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Nov 19, 2003

"When I walk in the sunshine with my mom, I can feel the sunshine." --Tony DeBlois, blind musician

Born blind, mentally retarded, autistic and weighing one pound, doctors wondered if he would survive. Today, Tony DeBlois plays 20 instruments, sings in several languages, knows 8000 songs and is forging a career in the music industry. You may not have heard of him; in an era when popular images are often the result not of talent but of high-powered media campaigns, Tony's marketing strategies are developed by his mother at their kitchen table.