Now hes outta rehab-checked himself out after 12 days
Julia Williams says she's broken-hearted but not surprised that her newly famous son, Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice, has left rehab in Texas after barely two weeks.
"I'm very sorry that he left, and I'm very upset," Williams, 90, tells PEOPLE. "Certainly I want him to go back. He needs help."
Julia says she heard from family that Ted went to California, perhaps to Hollywood, to record children's books. She says she's optimistic he'll keep busy and not return to a life on the streets, but doesn't think he can stay sober without professional help.
"I know he doesn't stick at things for long. Whatever it is, he soon tires of it," she says. "He thinks he can make it on his own, without rehab. And I'm sure he can't."
She adds: "It's a very sad story."
A family friend told UPI that Williams was disturbed by the sight of cameras at the Origins Recovery Center, by a medication regimen so heavy that "when he wasn't in [therapy] class, he was asleep," and by more interview requests from Dr. Phil McGraw, who had convinced him to enter rehab in the first place.
Williams became an overnight sensation earlier this month after a videographer with the Columbus Dispatch spotted him by a freeway off-ramp holding a sign claiming he had "a God-given gift of voice" and that he had fallen on hard times.
http://m.people.com/newsitem.rbml?it...210%252C00.xml
dude's a loser.
he was given the WORLD on a silver platter, and now he's squandering it all. getting arrested, still drinking, and quitting rehab.
dude is a certifiable loser. he's given the chance, and he throws it away. moving on. don't want to hear about this bum anymore. there are much more deserving people on the planet, worthy of a 2nd chance, that make good use of it. this loser is not one of them.
i don't want anyone to spend a second helping someone who does not help themselves.
like i said before.... him and i hope he eats and dies!
He is just another victim of the system that was created by the evil white man designed to keep blacks down on a lower level, right?
He missed his booze and alcohol. He will be on the street again soon enough.
culture of poverty
http://www.blacksacademy.net/content/3253.html
kidding...
but it seems like this guy made a choice a long time ago to take to the streets, and if he wasnt under pressure from the entire country to get a job, im sure he'd be back there in an instant. it's home for him. it's all he's ever known. yeah, we should help him, but ultimately it's his choice.
Some people, like Ted Williams won't be helped until they feel they are ready for help. He obviously doesn't feel he is ready to get help.
Sure, you could go with the critical bs race theory that "the white man is keeping him down" and they only wanted to help him because he had an awesome voice and could increase their profits...but for me it's all about giving him the ability to see that he has to choose when to make the change. He obviously doesn't feel like there are more valuable reasons than drugs and alcohol to change. It's messed up. Again, I wouldn't go as far as koriwhot in saying that he should 'eat and die' but there's a certain point at which the average person cannot help.
'Golden Voice' -- The Secret Homeless Money Drop
http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/28/golden...friend-victor/Ted Williams just pulled off a HUGE surprise for the homeless man he shared a tent with on the streets of Ohio -- when he drove up to his friend's corner and dropped off a MAJOR wad of cash.
Sources connected to "Golden Voice" tell us ... shortly after Ted ditched rehab, he reappeared at his old stomping grounds Monday ... but this time he was being driven around in a black SUV.
We're told Ted located a man named Victor (pictured right) -- his best friend and tent-mate on the streets --and immediately pulled over the car.
The reunion was emotional -- and after the men exchanged a hug and some kind words, Ted gave Victor a wad of cash and promised to help him out once he gets his own life back in order.
Damn Ash... did you type this while wearing your pointy white hood?
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
I get ridiculed time after time since 1996 for saying 99% homeless people you see by the hwy choose that life. I also pointed out how you don't see many Asian and hardworking illegal Mexicans looking for change to buy beer and crack.
They come to this country not only broke and jobless they have to figure out a way to get by without a legal state ID.
After being homeless a few months myself I know this first hand.
Not only was I able to find work and educate myself, I became the very successful film producer that I am today. It's all in the motivation you have in life and doesn't have a dam thing to do with luck or loss of personal possessions.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001851864376
on location final day of shooting film in can.
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you went to MIT?
I applied for a scholarship in 1986 after the Army.
http://web.mit.edu/sfs/scholarships/VA_benefits.html
I was able to keep all this a secret until now. My bio is going to be public at this years SAFilm festival so why try to hide it now?
I'll be glad to e-mail you the journal articles that I used to write that response.
Back to rehab again.
http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/...aspx?id=614582
That's weird. I thought about this guy when I saw a guy on the street favor him earlier this week. Oh well. I guess Ash is happy
Oh my god. Get off my ass. I called out your spelling. Cry me a river.
And the cycle continues....
Ever wonder what happened to Ted Williams, the homeless man with the “Golden Voice,” after he was plucked out of obscurity and thrust into the viral limelight?It’s been just over a year since Williams became a star, after a YouTube video featuring the then-homeless Columbus, Ohio man presented his pitch-perfect, classic radio voice to the world. Entertainment Tonight caught up with the Williams to see how the past year has dramatically changed the former panhandler’s life.In the video, Williams shows off his spacious home that he shares with his girlfriend and sober living coach, saying he’s still in disbelief: “A year ago today I was living in tents, under bridges, smoking crack, doing all the wild things—now this is where I live. I have a fireplace.” He also has a walk-in closet that doubles as a recording booth, where he records his spots for his job as the official voice of the New England Cable News.The past year has been a busy one; in addition to going to rehab twice, Williams has been working with Entertainment Tonight (whose producers also helped him with achieving sobriety), landed a voice over spot in a Kraft Homestyle Macaroni and Cheese commercial last year, and is set to release a book chronicling his story this May.“What a difference a year makes,” he said. “It’s a ‘hallelujah’ moment every day I wake up.”
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/13/...-homeless-man/
Don't be too sad, Ash
So basically, he had a bump or two in the process of breaking years of bad habits, but now is not a broken human being.
Good to hear. I'm glad I didn't post any self-righteous, judgemental bull about the guy. I would feel like a total bag about now.
That's awesome
That is so great. The odds were overwhelmingly against his success and he's done a pretty amazing thing
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