John "Hai" Knapp's Page

I currently work at a small manufacturer of cable harnesses and electronic pc boards. I am a seeker of a better job. I don't dislike this job, but pay not enough.

B day 9/22 Wedding Anniversary June 13,1987.

One of my songs is caught on YouTube by ArtMuse Records during an open mic project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xYKohJTKNI You may have to cut and paste; I can't load up because the embedding code is disabled. They said they might give the code to me after completing project. This is a rendition of Vive La Compagne; partial parodied in concern over healthcare crisis in USA.

I am a musician/singer/songwriter; activist for affordable healthcare. Being on the spectrum I see the USA healthcare crisis from another angle. I also see the healthcare crisis from this angle; it is harder for me to have a living wage job; one that provides healthcare benefits (affordably). I have always had Aspergers Syndrome, a mild form of autism; but didn't always know it. I knew I was different, but didn't always know what the heck it was. I am starting to write songs for autism awareness; some of it by the influence of singer/songwriter and painting artist Donna Williams. Donna Williams also has something on the spectrum. While all my songs to some degree are in a continual state of editing, I am about finished with my 3rd song for autism awareness, inspired of a lady with classic autism, and her boyfriend who is NT. As a musician I usually accompany myself with an electric acoustic guitar or piano (acoustic or electronic).

On January 2, 2008 I took a brave step at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso here in Lincoln NE during their musicians open mic night. My turn came to come on stage, I went to their house piano. Tonight I will sing a song (did chord run in Ab) by the late Sammy Davis Junior. All my life I knew I was different, but didn't always know what the heck it was. I've coped the best I knew how, and much of my life I have managed it very well. Recent circumstances forced me to come to terms with it. I have Aspergers Syndrome, a mild form of autism. I am autistic and not ashamed of it anymore. That is where I got my incredible compassion to become the healthcare for ALL Music Guru. But ultimately (started introduction in C) I've GOTTA BE ME! Than sang the Sammy Davis Jr classic, "I've Gotta Be Me."

My Old Friend Martin said "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.