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Re: [easternokautism] Song about autism

Oop! I watched it again and realized all the pictures are black and white.
He's one of the last one's that come up on the left hand side of the screen.
Christi
---- Cheryl <albummaker@...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> This is by Mark Leland and is called "Missing Pieces". PLEASE check
> it out!
>
> Needless to say, brought tears to my eyes.
>
> Go to this site : http://www.frinkfes <http://www.frinkfest.com/>
> t.com/ and
> click on the play button on the right hand side
>
> Here is an excerpt from his bio on Mark Leland's website and the
> reason behind writing this song.
>
> The largest motivation behind this CD is the title track, "Missing
> Pieces". Leland's manager and long time friend, Tim Calhoun, is the
> father of Nathaniel, the inspiration for this song. Nathaniel, like
> 1.7 million other children, is autistic. After listening to the
> stories of the challenges that families face in receiving treatment
> for their children diagnosed with autism and watching the pain his
> close friend was facing, Leland began to learn more and more about
> autism. Together, Calhoun and Leland wrote "Missing Pieces". It is a
> touching song that takes a listener through the anguish of having a
> beautiful baby whose neurological sense become challenged in the
> first few years of life. The autism community faces a constant
> struggle of learning about the causes of this terrible disease and
> the ever-changing ideas on effective treatment.
>
> The philanthropic loyalty that Leland has towards helping this often
> unnoticed group of dedicated parents has been the basis of his
> decision to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his
> Missing Pieces CD to organizations that can assist families in
> affording the treatment needed to help their autistic children
> succeed. As the song "Missing Pieces" is being played more and more,
> Leland is frequently asked to perform at autism benefits across the
> country. Parents of autistic children who have heard his song are
> sharing his enthusiasm with other members of their community.
> Together, Leland and his fans are spreading autism awareness across
> the nation and possibly, the world.
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Fri Oct 6, 2006 2:50 am

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Hi Everyone, This is by Mark Leland and is called "Missing Pieces". PLEASE check it out! Needless to say, brought tears to my eyes. Go to this site :...
Cheryl
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Oct 5, 2006
9:00 pm

Oh....my gosh!!! I was crying as I watched this video, then I really lost it! I looked up and saw my son Landon's picture on the video! I can't believe it!!!...
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Oct 6, 2006
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DEAR CHRISTI, WOW! I LOVE IT! IS LANDON'S PICTURE ONE OF THE LAST ONES THAT COMES UP IN THE FIRST GROUP OF PICS? TOWARD THE MIDDLE? HOW DID THEY GET HIS...
michael dollarhide
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Oct 14, 2006
4:31 pm

-- It's toward the end, (on the part where the pictures come up) and shows up on the left hand side. The National Autism Association must have given it to...
Christi Kellogg
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Oct 14, 2006
6:56 pm

Christi, This was so neat. I had my whole family in here watching the video...and I was in tears! What a precious picture of Landon. Did you not know about it?...
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Oct 16, 2006
4:50 pm

Oop! I watched it again and realized all the pictures are black and white. He's one of the last one's that come up on the left hand side of the screen. ...
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christikellogg
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Oct 14, 2006
4:35 pm

I had no idea! I guess he got his pictures from the NAA Website. I agree. It was quite touching! I'm going to try to get our local station to play his...
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