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Post #1284 • January 28, 2009, 10:14 AM • 7 Comments

The news out there has been a little rough lately, so here's Bobby McFerrin and audience singing the Gounod/Bach Ave Maria. Brought to you by the Department of Skills.

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Chris Rywalt

January 28, 2009, 12:52 PM

Recently the oldies station here in New York, the venerable CBS-FM, had a One Hit Wonder Day. The DJ introduced Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" saying, "Some of you might object to Bobby McFerrin being classified as a one-hit wonder. But by the rules, it's true: He had only one song on the Billboard charts."

He's amazing. Carved out his own little space, accidentally got noticed once, and kept on truckin'.

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Barbara J Carter

January 28, 2009, 2:07 PM

Thank you, that was beautiful.

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John

January 28, 2009, 2:17 PM

Today is the feast day for Saint Thomas Aquinas. Brought to you by the Catholics, the home of the Jesuits, the last of the hard-nosed thinkers.

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Chris Rywalt

January 28, 2009, 2:34 PM

I loved Bobby's suggestion to the Jews in the audience.

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elena olson

January 28, 2009, 2:47 PM

I saw him a couple of years ago in concert and he is beyond words. If you ever had the chance to see him, RUN, don't walk, to buy tickets...

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Jack

January 28, 2009, 9:33 PM

Today is Pollock's birthday (courtesy of Google).

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cody

January 28, 2009, 11:03 PM

Today is Pollock's birthday (courtesy of Scotch-Irish parents).

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