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Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for Dancer of the Numa Numa (funny video of kid singing)
NY Times ^
| 2/26/05
| ALAN FEUER and JASON GEORGE
Posted on 02/25/2005 7:50:34 PM PST by Cableguy
There was a time when embarrassing talents were a purely private matter. If you could sing the Star Spangled Banner in the voice of Daffy Duck, no one but your friends and family would ever have to know.
But with the Internet, humiliation - like everything else - has now gone public. Upload a video of yourself playing flute with your nose or dancing in your underwear and people from Toledo to Turkmenistan can watch.
Here, then, is the cautionary tale of Gary Brolsma, 19, amateur videographer and guy from New Jersey, who made the grave mistake of placing on the Internet a brief clip of himself dancing along to a Romanian pop song. Even in the bathroom mirror, Mr. Brolsma's performance could only be described as earnest but painful.
His story suggests that the quaint days when cultural trinkets, like celebrity sex tapes, were passed around like novels in Soviet Russia are over. It says a little something of the lightning speed at which fame is made these days.
To begin at the beginning:
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: blogpopculture; dork; dragosteadintei; garybrolsma; india; lipsync; nerd; newjersey; nj; numa; numanuma; pudgyguy; romania; romanianpoptune; saddlebrook; staples; video
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To: bd476
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
121
posted on
02/25/2005 11:50:22 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(aitch tee tee pea colon 2 slashes dubya dubya dubya dot proud patriots dot org)
To: cyborg
I think it's hilarious...and he ought to get a share of the inevitable music downloads.
122
posted on
02/26/2005 12:06:38 AM PST
by
scott7278
(My uncle was lucky...he managed to escape in a balloon during the Jimmy Carter presidency.)
To: surelyclintonsbaddream
You've got to see this...here's to fun!
123
posted on
02/26/2005 12:08:10 AM PST
by
scott7278
(My uncle was lucky...he managed to escape in a balloon during the Jimmy Carter presidency.)
To: Cableguy
This took awhile, but I managed to match the english subtitles to the transliteration. Enjoy!
mai ah hee
mai ah hoo
mai ah ha
mai ah haha
Alo, salut, sunt eu, un haiduc
Hello, greetings, it's me, an outlaw.
Si te rog, ubirea mea, primeste fericire.
I ask you, my love to accept happiness.
Alo, alo, sunt eu, Picasso
Hello, hello, it's me, Picasso
Ti-am dat beep si sunt voinic
I sent you a beep (eyebrow shot) and I'm brave.
Dar sa stii, nu-ti cer nimic.
But you should that I'm not asking anything from you.
Vrei sa pleci dar nu-ma, nu-ma iei
You wanna leave but don't want to take me,
Nu-ma, nu-ma iei, nu-ma, nu-ma, nu-ma iei
don't want to take me, don't want, don't want, don't want to take me.
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
Your face and the love from the linden trees.
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
And I remember your eyes.
Vrei sa pleci dar nu-ma, nu-ma iei
You wanna leave but don't want to take me,
Nu-ma, nu-ma iei, nu-ma, nu-ma, nu-ma iei
don't want to take me, don't want, don't want, don't want to take me.
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
Your face and the love from the linden trees.
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
And I remember your eyes.
Te sun, sa-ti spun, ce simt, acum
I call to tell you what I feel right now.
End of video portion.
Alo, iubirea mea sunt eu, fericire.
Alo, alo, sunt iarasi eu, Picasso
Ti-am dat beep si sunt voinic
Dar sa stii, nu-ti cer nimic.
Vrei sa pleci dar nu-ma, nu-ma iei
Nu-ma, nu-ma iei, nu-ma, nu-ma, nu-ma iei
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
Your face and the love Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
Vrei sa pleci dar nu-ma, nu-ma iei
Nu-ma, nu-ma iei, nu-ma, nu-ma, nu-ma iei
Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
Mi-amintesc de ochii tai.
124
posted on
02/26/2005 12:27:53 AM PST
by
tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
To: GloriaJane
Next thing you know we'll be seeing this kid in a commercial selling Pepsi, or Dr. Pepper, or Coke, or something!!It would be better to see him than some of the so-called celebrities they've had selling their products lately.
Gee, this kid is cute. I love the eyebrow thing. And the song is catchy as all get out.
125
posted on
02/26/2005 12:29:14 AM PST
by
radiohead
(revote in washington state)
To: radiohead
Me too! He's much better!
126
posted on
02/26/2005 12:40:37 AM PST
by
GloriaJane
("How Many Babies Are Crying In Heaven Tonight" http://music.download.com/gloriajane)
To: tang-soo
To: Cableguy
There's a young gentleman who works for me as a project manager, whom this fellow resembles. What a pity that the company rumour that it's him is entirely false. :)
Regards, Ivan
128
posted on
02/26/2005 1:06:57 AM PST
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
Anybody know how I can succesfully save this to my hard drive (Win XP)? I right-click on the link, select 'Save Target As,' and all that junk. The file shows to be a .swf file, I have Flash Player installed on my rig, but Windows refuse to play it. Anybody?
To: Cableguy
Hey, the guys who are humiliated are the band members who recorded the song. They were on the TODAY show and during their live performance they kept cutting to this video, which is absolutely hysterical. The kid has a bigger future than the band.
130
posted on
02/26/2005 6:09:07 AM PST
by
Casloy
To: tutstar
131
posted on
02/26/2005 7:52:15 AM PST
by
Nightshift
(Faith is something everyone has, but the question is: Faith in What?)
To: Cableguy
Awww, c'mon! The kid's a riot! He should be proud of his "production" and revel in his newfound celebrity. He obviously has a great sense of humor.
Besides, all fame is fleeting. No one will remember his name by Christmas time.
132
posted on
02/26/2005 7:56:48 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(If you decide to kick the tiger in the ass...you'd better be prepared to deal with the teeth.)
To: nutmeg
Ling! (Light hearted ping)
Love the eyebrow thing. The kid has nothing to be ashamed of, it looks like he has an active sense of humor
133
posted on
02/26/2005 8:01:02 AM PST
by
evilC
(This space left intentionally blank)
To: arasina
HAHA i noticed the eybrow thing to...
I would be this kid has a good sense of humor, unlike Star Wars Kid.
134
posted on
02/26/2005 8:01:37 AM PST
by
Guillermo
("Now how can a Puerto Rican lose a fly ball in the sun?' - Harry Caray)
To: Cableguy
This guy has talent and a great presence. I hope he capitalizes on it.
135
posted on
02/26/2005 8:06:25 AM PST
by
Flyer
(The contents of this information is for your exclusive use and should not be forum curran)
To: arasina
"Did you start singing along? I did! And did a 'wiggle dance of joy' LOL." I don't know about them, but I sure did -- I couldn't help myself. How fun!
136
posted on
02/26/2005 9:40:46 AM PST
by
scott7278
(My uncle was lucky...he managed to escape in a balloon during the Jimmy Carter presidency.)
To: evilC
Love the eyebrow thing. The kid has nothing to be ashamed of, it looks like he has an active sense of humor LOL... I almost pinged you to this thread when I first saw it. The kid's not bad... at least he has a sense of rhythm. Like the song, too.
137
posted on
02/26/2005 9:55:02 AM PST
by
nutmeg
(democRATs = The Party of NO)
To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; DKNY; Doctor Raoul; ...
Weekend silliness ping!
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my miscellaneous ping list.
138
posted on
02/26/2005 9:58:27 AM PST
by
nutmeg
(democRATs = The Party of NO)
To: Cableguy
He's GREAT!
To: Dr Snide
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