Homeless man with an amazing voice

[Sure-Oz]

This video got posted today and is flying...Golden Voice Ted Williams...

He now has an official twitter account http://twitter.com/GoldenVoice614 and will be on the radio tomorrow with wnci 97.9 hope he gets a job, amazing voice.



Edit:fake twitter account

here is his agents http://twitter.com/battleplanpromo twitter...he will be on the today show, jimmy fallon etc now

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

I don't think most agents would touch this guy. There's a lot more to being a successful voice over artist than talent. He would represent that agency every time he goes out for anything. This kind of viral promotion is the best thing that could have happened to him, IMO, and it would be less likely to happen if he got some minimum wage job. At those jobs he couldn't tell his story or rattle off promo tags. Out on the street he can just be himself and that's what he's selling.

Exactly.

Convention wasn't going to cut it for this guy. So he gambled on himself and appears to have bet well.

Good for him.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Right. And I get the whole "marketing" aspect of it. But the dude's been clean for two years.

He should have a job. So that he can pay rent. And get a hair cut. And take a shower. And then go apply for an internship. Or get in front of an agent. And then get a job doing what he likes.

How? It's not as easy as you're trying to make it. Especially when fighting an alcohol/drug addiction. How exactly was he going to go get a haircut, a suit, in order to get a job interview?

Most homeless people deserve to be homeless for the dumb shit that they continually do but this guy seems sincere in wanting to change. The thing is, nobody until now has given him an opportunity for that. He can't just walk into a place of employment and think he's going to get a job. Who the **** would hire him looking like he does?

Now that his video is out there, hopefully (and I'm 100% sure it does happen) he will get the opportunity he's been looking for.

[Sure-Oz]

He would've fit in as a concessions guy at the royals game

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by -King-

How? It's not as easy as you're trying to make it. Especially when fighting an alcohol/drug addiction. How exactly was he going to go get a haircut, a suit, in order to get a job interview?

Re-read my post.

1. According to him, he's been clean 2 years.
2. I said he needs to get a job (mcdonalds, wal-mart greeter - no suit needed)
3. I said he then needs to get the haircut (with the money from the job).
4. Then he can pursue his dream job.

To answer your question about the suit, he can go to Salvation Army, and spend pennies on the dollar, with the money from his job that he has. OR he can use the money he earned from begging after a week.

[TinyEvel]

True story....

I went to my first AA meeting in August of 2007. Some random meeting near my office. During the break I'm in the bathroom and a guy in the other stall starts talking about some stuff that just happened in the meeting, just making conversation...Well, I said, "You have an interesting voice. I make TV and radio commercials, would you like to audition for one?"

He mentioned the he used to be a radio DJ and voice actor until drugs and alcohol ruined everything he had. Everything. He was basically this guy in the video.

He didn't get the part I brought him in for, but it inspired him to get a demo tape together and he is now working regularly and I've even cast him in a few spots.

More power to this guy in this video. No matter how far you fall, you can always claw your way back up. I've seen it firsthand.

[Wyndex]

people on reddit.com have put this guy up with the radio station and donated some money to him, a phone (i'm guessing that's how he has twitter now lol) and a suit for his interview

some listener of the show called in and said they'd donate $15,000 towards this guy's salary if they hired him

if they don't hire him their loss, people are lining up for this guy...as far out as the UK

[alnorth]

I hope he's now got his head screwed on straight, because this is really exploding. If he is smart about it, he could turn his very clever attempt at exposure into a whole lot of money.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I'm a pretty heartless dick myself.

But if you watch the guy, he genuinely seems sincere. Now some folks are just really good liars, but you can see his expression change to legitimately pained introspection when he's talking about his past with drugs and alcohol.

Ultimately - who's to say he isn't doing exactly what you suggested. Perhaps he's tried to get an agent but if you're a guy working on commission (as most agents are), is that a guy you spend a lot of time on?

He seems intelligent, he's certainly articulate (even without the voice) and more critically - he's contrite.

In my mind, he's earned the benefit of the doubt here.

I've known a few addicts in my day, and if he was enough of one that it put him on the street, he's still doing it. Trust me. He's still a junkie bum, and they are ALL good liars, but in most cases they don't have to lie when they reflect on their demons, because they are all ashamed of it, but that doesn't mean that dollar you give him isn't going to the glass dick.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by alnorth

I hope he's now got his head screwed on straight, because this is really exploding. If he is smart about it, he could turn his very clever attempt at exposure into a whole lot of Crack.

FYP



OhH!

A Macrafon!

I liked it. If I had need of his talent I'd hire him in a heartbeat.

[-King-]

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[Pushead2]

wow, good luck to him. He definitely seemed sincere about getting it together.

[beach tribe]

Let me put it to you like this guys.

Drug addicts can afford to support their habit by pan handling. Some studies show that a panhandler can EASILY make 100 a day. This guy has been clean for two years he says?
He has ZERO bills living on the street. So at 30 bucks a day living expenses(which is alot when you're not buying any gas/TP/soap/etc. etc. and 100 bucks a day begging.
He should be carrying around roughly $55,000 in his hobo bag. Even at half that 27,000.
I would be willing to bet he's got 75cents in his front left pocket, a broken car antenna in
his front right, and a piece of brillo pad in his back pocket where his wallet used to be before he sold it.

[TimeForWasp]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

Let me put it to you like this guys.

Drug addicts can afford to support their habit by pan handling. Some studies show that a panhandler can EASILY make 100 a day. This guy has been clean for two years he says?
He has ZERO bills living on the street. So at 30 bucks a day living expenses(which is alot when you're not buying any gas/TP/soap/etc. etc. and 100 bucks a day begging.
He should be carrying around roughly $55,000 in his hobo bag. Even at half that 27,000.
I would be willing to bet he's got 75cents in his front left pocket, a broken car antenna in
his front right, and a piece of brillo pad in his back pocket where his wallet used to be before he sold it.

What kind of car antenna did you use beach?

[Pushead2]

I think he's on the early show right now actually.