04/06/2020
Got a great video for you to watch! While this CV is running through so many countries and cultures, we are AGAIN finding out that we are ALL stronger together than we are in those "tribal" worlds that can unfortunately exist!!
Bill Withers recently passed away (March 30, 2020) but left us with some very inspirational songs....like "Lean on Me", which we all must do (figuratively, of course, not literally) during this challenging time!!
This video is very inspiring. On August 21, 2009 Withers was invited to address the USC Football team, by then head coach, Pete Carroll. The singer, then around 70 years old, was introduced as a medical expert and spoke to the squad in a lecture hall about a fictitious fungus, that caused bone damage.
Soon thereafter, Withers turned the tables on the team. “Finally, what I’d like to add is,” he said, “you guys have been punk’d big time!” The players, Withers and Coach Carroll roared with laughter.
Withers ‘fessed up and told of writing “Lean on Me” decades earlier. “My name is Bill Withers,” he said, as the team broke out into a huge applause. The players then began to sing the song, and with its lyrics for inspiration, put their arms around each other.
“Don’t lose sight of this camaraderie that you have,” Withers told the team. “Don’t let this go by without recognizing that this is happening to you and for you. And lean on each other”.
...just as we must now!! Enjoy the video.......DocB
http://www.usctrojans.com/blog/ Legendary singer/songwriter Bill Withers attended USC's team meeting on Friday (Aug. 21), pranking the players, leading a ree...
