"A Boy And His Frog" at Dragon*Con

[filkertom]

Thanks to hanabishirecca for posting this.

Comments

[dlobok.livejournal.com]

Are you tring to kill me, Tom? I can't even think of that song anymore and not get a little sniffly.

[tesral.livejournal.com]

Tom, have you lost weight since Penguicon?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Not really. The guitar hides some of it on my right. Seriously.

[tesral.livejournal.com]

And I've heard the camera adds ten pounds. Oh and love the song, I always have.

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

OH man, I started to cry!

[voiceofkiki.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised you can't hear me crying. I wasn't that far from the camera. I love that song.

Thanks again for all you did for Dragon*Con this year.

*love and huggles*

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

What she said. And Hi, Kiki! :-)

[jonnorthwood.livejournal.com]

God. That's one of two songs I can't listen to without crying.

[reyl.livejournal.com]

Dude. Crying again. That's such a great song. Thanks.

[kirylyn.livejournal.com]

*echoing those who are bawling their eyes out*

way back when the TNG actors were doing the late night talk show rounds, I managed to get Stewart on one of them (Tonight show I *think*) after his bit, I stopped the tape but not before hearing that Frank Oz was the next guest.

Sadly, I did not tape his appearance and as it turned out, it was very shortly before he passed thru the veil.

THANK you for writing this song

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

There goes the tears again. It is an amazing song, and will be relavent for as long as people know who Kermit is.

[kilbia.livejournal.com]

*sigh* I finally worked up the nerve to listen to it on your "Homecoming" CD.

I was so proud of myself for only tearing up a little bit...and then it launched right into "Rainbow Connection". *THAT'S* when I lost it totally.

[alicetheowl.livejournal.com]

I was one of those hiding in the back. During that song, a friend openly sniffled and sobbed, and apologetically explained that it reminded her of her mother (who died of cancer a few years ago). I just wiped my own tears away, smiled the best I could, and nodded.

I've seen very few songs so universally touching, that can bring a whole roomful of adults to tears. And in a GOOD way!

So thank you so much for performing it.

[tomreedtoon.livejournal.com]

The first time I saw Tom Smith was at Dragon*Con 2004. I was stuck there, my car having self-destructed. I had no big agenda, and was alone at the con. On the advice of Luke Ski I attended the late-night filk.

When I entered and sat, Tom started singing "A Boy and His Frog." I was videotaping, but was only seeing him between two people's heads and the shot was horrible.

Being a pro, I try to hold down my emotions while taping; it dishonors the person you're taping to shake and let the camera drift away. So I held it in, until I got to my room later on and watched the tape. Then I cried.

I've felt tears well up every time he sings it. And, in my hallucinations, I dream of winning the Florida Lotto and bringing him down to Orlando to play that song before the Disney cast members at the Comedy Warehouse. I envision all of them - especially the really good improv performers - with the same tears in their eyes.

Does that make me a sadist or something?

P.S. I really think, Tom, that whenever time permits, you should do what you did at Marscon and segue that song into "Rainbow Connection."

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Not a sadist. Remember what Spider Robinson said: "Shared joy is increased, shared pain is lessened."

And I try to pick and choose when I do "Rainbow Connection". It wasn't a time consideration at all; I've found those songs together are a powerful one-two punch. The room's gotta be just right for that.

[mg4h.livejournal.com]

Crying yet again. I so much want to share that song with people, but I can't sing it without breaking down. I can only play the recording at them, and then sniffle somewhere out of hearing.

*HUG*

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

That was so beautiful *sigh*