Greetings from my bunker in beautiful downtown Fairview Tennessee, where we are trying to get the mosquito declared an endangered species. I don't know what will kill me first, the mosquito or the nuclear waste we spray in the air to kill them. That's still not good enough for my wife, Tami. She's dropped her gym membership because of all the exercise she is getting swatting the little buzz bombs with her fly swatter.

I know some of you might be thinking, "How much does a fly swatter weigh?" Well, she has had this particular one for three years now, and there is at least four pounds of duct tape holding it together. When she lets that puppy loose, you can hear the "thwack" from the shed I usually nap in when I'm supposed to be looking for the mower.

Tami's pleased because the swatting gets her off the couch. Don't tell anybody, but we're working with Nintendo on a design for the Wii Mosquito Killer. It's great for getting her heart rate up. Plus her right arm is now twice the size of my leg. She tells me next week she'll be working on her two-handed backhand.

Let me preface this by saying, career-wise, everything's been great. I am doing a lot of outreach shows for churches, and in May I was blessed to be introduced to an organization in Detroit called Forgotten Harvest. Briefly, what they do is take the food that the grocery stores and restaurants are about to pitch in the trash and collect it and distribute it to the needy. Amazing organization! They have over 14 refrigerated trucks and move literally tons of food to the needy. I was honored to be the entertainment for their fund raiser dinner. The food was great, if a little overripe, and we all got to take home some dented canned goods.

I have a suggestion about how to solve some of the world's hunger problems. I don't want to give away too much about my unique idea, although I will hint that it has something to do with figuring out how to turn mosquitoes into a high quality food source.

I should also mention that my son, Ryan, has moved away from his parents in Tennessee to Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Iowa?!) We miss him! Hence, we are praying that this fall they have the mother-of-all-winters. This boy has no idea how bad winter can be, having been raised in Arizona and Tennessee. We are hoping that, after the second foot of snow in Cedar Falls, the little ingrate who abandoned his parents returns to his frozen senses and comes back to Tennessee to be near his mom and dad. So we can resume complaining about all of the food he eats. One meal with him and you want to put Forgotten Harvest on speed dial.

Here's where I'll be performing publicly over the next few months. If you're coming, be sure to say hello. If you're sending a friend from another area, be sure to have them introduce themselves.

Date	City	Venue
Jun 4, 2008	San Antonio, TX	The Gathering/San Antonio
Jun 10, 2008	Wisconsin Dells, WI	Kalahari Resort & Convention Center
Jun 22, 2008	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Assembly of God
Jun 24, 2008	Atlanta, GA	Punchline Comedy Club
Jun 28, 2008	Virginia Beach, VA	Westin Hotel NFL Fundraising Event
Jul 12, 2008	Suffolk, VA	Magnolia United Methodist Church
Jul 17 - 18, 2008	Front Royal, VA	Fishnet Ministries, Inc.
Jul 18, 2008	Hampton, VA	Liberty Baptist Church
Jul 19 - 26, 2008	Caribbean	Michael W. Smith & Friends Cruise
Aug 2, 2008	Franklin, TN	Grassland Heights Baptist Church
Aug 9, 2008	Ridgeway, CO	Ridgeway Christian Center
Aug 16, 2008	Dyersburg, TN	Yates Auditorium
Aug 22 - 23, 2008	Richmond, VA	Grove Avenue Baptist Church
Aug 30, 2008	Lynchburg, VA	Sedalia Baptist Church
Sep 5, 2008	Holly Springs, NC	Holly Springs Cultural Arts Center
Sep 7, 2008	Birmingham, AL	Valleydale Church
Sep 20 - 21, 2008	Peoria, IL	Northwoods Community Church
Sep 29, 2008	Huntsville, AL	Leges Country Club - Blue Creek Investment Partners
Oct 14, 2008	Charleston, WV	Embassy Suites for Highland Hospital
Oct 17, 2008	North Palm Beach, FL	The Gathering Palm Beach Gardens Marriott
Oct 25, 2008	Woodbridge, VA	Hylton Chapel Fishnet Ministries, Inc.
Nov 1, 2008	Hampton, VA	Hampton Roads Convention Center Fishnet Ministries, Inc.
Nov 6, 2008	San Antonio, TX	Family Dynamics Institute
Nov 8, 2008	Winona Lake, IN	Grace College

Dove Family Approved

Jeff's latest DVD has received the prestigious Dove seal. Here is an excerpt of their review of My Heart, My Comedy available soon from Jeff's online store.

Jeff Allen sends the audience into paroxysms of laughter as he hits on various topics including teenagers, drunks, speeding, and marriage. There is also a personal testimony ... and he and his wife share what they went through and how he eventually became a Christian. While he does give a serious testimony at the end, there are a lot of laughs in this set. We gladly award our Dove Seal to this DVD set.

Jeff Allen on Diet and Exercise