Hey!
How are you all doing? Listen, I only have about 7 minutes of energy these days, so I better type this very quickly....
In my last post, I told you what book you should read. Now, I will tell you what you should watch on TV! And in connection with that, I hope you will watch the following video I am sharing here!
There, wasn't that wonderful? Apparently, it is a something that folks in Ireland have been doing at weddings and birthdays for decades. "Rock the Boat" was a hit for The Hues Corporation in 1973. This was shown on one of the episodes of "Derry Girls", which is a TV series that I want you to see! It is SO funny, I laughed until I cried.
The video is from Derry from May of this year. They broke a World record with 1,888 people all lined up like that while seated on the street. And it was done for charity! It is called a dance, but it is more of a swaying with arm movements to me which is meant to be an imitation of rowing a boat. I was most impressed by not only the number of people involved but also how perfectly they are in sync with one another.
Isn't it a joyful thing? Wouldn't it be great for other cities to do this same thing? Our son and daughter-in-law live in Chattanooga, which is right next to the mighty Tennessee River, don't you think the organizers there should do this too? There is a massive Riverwalk there, so lots of space for it! With money being raised for charity, it would truly be something good to imitate.
Okay, I told you to watch "Derry Girls". Now, I MUST tell you how much I enjoyed watching "How Disney Built America". (It was on the History Channel). It was a five-part series, and I loved every minute of it! You might think you know Walt Disney, but I promise you will learn more about him! And also, about his brother, Roy who was the one to handle the "money" side of things. Walt was the one with the dreams and the big ideas! There is also another man that I found fascinating, the one behind much of the merchandising, Kay Kaymen. Have any of you seen this series? Did you love it as much as I did? I always loved "Uncle Walt" as a kid, I am pleased to learn that I had great taste even as a child. What a guy!
Don't Rock the Boat!
This has taken me longer than 7 minutes to type so, if there are any mistakes, blame my lack of energy!
The previous record for the most people dancing to "Rock the Boat" was in Galway. I have that video for you too!
