Comments on: Friday photos http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/ Criticism and commentary on southern gospel music Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:16:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Paul http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-803258 Paul Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:36:13 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-803258 Juliet, This thread has been dead for 2 years, why resurrect it, draw attention, whatever? Juliet,
This thread has been dead for 2 years, why resurrect it, draw attention, whatever?

]]> By: Juliet http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-803182 Juliet Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:19:43 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-803182 I often wonder why this subject comes up so much? The marriage wasn't a successful one, end of story. That should really be enough for people. If you wanna know THAT badly then just go ask them...sometimes it's like highschool with the "gossiping" on this thing..Like really people- get a life. I often wonder why this subject comes up so much? The marriage wasn’t a successful one, end of story. That should really be enough for people. If you wanna know THAT badly then just go ask them…sometimes it’s like highschool with the “gossiping” on this thing..Like really people- get a life.

]]> By: James http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4723 James Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:17:42 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4723 Denice lives in Wrightsville Beach, NC and seems to be doing very well. If anyone is interested in corresponding with her, she has a page on MySpace.com. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=63473046 Denice lives in Wrightsville Beach, NC and seems to be doing very well. If anyone is interested in corresponding with her, she has a page on MySpace.com.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=63473046

]]> By: Tom http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4684 Tom Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:55:41 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4684 It took awhile, but the Hoppers finally made a lowkey but nonetheless public statement about the situation with Denice in their fairly recent biography. At the end of a fairly long chapter about Dean & Kim, the chapter ends with a brief passage under the subtitle "Difficulties in Life": "It's important to remember that the Hoppers are real people with real problems. In spite of the many blessings, they also experience their share of challenges and heartbreaks. "Mike met and began dating Denice Bradley during the 1990s when she was still in college. Denice, a native of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, was attending Belmont University, in Nashville, eventually earning a Bachelor's Degree in commercial music. "She and Mike married in 1996. In 1998, when a position came open after Shannon Childress retired from the group, she accepted duties as the pianist for the Hoppers. "Sadly the marriage didn't work out and Denice and Mike legally separated in 2005. A terribly heartbreaking event for the family, the situation remains a private and tragic matter where Mike finds solace in Christ, his family and music" (p. 192). So at least they're on the record about it now, although I'm pretty sure that is the ONLY place in the book where Denice is mentioned (and she's not in any of the pictures in the book, either). Don't know how current this is, but the page is still active and one would assume it's still current: http://www.seasharpmusicacademy.com/new_faculty.html It took awhile, but the Hoppers finally made a lowkey but nonetheless public statement about the situation with Denice in their fairly recent biography. At the end of a fairly long chapter about Dean & Kim, the chapter ends with a brief passage under the subtitle “Difficulties in Life”:

“It’s important to remember that the Hoppers are real people with real problems. In spite of the many blessings, they also experience their share of challenges and heartbreaks.

“Mike met and began dating Denice Bradley during the 1990s when she was still in college. Denice, a native of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, was attending Belmont University, in Nashville, eventually earning a Bachelor’s Degree in commercial music.

“She and Mike married in 1996. In 1998, when a position came open after Shannon Childress retired from the group, she accepted duties as the pianist for the Hoppers.

“Sadly the marriage didn’t work out and Denice and Mike legally separated in 2005. A terribly heartbreaking event for the family, the situation remains a private and tragic matter where Mike finds solace in Christ, his family and music” (p. 192).

So at least they’re on the record about it now, although I’m pretty sure that is the ONLY place in the book where Denice is mentioned (and she’s not in any of the pictures in the book, either).

Don’t know how current this is, but the page is still active and one would assume it’s still current: http://www.seasharpmusicacademy.com/new_faculty.html

]]> By: MF http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4641 MF Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:21:49 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4641 Denise is no longer a Hopper, and from what I understand, she hasn't been for a few years. Denise is no longer a Hopper, and from what I understand, she hasn’t been for a few years.

]]> By: Sally http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4635 Sally Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:06:02 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4635 I was thinking the same thing. We saw every other version of the Hoppers through their 50 year "heritage". You'd think they would include their own daughter-in-law. I was thinking the same thing. We saw every other version of the Hoppers through their 50 year “heritage”. You’d think they would include their own daughter-in-law.

]]> By: RF http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4614 RF Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:32:04 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2007/01/26/friday-photos/#comment-4614 What? No photos of Denise? What? No photos of Denise?

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