whole brevity thing
the dude abides (bryan jones)Archive for ode to be kind rewind
be kind rewind vol.11
OK Go – Here It Goes Again
I’ve actually used this video as a behavior modification tool with my kids. “Alright kids, if you get ready for school in time, I’ll let you watch the crazy white dudes dancing on the treadmills.”
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be kind rewind vol.10
Thriller – Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines
Halloween is right around the corner.
Via Wikipedia:
Author-creator Byron Garcia is the brother of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, GSIS General Manager, Winston Garcia, and Congressman Pablo John Garcia. Their parents are Deputy Speaker Pablo P. Garcia and Judge Esperanza “Inday” Fiel-Garcia, who had 8 children (4 sons).
Garcia originally wanted to introduce a program at Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) where inmates would exercise for an hour each day. He saw waves of prisoners in the exercise yard and thought it looked good.
He introduced an exercise program where the prisoners marched in unison, starting out with marching to the beat of a drum, but moved on to dancing to pop music; he began with one of his favourite songs, Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)”. He chose camp music such as In The Navy and Y.M.C.A. by The Village People, so macho prisoners would not be offended at being asked to dance.
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be kind rewind vol.9
Afro Ninja
Mark Allen Hicks is a bad man. Thrice nominated for Taurus World Stunt Awards, thrice victorious. If you know of Mr. Hicks, most likely it’s not for his film work… it’s because of his unintentional alter-ego: Afro Ninja.
via College Humor:
Mark Allen Hicks, more commonly known as the “Afro Ninja,” is an experienced martial artist, actor, and stunt man who has worked in a number of films including Swordfish, Rush Hour 2, and 2 Fast 2 Furious. The clip that made Mark Hicks famous was shot during an audition for a Nike commercial starring LeBron James. Mark Allen Hicks was not seriously hurt during his accident, but did experience minor injuries including a bloody nose. rnrnAfter Mark’s failed attempt, the casting crew told the remaining stunt men, “no more backflips.”
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be kind rewind vol.8
Dancing Cadet
Personally, I had always believed this to be a fake “Punked” video. I was wrong.
Via Wikipedia:
Jeffrey Pelehac, or “The Dancing Cadet” (born 1982, hometown Republic, Pennsylvania) became famous in 2005 after a viral video of him dancing was placed on YouTube by his roommate. At the time, Pelehac was a sophomore cadet in the Class of 2007 at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs…The video itself was much commented on and also served to familiarize the public with the concept of “viral video” itself.
His roommate, Brian Stoops, used a candid camera to film Pelehac without the latter’s knowledge. The video was at first shown to friends and was then posted on various Internet sites, which brought both of them widespread coverage. Pelehac danced to several songs, most notably Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now), a hit by C+C Music Factory from 1991.
That dude is rollin’. I’d love to see what he’d do with a little Kid-N-Play.
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