{"id":42,"date":"2007-04-04T17:48:23","date_gmt":"2007-04-05T01:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.valeriekampmeier.com\/?p=42"},"modified":"2007-04-04T17:48:23","modified_gmt":"2007-04-05T01:48:23","slug":"the-singing-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.free2create.com\/archives\/42-the-singing-man.html","title":{"rendered":"The Singing Man"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Aeioux<\/a>– A Man Passes on a Bicycle<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It’s 4 o’ clock and the Singing Man has just gone by.<\/p>\n

Every day at around this time, a man rides by our house on his bicycle singing long, luscious tenor notes. The first few times, I thought it must be someone drunk –a sad reflection of growing up in England where no-one ever sings on the street unless they’re staggering home from the pub on a Friday night– but having seen this man, he seems to be riding straight and looking pretty alert.<\/p>\n

I have a feeling that he may have some learning difficulties. What he does have is a beautiful natural tenor voice. He’s never singing anything resembling a melody– just gorgeous long notes. His enthusiasm and joy are infectious. It must feel really good. I love hearing him. I was also thinking today that he’s probably really healthy. All that cycling and singing is a great combination! All together now, “I want to ride my bicycle…”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo: Aeioux– A Man Passes on a Bicycle It’s 4 o’ clock and the Singing Man has just gone by. Every day at around this time, a man rides by our house on his bicycle singing long, luscious tenor notes. The first few times, I thought it must be someone drunk –a sad reflection of …<\/p>\n

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