An Absolute Must See
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dontcha just love good stories??
there is so much nastiness and cynicism in the world, stuff like this is so rewarding.
What was the name of the bloke in england a few years ago? He was a panel beater or somesuch.
Same deal..."I'm gonna sing opera"' (judge couldn't keep his poker face on as he should have, kinda rolled his eyes)
Launches into Nessem dorma (sp?), not a dry eye in the house and astonishment all round.
I LOVE it when someones dreams come true.
there is so much nastiness and cynicism in the world, stuff like this is so rewarding.
What was the name of the bloke in england a few years ago? He was a panel beater or somesuch.
Same deal..."I'm gonna sing opera"' (judge couldn't keep his poker face on as he should have, kinda rolled his eyes)
Launches into Nessem dorma (sp?), not a dry eye in the house and astonishment all round.
I LOVE it when someones dreams come true.
I should be immersed with these kinds of shows but I just haven't had time to track their schedules. My fault. I just love 'amateur' talents and the feeling of being wow'ed by them is something I cherish and remember as I grew up. I still remember the first time I was walking along the streets in Union Square, San Francisco in the 80s, and I heard a great voice of a man singing opera, (and I was not even an opera lover at all) and I had to hone in to locate where this guy is, and as I walked and walked, trying to trace his voice, I finally found him singing near the Macy's store. And boy was I stuck. First time for me to experience such street talent as in this country, I never saw one like that. Then there was this guy who was in a table with a group of friends in a pub in NYC. Their group was a bit noisy and jokes spilled out and someone told the guy, 'hey, Paul, sing us an aria.'. There was a pianist there. And I thought those guys were kidding around. Then, Paul, an unassuming young fellow, probably in high school then, walked towards the pianist and whispered something in his ear. The pianist started to play and Paul was indeed singing an aria from Manon Lescaut - he actually announced to us in the pub that that was what he was gonna sing. And sing he did! WOW! I was telling my friends I would be willing to pay just to hear him sing again. Well, these are electrifying moments, burst of emotion moments as Cindy Chang just showed us. We love music, but when combined with human emotions, as terryj mentioned, there's not a dry eye in the house. Great post, Steve.
funny how when you are 'mindlessly' working away the answer pops into your head.
Paul Potts his name was. Not a panel beater after all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DelJrP3P7tA
(dunno how to put it in the post)
Paul Potts his name was. Not a panel beater after all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DelJrP3P7tA
(dunno how to put it in the post)
I had not seen that. But say, what on earth is a panel beater? My years spent in UK and on and off and even going to school there while young didn't teach me that profession 
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.yeah, it too was a goodun eh amir.
Gee, dunno what you guys call the trade then, but a panel beater fixes the dents etc in your car.
So, what do you guys call that trade?
Gee, dunno what you guys call the trade then, but a panel beater fixes the dents etc in your car.
So, what do you guys call that trade?
I don't know that we have a name for people who fix small dents. We go by their company names and such ("dent wizard" etc). Places that do full accident repairs are called "body shops."
When you said it I kept thinking someone in construction business.
When you said it I kept thinking someone in construction business.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panel_beater
well there ya go, it specifically mentions commonwealth countries.
Learn something new everyday! I had no idea you guys would not understand what I meant.
well there ya go, it specifically mentions commonwealth countries.
Learn something new everyday! I had no idea you guys would not understand what I meant.
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