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They meet
Andi’s side of the story: I
don’t want to weave a romantic tale here, but the first time Al saw me, i was
on stage, singing . . . and he didn’t think much of it at the time, frankly. It
was the fall of 1985, Al was a freshman in college, and i was a sophomore.
(Yeah, do the math – we’re that old.) We were both involved in the same
Christian fellowship group on campus, and became fast friends, but we weren’t
attracted to one another. I think i wasn’t Al’s type, and, you know, Al was
lots of fun, but not dating material. After
about two years of friendship, love started peeking around the doorway, hinting
that she’d been tapping her foot in the next room for a while. Al and i were
married in 1989, two weeks after he finished school. The campus minister of our
fellowship group, Dave Russell, did our pre-marital counseling and performed
the ceremony at our campus chapel. It was the happiest day of my life – the day
i married my best friend. Al’s side of the story: It’s
true. Andi was singing the first time i laid eyes on her, and neither of us was
attracted to the other, and we did become great friends. As a matter of fact,
my girlfriend attended the college in the next town, and Andi, my friend with
the car, used to drop me off so i could spend some time with her. I
didn’t think Andi was “my type”, but there actually was this moment when we
were on our way back from a racquetball class (part of our rigorous academic
schedule) and i looked over and thought, “i should date Andi.” It took a while
to wear down her defenses, but she eventually relented.
Andi’s pre-Al days |