TRUE OR FALSE?

In my show bio, I like to include a little game for people to play during intermission.

Here are seven facts about Jody—one is a lie:

He is Revv52's president.
He sang in Buckingham Palace.
He appeared as a Matthew Perry look-alike on "Live with Regis and Kelly".
He drank from the Stanley Cup.
He sang on a Coldplay album.
He’s an astronaut's son.
He was once locked in a basement with Michael Jackson

Take a guess before you scroll down....

did you guess correctly?

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I'm Revv52's president.

TRUE ■ I joined Rev52's board of directors in 2020, and had the privilege of stepping into the role of president in 2023.

I sang in Buckingham Palace.

TRUE ■ As part of the Calgary Boys' Choir's 1987 tour of England and Wales, we performed by royal command in Buckingham Palace on Canada Day. This photo is from earlier that morning at Canada House in London.

I appeared as a guest on "Live with Regis & Kelly".

TRUE ■ For the show's annual "Lookalikes Week", they hired doubles of the whole cast of "Friends" in 2002. You can watch my interview on my videos page.

I've sipped bubbly from the Cup

TRUE ■ When my childhood friend, Craig Adams, won the Stanley Cup as a player with the Carolina Hurricanes, I jumped at the opportunity to attend his party at The Ranche in Fish Creek.

I sang on a Coldplay album

TRUE ■ I’m one of 137,204 people from 207 countries credited on the song, "One World”, which achieved a Guinness record for the most fan voices on a single track.

I've met Michael Jackson.

TRUE ■ In 2002, I was shopping for CDs in the basement of HMV Oxford Circle in London when MJ, who had pulled up outside to mass hysteria, entered the room through the emergency exit stairs. We talked about his children. It was as awkward as it sounds.

I'm the son of an astronaut.

FALSE ■ While my parents are adventurous and enjoy travelling the world, they've never been the spacefaring type.