Elwood Edwards’s voice is heard more than 27 million times a day (which comes to more than 18,000 times per minute). Edwards is the man behind those special three words—no, not "I love you," but "You’ve got mail."
My sister interviewed him a while back (he lives -or did then- in the Puget Sound area in WA). He said that people recognized his voice and for some reason wanted to hear him say "you've got mail" live-which is odd. It's not a talent or anything fun to see visually. (but my sister did ask him to say it)
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. I feel my fate in what I cannot fear. I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know? I hear my being dance from ear to ear. I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you? God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there, And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how? The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair; I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do To you and me; so take the lively air, And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know. What falls away is always. And is near. I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. I learn by going where I have to go.
7 comments:
this is cool...where did you find this?
BTW- have watched Shatner's Raw Nerve and it's pretty good. Fran Dreschler has quite a story. Wow.
You know, Elwood's voice is a tad annoying, but I feel bad when I don't hear it!
I never hear it any more since I haven't used AOL for a long time, but the memory lingers. :-)
where do you get this stuff?
From the Useless Knowledge gadget on iGoogle.
My sister interviewed him a while back (he lives -or did then- in the Puget Sound area in WA).
He said that people recognized his voice and for some reason wanted to hear him say "you've got mail" live-which is odd. It's not a talent or anything fun to see visually.
(but my sister did ask him to say it)
Joy, you are the trivia queen!!! Nice to put a person with the voice.
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