Bella

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News Channel 4 in OKC did another story on my nephew last night. …

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June 27,2000, The love of my life passed away, after losing his battle with cancer. My grandpa, my hero, my everything. I was 23 years old, and when the news of his passing came to me, though I knew it was going to happen, it crippled my heart, froze my soul. I feared I’d never love anyone or anything again after having lost such an important piece of my heart and soul. From the time I was a little girl, through my life he was there, he and I had a special bond. I was always his girl, he was always my guy. When I was in Girl Scouts we had a “father daughter” ball at the lodge in Woodward,Ok. My mother purchased me a beautiful long light pink gown, and had my hair french braided with small butterflies placed through out the braid. She took me to the ball where my Grandpa awaited. He was dressed in a blue suit, with a beautiful smile. He even had a corsage to place on my dress. I was in heaven, we danced. Later when I turned 14yrs old he and grandma took us the lake for an afternoon of water fun and grilling at Fort Supply Lake. When an older gentle man approached me I saw my Grandpa move very quickly to cross the pathway between the water and the park table he was resting. When he came to us he informed the man to leave with such protectiveness in his voice, I felt safe with him. A feeling I never felt with my biological father. Grandpa was love and safety.

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Wow is all I can say. This guy moves me to the core. Many of you are aware of my musical background. I adore many singers, many bands, and many song writers. I love a song that can grab my heart and lift it to the height of looking down on the clouds. In the last several years I’ve had the luck of meeting some very talented guys and girls. From amazing home studio techs to beautiful voices and music that makes my soul cry. While I adore many of you, and you know who you are, very few touch me in a way that makes me want to applaud them in this way. But this guy, Brent Smith is nothing short of amazing. When I first listened to his strong vocals on the radio I was very optimistic. Today so many computer techniques are used to make singers sound so much better then they actually are, when you see or hear them live you end up feeling cheated because the live raw vocals suck. So I set out to find out if this young man had anything special… and was delighted to find out this young man was amazing. His voice booms with out the need of computer enhancements. Truly a raw talent at it’s best. I listen to his music and I am moved, awed and inspired. If I could kidnap him and make him bellow his voice for me for the rest of my days I’d be one happy girl. WOW…….