wooden boys!! (compromise part 2)

Yes, I do realize that there was a time when I'd think about things and write long, rambling musings on this and that. Yes, I do realize that all I do lately is post photos. I think I barely have time to think hard enough these days to write long, long posts. So, that said....back to your regularly scheduled dose of photos (okay...with some of my rambling musings mixed in):

In a previous post, I showed the evil, soul sucking puppets that my boy is selling so that I can actually live inside of the house that we are buying. That said, every compromise has it's second side, and here goes mine. I'm going to getting rid of one of MY prize possessions that yes, creeps the boy out. (I'll take time to get creeped out later when I reflect on the fact that 3 out of 4 of my last posts have been about freaky dolls). So...

Meet Geraldine and Ricky:



Ahh...yes...one of the best albums of all times. "Evangelist E.J. Daniels... (that's this guy:)...




Presents Geraldine and Ricky" (that's these guys:)



So, by now (if you are still with me), and aren't saying, "Which one is made out of wood?", you might be saying to yourself, "There has GOT TO BE some fascinating story behind this Geraldine and this Ricky!!"

You would be right. According the the album jacket, "When Geraldine was converted at the age of 13, she began to pray to God to use her as a person to honor Him. At age 14, God gave her, overnight, the talent of ventriloquism. She began immediately to appear before church groups, and civic clubs. Her talents continued to develop until her fame was known throughout her native state of Louisiana. She entertained even in the governor's mansion!"

(Of course, me being the scientific person that I am, have to wonder how one wakes up to discover that they have been given the talent of ventriloquism...)

But wait...it gets even better!


"Disneyland offered her $375.00 per day - which is over $100,000 per year - to perform for them. Because she could not talk about her LORD, and had to work on Sundays she turned down this offer. She felt that her talent was God-given, and should be used solely to glorify Christ. It takes real dedication for a young lady to turn down fortune and fame to serve her LORD."

$100,000 a year!! Disneyland!! She turned down that haven of heathen-filled thrill rides AND the wad of cash!! But then what did she do?

The text goes on to say that Evangelist Daniels' crusades grew in attendance by 20% to 35% because Geraldine and Ricky joined their team!

(though I still have to wonder it it wasn't something to do with this stone cold foxy organist:)



That's John Bos (I think that the term "boss" as in "Dude, that is TOTALLY BOSS!!" came from this guy. I mean, the way that the lights hits his hair is beyond description, isn't it?) God, he's sweeet.

The write-up ends with "On this record, you will hear one of the world's greatest ventriloquists, and her wooden-headed companion. Accompanying them at the instrument is John Bos, who is recognized as being, perhaps, the greatest of all Hammond organists."

Geraldine has a couple of paragraphs too. My favorite line from her is, "I have had the blessing of meeting and working with so many, wonderful "full-time" Christians."

What in the world does Geri mean by that "full-time (in quotations, mind you) Christians" remark?

I don't know what happened to this faith driven beauty and her "wooden-headed companion", but I can only hope the best for them. Okay, actually...I hope that Geraldine married John Bos, the organist and that they have shared many, many years and many, many cans of Final Net hairspray together. I also hope that Ricky is locked away somewhere so that his long, flutter-by eyelashes don't decay. And I hope that everytime Geraldine and John ride past DisneyLand, she doesn't wonder about what could have been.