Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Show and Tell 3/5/19

A place to show and tell the latest and greatest from YouTube and Social Media. Here are a few to kick things off:








I only met him once but the story is too good not tell given todays sad events. My wife and I are on a plane back from Mexico. Couple of rows ahead of us, these two brothers, young kids, are beating the hell out of eachother. Their poor parents are powerless to stop the crying, yelling and screaming. If you're a parent you understand. Sometimes there's nothing you can do. It was like this for close to two hours. Then about 10 minutes before landing it starts to get real bad. Out of no where, a man comes from first class. Hat, beard, sunglasses, blowing up a balloon. He ties it off, hands it off like he's holding out a sword to a king. Kneeling, Head down, arms up. Kids calm down in milliseconds. Plane damn near bursts into applause. 15 minutes longer and it probably would have started WWIII, but we landed before that could happen. We get off the plane, are waiting on line in customs. Finally get a good look at the guy and I say to my wife "Holy shit. I think that balloon man/hero" is Luke Perry". As luck would have it we end up standing next to each other. Out of the blue he turns to me and says some kind words about Fargo, which kinda blew my mind. I start singing his praises about how long I've admired him and also about the move with the balloon. "That's a pro move! You can't teach that!" I say. He tells me he always flies with a couple of balloons for that very reason, to give to screaming kids. Don't know if that's true, but have no reason to believe it wasn't. Guy seemed like a true gent. Gone way too damn soon. Also, I'm gotta start traveling with some spare balloons 🎈🎈🎈 #promove #rip #lukeperry #truegent
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In 1996, I was just starting to experience the first measures of "fame" and "success". It was hard for me to take in as a 13-year-old. Hell, it can still be hard in moments as a 36-year-old. Shout out to social anxiety!! However, I remember going to my first premiere, which was for Jackie Chan's newest film at the time and then heading to the after-party, which I believe was at Planet Hollywood (it was massive back in the 90's). Sylvester Stalone was there (shakes hands like a fish), Wade Boggs was there (the only time I'd ever seen my dad truly impressed with my success😂😂😂) and the protagonist of this story, Luke Perry. Since then, I've met quite a few well-known people, but Luke Perry will always stand out. He had just come off 90210, and for those that don't know, that show was a FRENZY!!! People were obsessed, including me. However, I didn't want to be with Dylan McKay, I wanted to be him, so I could get with Brenda....but I digress. He had recognized me from Dollhouse and asked if I'd sit with him and his friends, which I did, all evening. However, inside, I was gobsmacked. I couldn't believe that he A: recognized me and B: asked me to hang with HIM and HIS FRIENDS!. My inner 13 year old is still screaming. He was my first real lesson in kindness and peer to peer generosity. He went out of his way to make sure that I was included. He didn't have to; he chose to and that will stay with me forever. Thank you, bud. Your kindness lives on. #riplukeperry #lukeperry #kindnessismagic
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