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Author Topic: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
messicat_kenobi 
Registered: May '02
6556_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 9/24/06 10:14pm Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
Free Hugs

Now, I don't know if any of you actually even encountered the "Free Hugs guy" in the city last year but it just happens that he is my fiance. His best friend who is in a band (Sick Puppies) wrote a song about him and recorded a video of him doing the free hugs thing and has just released it on YouTube. The song, All The Same, is going to be available on iTunes very soon.

At the time of posting this, this video has 179,633 hits since the 22nd (today being the 25th).

Now, I'm not posting this to advertise the band, but because I want to share with the world my very amazing man. I'm so proud of him. Yes, I'm sitting here crying with pride and love for this incredible man. So please, watch it and feel the love. I didn't know "Juan Mann" last year when he was doing this, but now I understand what he was talking about when he tells me about this.

 

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HawkNC 
Title: FanForce RSA
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Registered: Oct '01
Date Posted: 9/24/06 10:29pm Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
That's awesome. Is that Sydney? I saw the Myer and got confused. tongue

 

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messicat_kenobi 
Registered: May '02
6556_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 9/24/06 10:32pm Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
Yeah, it's Sydney, Pitt St Mall to be exact, after Grace Bros became Myer here. Many people were confused about that for a long time, Hawk

 

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HawkNC 
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Registered: Oct '01
Date Posted: 9/24/06 10:36pm Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
lol, reading through the comments you seem to have had that question once or twice already. Sorry. wink

 

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messicat_kenobi 
Registered: May '02
6556_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 9/24/06 10:45pm Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
Nah, it's cool. Trust me, I'm stopping myself from responding to the comments saying things like "he just did this to cope a free feel" because I'll get myself far too worked up about it and it'll take away from the video and what it really means. Let the idiots think what they will, they won't change their attitude from one comment!

 

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Ki-Bara-Mundi 
Registered: Nov '00
24061_Ki-Adi-Mundi
Date Posted: 9/25/06 4:44am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
So next time I see him will he genuinely want to give me a hug or will he just try copping a feel?

 

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The_Scream_Man 
Title: FF Chapter Rep: New South Wales AU
Registered: May '00
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Date Posted: 9/26/06 5:32am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
with u its to cop a feel. Thats why any of us hug u.

Hey Jess why doesnt he still do it?

 

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messicat_kenobi 
Registered: May '02
6556_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 9/26/06 9:38pm Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
Sorry, Ki, while you're sexy and pensive, you're just not his type.

I'm not allowed to talk about it, Scream, but I will say he'll be there on this Thursday doing it.

Also, they are showing the video on Good Morning America on Thursday morning!!

 

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The_Scream_Man 
Title: FF Chapter Rep: New South Wales AU
Registered: May '00
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Date Posted: 9/27/06 12:11am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
im meeting hania for lunch tomorrow, we'll have to go get our hugs!

 

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Jedi-Aztek 
Registered: Apr '01
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Date Posted: 9/27/06 6:53am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
That video was very cool Messi. Did they stop at 10,000 signatures or keep going ?

 

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messicat_kenobi 
Registered: May '02
6556_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 9/27/06 7:01am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
Hey, man! Thanks for stopping in and commenting! Long time no see!

Well, 10, 000 was the goal so they didn't need to keep going, to be honest I'm not sure if they got anymore sigs! Plenty of offers on YouTube to keep signing it though happy

Ok, I'm posting this here just to let you guys know - PLEASE don't tell people Juan's real name, where he lives, anything, this whole thing has spun out of control and the wheels are in motion for even bigger things to start happening. So if you want details, information, anything from now on please PM me and I'll give you the details of the person to contact. So if you have posted this video elsewhere and people have been asking you for more information, send it through to me and I'll make sure it gets to the right place. And yeah, obviously, don't give out my details anywhere, we both have unique last names, we'll be pretty easy to find, so we don't want to be.

So yeah, I can't say anymore on a public forum. It's all pretty crazy if you ask me. This thing has taken over my life.

I'm posting this in the Personal thread too, not to spam, but just to make sure everyone knows the deal. Last thing I want is people knowing things they shouldn't.

I really appreciate it, guys, thanks so much, as always, you rock grin

 

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Sith Magician 
Registered: Sep '99
8086_Jareth
Date Posted: 9/27/06 7:19am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
Don't think I ID'd him on my LJ, except for saying he was your boyfriend. Let me know if you need that edited (But my LJ is locked up pretty tight).

Also, just in case you two haven't done this yet, he needs good representation NOW. This has the potential to really blow out and you want to make sure that Juan is going to benefit for his 15 minutes.

 

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JediMasterKieca 
Registered: Nov '00
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Date Posted: 9/27/06 7:24am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net - Date Edited: 9/27/06 7:24am (1 edits total) Edited By: JediMasterKieca
And as soon as he gets good representation, he can mention the fact that he's currently acting in a wonderful tv pilot that deserves some funding..



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The_Scream_Man 
Title: FF Chapter Rep: New South Wales AU
Registered: May '00
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Date Posted: 9/27/06 7:32am Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
Drews right, it will help him

Caz: Shame on u! :P

 

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messicat_kenobi 
Registered: May '02
6556_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 9/27/06 5:36pm Subject: RE: Weird, wacky, wonderful: Stuff you found on the net
The LJ thing is fine, friends locked is fine, coz you can't find it in a Google search.

As for your show, well, uh, we're working on it.

And yes, he does have a manager, this is why I've been asked to say all this stuff. He got one in the early hours of yesterday!

Watch ch7, 9 and 10 tonight and keep your eyes on the Telegraph and the Herald over the next couple of days. Apparently there are interviews happening today. The clip was shown on Good Morning America (it's on the front page of their website) and a few other major websites have asked to put it up.

When I left, he was writing up his free hugs sign. I hope today goes well!

 

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