THE LIGHTNING BUG

As children we used to collect lightning bugs and put them in a glass jar, making sure there were holes in the lid of the jar. We enjoyed the flashes of light they emitted.

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Tom Schilling
SPEECH IMPEDIMENT

In listening to popular singers of today, I sometimes wonder whether I am having a loss of hearing. For certain it's no lack of volume from the background bands, but what about the words of the singer?

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Tom SchillingVOCALWAY
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Recently an opera was performed in concert form with full orchestra. A review of the performance stated that the orchestra overwhelmed the voices of the singers.

However, if a baby in the audience had started to cry, the baby would have been removed from the concert hall.

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Tom SchillingVOCALWAY
GOING UP?

When man began hurtling objects into orbit--and ultimately man himself--a major shift occurred. Mankind began to think of himself as limitless--no grounding. It follows that singing began to change as well.

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Tom Schilling