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Posted by on Sep 13, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Music and Concert Reviews, Video 1 | 0 comments

Tom Schneider’s Moving Musical Tribute to Lou Gehrig

 

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Tom Schneider wrote and performed a song tribute to the late baseball legend.  Inspired by greater awareness about ALS — also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” — Schneider was motivated to learn more about the legendary baseball player beneath the famed pinstripes.  The result of that inquisitiveness is this song.

 

By now, we’ve all heard about the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge.”  Some of us have even taken the plunge.

Poker pro-Tom Schneider did more than just that.  He wrote and performed a song tribute to the late baseball legend.  Inspired by greater awareness about ALS — also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” — Schneider was motivated to do some research and learn more about the baseball player, and the man beneath the famed pinstripes.  The result of that inquisitiveness is the song, posted below.

I’m impressed by Schneider’s willingness to do something like this, which takes guts.  During a recent film shoot for “Poker Night in America,” where Schneider performed a few songs on camera, I was surprised to learn that the four-time WSOP gold bracelet winner only started playing the guitar about three years ago.  Now, he’s writing songs and inspiring others.  That’s pretty cool.

Here’s “Lou,” co-written with Rob Heath and performed by Tom “Donkeybomber” Schneider.  It’s combined with a wonderful video montage to Lou Gehrig.

Lou Gehrig tribute – “Lou” by Tom Schneider from Tom Schneider Music on Vimeo.

Click the link.  It’s worth three minutes of your time:

LINK TO “LOU” BY TOM SCHNEIDER

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