Are you really the same guys from the keyboard collapse video? It's one of the best videos in the internet, and this follow up of you guys absolutely killing it makes it even better
This was all kinds of awesome. It brought back memories of my mates and I playing "Iron Man" and "Wish You Were Here" and I think we also did a heavy version of Bob Seger's "Turn The Page" at our senior talent show. These kids are much better than we were. But, oh man, I mean as soon as people realized what our 3rd and final tune was going to be, the auditorium went NUTS! There were some kids who stood up and started cheering, but even MORE parents, and they started whoopin' and hollerin' and sang along with every last word. Even a bunch of teachers in the back stood up and started clapping, and I don't think most of them liked me all that much in general... So, that was a really cool little moment of acceptance there. We ended up coming in 2nd behind my longtime girlfriend who did this incredible ballet routine to a medley of old blues tunes. It was... Well, it was moving. Physically AND emotionally! Unfortunately, the girl dumped the day after graduation, and my mates all went to K-State, so the band was dead before it even had a chance to get off the ground. But, this tale is not a tragic one, because for the final few weeks of high school my friends and I were treated like f****** superstars; which, believe me, was certainly NOT what we were accustomed to after almost four years of braces, acne, and marching band. Hell, I even became pretty close with a couple of those teachers that I had always thought had genuinely never liked me (two friends that I still have to this day)! True, our time in the sun was brief, but after trudging around so long in the shadows of our public school system, the fact that we were on top of that mountain when we left..? Well, it was glorious. It was m***** f***ing glorious. I will always look back on those days as being some of the happiest in my life. Four buddies (a dweeb, two geeks, and a wallflower) transformed themselves into four young men, accepted (and, who knows, maybe even admired) by our peers, and ready to take on whatever came next with our heads held high... well, ok, at least higher than they had been. And you know what the most badass thing about all of that is? It's that, from those first moments on stage, until the end of time, no one, and I mean NO ONE, can take that away from us. ... Wow. Well that was a looot more than I had planned on writing in a RU-vid comment, but here we are. So, if you stayed with me and read this whole thing, then I send you a sincere "thank you" and an apology! Well, that's it for me. Thanks again if you read it, and either way, please take care and be well.
We all have precious memories that are ingrained in us. I read your comment and can say you had a memorable journey, a life that gave you memories that you could recall whenever you like and not get bored as you can't help to give out a smile everytime 😊.
For fuck sake, im so jealous, because in our country u just cant have the opportunity to show ur tallent in school. Most of schools dont even have a special place to play in. And that's really annoying...
Always loved this song and the band did an awesome job. This video also has the best audience reaction, especially toward the end when everyone is out of their seats and cheering, of any talent show video I've watched thus far. Or maybe tied with the "Basket Case" high school gym cover; I'll have to revisit that one.
