Lawrence Bell:  

I didn't join the choir in high school, but I've sung all over the country since then - and been paid for doing so!!! Several opportunities to do this for a living have been presented to me, but I never had the courage to try it. Professional accounting has been my "crutch" for many years. Oh, by the way, I went by the name "Larry" in school. I always wanted to be a major league ballplayer when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a feasible idea. As it turns out, they were wrong. I usually workout by running and lifting wieghts to "blow off steam." The wildest thing I ever did in school was try to leave on a day that it snowed heavily. A teacher tried to stop me and ripped the belt off my jacket in the process. Well, I spent the rest of the day in Ms. Mechtersheimer's office. My hero was my dad, Arthur Bell. He did some amazing things in his life and always included us in them. Since high school, I've only lived in one other state - Texas. I moved here via a job offer in 1985. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Riley Chavers, because he was my most dependable best friend. If I have any obsessions, they're church and sports. At my age, I'm way ahead in physical capabilit...Expand for more