[fliptuner]

Thought it deserved it's own thread.

OP here:
http://www.revscene.net/forums/showpost.php?p=7250816&postcount=16273

Homeless guy holding a sign at an intesection in Ohio gets posted on youtube, doing his thing. Sign reads:

"I have a god given gift of voice. I'm an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times. Please! Any help will be greatfully appreciated. Thank you and God bless. Happy holidays,"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTysXITBCmk&feature=player_embedded


He got tons of support and job offers from people on youtube and now the Cleveland Cavs want to hire him and get him a house, an NFL film producer wants to find him to give him a job and he's supposed to be on the Today Show tomorrow.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/01/homeless-man-with-golden-pipes-to-voice-nfl-films/1

Latest interview:

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/51933/golden-voiced-homeless-man-captivates-internet/


What a difference a day makes for this guy. I hope he takes advantage of this opportunity and doesn't piss it away.

[MG1]

God Bless.............. works everytime, I tells ya.

[MindBomber]

Thats an awesome video and a very touching story!

Reading this choked me up a bit..
A mere 24 hours after the video went viral, Williams says he's already been offered a bunch of employment opportunities, including one that's a Ohio citizen's dream job. "The Cleveland Cavaliers just offered me a full-time job and a house," Williams revealed. While Williams' sudden and lucky twist of fate could bring any man to tears, he gets most choked up when discussing how an invitation to do the gamut of TV shows in New York has opened the door for him to visit his 92-year-old mother in Brooklyn for the first time in years. "One of my biggest prayers that I sent out was that she would live long enough to see me rebound," Williams said. "There's so many words. I've already been compared to Susan Boyle... I'm just so happy."

[orange7]

wow.. lucky guy.

now he needs to find himself a dentist.

[InvisibleSoul]

That's pretty awesome.

[vl_86]

Yeah, thats a great video..

Every person deserves a second chance, and from the looks of it he really does look sober, the power of the internet is a wonderful thing

[gilly]

great video

[drunkrussian]

this thread sucks compared to this :nicethread::
http://www.revscene.net/forums/homeless-man-golden-t634326.html

[Greenstoner]

this homeless guy sure got a good voice

but i think the guy who took the video deserve much more thanks because he actually took his time and interview the homeless

[hotjoint]

awesome post

[Grandmaster TSE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6shmQlAhc&feature=player_embedded

[jdmhaze]

What a voice!

[urrh]

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/51933/golden-voiced-homeless-man-captivates-internet/
so that didn't take long. good for him

[1exotic]

motherfucker damn.

5.5 million views as of now in 2 days... youtube can do a lot.

[Cman333]

Wow this is amazing.

Good for Ted staying clean.

[fliptuner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6shmQlAhc&feature=player_embedded

Just listening to that radio show and he's getting on-air offers, left, right and centre. Right now I've counted at least a dozen people calling in offering to move him (Hawaii, LA, NY etc.), and give him great job oppotunities.

Cavs offer at 5:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_33121&v=JW6-tfX9GbE

Quite overwhelming last 24 hours for the guy. I hope he can sort through all the hype, capitalize and still stay in control and appreciate the second chance.

[El Bastardo]

Holy shit. You can't buy that kind of voice. The guy seems really humbled by whats happened, not embittered.

[OriginalJC]

Very touching story. Happy for him

[twitchyzero]

http://www.lionkingpride.net/images/screencaptures/mufasa.jpg

[dachinesedude]

but i think the guy who took the video deserve much more thanks because he actually took his time and interview the homeless

QFT

Ted should do movie trailers too, since the other dude who did almost every movie isnt here anymore, perfect replacement

[dinamix]

sorry..i had to..

http://velocity.t-nation.com/forum_images/9/9/998600.1143931097387.you-gonna-get-raped.jpg

[murd0c]

I'm so happy for him that he's getting a second chance. I just really hope he doesn't fall back into that life style tho. So many times you hear stories like this and when they have cash in there pocket they have one drink that turns into a bottle and so on.
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[hotjoint]

I'm so happy for him that he's getting a second chance. I just really hope he doesn't fall back into that life style tho. So many times you hear stories like this and when they have cash in there pocket they have one drink that turns into a bottle and so on.
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:werd:

[Nvasion]

2 years sober he said on news

[tonyvu]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/homeless_man_with_golden_radio_voice_91PQ3yMBa58vO f1n4MuToJ

touching interview

[Fafine]

with his new haircut he looks like maury

[double0seven]

Oh man, his voice is orgasmic

[monkeywrench]

Very touching story, hope he lives a stable life again and keeps it that way

[JSALES]

great story, don't really like how the guy said "i'm gonna make you work for your dollar" though

[AccordCouped]

wow.. lucky guy.

now he needs to find himself a dentist.

hes gonna be on the radio. nobodys gonna see his face or his teeth

[Stormspirit]

great story, don't really like how the guy said "i'm gonna make you work for your dollar" though

he was still considered a homeless guy then, so people get to look down on him however they want cuz they natural assholes like that. Bet they won't say the same line now though cuz he makes more than them... funny how life can change for a man in 24 hrs. Yesterday, he was worth nothing, now hes worth than most of us on this board. GG no RM

[Matlock]

hes gonna be on the radio. nobodys gonna see his face or his teeth

+1

What's he supposed to do? Get braces at age 52? /sarcasm

[satek]

This is amazing.

[Wongtouski]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40916364/ns/today-today_people/

[JSALES]

he was still considered a homeless guy then, so people get to look down on him however they want cuz they natural assholes like that. Bet they won't say the same line now though cuz he makes more than them... funny how life can change for a man in 24 hrs. Yesterday, he was worth nothing, now hes worth than most of us on this board. GG no RM

yeah i guess but if you were to give money to a homeless person, you wouldn't be like dance for me or something to earn this dollar. the guy could've just asked him to talk since he already knew he had that "golden voice"

[Armind]

Wow, that is WIN! :fullofwin:

[Nightwalker]

He could be one of these guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw

[JSALES]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40916364/ns/today-today_people/

daaammn

[fliptuner]

Just opened for the Today show, followed by interview:

http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/ted-williams-brings-his-golden-voice-to-today-show/

[Manic!]

Someone should make a reality show called homeless people got talent.

[604nguyen]

he looks like obama's long lost brother lol

[Great68]

Lucky bum!

[rawr]

http://gawker.com/5727060/ted-williams-is-the-luckiest-homeless-man-ever
CBS interview

http://tv.gawker.com/5726903/disappointed-mother-of-the-man-with-the-golden-voice-speaks-out
interview with his mother

[Nightwalker]

That CBS interview was fantastic. The guy really deserves his good fortune, and is very grateful.

[CorneringArtist]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy85lAKLasw

And he already got his first gig, a commercial!

[Meowjin]

fuck i want mac and cheese

[murd0c]

Someone should make a reality show called homeless people got talent.

I think more of a reality show with the people following a group of homeless people and the struggles of trying to get back on there feet can't be displayed. It will be a eye opening experience and it would give everyone a real good insight on it's more then being just homeless.

[red_2]

wow that was really heart warming and its good to see that he is really appreciative of all the attention hes getting. Hope he does well.

[Expresso]

So apparently Police was called in when him and his daughter were fighting. She claims he's been drinking non-stop which includes a bottle of grey goose per day! Ballller!

http://news.sympatico.ca/oped/coffee-talk/golden_voice_ted_williams_questioned_by_police/8a315b27

[murd0c]

damm I was hoeping that wouldnt happen :(

[vafanculo]

Honestly when this guys 15 minutes are up and his paychecks are gone, he's probably gonna drink/drugs himself to death. If he really was clean for how long he said he was, it's probably better he didn't get discovered.

Money doesn't always = good things
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[Gridlock]

Who had one week?

Seriously, easy come, easy go.

He'll be homeless again. Probably worse off than before, as he had that second chance and blew it, leading to more guilt, and more booze.

[Wongtouski]

Honestly when this guys 15 minutes are up and his paychecks are gone, he's probably gonna drink/drugs himself to death. If he really was clean for how long he said he was, it's probably better he didn't get discovered.

Money doesn't always = good things
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I started out wanting to sorta root for this guy, but then I find out this asshole has NINE KIDS, they need to take half of whatever he makes now for child support, seriously.

[maxxxboost]

Damn, he hit the wall so fast!

Give it a couple of weeks and then we'd be saying Ted Who?

[fliptuner]

Damn, he hit the wall so fast!

Give it a couple of weeks and then we'd be saying Ted Who?

Give it a couple of months and we'll be saying, "WTF is this shit?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdkwqBpAiXE

[dinamix]

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