whole brevity thing
the dude abides (bryan jones)Archive for ode to be kind rewind
saving silverman vol.45
The Ode to Saving Silverman has moved to Monday!
Fearless Fighters of Foo
I love that are selfless men in this world ready to fight foo at a moment’s notice. They don’t ask why. They don’t do it for glory. It’s just about people helping people. Foo needs to be fought, and they are the chosen ones for the fighting.
Paramore covers My Hero originally recorded by Foo Fighters.
I’m out of words now…
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.”
I’m out of words now…
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.
I’m out of words now…
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.”
I’m out of words now…
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.
I’m out of words now…
be kind rewind vol.7
David Elsewhere Kollaboration 2001
The backstory via Wikipedia:
David “Elsewhere” Bernal (born August 2, 1979) is an illusionary dancer from Santa Ana, California. He became known through a viral video clip (Often titled Kolla2001) of himself dancing to Kraftwerk’s song Expo 2000[1] recorded at the Korean-American talent show Kollaboration in 2001.
The clip showcased Bernal’s characteristic take on the contemporary dance styles of popping and abstract waving. Performances of these dances were rare at the time, and the clip became very popular when it circulated on the internet — so popular that in November 2006 the viral marketing company, The Viral Factory, collated page-impression figures from websites such as YouTube and Google Videos. They determined that, as of November 2006, this video had been viewed over 200 million times, making it the 8th most viewed video.
Elsewhere is still popping away today, but now he gets paid for his limberosity. Here is his most recent commercial work for the MotoRokr E8.
If you still want more, Motorola has set up a YouTube channel just for Elsewhere… and the phone, too.
