YouTube Classics: Watch & Learn Kids

[Ivan Seeking]

All her singing brings tears to my eyes. How can such great sounds come out of a little girl? She must be an angel indeed.

Turns out I couldn't get through a number of others. This normally doesn't happen to me. I have never been so completely floored by any artist before. I am simply overwhelmed by her talent and spirit, and that heavenly, miraculous, impossible voice. And this so obviously comes right from the heart... you can see that. She is such a treat to not only hear, but also to watch. It is all so completely natural for her. They should sell DVDs of Jackie, not CDs. Watching the music flow out of her is half the treat.

Oh my...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hx9Acrv1H4

Age 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHPHnlYi3V0

I don't think I've ever heard it done better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGjByOI9Iqw

 

[dlgoff]

Turns out I couldn't get through a number of others. This normally doesn't happen to me. I have never been so completely floored by any artist before. I am simply overwhelmed by her talent and spirit, and that heavenly, miraculous, impossible voice. And this so obviously comes right from the heart... you can see that. She is such a treat to not only hear, but also to watch. It is all so completely natural for her. They should sell DVDs of Jackie, not CDs. Watching the music flow out of her is half the treat.
...

I don't think I've ever heard it done better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGjByOI9Iqw

I get teary listing to this by any artist during the season. But this is too much. I must purchase her Christmas CD.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Can you imagine; at age 11 she has already performed duets with Streisand and Brightman. And, imo, not only held her own, but perhaps outperformed both!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvRPMQ6w7pg

Here is another great peformance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQvd6AnZrY

 

[Borek]

I don't like it.

Don't get me wrong - she is incredible. But the contrast between being 11 yo with a childish face and a mature voice throws me off for some reason.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I don't like it.

Don't get me wrong - she is incredible. But the contrast between being 11 yo with a childish face and a mature voice throws me off for some reason.

It is a logical discontinuity. Where you feel thrown, I start tearing; because of that I think, and because she may have the closest thing to a perfect voice that I have ever heard. Just listen to the last few seconds of Lovers - perfection!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UzQvd6AnZrY#t=270s

 

[Ivan Seeking]

A hauntingly beautiful rendition of Dark Waltz, from Phantom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzFC585S3E

Just by observation, it appears that the pianist, David Foster, may be acting as her mentor. At the least, they seem to be joined at the hip. I get a kick out of watching Foster watch her. You can see this subtle grin emerge on his face when she nails something tough.

 

[BobG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Cat vs. snake


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEZMctgaXNQ

Obviously, that cat flunked out of mongoose school.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdg9gkmWsEA

How about a squirrel? Will it fair any better than a cat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkhO9VwTufE

(And, by the way, I think that's a bull snake; not a rattlesnake. They look similar except for their tails.)

 

[malty]

Cat vs. snake

Not sure I like that tbh, seems a bit cruel towards both animals. Who "won" though?

 

[BobG]

Not sure I like that tbh, seems a bit cruel towards both animals. Who "won" though?

Any crueler than this? (this is always worth a replay)
https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1395839&postcount=308

 

[malty]

Any crueler than this? (this is always worth a replay)
https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1395839&postcount=308

That video clearly takes place in the wild, the first one makes no indication as to what setting it takes place in. My guess was that the cat was a domesticated animal though.

 

[dlgoff]

A hauntingly beautiful rendition of Dark Waltz, from Phantom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzFC585S3E

Just wow.

 

[BobG]

Oh, for crying out loud! Another Jackie Evancho lover!

Okay, here it is - EVANCHO vs PYTHON!

(doesn't start until about 1:25 in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnSEdl5GPG4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYEuJ5u1K0

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Oh, for crying out loud! Another Jackie Evancho lover!

Did you know about her? In spite of the popularity she has gained over the last year, no one I've spoken with or emailed had ever heard of her.

I sent some of these videos to my aunt. She wrote back about an hour later saying she was brought to tears by All i Ask of You. At least it isn't just Dlgoff and me.

[correction, one person did know of her and was buying her new CD for his wife]

I told Tsu not to bother with the CD. I want my own little Jackie Evancho for Christmas.

 

[Borek]

I want my own little Jackie Evancho for Christmas.

You know it can get you arrested?

 

[turbo]

You know it can get you arrested?

Watching as the frilly panties run... (Aqualung)

 

[Ivan Seeking]

You know it can get you arrested?

Now now. She puts a lot of people in cute overload. One interviewer picked Jackie up like a bag of potatoes and said she was taking her home.

Her dad correctly stated the biggest challenge that they face - keeping Jackie, Jackie. She is a terribly sweet little girl but the pressures on her are no doubt just as phenomenal as her singing. What must it be like for a ten year old girl to become a princess, overnight? But even according to her family, no one pushes her harder than she does herself. Her brother was complaining that she refuses to stop singing [practicing] - EVER!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Oh yes, she wrote the title song for her CD. Foster said he asked her for some lyrics for new songs. She has written fifty lyrics in two months.

 

[BobG]

Her dad correctly stated the biggest challenge that they face - keeping Jackie, Jackie. She is a terribly sweet little girl but the pressures on her are no doubt just as phenomenal as her singing. What must it be like for a ten year old girl to become a princess, overnight?

As Rabo Karabekian once asked, "What kind of a man would turn his daughter into an outboard motor?" (Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut)

To be honest, this reminds me of the winners of child beauty pageants. That's irrational, because it's really no different than any child actors in movies, but children acting like children in movies just doesn't seem quite as incongruous.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

As Rabo Karabekian once asked, "What kind of a man would turn his daughter into an outboard motor?" (Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut)

To be honest, this reminds me of the winners of child beauty pageants. That's irrational, because it's really no different than any child actors in movies, but children acting like children in movies just doesn't seem quite as incongruous.

In my view, what's makes this situation different is that we have a true prodigy here. You couldn't stop the music from coming out of her if you tried. It would be like trying to stop a river from flowing. You can only dam it up so long. And with a voice like that she is destined for greatness.

 

[OmCheeto]

As Rabo Karabekian once asked, "What kind of a man would turn his daughter into an outboard motor?" (Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut)

The same guy that would let his daughter date an outboard motor?

[PLAIN]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4600/122/117/1415192428/n1415192428_30441833_7551732.jpg

hmm... Would they have kicker babies?

Anyways...

Someone told me the following is funny. I don't know. I can't hear a thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsaW__4PtjE

 

[BobG]

I love it when people help complete strangers. It restores my faith in humanity.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqrYo9KvRU

 

[BobG]

How come no one is ever satisfied? There's those that want their freedom...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsoKxTnSzNg

while those with freedom wish they had something else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQox9W9jedw

 

[rootX]

I love it when people help complete strangers. It restores my faith in humanity.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqrYo9KvRU

It got a great twist!

 

[OmCheeto]

How come no one is ever satisfied? There's those that want their freedom...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsoKxTnSzNg

while those with freedom wish they had something else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQox9W9jedw

Thank you Bob. Those were some very much appreciated diversions from http://www.kgw.com/live-stream" .

And Omnibus had me LMAO.

 

[BobG]

A problem with leaks.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l64PffBtGGw

 

[Borek]

Light plane and a strong wind.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m900f_qCapw

 

[Borg]

You can't make this stuff up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqeVjopXLWI

 

[Astronuc]

One needs a good feel for the trajectory for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6KmxvEnkuU

 

[rootX]

 

[mheslep]

One needs a good feel for the trajectory for this.

And little interest in a long life.

 

[lisab]

Wow. This is one veeeery relaxed doggy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brdE5fdtS4I

 

[lisab]

I didn't know porcupines made such cute noises!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dnB3IapeAA

 

[Evo]

I didn't know porcupines made such cute noises!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dnB3IapeAA

AWWWW, that's so adorable, I had no idea! And turbo just killed one.

 

[ArcanaNoir]

I didn't know porcupines made such cute noises!

And the moral of the story is: once you give a porcupine a gift, you Can't take it back!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

And the moral of the story is: once you give a porcupine a gift, you Can't take it back!

No kidding! Those sounds may be cute but they're certainly not inviting. I don't think I would try to take that pumpkin back.

 

[dlgoff]

I would Occupy Wall Street to see this Ivan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POmnbl0xkao

 

[gravenewworld]

http://youtu.be/XViCOAu6UC0

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I would Occupy Wall Street to see this Ivan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POmnbl0xkao

I guess you haven't poked your head in the random thoughts thread. Not only will I be seeing Jackie from the orchesta pit, center, I will be meeting with her personally after the concert - in a few months.

Am I excited - like a kid waiting for Christmas morning.

btw, I thought this was one of her better performances. I haven't heard the studio version yet. I've noticed that she tends to get a bit more dramatic during TV appearances. Cute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHs3422xb9c

 

[dlgoff]

I guess you haven't poked your head in the random thoughts thread.

I'm well aware. Jackie + OWS = Ivan Seeking. And I'm jealous. Give her a hug for me.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I'm well aware. Jackie + OWS = Ivan Seeking. And I'm jealous. Give her a hug for me.

+ OWS?

Will do. Sorry, but this is pretty exciting.

After traveling up to ~ 100K air miles a year for work, for way too long, I learned to hate travel so much that I refused to go anywhere unless I had no choice. So for twelve years I haven't taken a vacation away from home. For Jackie, I'll travel.

 

[turbo]

AWWWW, that's so adorable, I had no idea! And turbo just killed one.

Not willingly. I was fearful for the health of my dog. My wife told me that there was "something" out there, and that Duke had gone nose-to-nose with it on dark early-morning walks a couple of times when he was off-leash. I was glad to have shot it when I inspected "porky's" body because his hind legs (apart from feet) were totally devoid of hair, crusty, oozing and smelly. Sarcoptic mange cannot be tolerable for any wild critter.

About 25 years ago, a neighbor called me and asked if I'd come down and shoot a mange-inflicted fox. I had a 22-250 Ruger that could reach out for hundreds of yards, so I grabbed that and headed right down there to dispatch that fox. What a sorry-looking animal. His hind-quarters and his once-fluffy tail were devoid of fur. Joyce called me instead of her gun-dealing husband or son because she knew that I could shoot (unlike either of them).

 

[BobG]

Marble Rye (Winner of best student short film at the Indy Film Festival in Colorado Springs).

http://vimeo.com/26981225

 

[Ivan Seeking]

When I saw this commercial, I realized that I've been trying to remember that line for a very long time. Talk about targeted advertising! That was good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWy-LCGDsd8

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

LOVE these two clips! Watch them loud and full screen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXdsqWqR4ro


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJdWxTKM_wk

 

[Kurdt]

New Karting League starting in the UK next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUBYNQBIoE

 

[Ivan Seeking]

New Karting League starting in the UK next year.

Always meant to try that. It looks like a blast!

 

[Kurdt]

Always meant to try that. It looks like a blast!

Its very good fun. The guys in that vid are some of the best in the UK. I was lucky to have taken part in it.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Its very good fun. The guys in that vid are some of the best in the UK. I was lucky to have taken part in it.

What is the typical top speed on those?

 

[Kurdt]

What is the typical top speed on those?

The ones in the vid have a top speed of around 70 MPH. It depends on the model and how daring your local circuit is as to how fast their hire karts will be.