While reading NYMag.com last night, I found an article talking about a really entertaining wedding video that is all over the Internet. You can (and should) watch it here:
[Link removed. I guess you’ll just have to take my word for it when I say the video rocked.]
The article went on to point out that “…since Kevin posted the video last week, his wedding day has grabbed over 8 million views — that’s already a greater number than the total tickets sold on Broadway this year, or the audience for an average episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Thus, it’s fair to say that Kevin’s wedding day is the most-watched musical-theater number of the entire year.”
Bobby was sitting next to me when I saw the video and since that first viewing, I’m fairly certain he and I account for the additional four million views on You Tube. Something about the song, the people dancing, and how fun and happy the whole thing feels is incredibly addicting. We watched it a bunch of times last night and then a few more times this morning while dancing to it ourselves. That’s our right and privilege as people who don’t have jobs. We can stay home and dance around to somebody else’s wedding in our underwear.
And then, twenty minutes ago we sat down at our respective computers and I hear “Forever” come on and suddenly Bobby is all smiles and white-guy dance moves again. And because I’m a hateful person, I took pictures and put them on the Internet:
