829 Southdrive

829 Southdrive

A New Jersey state of mind



Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Grateful for his Patronage



I get chills when I hear these two guys sing.

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6 comments:

  1. Carol AnneFebruary 23, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Haunting. I've always loved S&G. I remember an especially moving occasion when I was a kid, when the chorus from the state School for the Deaf came to perform at my elementary school. Yes, the school had a chorus, and no, they didn't sing with their vocal cords, they signed. The program was all or mostly S&G; a sound system played the music, and the director, I'm guessing, had at least some hearing, so she could keep the chorus in rhythm with the music.

    The result was a blend of signing and choreography. I remember the rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was especially moving. Anybody who tries to say that sign language has no inflection never saw this group perform.

    I never heard S&G in the same way after that concert.

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  2. PandaboniumFebruary 23, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    I remember listening to them when I was in high school (back when dinosaurs still ruled the earth). Still love the sound. Their gift just keeps on giving.

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  3. Doc Häagen-DazsFebruary 23, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    The un-asked question, Carol Anne, is how did the deaf choir do with S&G's Sound of Silence?

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  4. Carol AnneFebruary 23, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Doc, they did very well indeed. It was their opening number. They had the audience hooked from the very beginning -- and that's hard to do with 500 elementary-school students sitting on a cold, hard floor.

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  5. Doc Häagen-DazsFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    Awesome!

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  6. Mark KreiderFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Great blog... any friend of the sea and "Soundbounder" is a friend of mine. Thanks for visiting my blog.. and yes, I've live in several places in New Jersey! Jersey City, Martinsville, Flemington, Neshanic Station and Califon. Now I'm in NYC and the North Fork of Long Island on the weekends and whenever else I can be there. Sea food figures big in life here too. I only hope that one day you can savor the Peconic Bay scallops. Believe me it is worth the trip!

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