Interesting FAQ. Would be more so if the cutesy dial were turned down a bit.
From the FAQ--
Why is the world so screwed up?
Men.
How do we fix it?
Women.
hahahaha.
This little movie has been around for a while. Still fun, especially for those of us who aren't going to be doing any serious travelling anytime soon. Nice music, too--all Deep Forest is very listenable with intriguing samples of indigenous African music.
He really likes those cargo shorts, man.
Matt has fulfilled the promise of the internet. The skies will now open and god will walk among us in a sarong and galoshes.
What was the promise??
well the idea is cool and the site is nice and I like the music, but he really can't dance. If I did this it would be more entertaining man.
I found the fact he was so lousy at dancing to be an interesting aspect.
If I did this it would be more entertaining man.
You would be required to keep it SAFE FOR WORK, Doll.
You know how naughty you get.
nunia!! that is only during those private performances...for your eyes only baby!
Well, I'm sure you'd shake your groove thang better than Ol' Matt there, but I'd be worried that the natives would be all over you like hungry wolves.
Better take your cattle prod with you.
ZAP!
Really enjoyed that video whan first saw it.
I hope he doesn't get shot or jailed next time he bounces around in some temple.
natives would be all over you like hungry wolves
you say that like it's a bad thing??
Uh..no?
*lurks*
I like that he can't dance, too. Gives the rest of us non-dancing (or badly dancing) fools some confidence :)
It's oddly... inspiring.
I remember seeing this a while back and I found his goofiness at dancing to be quite disarming and spoke more of Snoopy's happy dance than of any attempt at being suave or cool. It seemed to describe the joy of travel and discovery in its incongruity and it celebrated being on the road, of being elsewhere in the company of strange people amongst strange things. Oh, how I wanted to be there then and how I want to be there now.
Plus, I like goofy dances.
And the choice soundtrack really helps the visuals. I doubt it would have been as captivating if he and chosen 'La Macarena' or 'Like a Virgin'.
MonkeyFilter: You say that like it's a bad thing.
MonkeyFilter: I like goofy dances.
MonkeyFilter: Better take your cattle prod with you.
All I know is that a cattle prod will make ME dance kinda goofy!
*ouch! oooch!
don't hit me there!
oh, yike! eeeh! oooow!
Is this the guy that got arrested for dancing in front of the Parthenon in Greece?
You can get arrested for dancing in front of the Parthenon?!?
that's pretty amazing roryk, now I can say I've visited the Parthenon ;)
Wow Roryk!
could you do one of the Stoa of Attalus please?
They won't let the bad dancing guy get away!
Here's a hand of )))for roryk!!!
note that the dancer is phooning, which i first learned about on mofi.
medusa, i can give it a go, but it might look a little flat...
Yup, they told him he wasn't allowed to dance in front of the Parthenon. They didn't arrest him, but they did detain him and question him and try to destroy the tape. He refused to let them have the tape, and they let him go. As it was, they decided not to use the shot (poor lighting).
His dancing is cool. And the Parthenon story has made me swear that if I am ever in Greece, I am going to go dance in front of the Parthenon.
I heard though that you can only dance in front of it if you are naked.
Big updates to Matt's story:
Cast of thousands"Things settled down again, and then in 2007 Matt went back to Stride with another idea. He realized his bad dancing wasn't actually all that interesting, and that other people were much better at being bad at it. He showed them his inbox, which, as a result of his semi-famousness, was overflowing with emails from all over the planet. He told them he wanted to travel around the world one more time and invite the people who'd written him to come out and dance too.
The Stride people thought that sounded like yet another very good idea, so they let him do it. And he did. And now it's done. And he hopes you like it."
Simple dancing, for the pure joy of it. It doesn't get much better.
Just lovely.
P.S. Make sure to click the "View in high resolution" link right under the video.
This is what the Internets is all about. Fuck, this is what humanity's all about. Very moving - great find.
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