An Ode to Stephen Jones, President of Bob Jones University
When I was an impressionable 9th grader at Bob Jones Academy my parents were notified in a faculty staff meeting that the upcoming University opera needed more extras for the production of Verdi’s Aida. Since I was, and proudly remain, a nerd, the idea of trying out appealed to me. Thankfully the audition consisted only of measuring the girth of my torso and legs. Of course, any schmo who happened to share my post-pubescent hunkiness was equally qualified to be an extra, but that did not diminish my happiness upon being accepted. (more…)
