About two weeks into our arrival to Tyler, my buddy Chris posted THIS BLOG.
Chris works in Tyler from time-to-time and he called me shortly after his "Bro. Lou" sighting. He asked me if I knew who this guy was...I said no.
We had a good laugh about it...mostly about how long it took Chris to import a picture from his phone into his blog, but the most fun was trying to guess where "Bro. Lou" went to church. (I have pretty good Denominational Vision...I can usually guess a person's denomination within a two-minute span.) Having no direct experience w/ Bro. Lou, I wasn't able to make a guess, but it made for a very fun phone call. Well, fun for two nerds like me and Chris. Chris, a good Methodist, made all sorts of guesses - mostly in the charismatic vein, I believe.
And then, it happened.
A few nights ago, I'm driving through the great town of Gresham, TX (just down the road from our house) and he passes me.
Yes. Bro. Lou, himself.
I started shouting "That's Bro. Lou! Oh my gosh! Bro. Lou! That's him...I gotta' call Chris."
My wife is used to these outbursts, but she still looked at me with a disgusted will-you-shut-up face. Par for the course.
And just as I'm about to call Chris, Bro. Lou puts on his blinker. To turn into a church.
Lane's Chapel United Methodist Church.
A Methodist...can you believe that?
Therefore, I am creating the Bro. Lou Club. If you are in the Tyler area and you experience a Bro. Lou sighting, you must contact me. You can comment randomly on a blog post, email me (toddwrightband@gmail.com) or even call me. (If you're lucky enough to have my number, yo.)
Let's be on the lookout for this mysterious Smith County creature, Tyler-ites. It'll be fun!
By the way...if you know Bro. Lou, please let me know! I'd love to meet him!
Friday, November 07, 2008
BRO. LOU Remix...
Posted by Todd Wright at 7:00 AM
Labels: blogging, bro. lou, bro. lou club, chris caraway, tyler, tyler is weird
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4 comments:
this is hilarious!
Hey Ross,
Does this make you want to at least put a lift kit on your car and get a new license plate with BRO ROSS on it?
Found out yesterday that "Lou Gary Thomas" is the pastor of Lane's Chapel UMC!
Can't wait to meet this guy...
Todd,
I know Bro. Lou personally. He actually lived in Lufkin a very long time ago. Lanes Chapel is growing at a phenomenal rate. His sister was a part of the church I served in Tyler...and they are some of my closest friends.
Anyway, email me at FCC, Lufkin, and I'll tell you more. I can defintely make the introduction happen.
Mike Hunter
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