good ol' bubba joe

I get to have fun playing several different recurring characters at NewPointe. And man, I don't know if there's anything as fun as being Bubba Joe Crankshaft at KidStuf. It's a hoot!

Bubba Joe is easily my favorite role. He's just fun. I've had many people tell me that the Bubba Joe character seems to come waaay too easy for me. Maybe so.

Bubba Joe showed up at KidStuf yesterday to help Kevin introduce this month's virtue: Service. Bubba Joe had a great idea: to "lend a hand" to Kevin (notice the latex glove on Bubba Joe's right hand...and as Kevin learned yesterday, you really don't want to go there).

Bubba Joe's just an uninhibited idiot--that's what makes him so much fun to portray. One of my favorite things to do is to just be Bubba Joe in the foyer at church. People just don't know how to react. Can you believe that there have been several people that had no idea it was actually me?

Yesterday, in the hallway outside the KidStuf theater, one of our regular attenders tried to introduce me (while I was in character) to a friend he had brought with him to church. It was a riot to see him try to explain that Bubba Joe was actually one of the pastors...and I wasn't making it any easier for him...I just stayed with the Bubba Joe thing. I don't know if the friend will be back (just kidding).

What would we do without KidStuf? When we first moved into our new building, there were actually some adults questioning having to go to KidStuf every week! Since we've begun, I haven't heard a single complaint or criticism. In fact, every week I see people in KidStuf who don't even have KidStuf-aged kids. They just want to be in on all the fun and learning.

Kevin West, Jim Howard, and their team are doing a great job. Don't know what KidStuf is? Click here to find out more.