There are few things that get people excited like a passionate performance of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Just ask anyone who watched Jackson Dean Nicholson, a senior at Arundel High School in Maryland, a few years ago.
We’re not talking about his performance on the football field, but his pre-game singing of the national anthem. He wowed the home crowd and thousands of people online.
According to reports, Nicholson realized no one else was ready to sing the national anthem before his school’s game. He could have let the school play a recording or let the crowd sing themselves.
But Nicholson did something different. Before the game started, he stood alone on the field with just an acoustic guitar and a microphone and sang the national anthem.
He quickly delivered one of the best versions of the U.S. national anthem we’ve ever heard. It’s no surprise that the video became a viral hit and has resurfaced in popularity time and time again.
The video was first uploaded in 2018, and the fact that it’s still impressive now shows just how well Nicholson can sing.
“It was very cool. I probably knew 90 percent of the people sitting in those stands, and they had no idea I was doing it until I brought my guitar out,” Nicholson told the Baltimore Sun at the time.
While he was playing as a senior defensive end during his five minutes of fame, music is Nicholson’s true passion. He has been writing and singing songs since he was a freshman and was working on his own album around the same time he went viral.
Since there’s already a famous actor named Jack Nicholson, he chose the stage name Jackson Dean.
Talking about his football career in 2018, Jackson said: “This is my last year, then I’m done. I’ve got until January, I’ll have all my credits done, and I only have to be enrolled for this semester. I got a waiver from my principal and she’s very supportive of what I do. I’m going to go for it.”
Good luck, Jackson!
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The girls visit their dad’s grave to “show” him their new dresses as he had wished, only to find two boxes with their names on them
To honor their father’s dying wish, two little girls, Isla, 6, and Madison, 8, visit his grave on his birthday, dressed in beautiful outfits just for him. Near his gravestone, they find two wrapped boxes with their names on them.
Since Brian’s passing, Isla and Madison had been quieter, missing the fun moments they shared with him. Linda, their mother, struggled with grief, finding it difficult to move on. Brian’s last words to his daughters were a wish to see them dressed in their finest on his birthday, and, though hesitant, Linda took them shopping so they could fulfill his request.
On Brian’s birthday, the girls, holding hands, walk to his grave with Linda trailing behind. At the grave, they find gifts labeled with their names, each containing a pair of Mary Janes and a heartfelt letter from Brian. In the letter, he encourages them to be happy, mischievous, and to remember he is always with them.
As the girls read the letter, Linda finally feels peace, comforted by her daughters’ love and resilience. Through their visit, the family feels Brian’s presence, realizing that love and cherished memories keep them connected, no matter the distance.
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