Fresh Catch 2.0

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As the sun rose in the mountains, Dr Dave was able to join David for some laughs…a day later than normal. But the stories rose to the occasion, no doubt due to the after-glow from encountering earnest tourist-pleasers serving fantastic BBQ the night before. When the response to every menu item or playing card color choice here near Winter Park, CO, is "excellent!",  it invites further discovery about what might not be so welcome. This, of course, led to David's "dookie in the woods" story. It will be tough for Dr Dave to explain to his grandson.

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David caught Dr Dave in the midst of a Texas whirlwind and his lame "howdy" efforts revealed just how much he was at the end of his rope. Too many…too much…too…everything. The cockroach was bow-legged. The barista demonstrated Middle East hospitality, not Texan. All of this in spite of multiple BBQ meals drinking his favorite pop (or soda if you're from New York), and the good Dr's best fashion effort which has consistently failed him.  But life is rich when they include fascinating experiences and friends. We think we could hang with the tall-tale-campfire cowboys; David brings the funny to any story swap n' spit meet-up. 

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How do you prefer your text messages? Short and sweet? Sprinkled with love? There's lots of room for variety here and, as a public service, the Davidic Duo decided to help clean up the confusion. Not sure if we did. But the funny David was really on his game…you can tell he's out and about doing more gigs these days. Meanwhile, Dr Dave was a laughing soundtrack.

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It's been a minute since it was only the David twosome doing an episode. So naturally, we needed to be sure we weren't dodging some unpleasantry that might hurt our relationship. Given that we boys aren't inclined to get straight after it, the wandering was both fun and enlightening. We're just moving in our friendship like Oxford scholar Robin Dunbar says old clunky men are built to do. We're also built for bodily mis-functions, as David shares. In the meantime, we've got Georgia on our mind!!

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Many little children are delighted by surprises, even scary ones. Adults prefer predictability. That's why this episode's ambush start was so fun. Thx to Roger for helping us bounce into our time together with so much energy. We chatted about the art of catching each other off guard, and wondered about David's smoking fantasy. In our world you aren't keeping it real unless you can giggle a bit. It de-clutters the path for life with Jesus. Why hide? Emboldened by the fun of like-it-or-not transparency, DavidX2 got giddy over the prospect of wooing legendary laugh-wheezer Mike Frame onto a future episode – perhaps to defend himself. 

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It might surprise you to know that, not one, but both of our podcast hosts are published authors. (We know this because puny book sales don't lie!) But our special guest this episode, Dave Veerman, is an accomplished author and editor with a youth ministry DNA. And…he's a loyal Fresh Catch 2.0 listener!! Since these things don't seem to belong together we invited him on for a little interrogation. Beyond the expected giggles, we loved the stories!

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The life of a celebrity is fraught with danger at every turn. Is my next public event going to ruin me or make me a household name? Will my hosts provide the Green Room necessities as spelled out in my contract? From which shadowy corner will the paparazzi jump out, cameras a-clickin'? This episode pulls back the curtain on the burden of notoriety that comedian David Dean carries. It demands cheek-to-cheek interface with strangers. Thankfully, the Master of the Nearby Nudge is no stranger!

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If our podcasts could be evaluated purely on the basis of how often and long we laughed, this one might rank near the top. The two Daves hosted Dr Ron Coffey of Huntington University, their distinguished VP for Student Life. But we worked really hard to pull him back into the life we shared with him decades ago, when the rules of youth ministry engagement hardly existed and creativity was boundless. (Those days likely created the need for offices of Risk Management…) Too much fun as the stories were flying!!

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Her song, featuring the unparalleled harmony of James Taylor, is "Don't Try So Hard". So, we didn't. Seriously. This podcast was effortless. We barely showed up. It was so easy to poke fun at ourselves you could almost feel our souls yawning while we enjoyed yet another giggle-fest. Maybe we were deflecting. We began a conversation about the business side of church … were we avoiding the topic? After all, we've made $$ from CHURCH, INC. We've heard it's a turn-off from GenZ. But what do we know? We're seniors…part of GenZZZZZ…

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Have you ever said something that you almost immediately wonder about where that came from? The title of this podcast was an utterance 10 seconds before we concluded…it cannot be explained or understood without context. Even then, it might be indefensible. But what you've come to expect from the two Daves is what we delivered in this episode: we are who we are. It's just a lot of fun getting better together by avoiding the comparison game and enjoying the place God has given us to occupy with him - even if it's on the city's south side.