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  • Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
 #106319  by Nev
 Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:50 am
Soooooo...

I'm not usually one to post life details on here. However this was extremely cool.

I just got back from a hip-hop show, one in which my roommate was performing. It was a pretty good show despite the audience being very sullen and somewhat not in a seeming mood to get the party started. I got somewhat annoyed with the audience and decided I was going to have fun anyway, and after all the acts were done and the house DJ was just spinning, I somehow decided I was going to start breakdancing.

Which I've never done before. Not even once. But I've done some capoeira, so I figured maybe I could fake it.

I actually ended up getting on the floor three times and doing some moves in front of everybody - I did it the first time and some teenagers were watching and liked it, so they had me go again. I can't be sure I didn't look completely goofy, but I gave myself props on about a two-second handstand freeze I did at the end of the third one (which got a few muted sounds of interest from the crowd before they lapsed back into the same disinterest with which they'd watched the pretty awesome hip-hop acts).

It's not like I went out and had a full-on 80's-style Earth-Girls-Are-Easy dance battle (which would admittedly have been SWEET), but I don't really think I embarassed myself - I'm sure people would have been laughing if I'd really sucked, it being Hollywood and all. And it's not like I did anything on a level to compete with YouTube videos of breaker crews, but the sweet thing was that I had *no* idea I could even dance that way at all, or fake it, and yet somehow moves came out of me! Teh sweetness.

I have to say it was about as much fun as I've had recently with clothes on. (Actually, since I haven't cared much about dating lately, it was as much fun as I've had with them off, too, sad as it is to say.) Definitely might have to look into this further!

 #106340  by Nev
 Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:57 pm
(sound of crickets, tumbleweed blows by thread)

All right, fuckers. The Leafs thread has 26 replies, and you rat finks can't even muster up a perfunctory "that's cool, man" for my dance exploits?

Just for that, it is now my holy mission to become an actual breakdancer over the next year or two. And post YouTube videos on here. Preferably under the heading "In your face!"

And you shall worship me as a God among men!

 #106341  by Anarky
 Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:16 pm
Sounds good man, I myself cannot break, but sometimes ill get in the middle of the floor and bust a backflip and walk out.

Yes a backflip :thumbup:

 #106342  by Nev
 Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:18 pm
It will be awhile before I'll be doing backflips. I have no ups to speak of. Hopefully I can work on that.

I do have some "downs" though, as I'm pretty good on the ground (handstands, freezes, low-dancing in general)...

 #106351  by Shellie
 Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:39 pm
Hrm, I got plastered Friday with coworkers (and Sine) and drunked booty danced with my female coworker friend. And I dont dance...ever...lol

 #106353  by Nev
 Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:40 pm
That's hot.

Er, wait. You're married to Sine.

...I bet it was still hot though. :D No offense to Sine!

 #106355  by Chris
 Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:49 pm
* puts on thick fake russian accent*

I will break you