Fame "Starmaker" (Mr Crandall's Goodbye)

[@sharonbrown5702]

Who still loving this song in 2024 i use to listen to this song every Saturday morning before i went to drama school i am 52 now from London ❤

[@timriggins70]

I wonder if anyone watched this and is like there is dad or mom.

[@mariannatafuri6483]

I am 45 from Italy... listening to this song ... from the Eighties... always crying...❤

[@karensaunders6735]

Listen to this nearly every day. 45 and from England.

[@dawnravenel2473]

I am, it's Thanksgiving in America 11/282024, and I am still listening, love this song/tribute.

[@KerryMages]

Hi was not a fan of the television series but this song is lovely and very moving

[@GaryWright238]

The emotion that is shown by Michael Thoma and the rest of the cast is clear that they all knew he was dying. The entire scene is so moving it is a credit to all of them that they managed to complete the song without bursting into tears.

[@karenaldred3645]

Oh god is that the theme of the song, i remember it from years gone by but never knew the story behind it how sad

[@GaryWright238]

@@karenaldred3645 Yes, that was the reason behind the song.

[@rhodiusscrolls3080]

Was he really about to die?

[@GaryWright238]

@@rhodiusscrolls3080 Yes. He was suffering from cancer and died a few months after filming that episode.

[@chrisgallagher757]

@@GaryWright238 3 weeks later

[@VALlewellyn]

Seriously.....this was one of the most perfectly wonderful TV shows!! Couldn't get enough if it! This song right here gets me in the gut! So lucky to have been young when this was on!

[@keithtarrier4558]

Indeed!

[@Ben__P]

Same here!!!

[@DT-us3kd]

Me too

[@Kavaster]

True Story ❤

[@amyclarke41]

I loved glee I love this more 😢the feels ax

[@foxeteria]

50 year old man sobbing like an idiot here, This song gets me every time!

[@nyreerowland2199]

I still sob watching this and I'm 51. Loved Fame.

[@Tataridis65]

@@nyreerowland2199 I still watching this and I'm 55 , because bringing to us a lot of memories of our youth something that happening when you getting older

[@jlo5130]

foxeteria with you, champ.

[@L_O27]

@@nyreerowland2199 I still sob too and I'm 48. Fave show of all time when I was a kid. I never understood the lyrics though: "Starmaker, dream-breaker, soul-taker, we're happy now." The lyrics are not happy at all. Pretty melody though and that's what I think makes people tear up.

[@rancedavis5106]

me too my friend really pulls at the heart strings doesnt it.

[@alyssahodgkins117]

This gives me such a lump in my throat every time I listen. Not just because of the sentiment of the song but also because it reminds me of days gone by and a happy childhood with loved ones no longer here. Beautiful x

[@deldh95]

True that ,a mirror of me

[@deldh95]

X

[@froggy8030]

Amen and that this is a true goodbye he would pass away not long after

[@solitude6364]

My fiancée and I love this song too much !!!

[@rubixblue]

I feel the same. I lost my Mum two weeks ago and felt I had to watch this today

[@jairuki007]

We who lived our youth in the 80s are the luckiest on this earth!!!

[@dawnravenel2473]

we were blessed and didn't realize it, thought it would always be the same. I loved Fame, and wanted to go to school there but I had to go to Norman Thomas HS in Manhattan

[@marktonge4225]

Absolutely ❤🙏❤​@@dawnravenel2473

[@marktonge4225]

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[@marktonge4225]

Yes we were thank goodness ❤⭐❤️

[@marktonge4225]

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[@bruceroberts8301]

thank you all for you thoughts. I'm so proud to have written this song with my bff carole bayer sager.

[@yvonneeaster]

Thank you both

[@kmn9181]

I wish we could have all sung for our Mr Cranston may he RIP he would have loved it

[@kmn9181]

Is an amazing song Thank you from my heart Thank you

[@boxingchampfd]

Very moving this video. Heartbreaking.

[@snooker1000]

I saw heard it when I was a teenager. It was and has remained one of my ultimate favourite songs, simply beautiful.

[@Samone1Mur]

At 50 I cant remember why I went to the kitchen by I remembet every lyric of this song. The 80's was amazing!

[@probablecausetocheckhard-drive]

so true lol. I keep forgetting which song I'm gonna play next

[@peternobes44]

Me too

[@sharronbrown5587]

Me too...great times

[@sheilaforrest198]

I’m 52 and I agree these were great memories of my childhood stepping into my adolescence and early teens! Happy Birthday to Janet Jackson aka Cleo 5/16/2020

[@AlexiaMusic]

Hahaha!! This is exactly what happened to me!! Amazing. X

[@Wellygigs]

Over 40 years later and it's still as powerful as the day it first aired.

[@merylottenstein4575]

Watching in 2020. This may be the most beautiful song ever. ❤

[@casaenboedo]

Agree 100%

[@sarahpower8115]

100% love it especially now while we've bin taking things for granted. X

[@solitude6364]

So do I. Beautiful at all ever and ever.💛

[@su-rv2uq]

I think so too. So beautiful and so sad.I don't know how they got through it actually, knowing they were saying goodbye to a good friend. Dear Mr Shorofsky in the second row, with his baton.

[@Kuriositykilledthecat]

I had to sing it with my classmates in year 6, 3 years ago, I still have a good singing voice even though I've been hitting puberty, now my voice is much deeper than I though it would be, and now I'm taller than my brother and my mom.

[@toydigger]

Quote newspaper 1982: Michael Thoma, who played a drama teacher on the television program ''Fame'' and a family friend on ''Eight Is Enough,'' died Friday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 55 years old. Mr. Thoma, who died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, last season portrayed Greg Crandall, a kindly but demanding drama teacher, on the ''Fame'' series. Michael Thoma known as Greg Crandall in Fame, died on Friday 2nd September 1982.

[@claudiawalsmit4437]

Many years ago. Now I'm 51. Such precious memories of magical times. Wish I could go back in time.

[@danum442]

I hear you x

[@marktonge4225]

Me too Claudia ❤⭐❤

[@necroscope014]

i used to sing this song with my sister at least once a day until the day she died..it was her favourite song....still brings me to tears every time i hear it 25 years later

[@GPBleakley1]

God bless you. What a song to sing 🎉x

[@paulsteele2266]

God bless you and her

[@rhysmaybrey7739]

He looks truly moved as they sing this to him.

[@NicolaRoberts-bw9um]

The 80s was a magical place, where everyone got along and had so much fun! Loving our music and life! ❤ we are so blessed to have lived through such an extraordinary time ❤🥰

[@kevinkenny1974]

Still listening to this song in 2024 remembering the love of my life today would have been our 44th wedding anniversary 😢❤❤❤

[@allyanderson6755]

In 1985 we lost a very special friend who was not quite 16. Its 2024 and this song still brings back memories of when us kids were indeed 'happy'. Thank you to the cast of Fame❤. You go with us....with fondness and a smile ❤.

[@richardplant5771]

Always takes me back to a time in my Life when things were good & Simple ... Debbie Allen's voice is sublime ❤

[@davidbailey2884]

Saddest episode I've ever seen in a series. A real tribute to a great actor. Sadly Michael Thoma's last ever tv appearance. Loved his character of Mr Crandall. Never fail to cry at this very emotional song where the actors feelings were so genuine. You were truly missed in series 2.

[@swipeleft3996]

it was a live tribute

[@rw8733]

God bless him.

[@angehay5699]

I never even knew this, makes it even more poignant, it was their tribute to him, beautiful 😥

[@rainman6753]

How sad and meaningful

[@elfbiter]

Yes. He already had terminal cancer at time and died the same year.

[@oriomenoni7651]

This song still breaks my heart after all these years...knowing that it was truly felt.

[@MultiKs22]

orlos menoni particularly the line in the song i can't keep calling it my home. I've got no home and I belong to you that is sad

[@donaldramsey6863]

This song always brings tears to my eyes and a football-sized lump to my throat. What a beautiful, tenderhearted tribute to both the character and the actor portraying him who was, in real life, dying of cancer when this scene was shot and everybody singing knew it. STARMAKER is my *favorite* song from this old tv series FAME!

[@carlamaranho]

the same happens to me. And I didn't even watch it.. I was a baby

[@SpecialgiftsLA]

Carla Maragno thats amazing that you feel that. I saw this growing up as a child ..it gave m3 a lump in throat..also i always cried like bawled..its so tender and real. And a huge powerful tribute ...the piano melody it hurts. I started to pursue singing...becos I remembered how I loved singing songs from fame..and only at age 30..When I went through the darkest time in my life ..I dreamed I could sing. So I started..now I need to dare to sing infront of people..Loved your comment

[@180royboy]

me too

[@sebastianwelcome2080]

man l was about 7 years old when this song was on fame dint know he was dieing in real life nice song but makes you emotional man

[@cazm8019]

Mine too,,,it was beautiful x

[@Colonel30]

80'sTV shows were generally awesome in my book, and this was one of the very best. I don't like getting old, but growing up through the 80's was priceless.

[@scottrobertson4450]

agree mate. in tears at this song

[@amyclarke41]

We all get old but It's how!😀

[@seansmith-hv1gz]

Totally agree. Takes me back to when life was simple. The only worries I had was music, football and the latest trainers (sneakers). Brings a tear every time. Bloody fantastic.

[@Madgeney]

Oh well said Smarty 5 !! I couldn’t agree more! X

[@rhonmorri1460]

Smarty 5 Tell me about it😢😢😢

[@RobertMotherwell-lq8lb]

Cannot tell you how much this song resonates with me even now.

[@RachelGallagher-x8x]

Such happy memories. For the class of 1986 Holy Faith Secondary School Clontarf, in Dublin. We sang this at the end of the annual awards ceremony on our last day as students. Very proud moment for myself and my classmates. We were paying tribute to the headmistress Sister Una, Such a wonderful inspiring teacher.

[@pazthakrar9270]

A friend brought this back into my life I am now 55, heard this when I was 10 years old, and it brought me so much joy as a kid, Now my eyes are fulled wishing those days back, they where good times and loved this show xx

[@kenlikes5920]

You weren’t just 10 years old back then if you’re now 55.

[@katiebullions1235]

I was 14 years old when this episode aired I never missed an episode every Thursday after TOTP

[@redrichard8443]

The emotion Debbie Allen and the cast put into this is Increadible, Beautiful song with a beautiful cast , possibly one of the nicest songs I've ever heard

[@Bawbag68]

Still crying in 2022...

[@scottc8904]

This is a beautifully poignant moment, made all the more so as most of the cast knew Michael Toma (whom played Mr. Crandall) had terminal cancer. He passed away a few weeks after this was filmed. The emotion on Valerie Landsburg face perhaps says more than a 100o words could. A touching gesture from all concerned to someone whom was obviously held in high regard.

[@DT-us3kd]

After all these years, it still makes me cry 😢

[@MarcelaCagnacci]

Me too. It's a beautiful song❤

[@BadFluffy]

40 years later and still one of the most poignant scene ever in a tv show

[@rebeccahooper7968]

Damn right. I never knew he had cancer at the time god rest his soul. I adored Fame. Still do.

[@keithrich8373]

Here here totally agree.Every time I listen tears well up.Beautiful and so powerful ❤😂

[@lavendertheatre8714]

My sister and I still sing this 40+ years later!. Gets you every time! We are 61 and 59 years old. 😢♥

[@yd8594]

Still listening in 2023 😍

[@MarcelaCagnacci]

Me too. I love song's Fame ❤

[@LittleBird777]

2024 ❤❤❤❤

[@yd8594]

@@LittleBird777 ❤️

[@thewondersofelmo3027]

May 2024❤

[@helenhilton3271]

Oct 2024 still listening to this song

[@joebloggsparent3098]

Debbie Allen is seriously talented. Unbelievable dancer and an absolutely beautiful voice.

[@MultiKs22]

joe bloggs parent she knows how to hit those octaves notes with superb pitch in her head voice she is a class singer

[@Rebecca236]

Amazing. Just watched her dance with Coco (Erica Gimbell) I Still Believe in Me.

[@alilindsay4304]

Watched this as an 8 year old and cried...on Sunday night I watched the cast sing this, live in Liverpool , aged 45...and bawled like a baby ❤

[@carolmowat699]

You went to the royal albert hall concert? Jealous!!!

[@alilindsay4304]

@@carolmowat699 no it was Liverpool xx

[@tanyawithers5749]

Bawling

[@jonnymill5520]

Missed that ffs didn't see that in the echo fukin punks !

[@emmamooney7962]

Ahhh wish I saw that in The Empire! Still LOVE Fame xxx

[@sandralittlewood550]

Wow I remember listening g to this song x brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it x Such pure emotions shown by everyone I'm 56 now x

[@mikemaher3030]

Just wonderful,I am 65,,I love this

[@dalebush1342]

2020 In the middle of a worldwide pandemic Wishing life was like this still Stunning tune and holding hands WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER UNITEDCWE SHOULD STAND

[@MrDuncl]

2022 and the local dance class is back on after a two year break. Fingers crossed things stay that way. It was watching The Kids from Fame that first got me into dancing 38 years ago.

[@bethsearfoss6060]

One of the best TV scenes ever--memorable, poignant and heartfelt. (And after 30-some years since the broadcast, I have never forgotten this song!)

[@Karen-hb7rr]

Beth Searfoss yes it is!

[@grahamkennedy1737]

Agree totally - tears to my eyes every time

[@ronaldpaulevans7072]

has he gone thank god

[@ritniglio77]

Me too

[@monalisasmile6629]

Wow! Debbie Allen's voice is just phenomenal!

[@craigsimons817]

monalisasmile Agreed. She should have had a solo career, she was good enough.

[@donnamcmanus7360]

We sang this in our school choir performances back in the 80's. Seriously hard to hold back tears for dang near everybody, singers, director, pianist, AV crew & audience. This show & the OG film were amazing.

[@trevorbarnett9067]

The raw emotion in their eyes and his chokes me up and what makes this song is the true love and passion they put into it for their ailing friend and he passed 3 weeks after this was aired.

[@MrNewrad]

If you don't cry at this wonderful song, then there is something wrong. I cry every time at this song.

[@amandadodd864]

Me too 😢

[@jenniehill2791]

This holds up so well after all these years. Goose bumps❤️

[@KennyFame]

what a beautiful living memorial RIP Michael Thoma; I'm in tears

[@Pamemastiff111]

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[@mrtoptenatten]

Me too😢👍

[@su-rv2uq]

This had to be the hardest thing any of them did. To have to say goodbye for real to a colleague, without crying...but doing it in the best way. I love Mr Shorofsky with his baton, still conducting. He was my favorite character.

[@tracyregan9671]

Omg after all these years I still cry at that song...so emotional

[@AVintageNerd]

You can see he’s taking it all in. It can be hard to accept moments of love and kindness sometimes esp when you are vulnerable as he was with his illness and he made it a point to take it all in. Beautiful man.

[@markgardner4426]

I missed this episode when it first came out but the emotions it brings up knowing that Michael Thoma is leaving the show due to failing health is palpable. When I finally saw the episode it put a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. What a glorious way tp pay respect and say goodbye. No wonder this show was so popular around the world.

[@LouiseKnights-s3g]

I'm honoured to have lived and loved all of this ❤️

[@naneadymond5134]

Brings back some good memories from my youth wish I could go back

[@annaandnickmulholland9866]

Still can’t get past the opening bars without crying 😢

[@joemack1965]

Saw them live at the Birmingham NEC UK in Jan1983. Christmas present from my parents. These guys were really talented, one of the best shows i've ever been to. We all cried when they sang this song. Pure magic

[@julesrann]

After all this time, still an awesome and emotional song,. I think when you know this was a tribute and he died with weeks of this song make the impact all the more, and you can actually see raw emotion, not just acting

[@luciabitonte8276]

Si...emozioni crude.vere

[@Maria-sg4zy]

So sad. R.I.P. Michael Thoma.

[@wahidkhaliq4776]

I cried so much as a kid when I watched this episode

[@suzannebriffa5281]

Still brings a tear to me. Words are just magical. Thank you

[@residentevilcodeveronicabe1239]

this was real emotion (not acting)....they knew he was dying and went through all this effort to show him he was loved...(not only here but in real life)

[@tastal5879]

Watched this series from the beginning. So sad this episode as we all knew he was leaving because dying. Was a big part of my childhood!!

[@Dojulan]

Definitely one of the most intensely emotional moments of television! I loved it 30 years ago and I love it just as much today.

[@johnwertenbroek]

made me cry then, and still does

[@anthonydevine2209]

It's an amazing song written at a an amazing time. Fame was such a game changer as a tv series. Thank you and Carole Bayer Sager bless her

[@johnwells3566]

Still tearjerking after all these years. Great musical series with some serious talent.

[@Oreadno1]

I understand most of the cast broke down after this take because everyone knew Michael Thoma was dying and they all pretty much loved him because he mentored the young stars of the show, for many of whom this was their first professional experience,

[@princessphoenixrose8524]

Beautiful tribute to a wonderful man, Mr Michael Thoma, so obviously loved and respected by all who knew him. The hidden tribute behind this song gets me every time. Hard to believe it's nearly 35 years ago.

[@charliseedwards4093]

One of the most beautiful sings from this show.

[@ronaldpaulevans7072]

never watched it cos it was shite

[@Tifosa1]

Over 30 years and this song can still make me cry because of the story behind it.

[@yvankindt5784]

yea, i agree...we were all young, the 80 ies,life was easier, seeing all these talented youg people,and knowing that the actor died some weeks later.... it's a very touching song indeed

[@sovietonion72]

Tifosa1 I used yo hear this song on the radio back in the day and never really liked it until I saw this scene, if I was sitting in that chair I would've broke down. Seems like us oldies get emotional.

[@daviddavid9837]

What an amazing and love-filled farewell not only to a character but the actor who played him. I know he felt the immense outpouring of emotion felt by everyone who watches this, and I can't help but think he's close by each time someone even now watches again. This song was such a beautiful gift.

[@rosemarysacco4237]

I miss this show

[@mstammycarr]

Debbie Allen killlls this!!

[@ESC-lover]

So sad that he was really saying goodbye to his coworkers , his role and his life at the end.He was really moved. Rest in power!

[@FoxyLad]

Sadly on 3rd September 1982, aged 55, Michael died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, after a two-year battle with cancer. A memorial service will was held at Pasadena's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. your spirit lives on RIP XXX

[@juliegreen832]

This song gets to me everytime I hear it. Sadly I lost my mum 17 years ago from a brain tumour and unfortunately just recently my dad has been diagnosed with two inoperable brain tumours and stage 4 lung cancer. I know it's going to make me cry everytime I hear it but it's such a beautiful song and so close to my heart. You can see the emotion in Michael Thoma's and it makes me think about what my dad is going through.

[@davewaite4839]

Not many songs touch the soul. This one does. Simply fantastic!

[@Andy-m2k]

Tear jerker of a song Mr Crandall had cancer in real life very iconic song

[@nicolemurphy2629]

WHAT A MOMENT WHAT A SONG ❤

[@atnumbersixty341]

One of my 'Happy Place' songs, when no one was ill, no one had died and nothing too terrible had happened to me yet. Great childhood memories. I'm still swaying along to this in 2022! X

[@suewalsh1883]

This was our high school graduation song. Still gets to me 30+ years later.

[@emmaharding7572]

😢😢😢 I wish I was back in the 80's I miss this programme soooo much. The 80'was the best decade ever 😊

[@Robi6942]

The tragic beauty of this song is that "Mr. Crandall" (Michael Toma was, at this stage at the losing end of his battle with cancer and passed away 3 weeks later! The cast and crew knew that he was dying and this was their final tribute to Michael Toma as a friend and colleague. Get's me every time!!

[@emilyringstrom]

Probably why it was so real and heartfelt!

[@barbarabrown4420]

+Emily Ringström It mustve been so hard to perform it xxx

[@XmanSully]

So true. An add the personal side, I was 12 at the time this came out. Inocent like a baby. I am 48 now and my oldest is 12. I cry helplessly hearing this one, or any other Fame song. Can't even sing along without chocking.

[@barbarabrown4420]

Aww bless u xx

[@piggypopbop2506]

Robi6942 I know 🐳😭😭😭😭😭I'm in tears 😭

[@TheSoupdragon1968]

It made my cry when I watched it as a kid. 30 years on and it still does.... Great song tribute from a great cast and series....

[@johnharmon2009]

we didnt know it at the time but we grew in the best era great friends and great music and where your friends realy cared about you not like today its all social media

[@yvankindt5784]

u are right!i have the same feeling (from Belgium)

[@wendylynch1443]

john harmon totally right think kids are abit ignorant nowadays and as for today’s music we 40 something’s are feeling rather bored thank god for KZbin so I can type any song to take me back,,

[@tammybailey2397]

i remember watching this episode,and sobbing like a baby.

[@sovietonion72]

Tammy Bailey Anyone who doesn't get emotional watching this can't be human.

[@tammybailey2397]

Stee Bing 1972. i agree.

[@judithtjed]

I still sob watching this

[@Pamemastiff111]

Mika o n a nother advertising spring season or my favorite catholic church david church hyatt hi att at

[@ronaldpaulevans7072]

why

[@helenyoung3339]

Brought tears to my eyes, very very fond memories ❤

[@teniola9304]

OMG! I FOUND IT. I FOUND IT😀😀😀😀😁😁❤❤. This song has been on my mind for many years. I had trouble remembering the name of song. THANKS to KZbin. I FOUND IT 😭😁

[@smokie33]

:-)

[@gillianmoss5262]

I know how you feel 💖

[@nikk3251]

No masks no screens no obesity .. just people singing their hearts out making eye contact and real connection. Best video ever. Saddest too 😢💜🙏

[@JJ-bi4ri]

I forgot what a fantastic singer Debbie Allen is, she holds this song together and carries it through and Valerie Landsburg had a beautiful voice too. Debbie Allen - what a talent, a fabulous dancer too with poise and grace that most young girls don’t seem to have anymore.

[@johnsbox]

I'd completely forgotten about this song, until I re-discovered it recently. Beautifully sung and written and a fitting tribute to Michael Toma.

[@arronaiden3802]

I’m 32 so don’t remember this airing!! I still will jot let my mother’s record go!! I always feel invincible when one hears this! I love this and wish I was born before 1988 xxxxxxx

[@joelspears3106]

The 80s were like no other.

[@tagapril42]

I was 14 when this came out. Look how diverse that cast was. No division. Just unbridled devotion for a loved man and character. No bleached teeth, no fillers, no auto tune. Nothing but natural singing, real people, no plastic from every race and creed. And that was the EIGHTIES.

[@suzannep8371]

This masterpiece still brings a lump to my throat even after so many years have passed by. Fame made us all wish for better brighter things.

[@juliebarrett8548]

I just found out this was there true goodbye to him. He did not know and if you know his history he was a Starmaker, and yeah, a Dreamtaker, but they were happy for his soul. We are souls with bodies not just bodies here on earth. Well done!!

[@monalisasmile6629]

Debbie Allen looked gorgeous here. Fantastic voice too!

[@carolinedaly4852]

And she is still amazing now in Grey's Anatomy

[@philwaller7469]

YES I WAS AT SCHOOL AND FELT SOMETHING EMERGING THANKS DONNA ILL NEVER FORGET YOU

[@mattmcdermott3919]

Matthew. To be. Continued

[@Rachel88009]

I miss Fame so much this was a wonderful song. 😢❤

[@66zoozie]

That song still makes me well up...and his little face. Omg emoshe.❤

[@zlion71]

I was just a kid when I watched this episode. For years I had that song stuck in my head. Today I found it after over 30 years of not hearing this song. Still a beautiful and emotional song. I remember the tribute at the end of the show.

[@emma2uk]

Still can sing this song word for word and cry every time.

[@deswa69]

40 something years on and I remember this episode like it was yesterday. Great series, this was so emotional even as a 12yo

[@tonydawes5382]

Keep coming back to this beautiful clip ❤ such a moving song ❤

[@mightyquinnproductions8672]

What an amazing song given the real life story around it makes it even more emotional full marks to all singing the song and R.I.P the great actor playing Mr Crandall he speaks volumes with his reaction throughout the song...brilliant.

[@MegaDeansy]

When the show toured the UK I went to see them at the 'Playhouse' in Edinburgh and they were brilliant but especially Debbie Allen - she sang 'Killing me softly with his song' with NO microphone or backing-music and we (sitting way up in the gods !) heard every single word as clear as day - what A voice !!

[@smokie33]

Wow. Great story.