A video shared by Mark Horvath:
(I) Keep coming up with love but it’s so slashed and torn
Why – why – why ?
Love love love love love
Insanity laughs under pressure we’re cracking
Can’t we give ourselves one more chance
Why can’t we give love that one more chance
Why can’t we give love give love give love give love give love give love give love give love give love
‘Cause love’s such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
BTW – I’ll be speaking about this crazy love this coming Sunday at encounter in Waxahachie. Come join the discussion at 10:30 a.m. CST. If you can’t make it to Waxahachie Sunday morning you should be able to join in online – live.encounterthis.com
UPDATE: Mark tells me this man is not homeless. His name is Sky Soleil and he lives in Los Angeles. Mark wrote, “I think this is a cute video and it made me smile, but Sky should have been upfront about not really being homeless. being dishonest and using a gimmick to help a video get views sucks!” I agree.
UPDATE 2: This is from the description on YouTube:
This is a performance meant to entertain and inspire.
If you want to help…
http://www.squidoo.com/help-the-homel…
http://homelessness.change.org/nonpro…
As I said this is a performance. I don’t want there to be any doubts about my situation. I am a performer. I have a roof over my head and I have yet to start my own family. But this video isn’t about me. This is for the men, women and children on our streets who don’t have bright green puppets on their hands. The people who aren’t always as easy to see. This is for you.
UPDATE 3: Change.org posted an interview with Sky Soleil, the actor in the video. A great interview – worth reading. Shows how a simple act can really spur a lot of people to action.
Since this guy is NOT homeless, but a SCAM ARTIST. He should be ashamed!! I am disappointed that you posted his video and gave him publicity.
Hey Jester, understand your complaint. I didn’t find out the guy was an actor until the video and post went live this morning. I debated removing it but decided against it because of the message of the song. I don’t know the guy, his motivation or anything about him… But I think more of us should hear the words to the song and chew on them… So I decided to leave the post live. Thanks for your feedback though! Really appreciate the “kick back.”
Forgive my criticism. The sad reality is that there are homeless people who need help. It is your blog to post as you wish. I plan to keep reading, all the same.
Definitely don’t mind criticism. I think it’s totally justified. I totally understand your perspective… just felt the message of the song was more important than who was performing in the video.
‘Cause love’s such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
Jester, you may be interested in seeing the updates to the post in case you missed them – Change.org has a great interview with the actor in the video – well worth the read.
http://homelessness.change.org/blog/view/kermit_speaks_up_about_homelessness_an_interview_with_overnight_activist_sky_soleil