Cool's Cool Connections

I told the BVG's I want to tell their stories too, not just mine. What notable people have they come in contact with? Cool's list is long---and cool! This from her:


"My husband (then boyfriend), my sister and I met Billy Graham at a Lutheran Youth Congress in San Francisco in 1972.  He was friendly and kind, and took time to talk with the three of us.  He was our featured speaker at the congress, held at the San Francisco Hilton.  I have met Mark Lowery, BeeBee and CeeCee Winans, Steven Curtis Chapman (he was so sick he could hardly sing, but he paused to talk with me a few minutes), the guys from Take 6, the guys from Glad, the band members from Harvest, Wayne Watson, and Twila Paris.  I went to a guitar clinic taught by Phil Keaggy … and my husband and I were friends with Christian singer and flat-picker Dennis Agajanian for several years during our dating/engagement/newlywed lives.  It was Dennis’ suggestion that we date, and, indeed, that we consider marriage. He was supposed to have sung at our wedding, but called the week before to cancel – his manager had messed up his performance schedule and booked him several states away.  My husband and I and I met Bill Muncey as children and we both sat in his Miss Thriftway hydroplane.  We’ve also both met JP Patches.  Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart) sang at Bothell High School when I was a senior but I was so star struck and shy that I couldn’t talk to them.  Jester Hairston (composer, arranger, singer) came to BHS when I was a junior and called four of us out of the audience to sing for him a cappella – that was so frightening!  He made me talk in front of my entire high school.  I have met Debbie Macomber, Norm Dicks and Derek Kilmer.  Also I met Congresswoman Ellen Craswell in the 1990s  – she was a speaker at a Harper EFC Women’s Retreat, and I was on the retreat committee.  She was a wonderful Christian woman and a dynamic speaker – she also served on jury duty once years ago when I was filling in.  Also, Michael Card, Larnelle Harris, and Philip and Pam Boulding – of Magical Strings fame.  That’s all the star connections I can think of."

Her memory of meeting Billy Graham reminded me of my own three times of not meeting but hearing Billy Graham in person, all three notable experiences:

1967          Minneapolis, Minnesota, when I was involved with Lutheran Youth Encounter
1968          Bern, Switzerland, Baptist Youth World Convention (he was keynote speaker)
1976          Seattle, Washington, very first event in the Kingdome, Billy Graham Crusade
                  (my husband were married just two weeks, and we attended with my parents) 

I also met Bill Muncey (always rooted for Miss Thriftway, cried when he died). I wonder if Cool met JP Patches when he and Gertrude came to Port Orchard when our children were little. They were off to the side of Bethel Avenue. Here are a few pictures I found from that day (me with my daughter):

 

 

 

Was Cool there that day too?

My son played back-up (saxophone) to Wayne Watson when he was at our church in Hawaii, and Debbie Macomber is my friend and I was her piano teacher. I haven't met Glad, but I met First Call when they were at our church.

Cool and I are not surprised that we have a few connections with our connections. We're just like that.