THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN VOICE: TAKE 32
American internet phenom, Ted Williams, gave Croatia and CSR a huge shout-out Monday night in the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, Ca. Williams was found on an Ohio street corner in late 2010 after being homeless for over 10 years. The sign he carried said that he had a “God given gift of voice.” Williams didn’t disappoint and now has numerous deals for announcing and voice-overs, including Cleveland Cavaliers stadium announcer and Kraft Mac ‘n Cheese commercials. Williams was kind enough to give CSR a few minutes to promote the new website, which will be unveiled in Spring of 2011. Above is raw footage of Williams trying to get the name right. The man is pure class and was a pleasure to hang out with.
WILLIAMS WAS HOMELESS FOR 10 YEARS BEFORE HAVING HIS ‘GOLDEN VOICE’ FINALLY DISCOVERED
Welcome Igor Stimac the new president of the HNS!
Finally this corrupt Dinamo strong hold at the top is starting to crack!
Get ready Mamic will be toppled next!
I must add though only in Croatia can you have two elected presidents serving at the same time:)
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/soccer/article_1620617.php/Croatian-football-in-chaos-as-Stimac-topples-Markovic-as-president
http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/markovic-moguce-je-da-nas-izbace-iz-kvalifikacija-za-euro-/538786.aspx
The problem that I had with the video was that it was 3 minutes and 45 seconds long. And only 10 seconds of it was worth viewing. Let me rephrase myself, those 10 seconds were super valuable. Check out what 24 sata did with it. Night and day.
24 sata Ted Williams video cut
http://www.24sata.hr/svijet/ted-williams-kaze-da-obozava-hrvatsku-jedva-izgovorio-ime-210412
Mislim da je objava videa s Ted Williamsom bila pogodak s obzirom da je Croatian Soccer Report ponovno promoviran u 24 sata i na tv vijetima 24 sata. To sve govori! Good job Branimir Kvartuč.
@Ante B
"I'm so upset that you guys used this article to take away from the returning of the name Dinamo article. This is so absurd. I can't believe you guys."
All joking aside. You have a right to be. We should have given you more time for your post. We'll talk more about this later.
@zombieboy
haha. I agree. Even ESPN has their fuck ups here and there. However, some people might have found this entertaining.
@goldenchild
"Only these guys would let Hajduk run for the whole weekend, then post something like this to drown out the blue fans. What a travesty."
You have a right to be upset. Ante B's Dinamo article didn't get enough air time. I agree. A little communication mix up at CSR headquarters. I apologize.
We are not here to "drown out the blue fans." If we were, I would be the first to step forward and admit to this.
@Franjo Tudjman
When Ante first asked me "You know Ted Williams"… I said… "The baseball player?"… hours after that… we get a post. We're in the same boat on this one.
@Ziva Istina
"Blogs are hit and miss. I like pretty much most of your content, but you will have a few duds, it happens."
well said.
@Branimir
First, thanks for the comment and clearing things up.
Second, just like I told Ante B, Valentina, Dennis Fistonich… who am I forgetting… "not everyone is going to like your work." In this case, from the comments, 80% or so didn't like this video. Its ok, we move on. Next post.
I do applaud the effort.
I disagree that this video is a dud. Not just because I shot it….It was supposed to be a simple shout out to CSR…You can see in the video Ted does his thing and then goes away. However, while posing for pics, you see him voluntarily continuing, trying to get it right. He was not being hounded.
I think the video works because as a "voice" man, Ted will be getting this type of work all the time. He will sometimes have to do 50 takes. Personally I thought it was funny to see him "working" while embracing the Croatian community.
When I brought the vid to Ante, we both cracked up and really though everyone else would too. We agreed not to cut it, but keep the entire footage cause we agreed it was funny.
The other thing is, his OG vid got 5 million hits. This vid is a great promotional tool for CSR as it will come up on YouTube when people do a search for him….
I totally disagree that the vid is a dud!!!
When I saw the title, I was thinking Ted Williams the deceased baseball player 🙂
you guys are one of the first websites I hit in the morning (deadspin, big lead, index, Jutarnji, Slobodna. etc…).
Blogs are hit and miss. I like pretty much most of your content, but you will have a few duds, it happens.
No biggie.
@ ziva,
Fair enough. From all these comments, sounds like the video bombed. Obviously, I would never put anything up if I thought that was the case. I think the last thing we put up with this much criticism was the Drogba/Ronaldinho comic art from a Croatian sticker book before the WC.
Williams will be back in the news. He's just hibernating now.
@ Anon,
I posted it. In the end, it falls on me. All I was trying to say is that this video was basically a FanZone. We like when CSR followers bring in content.
Would it change your perspective if it was labeled FanZone: Renaissance Hotel, Hollywood?
yeah, guys….not one of your better moments running the site. Ted Williams is last month's news.
The article said it was posted by Ante Kvartuc. Why are you blaming StandUpCroatia for such stupid idea?
This should be a lesson to all of you on CSR. This will be the kind of stuff you get when you boys can't agree i.e Hajduk 100/Dinamo 11….
Yeh, that's right. We'll put bums on the front page…
And you guys better start making nice before we start hunting down homeless peeps in Venice, Ca for interviews to see their views on Croatian soccer and goal line technology!
(For the record, neither Denis Svircic nor Ante Kvartuc took part in this video)…
Talk to Team StandUpCroatia…
flamani should go to jail for that tackle on my son
GoldenChild,
Give Ted Williams some "peace" to enjoy this, please. Be respectful, he needs time to enjoy it.
@Goldenchild,
talk to Kvartuc about this post. I had no part in this video and I want no part of this as well.
I think you have a point there Ante. Only these guys would let Hajduk run for the whole weekend, then post something like this to drown out the blue fans. What a travesty.
Not a fan. The video should have been 5 secs long. The two catchphrases and that's it. This video just shows what fiends you guys were.
@zombieBoy…
haha…
like I said, I played no part in this.
This topic and post has reached the level of fucktardedness. http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Fucktard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RrUaTozKyr8#at=46
For those of you who missed the game…how the hell is that not a red card?
I'm so upset that you guys used this article to take away from the returning of the name Dinamo article. This is so absurd. I can't believe you guys.
(only kidding here)
Just for the record, I was not "in the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, Ca on Monday".
hahah wow, what a nice guy….I would have told you guys to f** off after the 20th time to say it
"Capello" makes CSR debut
They should put some peanut butter on his gums like they did to Mr. Ed
Welcome back Agent Argentina.
Damn you guys harassed the hell out of him.
haha, nice work decki, I guess we could call him the "splendid spitter" 🙂
This is hillarious! Great stuff guys!
HAHAH! Seems liek you were bugging the hell out of him!!! HAHAHAH!
I laughed, golden voice, terrible memory haha.