren’t disappointed! We started off the night hanging with the Jr High students who wer…
Here's a big hello for our new friends from JR Pitch in Ontario!! You gotta love Canada, eh? We laughed with all of you, we froze together, we ate good food and then followed it up with many trips to the Tuck Shop! Somebody told me to keep l…
Every year that we get invited back to DelGrosso’s Amusement Park to hang out with George and our friends at Frontline Ministries, we’re very thankful! This Labor Day weekend we headed back to Tipton, Pennsylvania for another rendition of the Last Bl…
Friday night it was hard for me to drive to Ludington and not head straight for the State Park. Ludington is such a beautiful summer vacation destination, but this time we were there to work. Well, if you can call what we do work. =) One of the …
Hello and thank you to all of you new students at Andrews University! You welcomed us in as part of orientation week and then you got downright weird! We enjoyed our time with all of you. The Howard Performing Arts Center is an amazing facility! C…
So it's that time of year again when we get to head out to Tipton, Pennsylvania to see our good friend George Palmer and all of you fine people. Every year we wander out to Central Pennsylvania to enjoy good food, free music concerts and fun rides…
Thank you to all of you who have made our summer so enjoyable! We finished up our 2 month summer camp season with one more stop at one of our favorites, Camp Fuego in Shreveport, Louisiana. And what a week at Fuego it was! First of all, I got my o…
So our busy summer is coming to an end. We’ve been hanging out at camps since early June and it’s been a blast. This week we finished up our third week at Camp Zephyr in Texas and we owe a big thank you to the incredible staff and all the campers…
I think this is the 10th year I’ve been at Camp Fuego near Shreveport, Louisiana and it just keeps getting better. It’s always great to visit my great friend Jeff Luce and the incredible staff he assembles year after year. This year we had to scra…
Thanx to Summer in the Son – Week 2, we now have a bunch of new friends from all over Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Florida. All of us gathered together at the Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky for an amazing week! For…
We were all excited to wander a couple hours outside Dallas this weekend for a few days of camp. One of the reasons we were excited is that we’ve been spending a lot of time in South Texas this summer and it has been really, really, really hot down t…
This week we rolled into Kentucky, home of Ale8 and the Derby, to hang out for a few days of Summer in the Son (SITS) at Kentucky Christian University. As usual we had no idea what to expect, but not surprisingly we found an amazing group of people r…
It was a late night last night in Palacios with all you crazy people from Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas! First of all what a beautiful setting right on the bay at the Texas Baptist Encampment! That nice cool breeze coming off the wate…
I don’t think it ever really gets old going back to Camp Zephyr. They have good food and a great staff and it’s pretty easy to enjoy yourself. The other fun part if showing up at camp and discovering the makeup of you campers! Some of you have be…
What a great place to get things started! We spent a couple of weeks last summer at Camp Zephyr in South Texas and this summer we get to go back to see our friends there. This first week some of you were old friends from last year and there were also…
What’s up with this game Crud you guys play at Northridge Church over in Plymouth, Michigan?? A bunch of people running around a pool table chasing the cue ball and the 8 ball. It’s craziness, but I couldn’t stop watching. Well anyway, we got to s…
It’s every week that we get to perform at 3:00 AM. But this week we got to hang out with the graduating seniors of Northpointe Christian School in Grand Rapids. So it had to be disappointing for you guys, huh? You spent some time riding around in…
Hello ladies! Thank you so much for letting us be part of your weekend! We were fortunate enough to get to sit in on some of the sessions you enjoyed and it really was an incredible conference. We were honored to take part and be honorary Godgirls in…
Well, we survived our third cruise ship of the year this week and made it home for a quick stopover at home Friday night. On Saturday we were back at the airport on our way to Pennsylvania to visit all of you new friends at the Truewind Leadership Co…
This week we got to join some old friends and meet some new friends as we headed back out to sea. This time we were traveling with the fine people at Royal Caribbean to the Bahamas aboard the Music Boat. The concerts were amazing! David Crowder, S…
We never need much of a reason to head to Northern Michigan, especially when it’s a beautiful day outside like Saturday was. The sun was shining off the lake and there was an endless clear blue sky. We were excited to get to go to Charlevoix to laugh…
There are a few signs when we walk into a new venue that are dead giveaways of a party about to happen. One of those signs is a chocolate fountain. So when we wandered into the Brighton Assembly of God Church tonight we knew we were in for something …
It’s always nice to have a return trip to laugh with old friends and get a chance to make new friends. But our return trip to the University Church of Christ in Denver was extra special because we made it in time for the potluck lunch after church to…
This week we had the opportunity to travel to Oklahoma City to hang out at the Southern Nazarene University. Many times we’re in and out of a place pretty quickly, but this trip we got to spend some time in the area and see some sights as well as get…
Most of the time when we head out to the next location for one of our shows we assume it will be your ordinary American town where normal people are there ready to laugh. Every once in a while there’s a bunch of people waiting for us that are a littl…
Any of you who have followed us for any length of time know that we usually remember the places we visit mostly by the food. Our experience in Kansas this weekend will be no different. We flew into Wichita which apparently is where White Castle or…
As usual with our line of work, we never know what to expect when we head into an event. This weekend we got to join all of you crazy Georgia people at beautiful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. We’re always hoping for the weird factor to be h…
Thank you so much to all of you who made your way through the blizzard Saturday night to come to our show in Merrill, Michigan! Fortunately we gave ourselves some extra time to get there or you might have had to start the show without us. =) It…
I really like the Charlotte, North Carolina area, so we were excited to get to come down for 91.9 New Life Radio’s night of Love and Laughter! I’m not sure who’s in charge of the weather here, but I noticed that you were taunting us a little. The…
It’s been a couple of years since we got to head up to Harbor Springs, Michigan for the great weekend of Frostbite, so we were excited to get back! However, in our excitement we forgot to check out the details and we ended up at the wrong school. …
Our Girls Getaway experience started off quickly. On our flight into Mobile it was all women except for us, the pilot and one other lonely guy. We’ve been at women’s events before, we even went on the Brio cruise in 2008, but we were quickly reminded…
Many of you have been waiting for this! About 10 days ago we did a show at a camp in Alabama. Erik had one of those hilarious embarrassing moments and a girl in the crowd was filming the whole thing. It has now been posted for everyone to enjoy. …
Wow, what a trip!! We were honored to be invited on the K-Love Friends and Family Cruise to Grand Turk Island with Premier Events and the Carnival Cruise Line. We knew there would be music and food and great people, but I don’t think we could have pr…
Usually during these posts I try to summarize the experience we had during an event we were at. In this case I’m having a hard time remembering anything other than the image of Erik breaking the bench for the organ!! It was one of the funniest things…
It’s not often that we get to hang out with smart medical professionals and doctors, but last night was a different kind of night. There we all were at Celebration Cinema, but we were having way more fun than watching a movie! All of you fine peop…
Hello all you crazy people we met in Asheville, North Carolina!! We never do the research in advance to see who we’re going to be laughing with at each event we go to. So imagine our surprise when we found out you guys were from all over the country!…
This weekend we joined up with about 3,000 new friends in Wisconsin for a party they call Districts. And it was an amazing weekend! You guys made us feel right at home and we had a great time laughing with all of you and meeting so many of you. Du…
Nothing like an all night party to run your days and nights together, huh? For New Year’s Eve we rolled into Stone Mountain, Georgia to join some crazy people who were staying up all night for the New Year. And we weren’t disappointed with the weird …
Dear Family and Friends, Today, Sunday, December 14, at 6:15pm, God blessed us with a beautiful baby girl named Elsie Annelise. She weighs 8 pounds and measures 20 inches. It was a very smooth delivery and mother and baby are doing great! W…
And now we wait... Carl's wife Lori is due to give birth to their first child any day now. The actual due date is Wednesday, December 10, but it could happen anytime now. We were fortunate to have some local shows in Michigan this weekend so we…
Last night we headed back to the Lansing area for some more laughs and we were not disappointed. I’m here to tell you that the people of South Lansing are a different kind of people! Right from the start of the show they went right past creative, way…
Hello to all of our new friends in the Grand Ledge area! First of all we wanted to let everyone know that we made it home safely to Grand Rapids. Many of you were worried about us traveling in the bad weather. Fortunately the snow had stopped by the …
Okay, for those of you who were at our show at Fairway CRC in Jenison on Friday night I had to share this! Today Erik admitted that all last night he thought we were in a town called "Genesis" instead of Jenison. Apparently he even said it a co…
What do you get when you let the three of us wander into a church full of crazy people in Jenison during a snow storm? An unbelievable night of laughter and fun!! The snow was falling tonight in the Grand Rapids area, but inside the Fairway CRC, t…
After a few hours of sleep in Nashville last night we woke up early to head over to Omaha. We didn’t have time for our usual nap when we landed so we were feeling a little tired before the show. But when we hit the stage there were 1,000 Nebraska Lut…
Somebody really should have warned us that it was going to be 28 degrees in Nashville! Isn’t it supposed to get warmer when you go south? We rolled into Nashville last night for the Youth Specialties National Youth Worker Convention. It’s a great …
So we finished up our time at Youth Explosion earlier today and we were excited to get to stick around to be part of the teacher appreciation event tonight. We got our nap in during the afternoon and got ready to head back to the church. This mor…
We visit a lot of really cool events throughout the year, but Youth Explosion in Willoughby Hills is one that really stands out. We’ve been able to come here before to hang out with the cool people in Ohio and this weekend we were able to return. …
I am so excited that we got to hang out at the Indiana District Youth Gathering this weekend! What a fun group of people. And it always helps when you get to stay the night at a Marriott, right? =) At first we kind of felt like the new kid at s…
Every time we wander down to Marion, Indiana to visit the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University it makes me think I would really enjoy going to school there. The campus is beautiful and they have so much more than most college campuses that we visit.…
On Saturday we made a little road trip from Pittsburgh to Port Huron. We talked politics, we talked sports, we talked food and in Ohio we even talked gas prices when we saw a station with a shocking price of $1.99 a gallon. That’s the sign of a long …
This weekend we rolled into Pittsburgh, one of my favorite cities, for one of Youth Specialties National Youth Worker Conventions. Our first stop was at Pittsburgh’s famous Pirmanti Brothers restaurant for one of their signatures sandwiches that incl…
Today we got to go to Arlington, Virginia to revisit our friends from the Catholic Diocese of Northern Virginia. Last year we stopped by during work camp and this year we were there for the fall rally. Several hundred of you came streaming in this…
Tonight we gathered with a bunch of pastors from the Bay Area in Northern California for an evening of laughs before the HIM Conference began. Pastors are normally a bit of a tough crowd, but you guys were a fun bunch! Not only were all of you the…
As many of you who spend time laughing with us know, we live in places there is a distinct change of season. Our homes are in Grand Rapids, MI and St. Paul, MN. So in our minds October means falling leaves and crisp cool air. I’ve also lived in F…
Tonight we made the easy drive across I-69 to laugh with our new friends from the Port Huron area in Michigan. I had done a little research to see what Tom and Brenda Seppo were up to with Operation Transformation, but when we arrived I realized this…
Today was a great day! So many times we’re in and out of a place very quickly and we don’t get to spend any time there. This weekend we got to stick around in Hesston, Kansas on the beautiful campus of Hesston College for an extra day. We got to c…
We had no idea what to expect today when we rolled into Hesston, Kansas. We’ve never been here before and really didn’t know much about the area. But it didn’t take long with all of you tonight to find out that this is one crazy place! First there…
We get to come out to Colorado at least a couple of times a year and getting a chance to see the Rockies, even from a distance, never gets old. This time we headed from Denver International to Parker, Colorado. Well, we didn’t exactly go directly …
This weekend we got to hang out in Pittsburgh at a great youth rally at the North Hills Church of Christ. Students gathered from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to laugh and study and worship together. It was an honor to get to be a part of it! …
This is our third year teaming up with our friends the Behlings for a show in the Petoskey area at the Behling Outdoor Theater. And once again it was a fantastic experience! As usual, friends and family gathered in the backyard with their lawn cha…
Ocean City, New Jersey…after traveling around the country full time for almost 12 years, it’s one of the few places that I visit where I’ve never been before. I was pleasantly surprised! When we arrived our first thought was to get to the hotel a…
It’s like coming home. For the last 4 years, we’ve been making the annual trip on Labor Day weekend to Tipton, Pennsylvania for the Last Blast of Summer with George Palmer, Frontline Ministries and the wonderful people at DelGrosso’s. This event …
Okay, so we survived our busy summer and enjoyed a little break in August to spend some time with our friends and families. And today we traveled to Neosho, Missouri to do some more laughing!! We’re never really sure who’s going to be there to mee…
Where else would you want to spend a few days with friends than the YMCA of the Rockies!!?? It’s so beautiful and peaceful and majestic. The sunshine and warm temperatures during the day and then the cool Rocky Mountain air at night. Then when yo…
And just like that one of the highlights of the summer for me has passed again. Since 1999 I’ve been making a stop at Camp Bethany near Shreveport, Louisiana to spend time with my great friend Jeff Luce and his crew at Camp Fuego. The best part a…
This happens so many times. We roll into a new place and we have no idea what we’re in for. And just like it is often, we’re overwhelmed with what we discover! This time the scene was Spartansburg, Pennsylvania for the Found Festival. An amazing g…
So week 3 of Camp Zephyr…and unfortunately the final week for us at Camp Zephyr!! No more Grill Master, no more late night raids on the kitchen, no more helping ourselves to cereal for breakfast, no more amazing worship time with extremely talented b…
As far as I can tell, this is the 10th year for me at Camp Fuego. That’s pretty exciting! It’s one of my favorite places to hang out. Lots of times people ask me where my favorite places are and most of my answers have much more to do with the people…
It’s always nice to get to make a visit to Mackinac Island! We really enjoy coming up here and slowing down the pace a little. There are so many things we enjoy about the island, it’s tough to narrow it down. The ferry ride, the clip clop of the h…
Wow, what a week! We were back in the heat of South Texas for more laughs, more fun and more new friends. You are a small group, but you didn’t lack any energy or creativity! From our show opening night to your spirited participation in rec time t…
Well, we weren’t there long with all of you in Hannibal, Missouri for Super Summer, but we sure did pack in a lot of laughs in a short period of time, huh? Please tell me that after we left, all of you called Lyle, Beatrice!! Why is it that Lyle i…
Who knew Jamestown, Kentucky was such a tourist destination. We thought we were headed to the middle of nowhere, but there are a lot of people who have already found this place! I don’t think I’ve ever been in a place where you can drive east and …
I’m not sure it’s possible for me to explain the great experience that is Camp Zephyr. We rolled in this week for our first visit and had no idea that we would exit with so many new friends. We were so excited to find out that our friends from Orn…
It’s going to be hard to explain to anyone who wasn’t there tonight just how weird it was! You guys rolled in from California, Arizona, Colorado and all over Texas to Lubbock Christian University and we were excited to be there with you. It starte…
Wow, what a night! We got to visit some friends in Dalton, Georgia, that we met a few months ago on the Brio Mother Daughter Cruise. It was Heather’s birthday (check out the photos link to see us with the birthday girl) and we were honored to be on t…
So is it the Nutmeg State or the Constitution State?? We’re so confused. I’m not sure that any of us have ever been to Danbury, Connecticut. But now that we’ve been there, we won’t soon forget any of you! And I’m so glad the very talented peopl…
Wow, what an amazing week of fun and laughter and peace and beauty! Thank you for letting us spend a few days on Mackinac Island with all of you. Hopefully all of you have made it safely back to the mainland and back to your homes. We had a gr…
Wow, what a night! We got to hang out with all of you crazy people at the Lenawee Christian School Spring Formal tonight. Thanx for letting us bust into a really nice country club and laugh with you!! I’m thinking right about now you guys are hang…
Erik flew in from Minneapolis and we drove over to NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, Michigan tonight. Obviously we knew we would be doing a show, but we had no idea how fun it would actually be! First of all, the Underground is an incredible facilit…
I just wanted to take a minute to thank those of you from the Church of God who gathered this weekend in Panama City, Florida. It was so nice of you to invite us to spend a couple of days with you on the beach. We had a great time laughing with al…
So let me get this straightthe CMA and the CSA merged to make the CLA, right? We discovered that today as we flew into DFW on NWA which is also going through a merger. It's all so confusing to me, but fortunately we were able to get on stage and just…
We had a little scare on our way to Denver today. We sat on a plane in Baltimore for about an hour and a half waiting to take off. We had to be patient while a big thunderstorm rolled by. It was hard being patient knowing we could miss our flight to …
The past couple of days we have had a great time hanging out with you guys as people from all over Maryland gathered at Mountain Christian Church for an amazing conference. We’re so glad we got to be part of it! I loved how as we got a chance to m…
Okay, so we just made it back to our hotel room. You guys really got us in the party mood. We left Two Rivers Church (where were the rivers by the way?) with balloons, lots of cheesecake and a few bottles of water. So we decided to have a party…pools…
I just wanted to take a minute to let all of you know that on Wednesday, April 2, Erik's wife Angie gave birth to their first son, Henry Charles Gascoigne!! We're thankful that Henry was born healthy and that both he and his mom are doing great! W…
Well, we were definitely honored to share the stage with so many talented people last night at the Ohio YEC, a great gathering of students from Baptist Churches all over the state. Matt Papa was in town with his band from Georgia to do a great job…
Monday we got a day off in Hartville, Ohio to check out the local hot spots. We were in town a couple of months ago, but some of the places we wanted to check out were closed. So first thing Monday morning…At about 11:30 Monday morning we headed …
Tonight was a great night with the energetic people of Ruined. What a great opportunity for people from all over the area to come together for a time of worship and spending time together! It truly seems like the kind of place where you can feel welc…
Thank you to all of you who joined us up in the Studio at Ada Bible Church tonight! Not only did we all enjoy many, many laughs, but you helped support a group of students that will be headed to Montana this summer on a mission trip. I know they grea…
Last night our tour of New England took us to New Hampshire. Earlier in the day, we made it out of Maine in spite of the ice storm and headed for Boston. Brian picked us up and became our historical tour guide. We weren’t exactly following the Fr…
Today was one of those days that we love. After that crazy day of travel yesterday the first thing we needed to do was sleep. So up went the “Do Not Disturb” sign at the hotel and we slept until lunch. Then we took a little walk around historic do…
Presque Isle, Maine isn’t the easiest place to get to, but once we arrived it’s been non-stop fun! We had a few flight problems yesterday so it took me and Adam all day to find our way here. In the mean time, Erik had already arrived and was at th…
Okay, quick quiz. What is the definition of a Youth Worker Convention? It’s where youth workers go to get away from their students so they can spend time acting like their students. =) We were honored to get to come to Cincinnati to hang out wit…
Where do I begin? I love visiting Canada and I especially love going back to Youth Quake!! There’s something special about an entire town getting together to put on an event for thousands of visitors. I’m so glad we got to be part of it once again. …
For those of you who weren’t on the ship with us this weekend, let me explain. We headed down to Jacksonville, Florida to get on a ship with about 1,600 females for Focus on the Family’s Brio Mother Daughter Cruise to the Bahamas. Other than the staf…
Fortunately we arrived in South Lansing tonight early enough to partake in an excellent Fazoli’s dinner! Our waitress, Abby, was amazing! She took care of everything we needed, but no matter how hard we tried we couldn’t get any lemonade. But we forg…
You can watch the Super Bowl for a decent game of football and some funny commercials, but if you want real football you have to head to Florida Christian College for the Sunbowl! Teams from all over Florida gathered in Kissimmee last night to get…
You people from all over the state of Kentucky that gathered with us tonight in Louisville are craaaaazy!! I mean you wouldn’t expect this kind of craziness at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center. An RV and Boat Show? Sure, that was happening her…
Wow, what a night! We traveled across town to hang out with our new friends from North of the Swati and I don’t think we were prepared for what was in store. First off, I have a question for those of you that were there last night. During the mixe…
Today when we arrived in Hershey, Pennsylvania, it was a pretty nice day. A little cold, but not bad. By the time we woke up from our nap this afternoon it was snowing. And by the time our show was over tonight it was raining and the snow had all tur…
What do you get when you gather a bunch of people from all over Indiana and mix in a few groups from places like Louisville and Cincinnati? A great weekend at Divin’ In ’08!! Thanx for letting us join you guys this weekend in Bloomington. We had a…
Wow, we had so much fun with all of you in Orlando at Set Apart ’07. The main reason it was so much fun for us was the fact that we got to meet so many of you from all over the country. We enjoyed a lot of laughs, some great bands and speakers, but m…
Another night at the Hartville Kitchen, another night of amazing food, another night of big laughs and another night of feeling like part of the family! Who wouldn’t want to move to Hartville and work as part of this team?? Just ask John and Clark…
This week for a couple of days we’re fortunate to get to hang out in Hartville, Ohio with the fine people at the Hartville Kitchen and Hartville Hardware. It’s a great time to be here. There’s no better Christmas experience than being in a place …
It’s always nice to fly into Colorado and see those beautiful Rocky Mountains hovering over the horizon. And this trip was especially nice since we were making a return trip to Longmont to visit our friends at Lifebridge Christian Church. And you …
Hello to all the party people at Calvary Church in Souderton, PA!! Is the church actually in Souderton? And do we call Souderton a suburb of Philadelphia? We didn’t have time to figure all this out. Due to some snow our flights were delayed and we di…
So we thought we were going to be a little out of our element last night. You know, a formal night at the Amway Grand Plaza in the Imperial Ballroom with Stockbrokers and other important people…and all those forks at the dinner table!! But you gu…
Tonight we got to hang with the students of Kentwood Community Church and it was fantastic! Right out of the shoot we got the question, “Why are Christmas season and deer hunting season so close together?” Honestly, I’m still grappling with this o…
Tonight Adam and I got to stay close to home in West Michigan for our show with the good people of Cedar Crest Dairy. Erik worked extra hard to travel in through the ice and rain, because he misunderstood and thought there would be distribution of ic…
It’s not often that we get to visit a church where half the people are from one state and the rest are from another state. Tonight we were with the fine people of Cornerstone Church in Toledo, Ohio. Apparently people are driving in from Michigan and …
I hope all of you made it home safely from the big weekend. Especially those of you from Vegas who lived through a bus breakdown and sleeping at the church for a couple hours Saturday morning. We hadn’t been to Phoenix in a while so our first stop…
Okay, you guys tell me all the time that you get bored hearing about a day in our life, but this one really is crazy! I have to tell you about it. Yes, you can still send emails to complain. =) So, we started our day in Charleston, West Virginia…
This weekend started with a beautiful drive into Charleston, West Virginia from Ohio. Some of the trees on the mountainside still had their leaves and it was a nice crisp fall day. And it was a nice calm peaceful drive. But that all changed very q…
It’s always nice when the calendar works out like this. Just at the time when the temperatures in Michigan are starting to dip a little, we have a little get away to Florida. Excellent timing! So this weekend we wandered just north of Orlando to t…
Tonight we headed to the west side of Grand Rapids, Michigan to laugh with the good people at Hager Park Church. We passed through downtown Jenison (Meijer, right?) took a wrong turn and wandered through a few neighborhoods before arriving at our fin…
Today Erik flew into Grand Rapids and we headed south to Indiana thinking this was just another road trip. Little did we know that tonight we would experience Nelson’s BBQ Chicken! Wow! I’m not saying we’re culinary experts, but we have eaten a lot o…
So we really need to come to Canada more often! What an amazing weekend this has been. It all started Friday when our new friend Paul picked us up at the border in Sault Ste. Marie. After a brief peek at our identification, they actually let us in…
Okay, first of all, I don’t know how today could have been a better day! We woke up and went over to the church to be part of the morning services and give everyone a little taste of what we do. Next we were off to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch and NF…
Well if tonight was just a warm up for tomorrow, can you imagine how many laughs we’re going to have Sunday night? Wow, what a fun night! And what a talented audience! Right at the beginning of the show we met Michael the Juggler and Sara the Danc…
I’m always confused when I visit Indiana. In the past, didn’t Indiana skip the whole daylight savings thing? And is part of the state in the Central Time Zone? I really need to get this figured out. But even with my confusion, we had a great night…
We’ve been a lot of places, but before today we’d never been to Severn, Maryland. Now we’ve been there and we love it! Thanx to all of you at The Church at Severn Run for welcoming us into your celebration today. We had a great time laughing with …
I think 2 words can sum up a day at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park…great food! And 2 more words are close behind…Crazy Mouse! We had so much fun with Frontline Ministries and all of you that gathered in Tipton, Pennsylvania for the Last Blast of Summe…
It’s that time of year again when we look forward to our annual visit to DelGrosso’s Amusement Park in Tipton, Pennsylvania to hang out with our friends from Frontline Ministries. This will be our third visit to DelGrosso’s and once again we will …
We wrapped up a great weekend Saturday night in Petoskey with one more stop at Parr Memorial Baptist Church downtown. We’ve been to several other churches in the area, but this was our first stop at Parr Memorial. What a beautiful building! It’s …
Ahhhh, Northern Michigan. Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Lake Michigan, Kilwin’s, fudge… Wow, I’m on sensory overload! We were confident we would have a great time in the Behling’s backyard and you guys did not disappoint us. Just like last year, you c…
Friday was a beautiful day in E-Town, Kentucky! We gathered with all you crazy people at the E-Town Swim and Fitness. There was plenty of sunshine and plenty of heat!! And parked right at the front of the place, our favorite, the portable Chick-fil-A…
After an early morning flight and a really nice nap we headed over to campus to see what you crazy people were up to at KCU. We had a Chick-fil-A lunch in our system along with a good supply of Dr. Pepper backstage and we were ready to go! I thoug…
Back in 1998, my good friend Jeff Luce and some friends started Camp Fuego in Shreveport, Louisiana. And it continues to be one of the highlights of the summer for me. I love being a part of Fuego and hanging out with the staff each year. In the pa…
Wow, what a night! We’ve been having fun hanging out at the Greensboro Coliseum with all of you crazy people from all over the country, but I was really looking forward to seeing that Kutless show tonight! And they did not disappoint! And what a c…
Hello to all of our new friends we met tonight at Kentucky Christian University! We had a great time laughing with all of you! It took us a little longer to get here than we planned due to a cancelled flight. But after sitting in the Detroit air…
It’s never a bad day when you are traveling to California. Some people like the weather, some people like the beaches; we get excited about In-N-Out Burgers! And we made sure to start our day off right. We wandered over to In-N-Out before we even che…
It’s not going to feel right this weekend when another Saturday rolls around and we don’t go through our usual ritual. This was week 3 of Uplift at beautiful Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. And just like the last 2 weeks, we flew into Little …
I am continually amazed at the incredible events we get to experience! When we flew into Washington D.C. today, picked up our rental car and headed to Orange, Virginia, we had no idea what we were walking into. This week Orange was the home of Work C…
This weekend it was back to Harding University for another week of Uplift! I’m really liking this place. It’s a nice drive from the Little Rock airport and the campus of Harding is beautiful! We had a CRAZY 5 am flight to get to Arkansas this week…
After a nice day off Sunday and a drive up from Arkansas we arrived in Hannibal, Missouri for another couple of days with our good friends from the Missouri Baptist Convention. Matt, Lyle, Uncle Miltie and the whole gang were there. We shared some…
Due to my Emergency Room visit (read below) and an early flight out of South Carolina, we only got about 4 hours of sleep last night. So after a brief layover in Memphis and a drive from Little Rock to Searcy, Arkansas, we were ready for a nap. I kno…
What’s wrong with your eye?! That was the question I was confronted with right before we went on stage last night in Columbia, South Carolina. I hadn’t noticed a problem, but other people could see that there was actually blood on my eyeball. A…
When we woke up Friday the rain really had us worried, but apparently most of you weren’t all that concerned. You people from all over South Carolina showed up to hang out at the outdoor stage at Columbia International University with us, our new fri…
What a week! This week we were coming off a nice break for a couple of weeks. We were well rested and ready to get back at it. And who better to laugh with than all of you at Super Summer? We arrived on campus at Southwest Baptist University on Mo…
Tonight’s show was all about spam and soccer balls right from the start. The theme developed early. One of the first people we met was Cody. His foot was in a cast so naturally we asked, “What happened?” Apparently Cody lost a battle with a soccer…
This is one of the reasons I love what we get to do. Last night we were in Denver in a huge airplane hangar and tonight we’re in Cleveland in a really cool old theater. Each night it’s a different city, a different venue and a different group of peop…
This weekend we landed in Denver for some fun with all of you good people at the Cherry Hills Christian School. I’ve always thought it would be cool to meet the person at Denver International who came up with the idea to make the airport look like th…
Thank you to the people of Married Life Live at North Point Church in Alpharetta, Georgia for a great weekend! If you guys always have this much fun at Married Life Live, we’re going to have to come back some time soon! I spent a lot of time aroun…
We thought tonight was going to be like any other night; weird suggestions, a little craziness and lots of laughs. We had no idea what we were in for at Ada Bible Church (pronounced “Ate a Bible”). Right off the top, Megan wanted to know “What col…
I think the only thing that could have made this show better is if it would have happened in the park at the base of the St Louis Arch! What a day! It was high energy from the start when the Perry sisters and a couple of friends picked us up at th…
We continued our crazy schedule today by traveling from Marion, Indiana to Little Rock, Arkansas to hang out at the Arkansas Youth Conference. Fortunately you guys at the AYC had tons of energy! After a show in the morning in Indiana, then our flight…
Indiana Wesleyan University is a little different from back in the day when our good friend and host for Fusion went to college there. Way back when (the 80’s Charlie?) it was Marion College, the student center was much smaller and Charlie Alcock rul…
Well, we knew going in that a weekend on Jekyll Island, Georgia with a Salvation Army group would be a lot of laughs. But I don’t think we could have prepared for how much fun these last couple of days have been! We arrived on the island to see ma…
Not a bad road trip today. The fine people at Ground Zero piled us into the Honda mini van and off we went. We had our water bottles, a fully loaded MP3 Player and a GPS System talking us through each step. We stopped briefly for our Chick-fil-A l…
Welcome to Myrtle Beach! It’s not quite nice enough for us to get out in the ocean, but it’s beautiful nonetheless. A big thank you to all of you who joined us over at the YMCA facility for some laughs! It was a great night. We got to meet many o…
What a fun night for all of us to rendezvous in Kalamazoo. I think most of us can confirm that the snow and blowing snow advisory was no joke! We had quite an adventure getting there and we heard some great stories from your travels too. I think …
What a week! Friday we got to have burger in Phoenix at In-N-Out Burgers, and then today we had an entire platter from Chick-fil-A! Welcome to Georgia! Fortunately we made it to the church from Atlanta safely! Shortly after picking us up David inf…
Friday we headed out to Phoenix to have some laughs with the great people at Central Christian Church. When we first arrived I was greatly disappointed in the weather that greeted us. I mean, I’m not looking for those summer 115 degree temps this tim…
To all of our new friends from Winterfest 2007 we say, thank you very much for your unbelievable encouragement! You've been so kind stopping by our site and sharing your thoughts on our guestbook. We really appreciate that! You made our weekend…
What a weekend! For quite a while we’ve been looking forward to heading back to Gatlinburg, Tennessee for Winterfest. The biggest problem is that I don’t think I’ve ever been able to get to Gatlinburg without getting lost. This year was no different!…
I’ve been looking forward to tonight on our schedule for quite a while! We got to be part of the party with WMHK last year and it stuck in my memory as one of the highlights of the year. So, first of all, thank you to WMHK for having us back and …
I know, this entry has nothing to do with anything for most of you, but my friend Greg is always complaining that he doesn't get mentioned enough on this website. Last week at 4am on Sunday, Greg drove us through a blizzard to an airport 60 miles …
We spent our Super Sunday in Jacksonville, Florida with some old friends at Christ Church Mandarin. It was a great day, but it was a little frustrating that we didn’t make it to town in time to join in on the bowling! First thing this morning we h…
This weekend we all rendezvoused in Las Cruces, New Mexico to hang out with all of you crazy people. We rolled into town on Friday night to get ready for the big day. Saturday morning we stopped in to see the Bible Bowl Quiz Competition and it was ex…
Last night we got to hang out in Albuquerque, New Mexico with the fine people of Western Office Systems. As it turns out the company officially changed its name earlier in the day to the Improve Group. You can imagine the confusion this caused at the…
Just a couple of months ago we were here in Overland Park, Kansas and today we find ourselves once again flying into Kansas City and heading across the river to Overland Park’s neighbor, Leawood, Kansas. At first I thought we were going to be flyi…
Over the past couple of years we’ve made multiple trips to Northern Michigan to hang out with our friends in Petoskey, Harbor Springs, and Traverse City. it never seems to get old and it always seems to be tons of fun! This weekend we came up for …
What a way to end 2006! I don’t think anyone prepared us for what we walked into tonight. It was a packed house at Calvary Chapel Ft Lauderdale full of people ready to have a great time. When we landed in South Florida, our hosts, James (the Polic…
And if we left Waterloo and drove to Cedar Falls, would we actually know it? The John Deere people seem to be around no matter where we go here. It appears to me that we landed in Cedar Falls, we’re sleeping in Waterloo and we performed back in Ce…
I’m so glad we got to hang out with you guys at the C2 Challenge Conference in Indianapolis this week! We had a great time getting to meet all of you crazy Hoosiers. I knew we were in trouble when right off the bat somebody wanted us to uncover th…
Here we are in Longmont, Colorado with a great view of the Rocky Mountains. When we landed this afternoon we thought about climbing up Long’s Peak or something fun. But then we decided to do something a little more our speed; we headed back to the ho…
Hello friends! We're finishing up a little break around the Thanksgiving holiday. You know how it is. You can't just bounce back from all that turkey in a day or two. You have to sleep it off for a couple weeks. So it's just about time to get b…
You guys were amazing! All of you from Ohio and several neighboring states came together in Willoughby Hills, Ohio this weekend. We laughed, we cried and some of you even got your foreheads stamped! We met all kinds of different people this weeken…
What great timing for a little trip to Kansas! My wife Lori and I are moving into a new house and there’s a little painting that needs to be done. I helped prep for the painting on Thursday, then I headed to Kansas for our show on Friday and by the t…
This week I was given an incredible opportunity. I got to sit in on my favorite podcast! A few months ago I discovered a podcast from Doug Fields and some of his friends at the Simply Youth Ministry office. If you’ve ever been involved with Youth…
A big hello to our new friends from the First Church of the Nazarene in Jackson, Michigan. What an incredible night! Thank you for all the fun. And thank you for coming to hang out with us when you could have stayed home and watched the Detroit Tiger…
What a beautiful night for all of us to gather at the amphitheatre in the park in Yucaipa, California tonight! Mike’s direct line to God worked pretty well. The sprinkles blew over pretty quickly and a wonderful night settled in at the park. We lo…
Tonight was a great night of laughter and fun with the people of Ohio...well, Northeastern Ohio. You know who you are. Columbiana, New Waterford, Salem, even Youngstown was represented. And let's not forget those brave few who crossed the border from…
Last night was awesome! All you crazy people who joined us at the First Christian Church in El Centro, California, should give yourselves a hand for your excellent work. The suggestions were amazing! Everything started pretty good last night. We m…
After 3 days last week in Northern Michigan, we headed out for a couple more laugh filled stops in Chicago and Sacramento this week. And we had a couple of amazing experiences! As you know we always challenge people to be creative and even weird w…
Hey Petoskey, your duck is on fire! Wow! What a night! I've been performing Improv Comedy for about 14 years now, but I honestly don't think i've ever experienced a night like tonight. Our dear friends David and Dawn Behling opened up their …
For a long time we anticipated our return trip to the DelGrosso's Amusement Park with Frontline Ministries! This weekend was no disappointment! I don't know how most people find Tipton, Pennsylvania, but we flew into State College and drove on …
If any of you were in Tipton, Pennsylvania with us last year, hopefully you're as excited as we are to make the return trip! We're once again teaming up with Frontline Ministries to do a big free concert day at Delgrosso's Amusement Park. Yes, the…
We spent a little time in Alabama this weekend at the Back 2 School Retreat with our new friends from Madison. And I have one question for all of you people from Madison…Where did you find Cletus?! We had a lot of fun with you guys! It was great t…
This week we completed our tour of the CIY Summer Conferences with stops number 21 and 22 in Carbondale, Illinois (Southern Illinois University – home of the Saluki’s) and Corvallis, Oregon (Oregon State University – home of the Beavers). It was a gr…
Our show with you at the Mennonite Conference in London, Ohio on Saturday night started off innocently enough with some questions about cockroaches, but things quickly turned weird. And did you think Chris took it unusually hard on the homeschoole…
San Luis Obispo is a great town. It just takes forever to say the name of the University! Today was a fun reunion of sorts for my friend Chase and me. Two years ago in San Luis Obispo at a CIY conference I hopped on the bumper of Chase's SUV and p…
Today took us to the largest CIY Summer Conference of all time. Two Thousand Two Hundred students gathered together at the arena at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. The first thing we did when we got on campus was sit down for…
Hello people! A lot of you have been emailing me about our guestbook being closed down all summer. I know, it bugs me too, but the spammers were killing us with entries about every hour. We've been way too busy this summer to keep it cleaned out o…
Welcome to week 7 or our CIY Summer Tour. This week we started out in Cleveland, Tennessee with the fine people from Tennessee, Florida, Missouri and other parts unknown. I even met somebody who lives in Wyoming who made it to Lee University for the …
This week we made our annual stop at Camp Fuego in Shreveport, Louisiana. I've been stopping by to see the Fuego gang for many years now and it's always a great time! It's usually a bit hot this time of year in Shreveport, but at Fuego there's alw…
After a couple of quick entries I finally have some time to actually say something here. No shows today, just a travel day to get to Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Our CIY Summer Conference Tour continued this week with stops at Chapman U…
Okay, we made it to Missouri for our show today. Now we have time to stop at Sonic before we head on to Illinois. I hope you’re having a great week at Summer Conference. Don’t forget to email us and let us know about your CIY experience! Let’s…
Not a lot of time to write and update you on our day. We just did a show in Orange, California and now we’re going to fly all night to get to Missouri for a show tomorrow. I’ll check back with you when we get there...well, not immediately. When we la…
Today's stop on the CIY Summer Conference Tour has us in Orange, California on the campus of Chapman University. Who knew that nestled in the middle of Orange County among a typical residential neighborhood you would find this beautiful college campu…
Greetings to our new friends from around the east that were gathered at Messiah College in Pennsylvania this week! JJ wants you all to know there is really no disputing the fact that the Hostess Snacks are all his! We had a great time getting t…
Today is JJ's birthday. And we started it off with a show at Adrian College in Michigan with about a thousand new friends! Great show, great energy and excellent creative suggestions. Plus you guys did an amazing job of shouting "Happy Birthday JJ…
Our CIY Summer Conference Tour continued today with our third stop at Milligan College in Tennessee. There we found a rowdy full house of campers from all over the place including our friends from 3C in Plantation, Florida. We were just laughing with…
Okay, a little note to all of you who were at the CIY in Milligan, Tennessee this week. Several people came up to me Friday to let me know that Kyle was their favorite part of the show. Seriously?! We worked hard for an hour to make you laugh, …
Topic # 1: Food – Those of you at the Savannah, Georgia conference have no idea how good you have it! Everyone else is eating at a college cafeteria somewhere and you get to spend your meal times at Café SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design). Wit…
Wow! It’s been quite a week already and it’s only Wednesday. During a summer like this when we’re trying to make a stop at all 22 CIY Summer Conferences around the country, we expect there to be some travel problems. But this week, we’re 3 for 3 on b…
Okay, i've received a couple of emails already from people who were with us at Anderson University earlier today. The topic of a Chinchilla came up. I thought it was kind of like a ferret, but i was way wrong. I was told it was like a chubby squir…
Anderson, Indiana CIY...Hello! Today we met people from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska and other parts unknown. It was a great time of laughter and fun. We're seriously thinking you Indiana CIY people are a little bit off. Which i …
So most of you who go to CIY Summer Conferences probably go to one of them each summer, right? We're trying something a little more fun and a little more tiring. We're going to hit all 22 of them! Today started our CIY Marathon for 2006. Here we a…
Big Stuf 2006! As good as ever, don't you think? Anytime i wander into Big Stuf it's like reuniting with old friends. Actually, it IS reuniting with old friends! So many of you come back year after year to see what Lanny and Company have dreame…
The Mandarin Christian Fighting Manatee's? Sorry, Chris. Wrong again! =) Hello to all of you great people from Jacksonville that let us hang out with you at St Simon's Island last night in Georgia. We had a great time! I think the picture of …
Any trip to Texas is a good trip, right? And we made the most of our 15 hours in the state on this trip. We slept, we snacked, we laughed with all of you fine people at Encounter Week at Lubbock Christian University, we ate at Sonic and we headed for…
Our time together here at Disney is coming to a close. We’d like to thank the great people of ACS for making all of this possible. We’ve had a great time! Hopefully we can join you again some time for more fun and laughs. We’ve also really enjoyed…
Okay, we're off to a good start! Everyone is registered and checked in, we've all sampled the free cake in the exhibit hall (some of us have sampled several different kinds of free cake!), and Mickey welcomed us to Disney World. Not bad for the fi…
Two nights in a row at Community Christian Church and there was no let up on night number two! Another group of extremely creative people joined us in Plantation, Florida (Chris, he lives IN Plantation, not ON a plantation.) on Saturday night. There …
Saturday we found ourselves in South Florida with a little extra time on our hands. I’m sure you could come up with some more popular options for us, but we decided to check out a very unique sporting event…Jai-Alai. Have you ever seen Jai-Alai? I…
On our way home tonight, after our show with all of you from Community Christian Church, we needed some food. Fortunately the show was all about food tonight! Here are some random thoughts about the food in our show. I’d love for you to share your ra…
You always know it's going to be a fun time when Charlie is in charge! It was great to hang out with all you Youth Worker types at Indiana Wesleyan University this weekend. Here are some of the highlights for me from the weekend. Not in any partic…
What a week! Three Women's Conferences rolled into one amazing experience on Mackinac Island. Thank you for making it such a great time for us. You welcomed us in like we ourselves were also women...I mean, we felt like part of your gender...I mea…
Things started pretty well. It was my wife Lori and myself against JJ and Chris on the lawn of the Grand Hotel. The sun was shining and there was a cool breeze blowing off the lake. Then the game started and we got crushed! The final score was lik…
I knew we would find some women like this at Mackinac. Did you know that while you were in the session, not everyone was in there with you? We weren't exactly A students in school, so i know it will shock you to find out that we didn't attend e…
Wow, what a week we're having already at the Win-Some Women Conference on Mackinac Island in Upper Michigan. Hello to all of you who spent some time with us this week on the island. Thanx for making our time with you so much fun! I don't know h…
Hello to the high school students of Autumn Ridge Church in Rochester, Minnesota. And thanx again for letting us join you at the formal tonight! I think all of you know our new best friend Ben. And I think you know what a great guy he is. As we me…
It all started off like any other road trip for us. We all rolled into Detroit (Home of the soon to be once again World Champion Detroit Pistons.) from our respective homes and headed for Ward Church in Northville. There we met up with our host fo…
Wow! Where do i start? Today when we all rolled into Normal, Illinois from our various parts of the country, we knew we were excited to be a part of an event to honor the volunteers of the church. But we had no idea what we were in store for. We r…
Today’s stop took us to the River Church in Sacramento, California. We knew we were among friends right away when we arrived on Saturday. Our first stop after arriving at the airport was In-N-Out Burger. Most excellent! Then this morning we got t…
Hello to all of you who joined us for a great evening last night at Ada Bible Church! I'm hoping you are not up when i'm writing this. We arrived at the airport at 530am today. This is strangely starting to sound like a Travel Journal. Well, we…
If you're not already familiar with Christ In Youth (CIY), i'd love to introduce you to them. CIY is a ministry organization based in Joplin, Missouri. They do many things very well, but the one thing that i have been around the most is Summer Con…
Hello and a big thank you to all our new friends in Uh-Troy, Michigan! We totally enjoyed your creative suggestions last night at the Kensington party. Chris continued his terrible streak with school mascots. I think last night he went 0 for 3. He…
We had a great time with all of you at the circus in San Diego last night! Our compliments to the decorators and the party planners. It was an amazing night! Thank you to all of you who came out to support the fine work of CAPS! We were honored to…
Wow! You people who showed up at Concordia University in Irvine this weekend really made our day! You came from Arizona, Nevada, of course, Southern California, and who knows where else. And we love you all! First of all I don't know how to tel…
What a great day! Many laughs with the people of Harbor Springs and Petoskey, some Mexican food, and a little fudge from Kilwin’s. That’s a pretty complete day don’t you think? We had a great stop at Harbor Light on Sunday morning. We really enjoy…
You Frostbite people just keep getting better! We got to hang out with you last year in “The Harbor” and we really looked forward to coming back this year. And you guys did not disappoint us. You came through with creativity, lots of laughs and s…
We told JJ he probably owed some people apologies for his comments about MSU tonight. He said he's not going to apologize until the MSU football team gets in a bowl game. Feel free to email him and tell him how you feel: jjpeterson321@yahoo.com …
Okay, you have no idea how big a deal it was that you saw tonight at the Koger Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Chris crawling around on the dirty, dusty floor is not something you'll see every night. I know we've never seen it before. You see,…
Last night we had our own Super Bowl at Lake Ann. The Turkeys versus the Chickens. On one side were the people from Vestaburg who were on the side of the Chickens, but at the same time, wanted the Chickens killed. On the other side was a guy i …
I'm so proud of all of you at Lake Ann this weekend that a little rain didn't dampen the mood. It seemed like everyone was still having plenty of fun. We sure did! Our third stop of the month at Lake Ann was great! Lots of laughs and I almost got …
This weeks trip to Lake Ann featured more good food, a lot of laughs and a couple of really good card games. Have you ever played Apples to Apples? Now, have you ever played Apples to Apples with JJ yelling at the top of his voice in your face? Ye…
We made it! We laughed with you this morning and now we want to say hello from here at the Tampa International Airport (Airport Code TPA for you flying aficionados). I wouldn't try this on your everday travels, but we left the stage there at the N…
Lake Ann Camp in northern Michigan is going to become one of our favorite places really fast. You may have seen us after the show last night. We were the only ones lazy enough to drive to the tubing hill. The entire walk up the hill JJ was tr…
Hello Providence! Thanx for a great afternoon of laughter and fun. And nice work on the creativity! JJ now insists on hopping everywhere. He claims, "I will be the best hopper the world has ever seen!" See what you do when you encourage him? B…
Wow, where do i start? So many crazy things happened last night at the Chapel's New Years Eve party. I thought it was cool that Lumpy the camel made an appearance, then JJ got a little carried away with the whole musical thing, and we never got ou…
Tonight we got to spend some quality time with the fine people of the First Christian Church of Alliance, Ohio. If we were going to be in the area longer we would surely take the time to go visit some of the exciting areas we learned about tonight…
Tonight we got to hang out with the fine people of Alpha Testing in Dallas, Texas for their annual Christmas party. It was a great night. Good food, lots of laughs and some new friends. We still know nothing of what Alpha Testing actually does exc…
You people at Bethany Christian Church really know how to impress us. The combination of football on the big screen, a cookie buffet and laughing at our little comedy show, was near perfection! If somebody is missing some tupperware, JJ may have w…
It all started so normal. We rolled into Anderson, Indiana, knowing that we were going to be hanging out with all of you at ICYC. We really had no idea what we were in store for! Some of you drove for hours to get here, others live much closer. So…
Hi there. Thanx for stopping by to see what’s up with us here at 321 Improv Comedy. I wanted to update any of you who are curious about the effect that hurricane Wilma had on South Florida on Monday, October 24. I’ve been told that the national media…
Greetings! I hope everyone is doing well this fine October day. Wherever you are the leaves are probably changing, the temps are probably dropping and the footballs are most likely being thrown! I just wanted to check in to let everyone know wh…
Thank you Monmouth for welcoming us in like we really were family! We've been looking forward to this one for a while. The opportunity to go to JJ's hometown of Monmouth, Oregon to perform...and to meet JJ's family. And I mean JJ's entire family! …
Hello to our new Fallfest friends! It was great hanging out with all of you. We got to meet and chat with lots of you this weekend. It's fun that you took a weekend out to load up the church van and travel from several states to the Sheraton in Chica…
Wow! Thanx to all of you who came out to laugh with us in Groveport, Ohio tonight. If you're not from the area, Groveport is not exactly in Columbus, but it is in the greater metropolitan area. I would like to thank the Rob Harris band from Frankl…
We seem to spend a lot of time in this midwestern state. But it's usually a really fun time so we don't mind. Tonight we laughed with all you funny people at Madison Christian Church. Chopper 4 was flying over to check out the action at the dolph…
And that's how it started...with a 9 year old girl named Kaylie getting more laughs than we did all night. But the rest of the night the people of Hyde Park UMC in Tampa, Florida made us feel like we too were funny! And for those of you from our …
Hello Central Pennsylvania! Did you guys ride the Crazy Mouse there at Del Grosso's? We did! If you didn't notice, the cars on that ride are designed to hold 4 people. Two on one side and two on the other. Well, I drew the short straw and had to shar…
Hello and thank you to all of you who we met at Muskoka Woods Sports Resort! This week we got to visit this complex outside of Toronto and it has it all. Skate parks, basketball, tennis, beaches, wake boarding, high ropes courses, zip lines, mount…
Tonight we were welcomed to New England like it was an actual state! We weren't in the area very long, but we fit in a little rest, a lot of laughs and even some lobster! Some of you didn't learn your lesson the last time we were in town and you a…
Hello from Little Rock. Yes, JJ, they have sweet tea here! Tonight we were hanging out with some new friends at the Fellowship Bible Church. It was great! Since we're young at heart...and in maturity, they had everything we could want; free pizza,…
Good morning from the Pittsburgh International Airport! The drive across the Ohio countryside is beautiful this time of morning. You should get up early and check it out some time. Last night we had a great time with all of you that came out for o…
One of the many hightlights we've had this summer is hanging out in Columbiana, Ohio at the Dutch Village Inn performing at a series of dinner theatres. We were there for 3 days in July and we just completed another 3 days in August. It's like a r…
Hi, I'm just doing some more practice on my bullfighting. Thanx to all of you who came out to laugh with us at Mount Hermon on Saturday night! That was a lot of fun! We were all very proud of JJ for leading us all cautiously on our journey to D…
After spending a few days on the side of a mountain with all of you, i guess we're kind of like family now. We shared Cap'n Crunch, we danced together, most of us guys skipped some showers and just stayed dirty...we even studied Greek Mythology! …
We arrived in Ashland, Ohio as just 3 guys looking for a good sandwich. We left with some good on the job training in Transplant Transport, Duck Breeding and Trapeze Artistry (it's not the one with the tight rope). From start to finish, you guys sur…
Camp Fuego. What can we say? It was time well spent with old friends and new friends, ping pong friends and mafia friends, actual licensed nursing friends and friends with nursing permits - you know who you are. =) I think we got everything in t…
Our stay here in Columbiana has come to an end. Thank you to those of you who came out for our final show tonight to learn all about the fine invention of Motorcycle Racing! Hey, did you see the fireworks display on your way home? That was us, cel…
here we are in Columbiana, Ohio at Das Dutch Village Inn for 3 days of shows. the food is excellent! night one last night was great! it all began with a fantastic dinner. did i mention how good the food is? we had our choice of desSsrts, fortunate…
hey, camp chautauqua people. i'm wondering if you can do me a favor. well, yeah, if you could send me another belt for JJ, that would be great. but i'm actually wondering is if you can help me find somebody. if you know Aaron, the basketball / hocke…
The people at SPILIRA were our kind of people...a little bit weird and something just wasn't quite right about them. We can definitely relate! Here were some of the highlights for us: - first of all, the level of energy you people had tonight was…
Hello... ah, hello... Sorry about the interference. Either our mics still aren't working quite right or i still have that ringing in my ears. Anyway, hello and welcome home to all of our new friends from Camp Chautauqua!! We had a great time hang…
hey, how's it goin? so, i don't know how they do fireworks where you live, but here in south florida they send a barge out in the ocean and launch 'em. last night at about dusk, my wife lori and i headed over to the beach with our lawn chairs to se…
hello THEE Camp! thanx for making our last trip to Southwest Baptist University a great one! a personal note to one of our new friends from Missouri: Kevin, you don't want to be skinny. you'd have no football and you wouldn't get to eat as much! it …
i hope all of you made it home safely from Mackinac Island. we had a great time; taking a little boat ride, hangin out with the horses and especially laughing with all of you! did any of you take the bike ride around the island? 8 miles is a lot lon…
This week we double-dipped at camps, performing at the THEE (sounds redundant, but it's not) Camp in Bolivar, Missouri, and then at Impact in Nashville, Tennessee. At THEE, we enjoyed all the kids and they were precious in our sight -- yellow, red, g…
i'm still trying to figure out why all of you people from Missouri wandered over to Illinois to have camp. you could have stayed closer to home, but then i guess you wouldn't have been able to cross the mighty Mississippi River. (wow, spelling m-i-s-…
this week Super Summer moved to Bolivar, Missouri. home of...well, the only thing we found was Sonic. once again we were there for all the action! i figured out how to do a head first slide onto the stage without injuring myself. that was a major …
Hello to our new friends from Missouri and welcome home from Super Summer! We had never been to Hannibal, Missouri before so we wandered around town like tourists one day to check out the hometown of Mark Twain. But the highlight for us this week wa…
Give me a C, give me a J, give me a Y. Why? Because we love Community Christian Church in Ft. Lauderdale. We're sure J.J. will win awards for his role as Chris's girlfriend. The ooh-la-la was a little more like ewww-la-la (emphasis on the ewww). …
how embarrassing! last night we were supposed to be with the God Encounters event in Orlando, but somehow we ended up at an IT convention. i'm sure many people had nightmares after seeing JJ's belly button, but overall it worked out great: we got …
Most of the town of Holland took a van to Residence Life in Grand Rapids to see the show on Saturday night. JJ got his hair cut like a poodle to get ready for the event and Chris had a chance to ask a landfill a few questions. ("How long have you bee…
We buttered up our cats and scratched and clawed our way to Port Huron on Wednesday, to hang out with the Hillside Wesleyan Church. The night started off with Pastor Mitch hopping out of the dumpster and handing out a live bunny (is it still alive?) …
It's official... we are fudgies. Sure, we may have sampled a piece or two in our day, but today put us over the top. Maybe that's why the forbidden dance was "just that good" or maybe that's why Carl was able to stumble on to Gumby, but no matter w…
A big shout out to Kentwood Christian Church (especially if you are deaf and read sign language). We learned after the show that JJ was not the best sign language interpreter around. Apparently the sign he was using for "goat" is sometimes confused w…
hello to our new friends in new hammpshire. i believe some of you even drove in from across the boarder in maine. and that's okay. as far as we could tell, they look a lot alike. thanx for an amazingly fun night. i'm sorry you didn't get to see th…
i am here to tell you that when you go to scottsdale, arizona, you learn stuff. who knew that those shock pad things you always see on ER actually have a name? well all of you at shepherd of the desert certainly knew! they're called defibrillators! …
Hey! Check out the May issue of CCM Magazine. They did a feature on Christians in Comedy and one of the artists that were featured is... well, us! There was also a nice article in the April edition of the Good News in South Florida. Check it out:<…
Thank you First Baptist Pompano for letting us be a part of the weekend long celebration! And there could have been no better way to start the night than that stellar joke from Buddy! Nice work. =) It was a good night all around...lots of cookies …
Tonight we had the pleasure of performing at my home church, Calvary Chapel Ft Lauderdale. That was really cool! And what a night it was. They did it up right for us. Of course they figured out that we're much funnier when we get some good chocolate…
what a week! it was a busy time with 4 shows in 6 days in South Florida. and during our days off, we even accomplished more than sleep. first we got to go to my favorite eating establishment in all of South Florida, Barkley's house! then we were ab…
wow! what a night! some seriously crazy people came out to the Improv Comedy Club to join us last night in South Florida. hang on... - HEY, GET YOUR DOG OUT OF MY YARD! - we were expecting a nice little night of laughter with some new friends... …
Let's start with a big thank you to the people of West Palm Beach, Florida! We had a great night hanging out with you at the Improv. And thank you to Way-FM and the Improv for making it all possible! After the show we went to get some mexican food a…
okay, we've all returned safely from our stay in the islands. all of you from the HIM Conference have been so kind; sending emails, signing our guestbook and even sending pictures! we made so many new friends this weekend. we can't wait to come back…
we think we have most of the area covered. after the HIM conference ended, JJ stayed on Oahu with friends for some scuba diving; carl and lori headed to Molokai for some quiet time on the beach; and chris claims that he rented a car and drove to Maui…
wow! what a weekend! the people of hawaii have welcomed us in like we were part of your family. and you certainly took us up on the challenge of creative suggestions. from JJ's frog with a hairball and his chearleader flashlight to Chris's pet chick…
hello friends. thanx so much for checking in with us. i thought i would drop you a note to let you know what we're up to during our Easter break. currently, JJ is in Kenya visiting some of his family members who are missionaries there. it's like a…
okay, i'm in search of the guy who ate the fry. any of you who were at the show in roanoke know who i'm talking about, but i don't even know his name. during our show, we found a really old french fry (or are we still calling them freedom fries?) la…
A long day of waiting ends in a huge payoff (sort of). After two short teaser shows (10 minutes each in the morning and early afternoon), we finally did the late show for the good people gathered at the Roanoke Wyndham . . . and winned 'em we did (so…
so the next time you see JJ, be sure to ask him about his new hat. or email him and see how his new hat is doing. while we were in canada, it was freezing! i mean, we were prepared for it to be cold, but in saskatchewan, it's so flat you get this fr…
wow! you people are so nice! since we got home from Canada, we've received so many great messages from all of you who live north of the border. thank you for all your encouraging words! we had some crazy times up there with all of you and hopefully …
While north of the border for the Youth Quake conference in Carenport, Saskatchewan (that's Canada), we discovered that "some times" Americans are seen as "stupid." That did not deter us (although the -15 degree weather almost did) from enjoying the …
another installment of carl's life: okay, i've lived here in florida for over 2 years now. i often sit out by the intracoastal waterway. sometimes reading, sometimes sleeping in my lawn chair, sometimes feeding the fish. i've often heard of these …
a little window into carl's life: i don't usually think of myself as out of touch. i read the usa today and i often get out and talk to people. so why is it that i never know when holidays are popping up? today my wife lori and i were walking by th…
are you familiar with the David Crowder Band? www.davidcrowderband.com if you're not, you really should check them out. last night lori and i drove a couple hours north to melbourne, florida with our friends barkley and melissa to go see the Crowder …
For some reason, it seems that every day we spend in Northern Michigan, the colder it gets! But things really heated up inside at Gaylord Family Fellowship when we let your minds run wild for suggestions. Nice work on the toilet brush bow and arrow …
What a great day we had on Saturday! We rolled into Harbor Springs in time to stop downtown and get our fudge. (We know, that makes us fudgies.) Then it was off to the Stutsmanville Chapel for some fun. I can honestly say none of us have ever perfor…
Weren't we just here? Yes, in fact we were. After some rest (actually a lot of rest) we were back at New Hope Christian Church tonight, this time with mostly adults. Three days in Traverse City is starting take its toll. JJ, still traumatized by tryi…
What a difference a week makes. We are no longer in sunny San Diego, we've migrated north to sunny Traverse City, Michigan (temperature is about 40, but feels -27). Nonetheless, the reception was warm and toasty at New Hope Community Church where we …
Let's start with a big Superbowl greeting to our new Pastor friends that we got to hang out with in San Diego this weekend! We gathered in the Tiki Hut, we laughed, we cried and JJ got really angry! We just wanted to say hi to all of you before we …
Volunteers from JJ's church were treated to JJ and JJ's improv. JJ thrilled the crowd while JJ danced back into their hearts. JJ blah, blah, blah. JJ blah, blah, blah. JJ. JJ. JJ. JJ. JJ. JJ. JJ...... JJ thanks you. And 321 thanks you. We had …
321 in a talent show? That doesn't quite seem right, but oh well . . . We performed at Christ's Church in Mandarin this evening along with several acts from the youth group. It's tough on the ego to be upstaged by a guy doing impressions, "Arrr, I'm …
"On the 39th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me . . . a rickshaw in Tijuana." Thanks to all the "talented" people at North Point for extending the holiday season just a little longer this year. Hey, did you know black holes are only the size o…
Here's a big hello to all of our new friends from Florida that we met this weekend in Tampa! The singing was great, the food was excellent, your creative suggestions made us look really funny, and Paul made us look really tall. =) Hopefully we c…
Boooooo! A hearty Grand Rapids welcome from Resurrection Life Church. Once again, there was plenty of food (we like this trend). We didn't take any back to the hotel, though, because we didn't have any of those plastic produce bags (how do you get t…
Wow, where do i start? So many things happened tonight at the Chapel. Lumpy the camel made his appearance, JJ got completely carried away with that musical thing, and there were trains coming out of squirt guns. It really was chaos! And what h…
Hola! We had a great night at High Desert Church, where the food was just as amazing as the show. We have so much leftover food here in our room we may need a dump truck (Brian?). JJ is going to take some home to the missus (oh wait . . . ). Serious…
so there we were. driving from our show in ionia, michigan with the Herbruck's chicken people back to grand rapids. Carl driving, JJ and Chris both sitting in the back, cause they think that's funny. heading west on I-96 at about 930pm we saw a car …
What a great night with everyone from Herbruck's. Have a great holiday season and whenever we are on the road eating an Egg McMuffin we'll be thinking of you.
Okay, first of all, JJ wants to apologize to all of you for saying that people from Michigan were dumb. I think he just got wrapped up in the moment. Thanks so much for stopping by to see what's up with us. We had a great time hanging out with all o…
so, this was interesting to me. i just wanted to check it out with you guys. this weekend when we were in indiana, somebody told JJ that he looks like...drum roll please...Screech! from 'Saved By the Bell'. really? Screech? let us know what you th…
seriously, it was a night like no other. when we first arrived at the Fort (Ft Wayne, Indiana for you out of towners) we were welcomed by the wonderful aroma of a pig farm. you need to experience that if you haven't yet. then we joined our friends f…
Wow! What can we say? We had a great time with all of you Saturday night in Brighton, Michigan. Our thanx to Jeff and the Theta gang for putting on a great night of laughs. You're our kind of people. Some laughs, some food, we're happy! Next time …
Let's eavesdrop on a 321 conversation in the hotel after their show with BridgePointe Church tonight: Carl: Okay guys, let's keep working on this. A Paramedic and a Lawyer. Chris: No, no, no. The show's over. I'm resting. JJ: I'm going to gi…
Put on your cardigans and hide your bears, the 321 boys were in town. Thanks for a great time. If you see any surgeons walking around with a chainsaw make sure you warn all the worms to get out of town ASAP! Thanks to Bethany Christian Services …
okay, so we got a little confused tonight in Peoria. i think all together we listed illinois, indiana, kentucky and missouri as the garden state. as was explained to us later, all were wrong. who knew. new jersey is actually the garden state. glad w…
wow, what a day! we got to go root on the TCU Horned Frogs football team...and they almost pulled it out in overtime! and to all of you crazy people we hung out with at UCC, thanx for the laughs. we greatly enjoyed ourselves. hopefully we can come …
okay, so we all tied at putt putt. today we tried bowling and the results were a little different. chris beat us up! i think he's in a bowling league somewhere, has his own shoes and just hasn't told us.
has this ever happened to you? today we played 18 holes of putt putt and we had a 3 way tie. we all scored exactly 46! wierd...
Hey from Jay Bob Jim Bob Billy Bob III and his hotty sister Peggy. Way too much fun hanging out with you guys and the mafia alien. Can't wait to see what the new building will look like. Make sure that Andy shows you his new hard hat with his new …
we didn't get to spend too much time in cleveland, but the time we spent wandering over to chagrin falls to hang out with the people at fellowship bible church was excellent! who would have believed that a youth pastor could double as the spinner in…
a big hello to our new friends in state college, pennsylvania. the pizza was great, the laughs were excellent and we even got some football in during our stay. Keep On Laughin!
peace.
just another note to the great people of Apex Community Church. we had so much fun hanging out with you for the weekend. you have an amazing church family there. we really appreciated the hospitality, the laughs and the overwhelming support from all …
hey there, i just wanted to say hello to all the fun people in kettering, ohio that we laughed with tonight. you guys are awesome! thank you for welcoming us in like part of your family. we had a ton of fun. we can't wait to laugh with all of you ag…
Well, we've been eagerly anticipating this for a long time. Starting in September, 321 Improv Comedy hits the road to see what God has in store. I told a friend just yesterday, sometimes it seems like God has a plan and it's as if He doesn't even …