Update 46
- Howie Gordon
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 24, 2021
“One Take and it was over”
In 1988, recording studio manager Milan Bertosa was wrapping a long day at 3 a.m. when the phone rang. A regular client had called on behalf of Kamakawiwo'ole, who had an idea he desperately wanted to see through. Bertosa was then put on the phone with Kamakawiwo'ole, whom Bertosa remembers as "this really sweet man, well-mannered, just kind."
"Please, can I come in?" Kamakawiwo'ole kindly asked. Bertosa relented.
About 15 minutes later, there's a knock on Bertosa's door. "And in walks the largest human being I had seen in my life," Bertosa told .
Throughout his life, Kamakawiwo'ole suffered obesity, weighing as much as 757 pounds.
"The first thing at hand is to find something for him to sit on," Bertosa remembered. Someone from building security gave Israel a big steel chair. "Then I put up some microphones, do a quick soundcheck, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' He played and sang, one take, and it was over." The next day Bertosa gave a copy for Israel and kept the master for himself. Over time, he found himself playing Kamakawiwo'ole's recording for family and friends. "It was that special," he said. "Whatever was going on that night, he was inspired. It was like we just caught the moment."
Here is the beautiful recording and a wish for better times. That somewhere, over the rainbow, lies a better future for all of us.
So much is happening in the English Teaching World.
E- Talent Competition – Not too late to register your pupils. Your pupils can use this time to practice at home with their families. http://bit.ly/E-Talent
We invite you to join the National English Inspectorate in virtually singing “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars at our Start Hybrid - Zoom In Zoom Out Teachers’ Conference on March 3rd 2021. This is a mass singing event where you record yourself at home and join the thousands of English teachers in Israel. You do not have to know how to sing. Just give it a try. All the information is here – http://bit.ly/ETSing
We invite you to share innovative methods and technological tools for English instruction in an online conference which will take place on March 3rd, 2021 at 16:00.
The conference is initiated by START - The Department for Technological Innovation at the Ministry of Education, and the National English Inspectorate.
Interested? Click here for more details: http://bit.ly/starthybrid
Digital Tool
If you struggle with noisy kids in your classrooms or online meetings, then this tool is for you. It’s a free classroom noise level meter, monitor and management tool. The louder your students are, the higher the balls bounce! It works best in the classroom and it works on Zoom as well. It’s a nice way to tell the class to tone down the shouting.
Keep The Score is an online software for scorekeeping. Create your own scoreboard for up to 150 players and start tracking points. This website is ideal for any situation where you need to track points and make the scoreboard available to other people online.
Ending off with a beautiful cover of “Fix You” by Coldplay.
Wishing you all a peaceful lockdown and successful lessons during the lockdown.
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