I guess those cat scratches help him reach those high notes. Cat brings out the best in him for sure.

Cheers for posting that. I'm learning Russian, and love new opportunities to expand my vocabulary.

Now I just have to figure out how to hit those high notes.

That damn tongue waggle on the high notes.

That little tin can was right.
Finally, someone who can hit the high note in the chorus!

check out warrel danes high notes here:
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The point I'm driving at is that this is one of the cases where I think the end justifies the means.

People can take away what they like from watching it. "Aww poor kid", "Man those wrestlers are nice", "What a pack of bastards, exploiting the little bugger"... And that's fine, I'm not trying to tell people how to feel.

But one little guy who was suffering got a bright moment in the sun. I don't care if they go full idiot and publicise the shit out of it because it was worth it. Hell, I'd be pleased if self interest caused more people to be "altruistic" to high note themselves. It's the core of things like Ronald McDonald house, which is a PR exercise in it's purist form and yet still helps.

And if they hadn't publicised it, being an Australian who doesn't actually watch much wrestling, I probably wouldn't have heard of it at all.

>> ^Hive13:

>> ^alien_concept:
What about all those people who work every day of their lives and can't build a decent future and don't have enough to pay the bills or have anything extra? I don't really understand how anyone can still believe in the American Dream...

I honestly still believe that the American Dream is still alive and well. There is a difference between working everyday to sustain versus working everyday to be better the next. You can't be comfortable in your life, no matter how successful or financially stable you are. You need to work hard to better yourself every day. The American Dream, to me, means a lot of hard work, dogged determination and a little luck. I honestly believe that ANYONE can be better today than they were yesterday.
I was kicked out of my house at age 17. I worked three jobs to have a shitty apartment and a car that barely ran, but I did it and life was pretty good. Then life reared its ugly head and it all came crashing down. I picked up the pieces and headed off to the Army. I had a great 6 years serving this country with lots of unique opportunities. It ended on a high note with me getting married and having my first child.
I started a new career, yet again, at the bottom eventually working my way up to project lead in charge of over 80 people through hard work, sacrifice and determination. It came crashing down again when my wife and I divorced and that company was closed and relocated.
I moved back home to Texas and literally started over from nothing at age 30. I took whatever jobs I could, eventually landing a six month contract deploying a software package and providing training to a worldwide engineering firm. At the end of the six months, I was given a three month extension to help overhaul the existing IT department and provide support to the existing IT staff and IT director. Again, through hard work and dedication, within 2 years I had saved the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in IT expenditures and was hired on as the new IT director. I am now remarried to my amazing wife, I have 4 amazing children, a house in the suburbs, a shiny new car and we have enough money to enjoy life and still put some away for our later years. Life is good.
I am not any better than anyone else. Anyone could have done the things I have done if they put their minds and hearts into it. That's the American Dream as I have lived it personally.


What about people with moderate learning difficulties, or disabilities? They're able to work, but not a chance in hell they could go into the army and take advantage of what they have to offer, or work in an IT department. I think the only people who believe in this dream are the ones who are lucky enough to have had it happen for them. Not everyone is in the same position as you were or are now. Some people will never be able to have a good job, because they just aren't able.

>> ^alien_concept:

What about all those people who work every day of their lives and can't build a decent future and don't have enough to pay the bills or have anything extra? I don't really understand how anyone can still believe in the American Dream...


I honestly still believe that the American Dream is still alive and well. There is a difference between working everyday to sustain versus working everyday to be better the next. You can't be comfortable in your life, no matter how successful or financially stable you are. You need to work hard to better yourself every day. The American Dream, to me, means a lot of hard work, dogged determination and a little luck. I honestly believe that ANYONE can be better today than they were yesterday.

I was kicked out of my house at age 17. I worked three jobs to have a shitty apartment and a car that barely ran, but I did it and life was pretty good. Then life reared its ugly head and it all came crashing down. I picked up the pieces and headed off to the Army. I had a great 6 years serving this country with lots of unique opportunities. It ended on a high note with me getting married and having my first child.

I started a new career, yet again, at the bottom eventually working my way up to project lead in charge of over 80 people through hard work, sacrifice and determination. It came crashing down again when my wife and I divorced and that company was closed and relocated.

I moved back home to Texas and literally started over from nothing at age 30. I took whatever jobs I could, eventually landing a six month contract deploying a software package and providing training to a worldwide engineering firm. At the end of the six months, I was given a three month extension to help overhaul the existing IT department and provide support to the existing IT staff and IT director. Again, through hard work and dedication, within 2 years I had saved the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in IT expenditures and was hired on as the new IT director. I am now remarried to my amazing wife, I have 4 amazing children, a house in the suburbs, a shiny new car and we have enough money to enjoy life and still put some away for our later years. Life is good.

I am not any better than anyone else. Anyone could have done the things I have done if they put their minds and hearts into it. That's the American Dream as I have lived it personally.

>> ^probie:

Oh Chuck, how your star has dimmed. You should have went out on a high note during the whole "Chuck Norris meme" when you had the chance.


It was shockingly similar to Clint's speech. For a moment there I thought Chucky was about to cry. Passion? OR ACTING TALENT!!!!

Oh Chuck, how your star has dimmed. You should have went out on a high note during the whole "Chuck Norris meme" when you had the chance.

Personally I think her slower, mre bassy songs sound a lot better than the fast, high note & upbeat songs. The dark, mysterious, funky sound is what makes santigold stand out I think lol

Nope, I'm afraid I don't have any proof. Just my experience - I actually hope its her real voice because its truly incredible... her voice is very stable throughout the song, and I got the suspicion when she hit the high notes on the second, third and fourth chorus. she was literally screaming the notes, but the sound was extremely stable with not even one tone out of place. Even professional singers would have a hard time achieving that.
Another thing that raised my suspicion was the soft echo she had throughout the song - which either means a crappy sound in the room she was singing or that somebody turned on the echo effect on low.

But this is what the internet is for, right? SKEPTICISM!
I did say she has an amazing voice though...

>> ^spoco2:

>> ^G-bar:
Don't want to be the bad news guy, but I'm pretty sure there's a bit of Auto tune going on there with the high notes... She does have an amazing voice though...

Based on what exactly? I mean really, could you back that up with anything at all?

>> ^G-bar:

Don't want to be the bad news guy, but I'm pretty sure there's a bit of Auto tune going on there with the high notes... She does have an amazing voice though...


Based on what exactly? I mean really, could you back that up with anything at all?

>> ^Sagemind:
14 octave range? - Hardly. In fact she didn't hit any of the high notes in the song at all.
And there is no way her voice could hit the lower octaves.
Roy Orbison had a 3-4 octave range and was considered one of the best. I have no idea where the claim she can hit14 octaves - That's absurd
Soprano: C4 – C6
Mezzo-soprano: A3 – A5
Contralto: F3 – F5
Tenor: C3 – C5
Baritone: F2 – F4
Bass: E2 – E4
When you have an octave that means that the two notes are exactly 8 notes apart, hence the "oct" part in the word. This means that the octave of D is D. You count 8 notes from the starting note. i.e.
D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D= 8 notes all together
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_range
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080214233219AAvJ05T


I think a description revision might be necessary. Thanks for the input on this!