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Are you the type of person that loves rock ‘n roll, and getting down and dirty? Is a fancy white wedding not for you? Why not take what you love and run with it! It’s your wedding, do what you want. Shelly, 24, did just that.

Shelly is a rock and roll girl all the way. She hates dressing up, and hates the idea of wearing a fluffy white dress even more. Shelly is a girl with attitude, and she wanted to bring that to her wedding. Her soon to be husband, Greg, 25, was also a rocker and loved the idea of a rock ‘n roll theme into their wedding. The first step, wedding invitations, and let me just say that their method was most original, guitar picks! Shelly and Greg decided ‘what better way’ than to personalize guitar picks with the guests name, and wedding details (shorthand of course) on the front.

What was their choice for the setup of their wedding? Well, Greg and Shelly decided they wanted to go as far outside of the norm as possible and actually rented out a bar where local bands performed. They knew this bar because they were frequent visitors too. Local bands continued to play straight through their wedding. The bar tables were used and stools at the bar itself were perfect for guests with the intention of some fun drinking (champagne was not an option for this couple).

As for wedding favors, Greg was a fan of poker, so packs of playing cards were perfect. Shelly stumbled across some candles in the shape of the suits of cards (heart, spade, club, and diamond) and used those as well. Shelly wanted to get a bit spunky with her choice of wedding favors, so she provided the guests with inflatable guitars, saxophones, and microphones. Not only could guests watch the bands perform, they could now pretend they were a part of the band.

Square plates in a black and white theme decorated the tables for when it was time to eat. A buffet dinner was perfect since elegant was not what our couple was going for – they definitely knew they wanted casual and fun. Guests helped themselves to an endless supply of burgers, chicken, fries, and more while continuing to rock out to the local bands performing. But the best was yet to come. The cake was the greatest idea for the whole wedding. A local baker designed a cake in the shape of a Les Paul guitar. It was almost too realistic to eat! But guests got to bite down into a piece of music, and enjoy the whole theme.

So, got an itch to scratch or a wedding coming up? Not only does this theme fit nicely for a wedding, but it could also be used for a unique Sweet Sixteen (minus the alcohol of course), or any celebration for that matter. If elegant and fancy is not for you, you could always just take advice from our couple, and “rock out!”

Musicians often have hell to pay for playing rock and roll.  They shoulder the blame for being in cahoots with the devil, and for glorifying him with secret messages supposedly hidden in their lyrics.  If a berserk kid goes on a shooting spree, rock lyrics must have possessed his soul.  If a killer mentions he likes a certain band, their lyrics must have cast a murderous spell over him.  If your lottery numbers don’t hit, heck, why not blame the lyrics of a rock band?

Well, guess what?  There actually are rock bands who write lyrics about God.  Yes, that God.  They’ve glorified God—not the other dude—in their songs.  Here are a few musicians who’ve written music and lyrics about how God has rocked their world:

George Harrison – “My Sweet Lord”

With poignant sincerity, Harrison sang the lyrics, “I really want to know you/Really want to go with you/Really want to show you, Lord/That it won’t take long, my Lord.”  Deeply spiritual, Harrison subtly wove “hallelujahs” and Hare Krishna chants throughout the pious lyrics.  He also underscored his worship of a divine entity with the repetition of the lyrics, “my sweet Lord” throughout the entire song.  Harrison is now with the God he so dearly loved, and that makes the lyrics all the more meaningful.

Stryper – “Honestly”

Blessed with pretty-boy good looks, an abundance of talent, a knack for theatrics, and the ability to write music and lyrics that didn’t preach, these glam-rockers strongly connected with audiences worldwide, and brought Christian metal into the mainstream.  The gorgeous power ballad, “Honestly,” with its sweeping, majestic melody, and passionately delivered lyrics, became their best-known song.  Its lyrics, “Call on me and I’ll be there for you/I’m a friend who always will be true/And I love you, can’t you see/That I love you honestly/I will never betray your trust in me” is a message of comfort and reassurance from God to one of His followers.

Norman Greenbaum – “Spirit in the Sky”

Gospel call-and-response bursts make this sunny, classic rock song shine even brighter.  Greenbaum wrote the lyrics, which convey joyous anticipation of the afterlife, in a mere 15 minutes.  Greenbaum, who is also Jewish and makes numerous references to Jesus in the lyrics, claims he had no religious intentions when he wrote the song—he just wanted to reach a bigger market.  Disillusioning as that may be, the song’s uplifting melody and lyrics make the hereafter a little less intimidating.

Train – “Calling All Angels”

Patrick Monahan of this Grammy Award-winning alt-rock band plaintively sings the lyrics of this emotionally moving song.  He beseeches heaven, God and the angels above to give him a sign of their love amidst the world’s turmoil.  Hungering for an anchor of faith, and professing he’ll be loyal to it once it appears, he sings the powerful lyrics, “I need a sign to let me know you’re here…/And I’m calling all angels/I won’t give up if you won’t give up.”

KISS – “God Gave Rock ’N’ Roll to You”

KISS?  The fire-breathing, blood-spewing band who once dodged accusations that their name stood for Knights In Satan’s Service?  Yep.  A reworking of an Argent song from a uniquely KISS perspective, the lyrics include, “God gave rock and roll to you/Gave rock and roll to you/Put it in the soul of everyone.”  According to Gene Simmons, the song lyrics were rewritten, “as kind of a guitar anthem song, that being in a band and playing guitar was a privilege and a God-given gift.”  And we thank God they were given that gift!

Many rock lyrics aren’t an off-ramp directly to hell.  The bands that pen lyrics about God may come as a surprise, but they’re definitely going in a different direction, on a higher road.

During the final years of his life, Rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley was battling obesity that affected his live performances. Richard Bevan said in “The Biography Channel” that as Elvis’ weight increased, his shows suffered. At times he would babble incoherently on stage and rip his pants due to obesity. At a sold-out concert, Elvis told a bemused audience that he had ripped his jumpsuit and would have to find a replacement before resuming the show. He died of a heart attack at 42.

Two-time Academy Award winning actor Marlon Brando also suffered from obesity that attracted more attention than his Hollywood career. Anecdotage.com said his weight ballooned during the production of “One-Eyed Jacks” that his costume had to be made with an elastic material. Still, his massive weight split 18 pairs of pants.

Here’s an odd one: Dr. Stuart Berger, author of many diet and health books, apparently didn’t follow his own advice. At his death at age 40, he weighed 365 pounds!

Still from Anecdotage.com: Charlie’s Angels’ star Drew Barrymore was dining in a classy restaurant when a woman approached her and said, “If you were a little fatter, you’d look just like Drew Barrymore!” From that time on, she knew she had a weight problem.

Cheers star Kirstie Alley made fun of her obesity with her TV series “Fat Actress” that showed how society deals with overweight people. Prior to that, she drank 14 grape sodas every day and felt depressed and convinced she was a loser. Fortunately, she realized that her problems also made good material for a new TV series. Since then, she has lost weight and is looking better than ever.

Not all fat people, however, end up living happily like Kirstie. Carol Yager who died at the age of 34 weighing 1,200 pounds, wasn’t able to stand or walk because of her weight. She was frequently hospitalized due to many health problems brought about by her obesity and she often required the assistance of 15 to 20 firefighters to lift her to the ambulance.

Jon Brower Minnoch was 200 pounds lighter than Yager who suffered from obesity since he was a child. An endocrinologist estimated that over 900 pounds of his body mass was retained fluid. When admitted to the hospital, Minnoch was placed on two beds placed together and it took 13 people to change his linen. He died at age 42.

These people show that obesity is a problem that can affect anyone regardless of age, sex, or social status. And the problem is growing. At last count, there are over 64 million adult Americans who are obese and thousands of deaths have been associated with this condition.

“The world has become a fat place. The World Health Organization has declared obesity as the third of the great epidemics facing the world in the new millennium, along with HIV and tuberculosis. On a world scale, food is the addiction,” according to Dr. George Alexander Felding, associate professor of surgery at New York University School of Medicine.

“Until recently, the medical profession has failed obese people. Many doctors still believe obesity is simply a matter of will power. As long ago as the 1970s, studies showed that doctors felt fat people deserved everything they got. Others showed perceptions of fat people as being weak and less intelligent than thin people. Many studies have confirmed that fat people fare less well in interviews than equally qualified thin people; that they are promoted less frequently; and, are less likely to be made leaders,” added Felding.

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