Bealefeld sings (if that's what you call it!)
Baltimore's police commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III just finished singing Whitney Houston's I'm Every Woman on 98 Rock, paying off a bet to the mayor's office after his all male police team lost a marathon relay to an all-women's team headed by an official from City Hall.
I posted this under the "Breaking Crime" category because that's what it was -- a crime. Even the 98 Rock announcer couldn't contain himself: "I have a lot of respect for you but not for the singing, that was horrific." Another chimbed in that complaints are flooding 911 for dogs howling because of the song and another added, "Every drug dealer in town is thinking, the police commissioner is really nuts."
For those of you who listened but couldn't for the life of you figure out what the commissioner was singing, here's what he was trying to sing:
"Whatever you want; Whatever you need; Anything you want done baby; I´ll do it naturally; Cause I´m every woman; It´s all in me; It´s all in me; I´m every woman; It´s all in me; Anything you want done baby; I do it naturally"
The commish lost to a team called Criminal Justice Chicks led by Sheryl Goldstein, who heads the mayor's criminal justice office. Reporter Justin Fenton and a photographer were in the studio. Bealefeld keeps talking about people "staying in their lanes." He should take that advice before launching his next career. Here's the video from WBAL and posted on YouTube:
Comments
On another note entirely, I just want to say that I am a Baltimore native who has lived in the mountains of Colorado for the past 10 years but was back for the marathon. I did not finish it but I want to absolutely commend the Baltimore City Police Department. In addition to doing a simply excellent job of traffic control, particularly for us back-of-the-pack runners when it gets hard because drivers are irrate at having to wait for just a few runners/walkers, each and every one of them was cheerful, friendly and encouraging. Standing in the rain for hours cannot be fun and yet each officer just made the marathon an even more positive experience for the participants.
Posted by: Diane Levin | October 13, 2009 10:25 AM
I give him lots of credit. He shouldn't quit his day job but at least he paid his dues! Good for you Fred!
Posted by: Carol Schmidt | October 13, 2009 11:26 AM
You go baby brother!
Posted by: Susan Bealefeld Rozar | October 13, 2009 12:47 PM
Hello
This is really surprising about that police commissioner was singing.I think every one has a choice.Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
Posted by: creatine | October 31, 2009 1:20 AM