Congrats to Darryl and Randy Lenz of Peachtree City, who successfully navigated the choppy waters of the ABC reality show "Shark Tank" during their Friday appearance. The couple snared a $50,000 investment in their business creating a rolling carry-on suitcase with a chair attachment, to help parents make it through the airport with kids in tow. Darryl Lenz, a longtime American Airlines flight attendant, came up with the idea. Her husband Randy demonstrated the product using a doll before the panel of "sharks," including Alpharetta comic Jeff Foxworthy. "You know you might be a redneck when your kids are strapped to your luggage, going through the airport" quipped Randy. "That isn't even 'you might be,'" said Foxworthy, taking the bait. "You are!"
We tip our hat to the Deltas
The Atlanta suburban alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will present its ninth Mad Hatters Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 at the Atlanta Airport Hilton Hotel, 1031 Virginia Ave. The chapter's signature fundraising event will feature the latest millinery trends, and proceeds will provide financial assistance to female students in Atlanta selected by the chapter for their academic excellence and community service programs. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the luncheon. Since the inception of Mad Hatters, the luncheon has contributed $134,000 toward the education of young women. Event tickets are $60. For tickets, call 404-273-3699 or e-mail gsgooden@hotmail.com.
Tweet of the day
"The 7 a.m. school bus felt like a 5 a.m. school bus after a week with no school bus."
- Third Day bassist and super dad Tai Anderson, on the Monday following spring break. His Grammy-winning Christian rock back, which has been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, is based in metro Atlanta.
Celebrity birthdays
Country singer Ned Miller is 86. Actress Jane Withers is 85. Opera singer Montserrat Caballe is 78. Actor Charles Napier is 75. Playwright Alan Ayckbourn is 72. Jazz musician Herbie Hancock is 71. Actor Frank Bank ("Leave It to Beaver") is 69. Rock singer John Kay (Steppenwolf) is 67. Actor Ed O'Neill is 65. Author Tom Clancy is 64. Actor Dan Lauria is 64. Talk show host David Letterman is 64. Author Scott Turow is 62. Singer David Cassidy is 61. Actor-playwright Tom Noonan is 60. R&B singer JD Nicholas (The Commodores) is 59. Singer Pat Travers is 57. Actor Andy Garcia is 55. Movie director Walter Salles is 55. Country singer Vince Gill is 54. Actress Suzzanne Douglas is 54. Rock musician Will Sergeant (Echo & the Bunnymen) is 53. Rock singer Art Alexakis (Everclear) is 49. Country singer Deryl Dodd is 47. Folk-pop singer Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) is 47. Actress Alicia Coppola is 43. Rock singer Nicholas Hexum (311) is 41. Actor Nicholas Brendon is 40. Actress Shannen Doherty is 40. Actress Marley Shelton is 37. Actress Jordana Spiro is 34. Rock musician Guy Berryman (Coldplay) is 33. Actress Claire Danes is 32. Actress Jennifer Morrison is 32. Contemporary Christian musician Joe Rickard (Red) is 24. Rock singer-musician Brendon Urie (Panic! at the Disco) is 24. Actress Saoirse Ronan ("Atonement") is 17.
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