The man who voiced America Online’s famous “You’ve got mail” greeting has died at age 74. Elwood Edwards died Tuesday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina.
    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      6 days ago

      I’ve done a lot of professional VO, and if he was anything like me, yes.

      Because every time he listens to it, he will analyze every little inflection and think, “I could have done that better.” or “they should have used the other take.”

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      The moment you forgot the speakers were turned up from listening to The Offspring earlier

      Somehow, this was not an issue for me in the 1990s.

  • bamfic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    I hated the file’s done. He sounded like such a goober on all of em, but that one was extra special annoying