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be kind rewind vol.9

8 Oct

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

1 Oct

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

24 Sep

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.

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