{"id":1079,"date":"2007-03-01T06:23:46","date_gmt":"2007-03-01T06:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groonk.net\/bits\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2007-03-01T06:23:46","modified_gmt":"2007-03-01T06:23:46","slug":"hero-of-the-week-ray-gives-everybody-a-little-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/bits\/?p=1079","title":{"rendered":"HERO OF THE WEEK: Ray Gives Everybody a Little Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listen, he’s about to whip somebody’s ass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

»<\/strong> The original song by Ray<\/a><\/p>\n

In September 2006, I learned about the awesomeness that is Ray. He made up a song for his daughter to cheer her up. She had a bad day at work and was ready to quit the gig and be done with their noise.<\/p>\n

Her dad, Ray, knew she couldn’t quit the job. He knew that she shouldn’t. He also knew a sermon didn’t have a place here. So he made up a song, on the spot. He sang, “I’m about to whip somebody’s ass.”<\/p>\n

That cheered her up greatly. He eventually made an mp3 of the song and threw it onto the internet. Since then it’s become an anthem for all those having a hard time at work.<\/p>\n

“If you can’t sing it aloud, hum it,” says Ray.<\/p>\n

This one song brought unimaginable joy to thousands upon thousands of hard workers. Ze Frank decided there should be a video and remix album of Ray’s inspired work<\/a>. The only problem was, no one knew Ray.<\/p>\n

Ze and his legion of Sports Racers found Ray in the span of two days<\/a>. A scary thought, to be sure, but the cause was righteous. The remixes flowed. The video was assembled. And yesterday’s The Show with Ze Frank featured an interview with the one and only Ray<\/a>. He’s got good things to say. Everyone take 14 minutes and watch\/listen.<\/p>\n

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