pop-n-lock
The South has it's fair share of heroes. To some there's Strom Thurmond, Robert E. Lee, or Boss Hogg - while to many others there's MLK, Jesse Jackson, and Harry Connick Jr.
Today I met my Southern hero: professional breakdancer, Rippin' Richie.
When I first moved to Greenville, I received an ominous email with the subject line: "robot breakdance battle challenge." The email contained only one sentence: "There's a new Robot in town."
My first thought was, "Oh no he didn't!" as I got all ready to throw down. But, my Spidey Sense went off, alerting me to a trap. I went to Rippin' Richie's website [popandlock.com] and quickly learned that I was way out of his league. I'm a mere mortal at breakdancing, compared to his Jedi Master popping-and-locking force powers.
Fast forward a year: Elise and I are sent out to shoot a feature story on this enigmatic individual. He lives here in Greenville, sells "how to pop-n-lock" DVDs online, and occasionally breakdances out his political views in front of PETA activists and anti-war protestors. And, while our views are on opposite ends of the political spectrum, I admire his sense of showmanship. (Also, his website is totally awesome.)
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After our shoot I pulled out my handicam, and convinced the gang (that being Elise and Rippin' Richie) to do a little robot action in front of a military tank. All in all, it was a pretty rad day.
[Elise learned a new move. If you see her, you should ask her to moonwalk.]
[updated 3/15: temporary video link to our feature]
Today I met my Southern hero: professional breakdancer, Rippin' Richie.
When I first moved to Greenville, I received an ominous email with the subject line: "robot breakdance battle challenge." The email contained only one sentence: "There's a new Robot in town."
My first thought was, "Oh no he didn't!" as I got all ready to throw down. But, my Spidey Sense went off, alerting me to a trap. I went to Rippin' Richie's website [popandlock.com] and quickly learned that I was way out of his league. I'm a mere mortal at breakdancing, compared to his Jedi Master popping-and-locking force powers.
Fast forward a year: Elise and I are sent out to shoot a feature story on this enigmatic individual. He lives here in Greenville, sells "how to pop-n-lock" DVDs online, and occasionally breakdances out his political views in front of PETA activists and anti-war protestors. And, while our views are on opposite ends of the political spectrum, I admire his sense of showmanship. (Also, his website is totally awesome.)
After our shoot I pulled out my handicam, and convinced the gang (that being Elise and Rippin' Richie) to do a little robot action in front of a military tank. All in all, it was a pretty rad day.
[Elise learned a new move. If you see her, you should ask her to moonwalk.]
[updated 3/15: temporary video link to our feature]
9 Comments:
Help! I'm trapped in a box!
Freaking awesome.
There's no miming in Breakdancing!
Cool video. When are we going to see your Olympic footage recap?
Just askin'...
Great site!
Those are some mad moves.
WORD.
Hi, LLR. You've probably already seen this anti-robot insurance ad. If not, here's a link.
http://www.commonsense.wnymedia.net/Video/SNLrobotInsurance_.wmv
Man-- If I worked alongside you, it would never FEEL like work. Everyone needs an attitude like yours!!
Outstanding! I am having my eyeballs taken out, as I will never see anything that wonderful again.
...Nice Miming...
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