When I was eight years old, I listened to Adventures in Odyssey all the time. I loved hearing Imagination Station journeys back to Bible times, listening to “slice of life” stories with the everyday kids in Odyssey, and coming along for exciting tales from history. But my favorite episodes were always the ones featuring Connie Kendall and Eugene Meltsner. Connie was an outspoken, feisty high school student who worked behind the counter at Whit’s End, a local soda shop. Eugene was a brainy college student who seemed to know everything about every subject...or at least he thought he did. Though the two of them were good friends, they spent most of their time together as perfect foils – arguing about everything from fashion to faith. Nearly thirty years later, I have the pleasure to work behind the scenes on Adventures in Odyssey. Eugene and Connie are still on the show, but some things have changed. Both of them are at very different places in life than they were when I was a kid. … [Read more...]
Keep Your Eye on the Ball
-by Wooton Z. Bassett – Mailman, Licorice Enthusiast, and Creator of Captain Absolutely I’m not very good at softball. After dozens of strikeouts, I had a brilliant idea. I figured if I could see the ball sooner, it would make me a better player. So I strapped a pair of binoculars to my head before the next game. Boy, was that a mistake! Suddenly, everything looked too close. I opened my glove to catch a pop fly, and the ball landed 20 feet in front of me. I swung at the same pitch three times before it even crossed home plate. What’s worse, the binoculars limited my peripheral vision, so I couldn’t see who was standing right next to me. Sorry, Jason! That’s what Captain Absolutely is about. Not softball – worldview. Just like those binoculars impacted my game (and Jason’s nose), your values, priorities and perspective changes how you see life. Some people see the world as a battlefield, where only the strong survive. Others say the rules don’t really matter, so just do … [Read more...]
Adventures in Odyssey Album 62: Let’s Put on a Show
By Nathan Hoobler When I was eight years old, I listened to Adventures in Odyssey all the time. I loved hearing Imagination Station journeys back to Bible times, listening to “slice of life” stories with the everyday kids in Odyssey, and coming along for exciting tales from history. But my favorite episodes were always the ones featuring Connie Kendall and Eugene Meltsner. Connie was an outspoken, feisty high school student who worked behind the counter at Whit’s End, a local soda shop. Eugene was a brainy college student who seemed to know everything about every subject...or at least he thought he did. Though the two of them were good friends, they spent most of their time together as perfect foils – arguing about everything from fashion to faith. Nearly thirty years later, I have the pleasure to work behind the scenes on Adventures in Odyssey. Eugene and Connie are still on the show, but some things have changed. Both of them are at very different places in life than they were … [Read more...]
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