"You take away all the other luxuries in life,
and if you can make someone smile and laugh,
you have given the most special gift: happiness."
~~Brad Garrett
Hi all,

This past week, my work place observed Heart Health Week by engaging in various activities designed to limit stress, promote good nutrition, and get moving.  We do this every year and, especially since it coincides with John's birthday, it always makes me think of him.  Heart conditions run in my family and, sadly, contributed to the death of my beloved Grandpa Jim.  His loss truly made me appreciate John's role as Andrew.  I clung to these words through my Grandpa's funeral and beyond: "I want you to know there's nothing... nothing to be afraid of. On one side, there's life. And on the other...there's life, too."  Those same words meant so much to me in the aftermath of John's passing.  So, in this annual birthday issue, I thought promoting heart health would be a fine way to remember and celebrate John.  Regrettably, I can't dish up heart healthy food for you all but maybe I can do a little something to alleviate stress and get ya moving.  :-)

Before I do that, I just wanted to say a few words in remembrance of Sir John Hurt who passed away a few days ago.  Beyond having a name that I always felt was an amusing counterpart to John Dye's, I loved his work in The Elephant Man, Harry Potter, the Hellboy movies, and so much more.  My first introduction to Sir John's work was as the Storyteller in the Jim Henson series.  Thus, I always imagined him when I wrote for the Asterian Storyteller aka Lewellyn and, more than once, imagined his voice as I read over Dyeland stories.  While JABB will always be extremely indebted to John Dye for inspiring just about everything on this site, it's been fun drawing on Sir John Hurt's work to supply some strands in this big, ol' tapestry of fandom. 

God bless,
Jenni
Coloring Book Pages for John/Andrew Fans

Sitting down to color is a wonderful way to take time away from the stress of daily life.  The images below are all designed to be printed in 8.5 by 11 inch size but can probably to adjusted.  You can right click and Save Image As... to print from whatever program you'd like or right click and View Image to print from your browser.  So color away and reflect on your favorite memories of John's career!












Photo Scavenger Hunt
Now we'll see about getting some movement going!  My challenge is to take photos of as many of the following things (all related in some way or another to a John Dye role) as possible and email them to me.  Winner(s) will receive a prize.  The prize will go to whomever gets photos of the most items on the list.  In the event of a tie, I'll send prizes to each winner.  This will be a physical prize unless you're not comfortable with that in which case I'll come up with some virtual variation.  Photos are due to me at either the email address you received this newsletter from or my personal one by February 19th, 2017.  If you are homebound but wish to participate, please contact me and we'll find a workable variation to this challenge.  Have fun and good luck!

1.  A watch  (great if it's a pocket watch but any watch will do)
2.  A dove (not necessarily a live one, it can be a figurine, etc.)
3.  A peace sign
4.  Ginger ale
5.  An angel
6.  A Christmas decoration
7.  A calendar
8.  A teddy bear
9.  A mystery/suspense book
10.  A pink or green item of clothing
11.  Something from the 80s
12.  A Bible


This newsletter is dedicated to John Dye, in observance of his 54th birthday.  While we continue to miss him, we remain grateful for the years he was with us on this Earth and for all the comfort, entertainment, and lessons he left through his work in movies and TV along with his life off-stage.  Personally, I can't imagine how different my life would be without his influence.  From the friends I have to my hobbies and my decorative style, none would be the same without my having first become fascinated with Andrew and then John's wider career and charitable endeavors.  Being part of the TBAA fandom has also helped my faith to grow and John's depiction of Andrew was a huge part of that.  There is truly no way for me to put into words how grateful I am and I know I am far from alone in that.

Thank you, Mr. Dye, for inspiring so much through your life and work. 

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(Photo Credits: The photographs used on this page are from Touched by an Angel and owned by CBS Productions, Caroline Productions, and Moon Water Productions.  They are not being used to seek profit.)