A friend asked me the other day whether I was following "Where the Hell is Matt!"
I admitted ignorance (in front of my boss, Revd Professor David Wilkinson, who made a jokey comment about me losing my credentials as Mr Internet - doh!). So I have now done the search and scheduled this post to go out when I am well away from my desk and the possible fallout! Please read no further if you are sensitive about internet silliness.
Apparently this mad bloke called Matt (American I think), has been going around the world getting people to dance with him and he has even managed to get sponsorship and is now doing Visa adverts too! Poor bloke! It's amazing. Sad. But amazing. Congratulations to Matt and his wife who have just had a baby! This could make filming and travelling more interesting!
Here is Matt explaining it what he is doing...and there's an example of how infectious it all is!
I think there is something here about the innocence of the clown which crosses lots of cultures although I am sure that this sometimes gets close to dangerous in cultures where dance means more than prancing around like your dad at a wedding. (Actually, I never saw my dad dance at a wedding or anything...).
Here's Matt dancing with a whole host of people...
http://pmphillips.posterous.com/where-the-hell-is-matt-videos
Really, Pete –next you'll be saying you haven't seen Jill and Kevin's wedding. Along with "Where the Hell is Matt?" it's one of the great feel-good Youtube videos.
Posted by: Dougchaplin | August 03, 2011 at 10:26 PM