{"id":8725,"date":"2013-11-20T12:26:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T17:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=8725"},"modified":"2019-03-27T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T14:24:15","slug":"red-on-the-head-produces-guarenteed-laughs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/red-on-the-head-produces-guarenteed-laughs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Red on the Head&#8221; Produces Guaranteed Laughs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/11\/20130909164444_Book-cover-e1384960502605.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/11\/20130909164444_Book-cover-e1384968299827.jpg\" alt=\"20130909164444_Book cover\" width=\"250\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/11\/20130909164444_Book-cover-e1384968299827.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/11\/20130909164444_Book-cover-e1384968299827-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Going down memory lane through one\u2019s memories is always a treat, and it worked greatly for Bill Hughes, \u201975. He recently published his memoir, &#8220;I&#8217;d Rather Be Dead than Red on the Head,\u201d with the title being a quote from a classmate who teased Hughes as a child.<\/p>\n<p>In his memoir, Hughes tells us about many of his unique and humorous experiences including a bizarre encounter with a witch doctor in Africa, being kidnapped twice, and intimidating encounters on a Greyhound bus on his way to visit his daughter. Through the adversities and experiences he experiences in his anecdotes, Hughes shows us that we must never forget that God has a plan for us, despite how much we want control over it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what happens in your life whether it&#8217;s good or bad, if it&#8217;s crazy, or if it doesn&#8217;t make sense, the idea is that in all of that we don&#8217;t trust ourselves but we trust in God, that he&#8217;s going to take care of us. That&#8217;s kind of what I\u2019ve wanted to share during the whole thing,\u201d said Bill Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>This memoir, published in 2012 and now available on Amazon, also instills the concept of life, no matter what, is basically funny for all that we go through.<\/p>\n<p>A political science graduate, Hughes is also a Minister of Youth at First Baptist Church in Tifton, Georgia. If you\u2019d like to get more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/billhughes.tateauthor.com\">http:\/\/billhughes.tateauthor.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going down memory lane through one\u2019s memories is always a treat, and it worked greatly for Bill Hughes, \u201975. He recently published his memoir, &#8220;I&#8217;d Rather Be Dead than Red on the Head,\u201d with the title being a quote from a classmate who teased Hughes as a child. 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