"Golden Voice" spoof from Jimmy Kimmel

So I wasn't posting during the entire Ted Williams "Golden Voice" saga inception, but now that the spoofs are coming out...this is one of my favorites!

Wow! Can you say "Time flies when living with Twins!?"

Holy cow! I can't believe it's been so long since I've added anything here!
Since we last checked in with our intreped hero (um...me), he, errr, I have been busy growing the VO biz and more importantly being "Mr. Mom" for fast-growing Abby and Gabe

Oh, did I mention there's also been a move from IRB to Sarasota?
We converted our "near the beach" home into a vacation rental (vacationrentals.com, ID # 77731)

Anyway, more updates and comments on select craziness are forthcoming now that some life-change hurdles have been cleared!

Talking the Talk!

Think you're a cunning linquist?

A master of your mouth?

Do you love tongue-twisters and reading Dr. Suess books to the kids?

Well, give the the NBC announcer test below a test drive.

(courtesy of Mike Sommer on http://www.voice-overs.com/)

A little history...
The test originated at Radio Central New York (NBC) in the early 1940s as a cold reading test given to prospective radio talent to demonstrate their speaking ability. In that era, the "prospect" would read the progression for clarity, enunciation, diction, tonality and expressiveness.
The prospect had to perform it PERFECTLY! No stumbles or stammers. Plus, it was to be read with FEELING and MEANING!

Here is it...

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four Limerick oysters
Five corpulent porpoises
Six pairs of Don Alverzo's tweezers
Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array
Eight brass monkeys from the ancient, sacred crypts of Egypt
Nine apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic, old men on roller skates with a marked propensity towards procrastination and sloth
Ten lyrical, spherical, diabolical denizens of the deep who haul stall around the corner of the quo of the quay of the quivery, all at the same time.

Easy enough. But wait there's more!!
This is how it should be recited:

One hen

One hen
Two ducks

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters
Five corpulent porpoises

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters
Five corpulent porpoises
Six pairs of Don Alvarso's tweezers

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters
Five corpulent porpoises
Six pairs of Don Alvarso's tweezers
Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters
Five corpulent porpoises
Six pairs of Don Alvarso's tweezers
Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array
Eight brass monkeys from the ancient sacred crypts of Egypt

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters
Five corpulent porpoises
Six pairs of Don Alvarso's tweezers
Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array
Eight brass monkeys from the ancient sacred crypts of Egypt
Nine apathetic sympathetic diabetic old men on roller skates with a marked propensity toward procrastination and sloth

One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four limerick oysters
Five corpulent porpoises
Six pairs of Don Alvarso's tweezers
Seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array
Eight brass monkeys from the ancient sacred crypts of Egypt
Nine apathetic sympathetic diabetic old men on roller skates with a marked propensity toward procrastination and sloth
Ten lyrical, spherical, diabolical denizens of the deep who haul stall around the corner of the quo of the quay of the quivery, all at the same time!

Morgan Freeman CBS News Outtakes

All the attention on the Late Night shakeup with Jay Leno and Conan OBrien is helping actor Morgan Freeman cover his mess ups voicing the open for "The CBS Evening News". Until now!


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My thanks to VU (The Voiceover Universe) for spotting this.

The Babies are Home! The Babies are Home!

Abigail Grace (Abby) and Gabriel Allen (Gabe) are now home in the cozy confines of BishopVoice World HQ.

The Babies Are Here! The Babies are Here!

If one's good, then two's better right?
Meet outgoing Abigail Grace Bishop (right) and thoughtful Gabriel Allen Bishop. (left)
They decided they wanted out of mommy in time for Christmas, arriving on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009.
Sure they were 6 weeks early, but what's a little time in NICU right?
Mother and babies are doing great and we look forward to bringing them home early in the New Year.

Concert King in Action!

Wow. Way Cool. That's what I thought after watching the following video lifed from Voiceover Universe. It's of concert promotions voice Bob Oakman in action. He plans to use these clips as part of a new demo reel he's putting together. Hmmmm, maybe growing my hair out and adding a beard will help ;)


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