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Happy Birthday, Tiny Tim
Today is Tiny Tim’s birthday. If you only know him for his campy, goofy songs, then please take a few minutes to play the song above. You’re in for a treat. I really consider him a heroic, inspirational figure. His was an odd dream– he wanted to sing songs from the 1890s to the 1920s, …
X-I-V is how the Romans said it
Just a goofy little song that will make you smile. Full lyrics HERE.
Was that lonely fellow really me?
Tim loved to sing, and I think he does a really nice job with this one. There are a lot of versions of this song on YouTube, but strangely, most are by young people. That doesn’t really work on this song.
Footprints
Excerpted from Eternal Troubadour: the Improbable Life of Tiny Tim by Justin Martell, ©2016: Shortly after Tiny died, Sue’s father joined her at the hospital. “How is he?” He asked. “He’s gone,” Sue replied. A nurse delivered Tiny’s wedding ring and a Celtic cross necklace Sue had given him very recently. Then she and her …
Improbable
“Even after we were married, sometimes I’d be driving along and I’d look over and he’d be sitting there in the car and I’d be shocked all over again. I’d think, ‘Tiny Tim is in my car, and I’m married to him.’ You’d think I’d get used to it, but I don’t think I ever …
Opening the Door
“He was sincere, and he was caring, and he was loving, and he was not like other people. The fact of his acceptance and embrace was different among certain kinds of people– many just saw him as weirder than weird and that was that, but there were many others that found him delightful. In a …
Never
“I might have never made it, but I never would have quit.” ~Tiny Tim
I wasn’t sure but something told me not to…
Full lyrics HERE.
God Bless
Tiny Tim’s birthday is April 12, and we always have a cake to celebrate a free spirit, a unique vision, a gentle soul…
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