This is an autistic man who’s been chosen to sing the National Anthem at a ball game in Fenway Park, for “Disability Awareness Day,” but partway through he messes up the lyrics. He’s completely flustered, but the crowd in the stadium comes to his rescue by singing the right words along with him. To hear all the people filling the stadium with the Anthem, and to see the man’s reaction, this is why I can’t give up on America. As long as we have people like this crowd, we won’t fail.
Category: neat things!
These things are neat!
The 6 ways you see your Dad…
So true, so very true.
Rock on, Herman Cain! Rock. On.
So, 20 years ago when Herman Cain was in charge at Godfather’s Pizza, he performed this version of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, but with totally opposite lyrics and intent!
Hatsune Miku, computer-generated singer (from Japan, of course)
There is a company in Japan that has written a fantastic piece of software that allows even non-musicians to write music and songs for a “virtual singer” to perform. Continue reading “Hatsune Miku, computer-generated singer (from Japan, of course)”
Blast from the past! (Tetris theme on acoustic guitar)
Ewan Dobson (why have I never heard of him before???) does his version of Korobeinki, the original Tetris game theme. If you’re of a certain age you probably have this music memorized! Continue reading “Blast from the past! (Tetris theme on acoustic guitar)”
Acoustic guitar trance? Whoa…
Guitarist Ewan Dobson, playing an amplified acoustic guitar, making incredible trance music! Not sure if he’s using any other augmentation, possibly reverb, but still, this is an impressive guitarist!
Beautifully choreographed synchronized gymnastics
Absolutely beautiful, I don’t know where this competition was held, but hopefully this Japanese team made it into the finals at the very least. More like watching a ballet than a gymnastics exhibition, the athletes coordinated almost flawlessly.
Generic News Story (you’ve seen all of these)
This video is a perfect example of all of the TV “news” articles you’ve ever seen. It makes you wonder just how creative these so-called “creative types” are, since they all seem to do the same things, over and over.