Here’s 45 things you might not know about me…

1. I was born and raised in San Mateo, CA, just 20 miles south of San Francisco.
2. I trusted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior in August ’80 at Camp Sugar Pine in Oakhurst, CA.
3. My first official job was at Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour in San Mateo.
4. My first car was a ’67 Volkswagen Bug. Deep red with a sun roof.
5. I was a DJ at KCSB and KGFT while in college at UC Santa Barbara.
6. I traveled to the Soviet Union during the summers of ’86 & ’87, in the era of communism.
7. I was interrogated by the KGB twice, while traveling in the Soviet Union.
8. I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Communication Studies.
9. I joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ after graduating from college and served with them for 4 years.
10. I met Jennifer while serving with Campus Crusade for Christ at Sacramento State.
11. I love to dance!
12. I was in five productions of the Living Christmas Tree at First Baptist Church San Mateo.
13. I sang the National Anthem at the Houston Astrodome.
14. I have been part of the live studio audience for Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Conan (click Conan link to see me).
15. I was the first customer at In n Out Burger in Folsom when it opened in January 2009.
16. I graduated from Western Seminary with Honors in 2003.
17. I love baseball!
18. My favorite National League team is the San Francisco Giants.
19. My favorite American League team is the Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem.
20. My favorite color is blue.
21. I wish Seinfeld was still on the air.
22. My uncle, Billy Hardwick, was a professional bowler and Bowler of the Year in ’65 & ’66.
23. My middle name in Allen. It was also my grandfather’s middle name.
24. I love Mexican food.
25. My weakness is ice cream!
26. My favorite ice cream is Roselani Kona Mud Pie (only available in Hawaii).
27. My ’93 Honda Accord has 245,000 miles on it.
28. I was a traveling sales rep for DaySpring Cards, a subsidiary of Hallmark.
29. When I need a good laugh, I watch I Love Lucy!
30. Growing up, I wanted to be a lawyer. I went to college to pursue a career in broadcasting.
31. My favorite concert of all time was the Amy Grant Unguarded tour at the Santa Barbara Amphitheater.
32. My favorite section of the Bible is John 13-17, known as the Upper Room Discourse.
33. My favorite book of the Bible is Romans.
34. My son Zachary’s name is derived from Zechariah, which means “God remembered,” as we were told by the doctors that we would never be able to have children.
35. The first president I voted for was Ronald Reagan in ’84. Reagan won every state but Minnesota that year.
36. I was an early adopter of Twitter, opening my account December 19, 2007. I have “tweeted” almost 3,000 times since then.
37. I love reading the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis to my son Zach.
38. My favorite vacation spot is Hawaii! I’ve spent two summers, my sabbatical and celebrated my honeymoon there.
39. I have a file of encouraging notes and letters I’ve received over the years. I read them when I need a little perspective or encouragement.
40. I love my wife’s blackberry pie!
41. I love to BBQ!
42. I met the entire cast of Leave it to Beaver back in the 1980’s.
43. I enjoy playing racquetball and golf.
44. I want to write a book someday.
45. I love Disneyland!

The goal of this post is to build bridges of commonality and interests. So please take a minute and tell me something unique about you!