"Life is Good! Let's Dance!"

(Written 7/10/12 by ChristopherK2)

 

Just imagine getting paid to spend your life traveling around the world dancing with the local people (and one oddly-coordinated seal), especially if you're an absolutely terrible dancer who usually looks like you're doing the Funky Chicken dead drunk.

 

I stumbled into the story of Matt Harding on, strangely enough, my fav astrophysics site.  Matt describes himself as a "35-year-old deadbeat."  He's been lucky enough to pull this off for almost 10 years now, by finding sponsors who use the video footage in tv commercials and such.  He's also a YouTube sensation with one of his videos reaching more than 40 million views.

 

His latest video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk.  He also has his own YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/mattharding2718?feature=results_main.  There you can find many other similar videos.

 

His story is at http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/about, and his FAQ are at http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/about/faq. 

 

A fair warning about that first video.  You're going to SMILE a lot, you WILL clap your hands, and you'll inevitably WANT to get up out of your chair and DANCE the Funky Chicken and other dances along with Matt and his crowds...

 

So, let go of your inhibitions!  Smile!  Clap!  And DANCE!  Life is Good!