{"id":4309,"date":"2019-01-02T11:24:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T17:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4309"},"modified":"2019-03-05T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T18:54:25","slug":"meet-mike-kelly-persistent-in-his-drive-to-fight-any-and-all-challenges-and-ultimately-persevere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4309","title":{"rendered":"Meet Mike Kelly: Persistent in His Drive to Fight Any and All Challenges, and Ultimately Persevere"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8916\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4309-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MikeKellyFinal.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MikeKellyFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MikeKellyFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=4637\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blind Abilities presents this special chat with Mike Kelly. Mike is a consonant musician, having learned to play the bass at an early age, Join Pete Lane as he tracks Mike\u2019s musical evolution through the music industry from the 1970s, and into the present. Listen as Mike details the myriad pitfalls he encountered during his lifetime, from his ups and downs in the music business, the loss of his wife and by far his biggest challenge: a diagnosis of terminal cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Mike\u2019s story finishes with optimism around a lady named Brooklyn, their wedding and our collective hope and prayers that Mike will once again prevail over this, the ultimate challenge of his life! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sit back and enjoy this story of Mike Kelly, an impressive bassist, a fighter who is focused on beating this challenge! And listen to the fabulous musical components throughout this podcast, courtesy of the Michael Gregory Band!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a>&nbsp;on the App Store.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8918\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4309-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MikeKellyFinal.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MikeKellyFinal.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MikeKellyFinal.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MikeKellyFinal.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Blind Abilities presents this special chat with Mike Kelly. Mike is a consonant musician, having learned to play the bass at an early age, Join Pete Lane as he tracks Mike\u2019s musical evolution through the music industry from the 1970s, and into the present. Listen as Mike details the myriad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,514],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-transcribed"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-17v","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5029,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5029","url_meta":{"origin":4309,"position":0},"title":"A Memorial for Mike Kelly: A Celebration of Friendship, A Celebration of Love, And A Celebration  of Life","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"May 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Show Summary: Blind Abilities presents A Memorial for Mike Kelly, A Celebration of Friendship, a Celebration of Love, and a Celebration \u00a0of Life.\u00a0 This podcast follows a previous interview with Mike Kelly published on\u00a0www.BlindAbilities.com\u00a0on January 3, 2019, in which Pete Lane delves into Mike\u2019s life of blindness, constant challenges and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;BlindAbilities Presents&quot;","block_context":{"text":"BlindAbilities Presents","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"BlindAbilities Logo A black square with white initials, B A.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1543,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1543","url_meta":{"origin":4309,"position":1},"title":"Microphone Showdown: Heil PR 40 Versus Shure  SM58 S","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"November 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Blind Abilities brings you a post from Mike Malarsie where he demonstrates while letting you decide between two heavy contenders in the podcasting microphone arena. 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