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this too shall pass

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Real Estate Agent with Jameson Sotheby's International Realty

Back a few years, a local Chicago band made it big with a break-out hit called "Here it goes again" where they danced enthusiastically, and acrobatically on four treadmills lined up side by side.

They glided like ice-skaters on, over and through the treadmills, making those of us who simply jogged (or walked) on them look like pedestrians ... well, in fact we were pedestrians, weren't we?

Well, they've done it again, with a new song/video that's sure to be a new viral hit with "This too Shall Pass" (one of my personal favourite axioms).  If you haven't seen it yet, please view it here... I think you'll enjoy a few minutes respite... (that is if you can manage not to view it over and over, while calling your colleagues over to view it with you).

I don't think the tune is quite as catchy as "Here it goes again".. but the video is every bit as addictive.

Enjoy

 

Posted by

 ALAN MAY, Realtor®   
Specializing in Evanston Real Estate and North Shore Real Estate

Jameson Sotheby's International Realty, 2934 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Office: 847.869.7300      Cell: 847.924.3313      Email: Almay@aol.com

Evanston Real Estate & North Shore Real Estate
Licensed in Illinois

   

Comments(28)

Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Roy - I presume so, as well.  (Always good to see you, Mr. Peterson!)

Mar 16, 2010 06:52 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Alan, that was some wild video...I check out "Here it goes again" and did like that one better.  But, "This too shall pass" took a lot more work....

Mar 16, 2010 07:13 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

I have to gree, Rebecca, that "Here it Goes Again" was the better tune.. and the video was innovative and fun.  But this one, was quite an effort and fun to watch.

Mar 16, 2010 07:47 AM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

From the Scroll Marked V...

Mar 16, 2010 10:36 AM
Lizette Fitzpatrick
Lizette Realty - Richmond KY - Lexington, KY
Lizette Realty, Lexington KY MLS - Kentucky Homes

Great video!!  I loved it so much! Thanks!!  Have a good week!

Mar 16, 2010 11:00 AM
Larry Story ALC
Total Care Realty - Greensboro, NC
Beneath it all is the Land, Covering all of NC

Great video had to watch it more then once of course.  I did like the dancing on the treadmill thing though.  I always just wondered how many times it took them to get it right.

Mar 16, 2010 12:47 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Alan:  Great find. Thanks for sharing it with us.  This is just what my brain needed to turn itself off of Realtor® mode today.

Mar 16, 2010 01:04 PM
JL Boney, III
Coldwell Banker - Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC Real Estate

I remember the first song very well, and I have heard this one but had not seen the video yet. Very cool.

Mar 16, 2010 02:03 PM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

awesome, awesome awesome----loved the smaked TV especially

Mar 16, 2010 02:16 PM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Jay - I'm very familiar with that scroll... it's a MOT

Lizette - happy to oblige

Larry - I wouldn't be surprised if the treadmill took more takes that the rube goldberg one.

Chris - sometimes, we just need to "coast".

JL - I hadn't heard the song yet... but had read about it in today's paper.

Charles - somehow that doesn't surprise me... you loved the ones with the glowing tubes in 'em too, didn't ya?

Mar 16, 2010 03:26 PM
Terry Chenier
Homelife Glenayre Realty - Mission, BC

Alan,

I saw this the other night. Apparently they did this in ONE take as well.

Mar 16, 2010 05:12 PM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Mousetrap on steroids

Mar 16, 2010 06:09 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Their new video made the headline news here in San Diego recently. It was a slow news day, I guess, not that the video isn't good.

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Mar 16, 2010 11:00 PM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Terry - you know I can believe it's one long continuous camera shot... but I don't believe it was taken in one take.  If it were, they wouldn't already have paint all over them, before the sequence begins.

Carla - serious rube goldberg mousetrap

Russel - I agree... it's not really "news" (although it made one of the very very inside pages in the chicago tribune)

Mar 17, 2010 12:34 AM
Jackie Connelly-Fornuff
Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY - Babylon, NY
"Moving at The Speed of YOU!"

That was amazing Alan! Very creative to say the least and I loved the song. Now I'm off to view the treadmill one! Thank you for sharing! :)

Mar 17, 2010 12:56 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Jackie - if you haven't seen the "treadmill" video... you really need to stop living in that cave.

Mar 17, 2010 01:00 AM
Russell Lewis
Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate - Austin, TX
Broker,CLHMS,GRI
Oh...man, I love stuff like this and that phrase is also one of my personal favourite axioms. And while I am here, have yourself a good St Paddy's Day! ;-)
Mar 17, 2010 03:49 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Russell - one of my faves... whether it's good, or bad, or in-between... at some point you'll find yourself on the other side looking back.

Mar 17, 2010 04:44 AM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate
Alan, What fun! I finally took time to watch this and forwarded it to my wife. She will like it too!
Mar 27, 2010 02:48 PM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Mike - I know... addictive, too.  Bet you couldn't watch just once.

Mar 27, 2010 02:53 PM