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The Publisher’s Perspective: A Video Message to Readers from Rob Patz Yes, Rob... it is really October! Click to watch NOW! On Tuesday, September 28, 2010, hearts from all over the world were broken as gospel singer Tony Greene breathed his last on this earth. So much could and has been said about Tony – the singer he was, the friend he was, the man he was, but even to a casual observer, the evidence points to the family man he was, so adored by his wife TaRan- da – who donated her kidney to him just over a year ago, prolonging his life – and with whom he had two precious daugh- ters, “Bella” and “Josie.” During this time of mourning, we at SGN Scoops can only say that our family is praying for all those who love Tony, that we mourn him with you, and that the thought of Heaven grows ever more pre- cious as we contemplate the reunions there waiting for us. “If we have the faith that’s measured by the smallest mustard seed Our mountains will be mastered by the Master of our needs If we have a child-like trust He says He’ll do the greatest things He’ll heal the sick and raise the dead And be a miracle in me.” ~ from “Miracle in Me,” as sung by The Greenes Photo by Heather Mitchell October 2010 COLUMNS & MAINSTAYS 2 Publisher’s Point Video Blog... Rob Patz Publisher: 5 Greenish Me... Kelly Capriotti Burton ROB PATZ Editor-in-Chief: 6 Love, Life, & Legends...Lou Wills Hildreth KELLY CAPRIOTTI BURTON 8 Eyes Wide Open...Tom Holste Online Editor: RHONDA FRYE 10 Faith Boost... Rhonda Frye Features Editor: LORRAINE WALKER 13 Our Contributors Contributing Writers 41 Priceless RYAN BOMGARDNER JEFF HAWES 42 A Humorous Pause... Ryan Bomgardner LOU WILLS HILDRETH 44 The Chronicles of a Singing English Teacher... TOM HOLSTE Jeff Hawes Additional Graphic Design: STEPHANIE KELLEY NewS & FeatURES Layout & Design: 3 For Tony Greene KELLY CAPRIOTTI BURTON NQC ReCap Founder: 21 Why Fans Keep Going to NQC ALLEN SMITH 23 Review: 100 Years of Gospel Celebration WWW.SGNSCOOPS.COM interact: 26 Sheri Easter 32 Scoops @ NQC 35 Sue Dodge twitter.com/sgnscoops facebook.com/sgnscoops 36 Audio Interview: Randy & Sherri Parker Miller shoutlife.com/sgnscoops 38 Louise Mandrell: A Christmas Return to Opryland * Christian Fitness & New Music will SGN Scoops exists to showcase what is return in November distinguished, intriguing, and real about southern & country gospel music. We seek with our stories to shed light on people fulfilling a call to minister - to make or support the making of music that excites For advertising, inquiries, or comments: an audience and glorifies God. [email protected] And we seek to do it interactively. Send news items to: [email protected] 5 When we the dreams we are given dream the impossible, God dreams ne of my best lifelong friends has a dad who the miraculous. Owas a garbage collector. He worked five to six days a week, early mornings, Haase and Signature for years. He did it cheerfully. He has raised two Sound, who are living daughters with his wife, volunteered on the fire de- dreams that are mergers partment, is a beacon of generosity and hospitality to of those they grew up his family and friends, and now enjoys watching his with and those God gave to beloved Chicago Bears from their little weekend cabin them, harmonies of the call- in Michigan. ing God gives and the work In the long run, it doesn’t matter that he collected they do. We talked to Sheri greenish me garbage. It matters that he did it well, honored his Easter, who persevered in Kelly Capriotti Burton, family, worked passionately, and has enjoyed his life. her dreams through incred- Editor-in-Chief I doubt that it was his dream to pick up our trash—I ibly trying times, and to imagine he might have wanted to be an NFL quarter- Sue Dodge, who has given her dreams back or maybe a crooner like Frank Sinatra, but as to the Lord and is living with happy results. (Inciden- we all know, sometimes dreams don’t quite work out tally, we talked to a lot of other great dreamers and the way we plan. doers, who will be gracing these pages in the coming What was your childhood dream? - I had sev- months). eral. At times I contemplated being an Olympic cyclist We also see dreams being pieced back together – as and an Oscar-winning screen- the Gaylord Opryland Hotel writer. I dreamed of being a prepares to reopen after teacher (done…for about 18 Rob, Rod, & me! the catastrophic flooding months). I dreamed of being a in Nashville, Tennesse this mommy – thank you Lord for past spring. And sadly, that answered prayer. And I we bid farewell to Tony dreamed of being a published Greene and pray for new writer…which, though it has dreams for the precious happened in ways differently family he leaves behind. from what I envisioned, has I jokingly call two impor- been fulfilled. tant men in my life my I am finding as I go “dream givers.” The first is through life that of- Photo By my husband Rod, who has ten, God’s version of Denise given me a fairy-tale of a our dreams coming true is Salchow life out of some chaos, two so very different than the miraculous daughters, two ones we created for ourselves. BUT – when He great bonus kids, and one adventure after another. births dreams in our hearts, they are more magnifi- The second is the publisher at SGN Scoops, Rob Patz, cent than the ones we conjure while watching foot- who has given me the chance to carry out a creative ball games or concerts or movies. vision and be a writer! This issue of SGN Scoops was put together while The ultimate Dream Giver, though, is our Lord I was at two very different places, each filled with Jesus. When we dream big, He dreams grand. When dreams. The first: National Quartet Convention, a we dream the impossible, He dreams the miraculous. place where many people have hopes of gaining, And when our dreams go wayward or in some cases, developing, meeting, learning, breaking through. The are shattered, He doesn’t just pick up the pieces and second – Disney World – where children like mine put them back together…He makes something even dream of a more magical world, one where our most more beautiful out of them! whimsical, colorful, beautiful wishes are ca- We hope the dreams you read about this pable of becoming reality. month inspire you to chase the dreams God At NQC, we talked to people like Ernie has in store for you! 6 Love, Life, & Legends with Ms. Lou: Hall of Fame Moments Greetings to the ever- increasing number of readers of Scoops Digi- tal. At the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, Ken- tucky, the magazine was well represented. Our time with Kelly and Rod Burton was sweet, and we always enjoy seeing Rob Patz. Meeting Rhonda Frye was a pleasure. God is blessing our efforts! Howard and I were show- ered with love and affection from so many precious people. I am humbled by the “Lifetime Achievement Award” presented by the Southern Gospel Mu- sic Guild. Judy Nelon also received this honor, adding to my pleasure. The VIP room at Freedom Hall was filled with trea- sured friends who felt the presence of the Holy Spirit as the Nelons sang the opening prayer. After reading a greeting of con- gratulations from Bill and Gloria Gaither, Mark Lowry spoke with gracious, loving comments and his usual great humor. Aaron Crisler presented red roses to Judy and me. Our hearts were warmed by beautiful com- ments by Beckie Simmons Bates, Clarke Beasley, Jerry Goff, Sue Dodge, Fay Shedd, Lisa Abraham, Kelly Nelon Clark, Jimmy Blackwood, Top: Mark Lowry, Lou Hildreth, and Eddie DeGarmo. Judy Nelon, Beckie Simmons When Judy Nelon, Pres- Bates at the SGMGuild “Lifetime ident of the SGMGuild, Achievement Awards” for Lou spoke, she encouraged and Judy; Center: Jeff & Sheri us all to use the media Easter with Diana Thomas, Mary to get the message of Fay Jackson, and Lou, for Family Southern Gospel music Friendly Entertainment TV; Bot- to the masses. I am in tom: Lou interviewing The Hoppers total agreement and for FFE TV was gratified to see Photos by Howard Hildreth 7 Rob Patz, say. Emotion was at a high level Breeska Hemphill, Candy Christ- Coastal [It was a ] as I closed my remarks with en- mas, Men Of Music, Sharron Kay Media, also monumental couragement to all of us who are King, Heirline, Edward Eyestone, Mary Fay, spending our lives in gospel music Marcelle Slaughter, Kirk Sullivan, Diana, and National with a verse from II Corinthians Glen Bates, Phil Cross, Jeff & Sheri Dorothy Quartet 1:7 “God has not given us a spirit Easter, Dove Brothers, Ernie Hasse Jones, of fear, but of power, love, and a & Signature Sound, and Classic Fam- Convention! sound mind.” Heartfelt thanks to Sound Quartet. ily Friendly the Guild for this awesome honor, It is always a privilege to stop by Entertain- To God and to the multitude of friends Gospel Music Today and be inter- ment TV be the glory! who have expressed their love and viewed by Ken and Jean Grady. Network, congratulations. The link for the show is on my Paul Heil, Howard and I enjoyed hanging website. Gospel Greats, and others. The out at the Family Friendly Enter- Being onstage with Bill and Glo- event was taped for television by tainment booth during the week.