Hi Vegas fans,
I've been watching America's Got Talent on NBC. As you may have read in some of my other blogs, I'm not huge on reality shows. However, I do like talent shows and great stories. And there are plenty on this show.
From the fun to the fantastic, there will be a lot of amazing acts in Las Vegas. Tonight I was really moved by a number of stories behind the acts. But the one that really stuck in my mind was the last one, Andrew De Leon. Dressed in all black and looking very goth, Andrew cited Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie as influences. So of course he sings... opera! He had never sung in front of anyone before, and he belted out a beautiful Puccini tune "O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my beloved father") and was just fantastic.
He was a young man with very little confidence, saying "I'm not good at anything." And now he's going to Vegas on a talent show. We've all heard the cliches before... If you can dream it, you can do it. Dream big. Follow your dreams. But until you believe in yourself, and until you pursue your goals and persist in them when the chips are down, they don't seem real.
I always talk about Vegas as an escape. But of course it's about dreams, too. Dreams of winning big, of putting a few dollars in a slot machine and hitting it big. True, very few people walk out of a casino with the jackpot, and most of us lose more than we win. But we believe, so we go back. And we'll keep going back.
"It's not that you are good at something..." Howie Mandel said to Andrew, "you are great at something." True. Good for you, Andrew. Best wishes. We'll see you in Vegas.
Viva,
Mike
2 comments:
funny you should mention AGT.
personally I never cared for the try outs. but last years winner landau murphy jr was a great feel goosd story, part homeless, and washing cars in west va, anyway, we just happened to be in vegas when they had the winners headline show at caesars palace and had great seats(even shook winners hand as he walked down aisle) even had past acts from other seasons including a group from our local univ virginia tech.
I was about to yell out the traditional GO HOKIES when another cpl in the next aisle beat me too it.
Let us hope that Andrew gets a Wild Card spot so that he can go to New York.
The judges were practically giving the top spot to William Close, but I think that Americans are giving it to Andrew (assuming that he returns) or to Turf. Andrew has, by far, the most views and likes of his youtube video and by far the most likes on his Facebook page, of any contestant this season.
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