Sunday, December 19, 2010

Last Year's Coincidence and The Twelve Gays of Christmas

...Or as I titled it last year, Small Freakin' World: Hey, I KNOW Him!! Here's last year's post and a video I still love!!


(Original post 12-17-09)

Talk about my two worlds colliding!


Okay, this all started when Brynn Paulin randomly posted this great video on her blog. I watched it, loved it, and proceeded to spread the joy.


Then my friend Melia watched it and said, "Oh, it's great, and you do realize Brad's in this, right?"


HUH?


I totally spread around this video not even knowing that one of my friends "in real life" is one of the dancers!  So bizarre!!


Anyway, when Brad was performing with the Rockettes' Christmas show about 5-6 years ago, the guys in the show got together and made this up as a Christmas present for the rockettes.  This is their performance for the gals, who you can hear doing all the screaming throughout!


Now I see him dancing every week...at my daughters' dance academy just down the road.  He brings all that enthusiasm and talent to the fore every single day working with the dancers of tomorrow, and he does a fabulous job doing it!



Back to "now", here's me with Melia and Brad out on the town about a month ago. When you watch the video, he's towards the far end (away from the camera) with a white shirt and long dark scarf on. He's just astounded not only that this is still around but also how popular it is. LOL, why wouldn't it be? Watch and see for yourself, and give Brad and his crew some love. I'll be sure to pass it on! :D

17 comments:

  1. OMG - I love this video!! Could not stop grinning from ear to ear as I watched. Thank You!!!

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  2. Loved it, loved it, loved it! This video is now ranking up there with "see The Nutcracker" and "watch A Christmas Carol" as must haves to make my holiday complete. Thanks for sharing. Awesome, awesome performance.

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  3. That is so much fun! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. That was awesome-- and since my kids have been singing this song until we're nuts with it, I showed it to my seven year old. "Mom, I thought it was the twelve DAYS of Christmas?" "Well it was, until these guys decided to make this dance--aren't they awesome?" "Yeah--they're funny! I like them!" So it's definitely spreading some joy:-)

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  5. Hi Annabeth--I remember thinking when I first saw it (before I knew anything) that these guys had to be professionals, they were just too sharp. Turned out I was right! :D

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  6. Wendy--I know! My cheeks hurt from watching this!

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  7. Hi Eden! I certainly fulfills a whole 'nother holiday need...maybe the need to smile without restraint. Love the music too, I think this was the first time I'd heard this version, or at least this vid made me take notice for the first time!! :)

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  8. Hey Chris, my pleasure, I've been planning this post for a year, cuz I knew as soon as I put up the first post it'd turn into a "family" tradition!

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  9. LOL Amy, that's awesome!! My kids (4 & 7) love it too, but of course, they actually know Brad. A better example maybe would be how rabidly in love mine are with Ryan James Yezak's version of California Gurls. I swear, of the 5-6 million views, they have at least a cool thou, and know every dance move and sound effect by heart. :)

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  10. This is so great, Dev and can I just say, you Brad and Melia are just adorable!

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  11. *blushes* Thanks Bron! I'm maybe a bit past adorable age, but Brad and Melia are still there! ;)

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  12. Loved the vid last year, and I loved watching it again this year! :)

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  13. HI Ava! Yes, I remember last year you commented something about loving guys that can do the splits. :)

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  14. This is one of my favorite videos! It makes me smile every time!

    I wish I could dance.

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  15. I hear ya, Eyre. I'm not bad, but nowhere near the effortless caliber of these guys!!

    It is a smiler. :) And I'm glad it gave you some cheer!

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  16. In fact, Eyre, here's a bit from Brad and a friend goofing around, learning the routine from Singing in the Rain by Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor, Moses Supposes. Just for fun. LOL!! That's a lot of work for fun, but it's a fun result to watch.

    Moses Supposes Brad and Tony from YouTube

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