Friday, July 25, 2008

For More Smiles...


I've linked to this guy before and you can find his...well his life basically here. His life story, or at least the explanation is here.
In February of 2003, he quit his job in Brisbane, Australia and used the money he'd saved to wander around Asia until it ran out. He made this site so he could keep his family and friends updated about where he is.

A few months into his trip, a travel buddy gave Matt an idea. They were standing around taking pictures in Hanoi, and his friend said "Hey, why don't you stand over there and do that dance. I'll record it." He was referring to a particular dance Matt does. It's actually the only dance Matt does. He does it badly. Anyway, this turned out to be a very good idea.

A couple years later, someone found the video online and passed it to someone else, who passed it to someone else, and so on. Now Matt is quasi-famous as "That guy who dances on the internet. No, not that guy. The other one. No, not him either. I'll send you the link. It's funny."

And yes, I'm very jealous. Love that video, though...

3 comments:

Kate said...

How cool is that? I love it and I watched the whole thing!

Anonymous said...

I too am jealous. How fun would it be to travel the world that way. Way Cool!!

Anonymous said...

I forgot to mention I saw a segment on the Today show featuring this video about a year ago. Still pretty darn cool.