Posted on 09/23/2010 8:30:37 PM PDT by tlb
Antoine Dodson exploded into our pop cultural landscape when video footage featuring his enigmatic ranting about an attempted rape surfaced on the internet. Now Antoine is buying his family a new home from the money he earned as the subject of a chart-topping viral video smash based on the incident. Auto-Tune the News's Gregory Brothers posted the song to iTunes and gave Antoine half of what they made.
He talked to Us Magazine about his new fortune, and how he's spending it wisely.
"We found a house!" he tells Us, adding that he is so "excited ... It's for my whole family. And these are new houses that have just been built."
Dodson plans to go to school to get his associate's degree in business and one day open a salon or hotel.
"I still can't believe this," he tells Us of his sudden fame. "Even though my life is moving forward, it's at a standstill in my mind. I'm like, 'Wow! All of this is happening just off a news interview!'"
Here's the now legendary video, which has garnered OVER 23 MILLION VIEWS. You can buy it on iTunes, confident that $0.63 will go directly towards Antoine's hotelier dreams.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2561778/posts about his calling out the guy who tried to rape his sister
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzNhaLUT520
and I wondered what became of him. I'm glad he's doing well.
The 11 Best 'Bed Intruder' Remix Covers! http://www.urlesque.com/2010/08/13/antoine-dodson-bed-intruder-remix-covers/
>>> OMG....! That guys needs his own TV show
He’s done almost as well.
>>> The vid seems to be going viral.
And you called it.
YOUR LINKS ALL RESOLVE TO THIS PAGE
Someone sent me a link to youtube and a college marching band is doing “Bed Intruder.”
Love it!
Thanks, that’s twice today that’s happened to me. Not sure whats going on. Working links I hope.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2561778/posts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzNhaLUT520
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/08/13/antoine-dodson-bed-intruder-remix-covers/
My husband and I just watched that. We are CRYING! Partly out of laughter, partly because this has become such a crazily positive American story and partly out of sheer amazement over how epic they made that song sound! It’s the Ghetto National Anthem!
Dodson is the luckiest man alive.
The Gregory Brothers (and wife Sarah), are the real talent behind his phenomenon, as well as this one:
They created this irrestible pop confection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX0D4oZwCsA
from this nut’s rant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI
We’ll be hearing from the Gregory Brothers.
There’s something almost lyrical about Antoine’s passionate “outburst.” I think a lot of odes and ballads started in a similar way—just common, ordinary speech set to music and embedded in the national consciousness.
Or poems set to drinking songs... ;)
My favorite cover of this song is from a very talented young violinist Eric Stanley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nDfXyyWfkI
Very nice! Reminds me of the late Noel Pointer.
ping
He’s climbin’ yo windows
He’s snatchin yo’ people up
I really hope he makes something good happen out of this for himself and his family.
}:-)4
All right!!
Great Stuff, Thanks!
I remember this guy from a few months back.
Fate is a strange thing indeed....
The Marching band is really good.
On to watch the rest...
I wonder if they ever caught the attemted rapist.
That double rainbow guy has to be the funniest thing iv’e heard in months.
LOL
That guy must of been tripping on acid or something.
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