r/interestingasfuck • u/Black_Eagle01 • Mar 24 '23
Ted Williams is a former homeless man who gained national attention for his “golden voice” in 2011
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u/DailyUpsAndDowns Mar 24 '23
He did an ad for Kraft mac and cheese. " you know you love it" was his tag.
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u/Mauri416 Mar 24 '23
Dude knew how to hit a ball too!
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u/greennyellowmello Mar 24 '23
Tragically, Ted Williams died. He’s resting up there in heaven, right besides other baseball greats, such as Wade Boggs.
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u/anythingthewill Mar 24 '23
First off, Wade Boggs is alive! He's in Tampa, Florida. He's in his early sixties.
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u/suc_me_average Mar 24 '23
RIP boss hog
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u/ObnoxiousCrow Mar 24 '23
Wade Boggs was taking pictures and signing autographs at the Innings festival in Tampa last weekend. Dude looks great
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u/SowTheSeeds Mar 24 '23
I can imagine how his squad mates felt when they heard his golden voice on the radio before diving on Japanese zeros in WWII.
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u/Cdub614 Mar 24 '23
This guy literally lives near me. I see him at the gas station all the time. I believe he is struggling again. He does drawings then autographs them and also does pictures and videos in exchange for donations. He’s honestly a super nice guy. Recently I gave him $20 bucks for a drawing and video of him doing a voice-over for a tv show but mentioning me and my wife’s name. Actually pretty cool.
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u/wthulhu Mar 24 '23
Its a shame he couldn't turn that voice into a radio gig or something
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u/JohnnyC908 Mar 24 '23
Dabbled in radio once upon a time...that shit is harder than it looks (sounds?). Takes more than pipes, it's a TON of behind the scenes work. And the voice over space is SUPER crowded. Raw talent (aka golden voice) will get you noticed, but that's about it.
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u/themoonhasgone Mar 24 '23
went to trade school to be a radio dj in 2002/2003. I concentrated on being an on air personality. I know I'm good but holy dying business that paid absolute shit when you actually DID get a gig. I got into it when ipods started to be a thing so that dream fizzled super quick. not for lack of trying but for serious lack of opportunity
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u/DJDarren Mar 24 '23
I dropped my welding career in 2007 to retrain with a radio production degree.
Ended up back on my tools.
If iPods started the death spiral, better automation and podcasts hammered the last few nails in. By the time I graduated, most of the local stations were starting to be bought up by one company.
Radio is still thriving, for sure, but for significantly fewer people than even ten years ago.
I worked hard to get noticed in the podcast space, but the Great Celebrity Podcast-a-thon that accompanied the global lockdowns of 2020-2021 made it damn near impossible. So I gave up.
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u/nicetriangle Mar 24 '23
There's so many celebrities making all these god awful banal podcasts right now. It's just awful.
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u/dimestoredavinci Mar 24 '23
I hate what has happened to podcasts over the last few years. It's so much harder to sort through all the garbage now
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u/fundraiser Mar 24 '23
What i don't understand is how so many people can listen to more than one or two podcasts regularly. Met a guy once who showed me his daily rotation and it was like 8 shows... That have new episodes daily... Like, do you work bro?
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u/jollyreaper2112 Mar 24 '23
Probably having it on in the background. I did podcasting more when I was single and doing a bike commute. Impossible to keep up with having a family.
Some people might have it on in the background, like my wife can split focus but for me I can only do that if I'm doing something mindless as my other task, like cooking or housework. If it's thinking cooking like a new recipie, can't have anything on.
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u/JohnnyC908 Mar 24 '23
Yeah podcasts did a number on the industry.
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u/Agreeable-Meat1 Mar 24 '23
Turns out the funny duo sourced in your county don't match up to the funny duo sourced from the world.
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u/TheMariannWilliamson Mar 24 '23
And every other C- and D-list celebrity with nothing to say needing a quick buck
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u/TatManTat Mar 24 '23
I mean considering the large amount of absolute garbage podcasts that make bank I still don't think it matters at all, the majority of even the "good ones" are still at the same level as the majority of good radio shows back in the day.
There's no difference tbh at all, local county dudes honestly might be more talented than you think.
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u/-SaC Mar 24 '23
Used to do freelance audio production and soundscaping. Bottom absolutely fell out of my work when podcasting became a thing; suddenly everyone learned how to do basic production on free DAWs, which had been my bread and butter.
I don't mind too much; I love podcasts. But it's a bit of a bugger, and there's no warning. Surprising how quickly it happened.
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u/captainperoxide Mar 24 '23
The amount of podcasts out there with absolutely dreadful audio production is hopefully some small comfort.
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u/jessyblorp Mar 24 '23
Honestly the cost-effectiveness of digital advertising was the real killer. I can run a 30s spot on Spotify and get 40x the ROI, actual metrics on who’s heard it, and I don’t have to deal with some shleezy morning host who’s been forced to turn himself into a salesman because his bosses refuse to pay him ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/Lackerbawls Mar 24 '23
I’ve been told a thousand time that I should go into radio. My response is usually the voice is not enough. You need personality I don’t posses. You need something unique to stand out. I am not that either.
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u/PoxyMusic Mar 24 '23
It’s like saying “You’re very attractive, you should be an actor”.
A nice voice is great, but it’s only a fraction of what a voice talent needs.
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u/talrogsmash Mar 24 '23
An attractive person could be a great model and a lousy actor. He could be great for voice over work and lousy as a talk show host or DJ.
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u/The-disgracist Mar 24 '23
An attractive person can also be a terrible model. There’s actually some skill involved in looking good on camera.
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u/Practice_NO_with_me Mar 24 '23
I've heard so many times 'You're so creative, you should write a book!' I mean yeah, I would love that more than anything but ideas are nothing, anyone can put together some interesting ideas. It's the dedication. The dedication is what fucks you if you don't have it.
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u/Knight_Owls Mar 24 '23
I've run RPG games since I was nine. I've been told the book thing a fair bit myself. I tell rpg stories well, but that's about it.
I've tried my hand at writing. During the actual process, it all sounds great in my head. When I step back, give it a little time, then go back through it, it's like I've written a classroom textbook. It's dry as hell.
I have the ideas and I can communicate them through interactive, collaborative storytelling, but that's where it ends.
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u/BlasphemousButler Mar 24 '23
This is me too. Every few months somebody says it, and I'm like "I have a great career already. I'm not giving it up to enter an overcrowded, low-paying industry where I will likely earn 25%."
Obviously, I don't say that. I just "Thyanks-uh! That's so nice-uh!"
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u/massive_cock Mar 24 '23 edited Mar 24 '23
Same. I have a deep gravelly smoker and whiskey drinker's voice. I'm also a full-time streamer. The voice has helped immensely with audience and getting noticed and so on, and I get comments practically daily from new people who stumble into my channel, telling me I should do voice acting or read audio books or 'do radio'. Of course I love the little bit of recognition, it's nice. But I frequently point out that it takes more than a voice, it takes personality and/or acting ability, neither of which I have much of. Sure I have enough personality for my little twitch stream but if it was more than that, it would be more than that by now. My voice is just nice enough to make people notice, but not so nice that they gotta have it for their game or other production, and it's not coupled with any other standout attribute to get it across the line either.
The fundamental issue holding me back is that I can't fake or lie or pretend. You always know exactly what I'm thinking and feeling, it's written all over my face. Doing 'presentation mode' is not a thing for me. I can't put on the 'sparkle' like this guy can. He just turns it right on slips immediately into it and it's perfect. For me I'm either feeling it or I'm not.
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u/Beneficial_Being_721 Mar 24 '23
I work in live entertainment.. and I get in and around studios..
YOU ARE SOOOOO RIGHT
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u/BansheeGator2 Mar 24 '23
I wonder if the podcast industry would be a good transition instead of a radio dj. The voice is just as necessary, have similar personalities to express stories and conversations, with probably less of the behind the scenes work?
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u/darkest_irish_lass Mar 24 '23
He should do a TED talk. Not all TED talks are about success, some are about struggle and facing adversity.
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u/Meester_Tweester Mar 24 '23
The voice acting scene now feels like millions that are willing to do it and just thousands that can do it as a career
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u/verbosehuman Mar 24 '23
People have always told me that I have one of those voices. I've done things for friends' companies and projects, but mixing, editing, and all that is extraordinarily difficult, so a daunting task just to think about. I also can do various character voices, but have no energy for the competition on the various freelance websites...
I have a job though, so it's more of a hobby than a main source of income.
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u/greem Mar 24 '23 edited Mar 25 '23
I thought he had several opportunities but has some serious alcohol struggles.
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u/RiskItForTheBiscuit- Mar 24 '23
Yes, pretty much immediately when the video went viral back in the day, Kraft hired him to do voiceovers for commercials (among many other offers he received), and pretty quickly after that it came out that he had relapsed into drinking and abusing alcohol, willingly went to rehab, then checked himself out after 10-12 days I believe.
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u/itssarahw Mar 24 '23
He did a national ad for mac and cheese or something. It was great, I have no idea why it didn’t lead to more ads
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u/-Neuroblast- Mar 24 '23
Because he fell back on his drug habits practically the moment he got paid. It was covered by the news at the time.
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u/EternamD Mar 24 '23
It seems like when they gave him those weird fake teeth it made him sound all flemmy
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u/MenstrualKrampusCD Mar 24 '23 edited Mar 24 '23
I think he ended up getting dentures because so many of his teeth were rotted out. Homelessness and addiction can do a number on your health--mental, physical, and dental (which, in america at least, is separate from physical).
But yeah they don't seem to be a great fit. Patients are usually allowed to pick the shade and too many think "This is the time to finally have white teeth!" but they end up looking so unnatural... A good dentist will advise that one should usually go a few shades brighter than their natural teeth so that they look good/better but not blinding white.
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u/The_Zy Mar 24 '23
Kraft gave him a deal after this went viral. Wonder what happened. Guessing drugs
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u/MenstrualKrampusCD Mar 24 '23
I think it was alcohol, though you may be right.
Either way, addiction is a motherfucker.
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u/l33tTA Mar 24 '23
He did get radio offers when it happened and TV shit but most homeless people are homeless because their mind, not situations in life. So alot of them are mentally ill or addicted to drugs/booze, aint that easy to change
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u/ragin691 Mar 24 '23
He did radio in Florida then he did drugs that's why he was on the side of the road....he fucked it up but now he sells printed papers for drawings of himself
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u/TheGoldenHand Mar 24 '23
He had multiple radio jobs before and after he went viral. He struggled showing up and completing work, because of other problems.
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u/tman2543 Mar 24 '23
Sometimes the people around you just keep putting you down. Im an homeless opera singer/bounty hunter so..
It can happen to anyone
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u/Practice_NO_with_me Mar 24 '23
Im an homeless opera singer/bounty hunter
If that's not the basis for a popular mystery series, I don't know what is.
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u/Maladal Mar 24 '23
According to this article from last year he doesn't own a home, but he does live with friends: https://www.thelist.com/386269/what-the-man-with-the-golden-voice-looks-like-today/
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u/gateguard64 Mar 24 '23 edited Mar 24 '23
Disappointing roller coaster ride. I've worked homeless shelter programs and found homelessness drug addiction and mental health issues to be the holy trinity of soul tearing destruction. They are extremely tough to manage. Our current system to manage this should be an outrage to all Americans. It can't be impossible, I refuse to believe it's impossible.
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u/13143 Mar 24 '23
The US is the wealthiest country to ever exist. It should be an absolute outrage that there are people sleeping in the street and worried about finding their next meal. We have enough to provide for everyone, it's a shame we don't.
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u/ChevTecGroup Mar 24 '23
I saw him at the hotdog place on 4th st years ago. He came in and exclaimed "merry Christmas" and then left. No one recognized who he was til he walked out.
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u/DehydratedToothache Mar 24 '23
It’s sad he probably has deeper problems that he hasn’t got help for that’s sadly why a lot of homeless people can’t get their shit together.
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u/SethGekco Mar 24 '23
Yeah, people have a romanticized idea of what homeless people are, but majority of them vary from mental problems that needs mental healthcare to individuals that just didn't develop with what is necessary to be a functioning adult (often in just one area that's enough to negate every other area they're fine in). It isn't always a mental illness or disability either, some became homeless because of negligence, such as this one homeless guy I met that was kicked out of his families at 16yo and had to live on the streets where homeless people basically adopted him as their own. Sure, the drugs don't help, but he still had the drive to work and would regularly get jobs but he just couldn't hold them because it's a discipline you need to grow with and he just never had a safe place to do that (for people like him, being homeless is a lot easier and a lot less stressful). Drugs, alcohol, and gambling is a common issue too, but so is military vets that have no adult skills. Resources helping people be an adult in areas they can't be would go a long way. It sounds demeaning, but some people do need their hands held.
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u/BirdCelestial Mar 24 '23
My brother was mentally disabled - born a blue baby, verbally autistic, ADHD; years of abuse sure as shit didn't help his situation any. He absolutely without a doubt could never function in a "real job", and he was homeless for about three years (couch surfing for longer before that, though).
He died of a heroin overdose like two weeks after being given government housing. According to the coroner the dose that killed him was low enough he probably wasn't a regular user, just made a stupid choice and got high with a friend who bailed when things went wrong.
I'm still very grateful he was housed in those last couple of weeks. I've read his journals and it's crazy how happy he was, how safe he felt. He had all these knick knacks in his house, stuff that would be crap to anyone else but was treasure to him. A little empty perfume bottle he found and kept because he liked how it looked, little ornaments and decorations he'd picked up in thrift stores or as gifts over the years (apparently he used to stash his stuff all over the city, with friends or in hidey holes). He spent like a whole ass page in his journal talking about how one of his friends in the assistance programme took him out to get a radio for his place and how much he fucking loved that radio and it was his just like his flat.
Some people do need their hands held, yeah, whatever the reason for that might be. Had we grown up in a less abusive home he might have lived a better life, but we get the hand we're dealt. I don't understand how anyone anywhere could be against us helping folks like him. I so often see "oh but if you get them a job and a house they'll just lose the house anyway" and it's like... So your solution is they just waste away on the streets forever? Someone's right to feel safe and comfortable shouldn't hinge on their ability to hold down a job.
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u/Madeobinson Mar 24 '23
If you ever see him again suggest him to work on fiverr or a similar platform. He could probably make some decent money there
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u/AshleyTheAutomator Mar 24 '23
Can you help me find him? Would have some voiceover work for him. I imagined he was a dj somewhere by now, but if not maybe he just needs something he can do on his terms without so much pressure. Dm me if that’s not weird.
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u/XioNzzV9 Mar 24 '23
Only thing I could find is his YouTube channel has this email attached for booking and inquiries: tedgoldenvoicemgt@gmail.com
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u/WesternNo9365 Mar 24 '23
Ted, if you’re reading this Please please please do some voice work for audible!!! I hear the same people over and over and I could listen to your voice all day!!!
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u/International_Rip186 Mar 24 '23
“This is Audible.” -read by that non-golden voice.
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u/Samurai_Meisters Mar 24 '23 •
Literally any voice would be better than the current "This is Audible" recording. That thing sounds like it was recorded on a wax cylinder a hundred years ago.
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u/anethma Mar 24 '23
I think that must be the idea. The start and end with the old timey shitty recording guy.
Why yes I did enjoy this program!
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u/Sin_of_the_Dark Mar 24 '23
There's actually a story behind that.
It was recorded when the company started, and it holds some nostalgia for us long-timers, especially since the guy who recorded it died recently. RIP
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u/putalotoftussinonit Mar 24 '23
I have listened to my audiobook on Marco Polo at least a hundred times. The narrator’s voice (IMO) is like butter and can put me right to sleep.
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u/guitar_jed Mar 24 '23
What's it called? Those voices are exactly what I look for when I pick a book
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u/putalotoftussinonit Mar 24 '23
Marco Polo - Frome Venice to Xanadu. Read by Paul Boehmer. The person who narrates Jack Weatherford’s books about Ghenghis Khan and other subjects isn't that bad. I have fallen asleep only to wake up to the sacking of countless kingdoms and outrageous death tolls so YMMV.
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u/ThatDiscoSongUHate Mar 24 '23
The way you describe it is like me with Forensic Files, a show about usually violent murders and their details, whose narrator had a voice like a sedative. I can't tell you how many times I unintentionally fell asleep while watching it lol
I'm going to see if I can't find this through my library, I've had like two hours of sleep in over 48 hours 😬
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u/FistingAmy Mar 24 '23
I've grown to like Frank Muller as a reader. He reads a lot of Stephen King's books.
Speaking of Stephen King, Stephen King is a really easy reader to listen to as well. The added benefit is that you also get the story as King intended.
Willem Dafoe is also an easy listen. He read part of Four Past Midnight.
If you can't tell, I'm on a bit of a Stephen King binge. Working on Doctor Sleep now.
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u/MrZorg58 Mar 24 '23
I heard he's homeless again, heard about 4 months ago.
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u/SethGekco Mar 24 '23
When I've last heard about him, which was nearly immediately after this fame, he was having problems.
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Mar 24 '23
If anyone has an article on how this dude is currently doing that would he amazing
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u/AlexHimself Mar 24 '23
Ah, at least he's not dead.
Nice voice doesn't quite qualify you for governor, but who knows these days...
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u/SethGekco Mar 24 '23
It's politics. If you're beautiful, have a good hype man attitude, or money, you're very qualified.
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u/ChloroformSmoothie Mar 24 '23
Better qualifications than DeSantis
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u/ovDeidara Mar 24 '23
Redddit try not to bring up republicans challenge: impossible.
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u/Lootcifer- Mar 24 '23
Republicans gonna have a really hard time justifying not voting for an ex-homeless veteran that pulled himself by the bootstraps and made it all the way to the top.
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u/loduca16 Mar 24 '23
If only there were a place to type in a name and find things written about them
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u/BubberRung Mar 24 '23
AskJeeves maybe?
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u/SaltyJuggernaut2817 Mar 24 '23
Doesn't AOL do this?!
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u/Every3Years Mar 24 '23 edited Mar 24 '23
As a formerly homeless person... It's kind of hard sometimes remembering why you should give a shit about not being homeless. I had an amazing life up to my mid20s and then found opiates and oops there went my everything.
Being homeless is horrible, absolutely hellish. Except sometimes you get a nice slot at a shelter and have a few days of comfort where you can basically chill all day, no responsibilities.
Currently I'm in bed with my Bluetooth speaker blasting brown noise via YouTube because my upstairs neighbor is a bad person who loves to be loud. My Switch is resting on my leg, just bought a new game, so that I could hold my tablet and tap this out. I'll wake up in 8 hours and work from home and be happy.
But other days I'll be bored out of my mind and am armed with the knowledge that if I walk just three blocks of downtown LA I'll be able to buy any drug I want and be entertained for a few days. It might lead to being homeless again or it might lead to just having fun. I'm almost 40, I should be very much over that bullshit, but I never will be because I guess I stopped maturing in my mid20s or maybe addiction is just a cunt.
Anyway, my guess is this guy has a vice and he slipped and went back to falling out of being housed. He has a gift and is semiknown so he can live off the radar and still make some cash to feed that addiction. Could be wrong but most people that I know that have been homeless, if they are normies and never had an addiction then they stay off the streets til they die. If they are addicts then it's luck of the draw. This guy kept coming up Milhouse until the day he didn't. Bummer.
(Tapped this out after seeing a comment that he's homeless again so maybe this is relevant or maybe this is notevant)
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u/inquisitive1ne Mar 24 '23
Your self awareness is awesome. Anywho, thanks for sharing and best of luck!!
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u/dangerseeker69 Mar 24 '23
Happy you made it away from the streets! And thanks for the really interesting insights. I wish you all the best!
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u/davieb22 Mar 24 '23
Damn, that is pretty smooth.
Hope he sets up a podcast or similar.
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u/whosmellslikewetfeet Mar 24 '23
He ended up writing a couple books, and starting a charity for homeless shelters.
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u/IchooseYourName Mar 24 '23
Thanks for that update.
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u/Haerverk Mar 24 '23
He actually ended up on the streets he again, his own kids wanted nothing to do with him, and he couldn't kick the booze.
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u/catatonichigh Mar 24 '23
tell me again money doesn't buy happiness. The last 3 secs of the vid.
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u/excessive_brutality Mar 24 '23
having money doesn't guarantee happiness, but it sure guarantees unhappiness if you have none
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u/awelawdhecomin Mar 24 '23
My dad always said: Money doesn't buy happiness. But you can buy a yacht, and pull up right next to happiness
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u/Tall_Tyrion68 Mar 24 '23
That's awesome. He was quoting the eminently quotable David Lee Roth!
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u/quuerdude Mar 24 '23
“Money can’t buy happiness” used to be a slogan used by poor folks begging the aristocrats to give away their money, bc no matter how much those rich fucks gained, it wouldn’t make them any less miserable.
It was then weaponized against the poor to tell them that they shouldn’t want more money, actually, because you “don’t need money to be happy.” Which isn’t true. You need money to ensure safety and security for yourself and your family.
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u/CaptainJackSnarkness Mar 24 '23
Money buys security which for most people leads to happiness.
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Mar 24 '23
If by abusing you mean they yelled at each other and both got held in the station for an hour.. yes.
Bit of a misleading comment to say the least.
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u/SethGekco Mar 24 '23
If you have too much of it, you will lose the happiness it is known to give. Desensitization is a huge issue. What helps us is how long we've kept ourselves off wealth, but people born into it are more cursed than helped by it. So really money alone wont buy happiness, moderation is also very important.
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u/CountertopPizza Mar 24 '23
I actually met him before and his voice in person blows you away.
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u/AnonAlcoholic Mar 24 '23
Am I the only one who found the "I'm gonna make you work for your dollar" line demeaning? Sounds like "dance, monkey, and you get the treat!" There are plenty of other ways he could have requested to hear his voice.
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u/Ill-Tradition4174 Mar 24 '23 edited Mar 24 '23
Yeah and the guy stayed around after he was clearly done with his bit, after the first thank you, eeking out every last bit of it.
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u/badfish321 Mar 24 '23
He currently has a show on youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TedWilliamsTheGoldenVoice/videos
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u/Lopsided-Lab-m0use Mar 24 '23
I bet Dr. Phil could get him on track. Also, Dr. Oz could probably health him right up with some magic beans! /s
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u/mayankkaizen Mar 24 '23
As a foreigner guy who isn't very fluent in English and face difficulty in understanding language due to accent, I have to say I can understand every word he said and his voice is truly amazing.
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u/Bella870 Mar 24 '23
I knew a man much like him. I worked at a sub shop while in college. We had a few homeless people that would stop in regularly. If there was a sub that we messed up or if someone ordered and didn't pick up their sub, we would give them to the homeless instead of throwing them away (probably against company policy). Late one night one of them sang for us and all of our jaws dropped. His name was Tony and he started to come in more often and sing whenever he was hungry.
About 6 years after I left that job/college my wife and I were out with friends and were walking from a concert to a late night BBQ spot. Tony and his lady were crossing the street at the same time we were and we noticed each other. Gave each other a huge hug which drew some really weird looks from my wife and our friends. Then he sang and they were amazed. I bought him and his lady dinner and they ate with us. 8 years later my wife still brings up this story.
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u/NewbutOld8 Mar 24 '23
they gave him an apartment, a job, and he eventually settled into old ways and left, IIRC
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u/sojayn Mar 24 '23
Relapse is part of recovery. He is doing the work
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u/EdgarAllanKenpo Mar 24 '23
Took me being homeless, 6 sober houses, 6 relapses, and 4 overdoses before I was able to get clean. My poison was heroin, and it was the hardest thing I've ever done.
I'm now working a dream job, I'll have 6 figures in my bank account in 2 years and happy as I've ever been.
I know people who were using their entire life, 50+ years, and were finally able to get sober. Unfortunately no matter how bad other people want you and help you to get sober, it's not going to work unless YOU want to get sober.
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u/Every3Years Mar 24 '23
WTF man I've been clean for 5 years and still have to white knuckle my sobriety on occasion. And refuse to take promotions because I know I'll relapse if I start getting back to making as much money as I was in my 20s. How you doing so well? I remember wanting to be sober and it stick ming for a few years. Lately, not so much. No idea why
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u/always_open_mouth Mar 24 '23
Are you working on yourself/working a program? White knuckling never lasts. Strongly suggest you speak to someone you trust that's also in recovery.
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u/SaltyJuggernaut2817 Mar 24 '23
I remember when this guy went viral, I seem to recall at first he had some issues, but it's good to see that he has recovered and is living his best life.
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u/More_Inflation_4244 Mar 24 '23
Aspiring rappers, learn from this man. Many of you are not blowing up, not because “people from this state never support each other frfr”, but instead it is because you sound like dogshit… rapper voice is the most underrated talent in making a good rapper
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u/Party-Ring445 Mar 24 '23
I may not have the golden voice, but many people tell me i have the perfect face for Radio.
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u/NO_FIX_AUTOCORRECT Mar 24 '23
Yes, he was offered a job and seemed like it was gonna take off but then he couldn't stay sober, IIRC.
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u/adventuresbegin Mar 24 '23
Hes still sober and doing well
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u/TimberJohn Mar 24 '23
I’m pretty sure he actually relapsed and lost the vast majority of his jobs and money that came from his viral moment. Unless I’m having some Mandela effect moment. That was years ago though, not sure what he’s doing in 2023
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u/BeezelbulbXD Mar 24 '23
“I’m gunna make you work for that dollar.” Yeah he got more than a dollar buddy. I hope he kicked himself in the teeth for saying that.
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u/Brent_Fox Mar 24 '23
We really need a massive redistribution of wealth in this country and more progressive legislation to help homeless people. It's fucking sad that people will only help out people they saw in some trendy viral video and no one else.
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u/jmckinney2323 Mar 24 '23
I met him a few years ago. Friend and I who was with me just talked about this yesterday. We found the pics and video we took with him. He was super nice to us and seemed like a good dude. I hope he’s staying sober and doing ok.
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u/iiitme Mar 24 '23
I remember that original video. Didn’t know he became famous. Glad he got out of that situation
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u/Kitty_Del_Fuego Mar 24 '23
To the naysayers saying he’s homeless or on drugs now, show a little compassion! Being formerly homeless, I know the struggle is real & very humbling. Conversly, Mr. Willams has a podcast on YouTube
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