it's too bad I can't show him!
This screenshot is from a YouTube video that shows 16-year-old Frankie Antonelii and Darius Rucker performing together at a high school talent show. How fabulous is that!?
Josh would be so jealous, and convinced it could happen to him!
This screenshot is from a YouTube video that shows 16-year-old Frankie Antonelii and Darius Rucker performing together at a high school talent show. How fabulous is that!?
Josh would be so jealous, and convinced it could happen to him!
Every year, he writes his Christmas list, and last week he started this one.
You can't really read most of it, but since I could hear him trying to sound out the words, I happen to know that #5 says:
I will meet Rob Zombie in concert
You can't really read most of it, but since I could hear him trying to sound out the words, I happen to know that #5 says:
I will meet Rob Zombie in concert
If he saw this video he would think it was a usual thing for famous musicians to show up and perform with
"regular" people . Since we know this is a very special thing for Darius to do, I wouldn't want to give him false hope. But boy, what a story!
"regular" people . Since we know this is a very special thing for Darius to do, I wouldn't want to give him false hope. But boy, what a story!
It gets better
I found this story because another mom posted in a group that I belong to (and LOVE) about how it upset her that the the author of this wonderful story used the language "young man is afflicted with Down syndrome." Other moms gave her support and expressed their understanding. Then she said that she tried to politely let the author know that the language was offensive, only to be called "the PC and grammar police," and have her comment removed from the site. She expressed what we all know: "there is no need to make Frankie's life sound anything other than awesome."
As we continued to discuss how some language is more offensive than others, and how some people's ignorance is more discouraging than others, the mom went back to the site and realized that the author had changed the words to " a teen with Down syndrome."
In my mind, that makes this great story even more fantastic! Every time we change even one person's view, we have created a ripple effect that continues in ways we'll never know.
Thanks so much Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker on Twitter) and my new cyber-friend "Donna" for really making my night!
Watch the video - you'll be glad you did!
As we continued to discuss how some language is more offensive than others, and how some people's ignorance is more discouraging than others, the mom went back to the site and realized that the author had changed the words to " a teen with Down syndrome."
In my mind, that makes this great story even more fantastic! Every time we change even one person's view, we have created a ripple effect that continues in ways we'll never know.
Thanks so much Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker on Twitter) and my new cyber-friend "Donna" for really making my night!
Watch the video - you'll be glad you did!