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hi how you doing is everybody having fun
hi how you doing is everybody having fun today good I am so glad you guys
today good I am so glad you guys
today good I am so glad you guys answered me because I really did not
answered me because I really did not
answered me because I really did not want to stand here and talk to myself
want to stand here and talk to myself
want to stand here and talk to myself for 10 minutes that would be really
for 10 minutes that would be really
for 10 minutes that would be really really boring so I’m here to have fun
really boring so I’m here to have fun
really boring so I’m here to have fun and the thing about fun for me is it so
and the thing about fun for me is it so
and the thing about fun for me is it so unique and it’s so fun I don’t know how
unique and it’s so fun I don’t know how
unique and it’s so fun I don’t know how else to describe it and thing about it
else to describe it and thing about it
else to describe it and thing about it is when you say the word fun it makes
is when you say the word fun it makes
is when you say the word fun it makes you think of what is fun to you so what
you think of what is fun to you so what
you think of what is fun to you so what I want everybody to do on the count of
I want everybody to do on the count of
I want everybody to do on the count of three is say the word fun ready 123 how
three is say the word fun ready 123 how
three is say the word fun ready 123 how many of you were smiling ya see because
many of you were smiling ya see because
many of you were smiling ya see because your brain it’s the it’s the analogy of
your brain it’s the it’s the analogy of
your brain it’s the it’s the analogy of your brain thinks of what is fun to you
your brain thinks of what is fun to you
your brain thinks of what is fun to you and so the thing is if you know how to
and so the thing is if you know how to
and so the thing is if you know how to have fun and you know what fun means to
have fun and you know what fun means to
have fun and you know what fun means to you why is it for you guys and for the
you why is it for you guys and for the
you why is it for you guys and for the world why are we having fun every single
world why are we having fun every single
world why are we having fun every single day of our lives so you took me going
day of our lives so you took me going
day of our lives so you took me going through a really really really rough
through a really really really rough
through a really really really rough patch I mean really rough patch to
patch I mean really rough patch to
patch I mean really rough patch to figure out that I needed fun over the
figure out that I needed fun over the
figure out that I needed fun over the course of about 18 months I attended 12
course of about 18 months I attended 12
course of about 18 months I attended 12 funerals that were all untimely
funerals that were all untimely
funerals that were all untimely including my grandmother who I was
including my grandmother who I was
including my grandmother who I was closer to than anybody in the world my
closer to than anybody in the world my
closer to than anybody in the world my father who had beat cancer and then died
father who had beat cancer and then died
father who had beat cancer and then died of heart disease and then not to be
of heart disease and then not to be
of heart disease and then not to be outdone by all that less than six months
outdone by all that less than six months
outdone by all that less than six months after my father passed away I started a
after my father passed away I started a
after my father passed away I started a divorce process so all these things came
divorce process so all these things came
divorce process so all these things came down on me in like a rush a tidal wave I
down on me in like a rush a tidal wave I
down on me in like a rush a tidal wave I had no idea how to handle it I didn’t
had no idea how to handle it I didn’t
had no idea how to handle it I didn’t have anybody to handle it with me
have anybody to handle it with me
have anybody to handle it with me anymore and I’m a man so it’s not like I
anymore and I’m a man so it’s not like I
anymore and I’m a man so it’s not like I can go talk to a professional about my
can go talk to a professional about my
can go talk to a professional about my feelings because men don’t talk about
feelings because men don’t talk about
feelings because men don’t talk about their feelings we drink beer so I drank
their feelings we drink beer so I drank
their feelings we drink beer so I drank beer a lot of beer beer didn’t help no
beer a lot of beer beer didn’t help no
beer a lot of beer beer didn’t help no matter how much I drank so I tried my
matter how much I drank so I tried my
matter how much I drank so I tried my hand at substance abuse don’t do it
hand at substance abuse don’t do it
hand at substance abuse don’t do it promise no matter which one you pick
promise no matter which one you pick
promise no matter which one you pick it’s all bad and then I went to visit a
it’s all bad and then I went to visit a
it’s all bad and then I went to visit a friend of mine named Andre now Andre
friend of mine named Andre now Andre
friend of mine named Andre now Andre somebody I consider a big brother one of
somebody I consider a big brother one of
somebody I consider a big brother one of my closest friends a mentor he also
my closest friends a mentor he also
my closest friends a mentor he also happens to be my dance teacher so i
happens to be my dance teacher so i
happens to be my dance teacher so i guess i should mention that for about
guess i should mention that for about
guess i should mention that for about two
two
two years now I’ve been a dancer started out
years now I’ve been a dancer started out
years now I’ve been a dancer started out as a breakdancer in 1997 seeing all
as a breakdancer in 1997 seeing all
as a breakdancer in 1997 seeing all those cool kids doing stuff like that
those cool kids doing stuff like that
those cool kids doing stuff like that and then about 10 12 years ago I got
and then about 10 12 years ago I got
and then about 10 12 years ago I got into a style called popping popping for
into a style called popping popping for
into a style called popping popping for me what drew me in was the ability to
me what drew me in was the ability to
me what drew me in was the ability to create illusions the ability to take
create illusions the ability to take
create illusions the ability to take somebody’s reality and flip it and to
somebody’s reality and flip it and to
somebody’s reality and flip it and to making them see whatever you wanted them
making them see whatever you wanted them
making them see whatever you wanted them to see the human body is made of over
to see the human body is made of over
to see the human body is made of over fifty percent water but if i told you
fifty percent water but if i told you
fifty percent water but if i told you that mine is over ninety percent maybe i
that mine is over ninety percent maybe i
that mine is over ninety percent maybe i can make you believe me if i told you
can make you believe me if i told you
can make you believe me if i told you that i could be a robot maybe i can make
that i could be a robot maybe i can make
that i could be a robot maybe i can make you believe me so i could create
you believe me so i could create
you believe me so i could create illusions for you and the thing about
illusions for you and the thing about
illusions for you and the thing about illusions is everybody loves illusions
illusions is everybody loves illusions
illusions is everybody loves illusions think back to the first time you saw a
think back to the first time you saw a
think back to the first time you saw a magic trick grandpa pulled a quarter out
magic trick grandpa pulled a quarter out
magic trick grandpa pulled a quarter out from behind your ear friend came over
from behind your ear friend came over
from behind your ear friend came over with a deck card set pink card any card
with a deck card set pink card any card
with a deck card set pink card any card after it was over if they did it right
after it was over if they did it right
after it was over if they did it right everybody always says the same thing
everybody always says the same thing
everybody always says the same thing how’d you do that do it again how how’d
how’d you do that do it again how how’d
how’d you do that do it again how how’d you do that come on Tommy don’t make me
you do that come on Tommy don’t make me
you do that come on Tommy don’t make me google it think about how did you do
google it think about how did you do
google it think about how did you do that it’s never been said negatively
that it’s never been said negatively
that it’s never been said negatively ever nobody asks you how did you do that
ever nobody asks you how did you do that
ever nobody asks you how did you do that because they don’t want to know so
because they don’t want to know so
because they don’t want to know so that’s what got me into popping so I get
that’s what got me into popping so I get
that’s what got me into popping so I get to my friend Andre’s house and we
to my friend Andre’s house and we
to my friend Andre’s house and we started dancing and we danced we danced
started dancing and we danced we danced
started dancing and we danced we danced and we danced for 13 hours straight the
and we danced for 13 hours straight the
and we danced for 13 hours straight the entire day we were practicing new stuff
entire day we were practicing new stuff
entire day we were practicing new stuff all the stuff created routines we just
all the stuff created routines we just
all the stuff created routines we just plain and simple got down and it was
plain and simple got down and it was
plain and simple got down and it was great because at the end of the 13-hour
great because at the end of the 13-hour
great because at the end of the 13-hour day I looked back on everything we had
day I looked back on everything we had
day I looked back on everything we had done while I was dancing and creating my
done while I was dancing and creating my
done while I was dancing and creating my own reality of doing whatever I wanted I
own reality of doing whatever I wanted I
own reality of doing whatever I wanted I had forgotten all the pains and
had forgotten all the pains and
had forgotten all the pains and struggles that I had been dealing with
struggles that I had been dealing with
struggles that I had been dealing with for the last 18 months everything about
for the last 18 months everything about
for the last 18 months everything about me dancing made me happy so I decided
me dancing made me happy so I decided
me dancing made me happy so I decided right then and there maybe not
right then and there maybe not
right then and there maybe not necessarily dancing but I had to have
necessarily dancing but I had to have
necessarily dancing but I had to have fun every single day no matter what
fun every single day no matter what
fun every single day no matter what dancing just happens to be one of the
dancing just happens to be one of the
dancing just happens to be one of the things that’s fun for me i also have a
things that’s fun for me i also have a
things that’s fun for me i also have a lot of fun cooking and playing poker but
lot of fun cooking and playing poker but
lot of fun cooking and playing poker but it’s kind of hard to demonstrate that
it’s kind of hard to demonstrate that
it’s kind of hard to demonstrate that here
here
here so I kind of just want to implore
so I kind of just want to implore
so I kind of just want to implore everybody to find your fun no matter
everybody to find your fun no matter
everybody to find your fun no matter what it is find something that you love
what it is find something that you love
what it is find something that you love for no reason just because it’s fun and
for no reason just because it’s fun and
for no reason just because it’s fun and do it every day I don’t care if it’s
do it every day I don’t care if it’s
do it every day I don’t care if it’s read a book smoke a cigarette well don’t
read a book smoke a cigarette well don’t
read a book smoke a cigarette well don’t smoke cigarettes that’s bad for you read
smoke cigarettes that’s bad for you read
smoke cigarettes that’s bad for you read a book watch movies go for a jog dance
a book watch movies go for a jog dance
a book watch movies go for a jog dance give a TED talk whatever it is that you
give a TED talk whatever it is that you
give a TED talk whatever it is that you find fun do it do not wait until you
find fun do it do not wait until you
find fun do it do not wait until you reach your lowest of lows and try to
reach your lowest of lows and try to
reach your lowest of lows and try to find a way to pull yourself back up so
find a way to pull yourself back up so
find a way to pull yourself back up so I’ve been talking about this dancing
I’ve been talking about this dancing
I’ve been talking about this dancing stuff I was kind of wondering if you
stuff I was kind of wondering if you
stuff I was kind of wondering if you guys wanted to see some you guys okay so
guys wanted to see some you guys okay so
guys wanted to see some you guys okay so here’s the thing i don’t really feel
here’s the thing i don’t really feel
here’s the thing i don’t really feel like fighting for copyright from
like fighting for copyright from
like fighting for copyright from anything so we’re gonna have to make the
anything so we’re gonna have to make the
anything so we’re gonna have to make the music is that cool all right how many
music is that cool all right how many
music is that cool all right how many people here know how to clap your hands
people here know how to clap your hands
people here know how to clap your hands Wow all right how many people here know
Wow all right how many people here know
Wow all right how many people here know how to stomp their feet okay now we’re
how to stomp their feet okay now we’re
how to stomp their feet okay now we’re gonna have to do this a little bit more
gonna have to do this a little bit more
gonna have to do this a little bit more organized all right can’t just what I
organized all right can’t just what I
organized all right can’t just what I want everybody to do is go with me all
want everybody to do is go with me all
want everybody to do is go with me all right in between it all right don’t slow
right in between it all right don’t slow
right in between it all right don’t slow down you get in too fast
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