Most of you are familiar with the song, "Renegades", from those Jeep commercials.
The band behind "Renegades", X Ambassadors, hail from Ithaca, and the following video salutes a different kind of renegade. It's a celebration of disabled athletes learning to overcome their disabilities, be it blindness (like band member Casey Harris), or being without hands and/or feet.
Fittingly, in the home district, an annual telethon for the Albany-based Center for Disability Services is right around the corner. Originally a telethon for Cerebral Palsy, the scope has expanded over the last 30 years. If we're lucky, maybe X Ambassadors will be added to the card......!
Ah man, that song is so annoying in the truck commercial (and used recently on the Flash).
ReplyDeleteNow I know that it a tribute to people persevering through disability, I feel a little guilty and have to give them some respect. The song is still annoying, but from what you said, the group are good people.
I didn't find it annoying, but discovering the video gave me a fresh perspective, as it does for everyone else.
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