Today was a very different day for singing under the overpass. I was being interviewed by a Kansas City station FOX 4 News (http://fox4kc.com) by a very professional and personable reporter Judy Le (http://fox4kc.com/author/fox4judyle/). Link to Fox 4 interview: http://fox4kc.com/2015/09/01/man-sings-opera-under-overpass-to-raise-money-for-missouri-animal-shelter/ I had to do multiple take, an interview and I […]
Former front man of Queen, Freddie Mercury, was a vocal god of rock. That cat could do things with his voice that just amazed me. While I’m a pale substitute, this song is the first I ever heard from this monster group and singer of Rock. R.I.P. Freddie. You can […]
I decided to do something a little different and chant. Using John 1, I allowed the melody to be guided. I used to do this quite often and I will be doing a lot lore as it is freeing to let the Spirit sing the song. *chuckle*, at the end […]
I first heard this version of Ave Maria performed by one of the greatest Tenors of our day. Pavarotti was (and sill is) an inspiration of mine. I will say that the early rain added a nice touch. This marks the first time I got through a song with no […]
I’ve performed this piece at countless weddings and church services. It’s been a long time favorite of mine. For me, this song honors God who gave me my singing voice. I FOUND MY SWEET SPOT!!! Not too much traffic and my voice was very warmed up…YEAH!!! You can follow / […]
What more could be said about this awesome song,..nothing! This tune gets my music nerd on as it utilizes a 7 measure phrase instead of an 8. Yeah,..I’m a nerdlinger. Timothy, thanks for the ride and I hope you enjoyed it. My audience of one was much appreciated. My one […]
Day 10 | “Beautiful” Christina Aguilera’s song hits a chord with a lot of people. Many of us seem to focus on the ugliness not only within ourselves but on others as well. It seems only fitting that on the day that I hit my double-digit for the week, this […]
Day 9 | “Amazing Grace” I will admit, today was the hardest day to sing under the overpass. The only time I had to do this was in the evening straight after work. The morning time just couldn’t happen and lunch,..forget about it, so, after 5 p.m. was it. It […]
Day 8 | “The Doxology” I had my song all picked out and ready to go, but it was while on route The Doxology came to mind. I figured that God wanted me to sing it, so I did. Lyrics: Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise Him all […]
Day 7 | “Oh Danny Boy” Before I started this odyssey, I contacted the police department just so they would know that I wasn’t causing trouble under the overpass. It was a surprise when I saw a request from the Trenton (MO) Police Department for this song. It seemed like […]
So, I wanted to do a song with the least amount of traffic so I did this just after midnight. I will say that I only sang parts of it and I did blank out on some of the Italian. One of the most popular arias from one of the […]
This is one of my favorite hymns. Admittedly, this will be song at my funeral. This hymn was born out of tragedy for the composer, who lost his family at sea. When his ship went over the spot where the other ship that was to bring his family over to […]
This was one of my very first German pieces in beginning voice by Schumann I love singing the language and coupled with the brooding theme of the piece, what seventeen year old wouldn’t love it….well, at least this former seventeen year old. Jeff Nolte was my first voice teacher in […]
When I first heard this piece several decades ago, my first thought was, “This can’t be Kiss.” This is another one of my favorites from long ago. You can follow / catch up at the 1st link below, make song requests and help support this odyssey. ALL proceeds will go […]
This piece, originally done by Leonard Cohen has long been a favorite of mine. Since I don’t have the “basement voice” Leonard has, I took a Jeff Buckley approach to this tune. I will admit that the challenge in this year long project will not be singing the songs, but […]
Ok, I’m going to go ahead and admit that I don’t have a voice for country songs BUT I had to sing this little ditty as it was the most requested tune to date. I first did this tune when I was a youngin’ at Hershey Pennsylvania in a karaoke […]
Ok,..I’ve finalized how things are going to work after changing my mind half a dozen times. Here’s how it’s going to go down. Videos will be posted in their entirety on Facebook Since it all started there and Facebook has been the most supportive, my peeps will get first choice. […]
I’ve made a decision,..I will be posting ALL VIDEOS on Facebook. Yep, that’s right,..all 365 songs. Don’t worry, you’ll still see them here. Facebook allows me to embed the posts (video, description, likes, shares, etc) and I’ll post them here to keep them all organized. You can send me a […]
