Tim and Wendy call themselves the “Rock ‘n’ Roll Hair Couple” because of their extreme dedication and passion for the music and culture surrounding their favorite generation. They have been married for 12 years, and they instantly bonded over their love for rock ‘n’ roll. In fact, they loved it so much that the two agreed to maintain their rock-influenced hairstyles for as long as possible.
Tim had not cut his hair since 1985, and Wendy had not cut hers since 1992. The two both appeared to look much older than they actually were because of their outdated hairstyle and fashion sense.
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In the video below, the married couple appeared on an episode of Oprah in 2003. Oprah heard of the couple’s stunning story, and she decided to give them a much needed makeover. The transformation is absolutely remarkable. It’s as if two new people were born!
Tim passed away in 2008, five years after appearing on the show. He was buried while wearing the same Prada suit he wore on Oprah. To cope with the tragic and devastating loss of her husband, Wendy joined her husband Tim’s band.
“I’m glad that the whole world got to see how we felt about each other,” she says. “I wish everybody could express the way they feel about the ones they love like that.”
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Anders said that he began seeing pennies as a reminder to stop and say a prayer.
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“If I would see a penny when I’m gassing up, on the ground, or in a store, it would be a reminder to stop right there and say a prayer,” Anders said to ABC News. “I never failed to do that. That’s why they had so much value to me.”
At no point during all of his penny-collecting did Anders accept coins as a gift from anyone else.
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“But I never allowed anyone, not even my wife nor children, to give me pennies without being compensated,” he continued. “I wanted the inner satisfaction that God and I acquired this collection.”
“I became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny was an additional God-given incentive reminding me to always be thankful. There have been days where I failed to pray and more often than not, a lost or dropped penny would show up to remind me.”
Anders filled big water jugs with the coins he collected.
He said at one point his goal was to fill up 5 giant water jugs but once he had done that, he felt the urge to keep going.
He needed to go to the bank and turn them in or else he’d never do it.
At the time he finally went to the bank, he had filled 15 5-gallon jugs.
“I wanted to fill five five-gallon water jugs. That was the goal, but I couldn’t stop. … If I hadn’t turned them in yesterday, I was not going to stop.”
In addition to the intrinsic value Anders found in collecting the pennies, they also added up to have significant financial value.
After finding out his homeowner’s insurance policy wouldn’t cover his collection, he called the Origin Bank in Ruston, Louisiana, where he had been a customer for years.
Anders let them know he would be coming in with a large number of pennies.
They were happy to help but it was quite the undertaking.
“We value his business, as we do all of our customers,” said the bank’s Vice President Jennie Cole. “But if we can help Anders with his endeavors, we are happy to do so.”
