{"id":1323,"date":"2011-12-01T19:05:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T00:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2011-12-01T19:07:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T00:07:15","slug":"jackie-evancho-turns-me-into-a-blubbering-fool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/12\/jackie-evancho-turns-me-into-a-blubbering-fool.html","title":{"rendered":"Watching Jackie Evancho Sing … Turns Me Into A Blubbering Fool"},"content":{"rendered":"

I knew, just KNEW it would happen but I left the TV on anyway.<\/p>\n

Jackie Evancho<\/strong>, the great young singer — the America’s Got Talent<\/em> runner up (how on earth didn’t she win?) turned me into a blubbering fool Wednesday night when she performed with an orchestra and with Barbra Streisand<\/strong> on PBS<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Jackie Evancho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK, it wasn’t REALLY Barbra, but a recording of her in Streisand’s prime.<\/p>\n

Evancho, get this, is an even BETTER singer than Streisand.<\/p>\n

People kill me when they refuse to admit there’s a God…I know, I know…here Aug goes again.<\/p>\n

But how else can you POSSIBLY explain this girl’s incredible voice?<\/p>\n

If I could write 1\/100th as well as she sings … well I wouldn’t have to substitute teach any more.<\/p>\n

But I don’t want to think about that right now … pass the Kleenex, will ya?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/yanksgoyard.com\/author\/mattster\/<\/p>\n

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