at the NS3 regional audition I saw shy blakeman for the first time. I thought he had a great voice and was convinced he stood a great chance of being a finalist.
when I googled Shy I discovered, a few years ago he was shot in the face a during an attempted mugging
here's the story
Shy Blakeman
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:7TR...+shot&hl=en
Shy is an excellent artist well worth checking out.
Shy Blakeman
http://cdbaby.com/cd/blakeman/from/ande
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