Remember back during the Olympics when I was crapping my pants in amazement over how awesome the opening ceremonies were? And how I doubted that any other country in the world could muster up that many citizens to do the exact same thing at the same time? I WAS WRONG -ish. Though still great, China now has some stiff competition from the French, as is evidenced in the following video. Here, an incredible number of French community college students lip-synch Michael Jackson’s Thriller in one long tracking shot. And while you may be done with Thriller, it’s hard to resist the sheer feel-good quality this production evokes. Check it out, and cheer the fuck up… it’s a blast!
Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.) More by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Thrill The World. It`s going Global. 95 cities are doing it on the 25th!!!
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