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Jesus?

Recent rumors are that
Elvis could have
been Jesus himself.
Here are some
similarities - you be
the judge!

Jesus said: “Love thy
neighbor." (Matthew,
22: 39)

Elvis said: “Don't be
cruel." (RCA, 1956)

Jesus is said to be the
Lord's shepherd.

Elvis dated Cybiil
Shepherd.

Jesus walked on water.
(Matthew, 14: 25)

Elvis surfed. (Blue
Hawaii, Paramount,
1965)

Jesus was said to be
resurrected.

Elvis had the famous
I968 ”comeback" TV
special.

Jesus said, "if any man
thirst, let him come
unto me, and drink."
(John 7:37)

Elvis said, "Drinks on
me!" (Jailhouse
Rock. MGM, 1957)

Jesus fasted for 40
days and nights.

Elvis had irregular
eating habits. (e.g.
five banana splits for
breakfast)

Matthew was one of
Jesus' many
biographers.

Neil Matthews was one
of Elvis' many
biographers. (Elvis: A
Golden Tribute)

"(Jesus') countenance
was like lightning.
and his raiment
white as snow."
(Matthew 28:3)

Elvis wore snow-white
jumpsuits with
lightning bolts.

Jesus lived in a state of
grace in 3 Near
Eastern land.

Elvis lived in Graceland
in a nearly eastern
state.

Mary, an important
woman in Jesus' life,
is said to have had
an Immaculate
Conception.

Priscilla, an important
woman in Elvis' life,
went to immaculate
Conception High
School

Jesus is said to be the
”Lamb of God."
Elvis had mutton chop

sideburns.

Jesus' father is said to
be everywhere.

Elvis' father was a
drifter, and moved
around quite a bit.

Jesus was a carpenter.

Elvis' favorite high
school class was
wood shop.

— Source:
http://www.mit.edu:
8001/activities/41We
st/humour/
Eivis_vs_Jesus.html

- lion Morten

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weather

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ing today. but it should
be partly sunny on
Tuesday.

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What was left of starting center Jason Watts' pickup truck was dragged by James Hunt of James' Towing. The truck, driven by center Jason Watts overturned yesterday morning on U.S. 27.

 

 

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At about 7 am. yesterday, Jason Watts
stniggied to a farmhouse near the wreck
site in Pulaski County. None of them was

wearing his seat belt when the truck over-

turned after briefly going off the road.

    

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Stunned: Athletic director, coaches shaken after wreck takes lives
of one player, a student, severely injures arm of starting center

By Matt May
SPORTSDAILV EDITOR

A UK football player and
another UK student were
killed in an auto accident early
yesterday morning about 10
miles north of Somerset. Ky.

Senior starting center Ja-
son Watts was driving his 1985
Chevrolet pickup southbound
on US. 27. when his tires
dropped off the side of the
road. Watts overcorrected and
lost control of the vehicle.
sending it back across the
roadway. flipping and then
resting on its top. according to
a report from the Pulaski
(‘ounty Sheriffs Office.

Watts. redshirt freshman

wood. Ky.
and UK stu-
dent Christa
pher Scott
Brock. 21. of
Hyden. Ky.
were all
ejected from
the vehicle.
Both Stein-
metz and
Brock were
pronounced dead at the scene
of the accident by the Pulaski
County coroner‘s office. None
was wearing his seat belt.

['K Athletics Director
CM. Newton said Watts suf-
fered a “severe arm lacera
tion" that covered most of his
forearm. and will have surgery

 

the wound and repair dainagi
to the arm.

At a news confcwnce las:
night. ['K Athletics Director
C..\l. Newton said the \lttlllilitll
has been difficult for the faint
lies and coaches.

“This is a really difficult
time for the three illmllll‘s. the
Steinmetz'. Brocks' and
Watts'.” a tcai‘ycyed Newton
said. "All of our thoughts and
prayers are with them. This is
a very trying time for the l'ni»
versity of Kentucky football
and athletic families, It puts
bowl games. winning seasons.
and big games with archrivals
in a whole different perspec-
tive."

Newton said Hi head
coach ilal Mumme is having

a difficult time dealing with
both the coach and personal
.ispects on a situation like
this.

“llal is really struggling
right now." Newton \Zlifi.
"No' only on a personal level.
but on a professional level.
but he is doing what he needs
to and being available to his
players."

.\cwton said there are few
dc'ails about the i'i‘l‘ltit‘lll. but
stressed that alcohol was not a
factor. as ”1“ three men were
on their way to go dcer hunt-
ing.

“As i ltn'lcrstand it. they
left Lexington to go deer hunt»
ing." Newton ~i~‘ "Jason is
an avid liuntci. so it's not .in
uiiusua‘. thing in their time oif
[t was not an alt-obi 1 related
activity. as l understand .i “

After the accident va

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Artie Steinmetz. 19. of Edge.

this morning to begin cleaning

Struggling to cope: Families of two students in mourning, shock in
wake of untimely death, remember good qualities in young men

By James Ritchie
ci’iFus'rdiioE'fi " '

Family and friends strug~
gled yesterday to cope with
the loss of Artie Steinmetz and
(‘hristopher Brock. who died
in a car accident early yester-
day morning near Somerset.

No one claimed to under-
stand the deaths of Steinmetz.
19. a defensive lineman on the
l'K football team who sat out
this year. and Brock. 21.

“i still don't believe it. just
from the way Artie is. that he's
not going to be around." said
Steinmetz's older brother.
Matt. “I'm more ticked offthan
i am sad right now. That's just
too young to die 19 years old.

 

He had his whole life ahead of
him."

As of last night funeral
arrangements had not been
made yet.

Artie had called his father
in his hometown of Edgewood.
last Thursday to say he had
been given a full football schol-
arship for next season. Matt
Steinmetz said in an interview
last night from his home in
Elsmere. Arthur had trans-
ferred from Michigan State in
August to be closer to his fami-
ly. and had three years of eligir
bility left at UK.

A business major. Artie
hoped to make a career of foot-
ball. Matt said: if that didn‘t
work out. he might have

worked in the family's trucking
business. Steinmetz Transfer.

Matt described his brother
as a cheerful person who loved
country music and the out
doors.

ilrock‘s family members
reached by phone in his home-
town of Hyden yesterday said
they were too distraught to
talk to reporters.

Brock was a close friend of
quarterback Tim (‘ouch with
whom he played football as a
wide receiver at Leslie (Tounty
High School. UK Athletics lli
rector (TM. Newton said,
(‘ouch left for Hydcn yesterday
to be with lirock's family.

Newton said the athletics
department had been stricken

with deep grief. His face
turned red and his eyes wclled
with tears as he spoke at a
news conference yesterday in
Wildcat Lodge on North (‘am-
pus. He said he never met the
students who died.

“That's my loss." Newton
said. "l'm kicking myself for
not meeting them. and he not
met their families."

(‘oach Hal Mumme did
not appear at the news cotil‘l‘l“
encc. Newton said illi‘ coach
was still too upset to spoak t0
the media.

“He said he didn‘t feel he
could deal with it at this time
and asked ifl coiiid pinch hit
for him." Newton said.

The football team was "dcvv
astati-d" by the deaths, said
Rena \‘icini. assistant athletic
director for media relations

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“If you
could meet
him one
time, you’d
know what
I mean. He
was never
really in a
bad mood.
He was too
young to
die, I know
that.”

- Matt Steinmetl.
brother