Tales From 3:16 Depot Street Is Here!
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Welcome to the home page of Doni Helms. We appreciate you dropping by and want you to feel free to stay a while, kick your shoes off, sit a spell, and be sure to visit often. We're going to bring you works from various artists from all over the world, including musicians, authors, poets, photographers, and those who are handy with paint and pen. We're also going to try to stay in touch with current events, news, politics, and stuff designed for mirth and merriment. What you're not going to find on this site: meaness, hatred, racism, vulgarity, anything illegal or unscrupulous... enjoy.
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 Doni was born in 1954, in Albany, Georgia. At age six, Doni and two younger brothers became products of a broken home when their parents determined that divorce was the only choice they had left. The boys were nurtured and raised by a single, working Mother who was the "most loving and caring person alive and the strongest woman who ever breathed". Although their family lived in what would have been considered poverty, the Helms boys never felt that they missed out on anything.
At age 10, Doni became a member of the Boy Scouts of America and rapidly progressed up through the ranks, earning 40+ merit badges and numerous awards. In 1967 Doni earned the newly introduced Computers merit badge and was hooked. Since the early 70s, he has worked professionally in the technology industry as a computer operator, programmer, systems analyst, trainer, and consultant to fortune 500 firms. Doni founded several technology companies, and has authored dozens of articles, white papers and training materials.
Doni is also an accomplished musician, poet, songwriter, and singer, and has performed at countless venues nationwide. He made his debut television performance at age 8. His latest television performance was as a winner on The Nashville Networks "You Can Be A Star". This performance was broadcast worldwide to an audience of over thirty million viewers, and resulted in correspondence from fans all over the world. In the early 90s, Doni produced and recorded eleven original songs on a CD collection released by Little Tree Records, titled Southland Lady. Two of the songs on this CD claimed the coveted number one spot on the MP3.com country music charts, and received wide-spread air play and critical acclaim from numerous media outlets, as well as record industry chart-makers. Doni still performs all around the greater Atlanta area with a group of friends, formally known as Mid-Life Crisis, and is currently working on his second CD release.
Doni now lives in Marietta, Georgia with his high-school sweetheart and wife of thirty plus years. They have three wonderful children who all live in the Marietta area as well.
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