Perry Como and Julie Andrews on Sesame Street 1973

The members of our senior center were finishing up lunch when Fred*, a 50 something year old guy with Autism, came up and asked me for his cigarette. Trying to buy some time before dessert, I asked him to sing us a song instead. While Fred rarely cracks a smile, he is more than happy to belt one out for us, and goes right into this song. It really shouldn't amaze me that this man, with his sing-song style of speaking, has perfect pitch and recall of most lyrics. Fred not only sings well, but is OK with harmony and timing, so we can sing along with him, doing the 'la la la las' without his missing a beat.

Sometimes, I actually feel like I'm in a musical. A very corny musical.

* name changed