YouTube has really quickly turned into an interesting community. Among the tons of videos from young people acting stupid, there are some regular clever gems that I am kinda addicted to — like LittleLoca or Renetto who are celebrities. Contrast? Over the last two weeks, an 80 year old English widower named Peter started uploading a series of 10 videos to tell the story of his life. WWII, marriage, a disabled child, his love of motorcycles. The morning after Peter’s first video, he woke to find over 4000 emails. The YouTubers fell in love with the droning old man, and he has become totally famous within a week. Slightly AMAZING that a man who was born when cars were “new-fangled” could embrace technology near the end of his life, sharing his life story with hundreds of thousands of people. He is not a rock star or anything, just simple and sincere, kinda boring really. In his farewall video on Tuesday, his webcam films an empty chair. Crazy how these small miracles move at Internet speed, ain’t it? The old guy will be forgotten within a month. But still.
Geriatric1927’s Vlog on YouTube
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