I've always wondered when Mike caught the singing bug. Was it when he sang in the choir with his mother in church or was it in high school? As most people know, Fred King is one of the most important people that shaped Mike into what he is today. The person that helped him overcome a shyness that caused him to stutter and probably gave him the confidence to open up. Only people brave enough to open up their mouths and minds stayed for Fred's class.
I've also tried to think of Mike's life if Fred King was never born. Where would Mike be in life? He probably would not have crashed a QVC audition and Dirty Jobs would not have happened but for someone else. The world of dirt that he has now would just be a world of work. Mike would have ended up being a fisherman or some other noble occupation that someone in his family had done before him. Barbershop music would never be heard coming from his vocal cords. Ford would have probably gotten Dave Barsky as a spokesman. Dashing Dave, wearing a signature ball cap, telling America "Why Ford, Why Now?" in commercials. And a legion of female fans that would be ever-present telling him he's "hot!" Dave would be the one with the hit show on Discovery and several Emmy statues used as hood ornaments. Dave just likes to pimp his ride with his endless awards. He would have created his own web site called davebarskyWORKS and the world of work would be different. Doug will win an Emmy for his painstaking video, all of which will be B roll material. The lives that would be changed if Mike did not meet Fred.
Yeah, I can imagine life would be different without Mr King. The world would be different without Mike's singing and his dulcet voice. Even if he were never classically trained to sing, Fred still gave him the umph to try. No one would be lulled as they are now just with Mike's voice.
Here is Mike, singing on Evening Magazine at the Garden City Chorus Barbershop Harmony Society rehearsal.
Barbershop and Fred changed Mike's life.
What a wonderful life.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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