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Video: One-Man Dance Show on the R
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Jen Carlson
Published Dec 31, 2008
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A reader caught an impromptu one-man dance party on the R train Monday night. She tells us that "going from Manhattan to Brooklyn around 10pm...this guy jumped on the car with a boombox and wearing 80s workout gear. It was clearly some sort of stunt but he seemed to be operating on his own and kept bouncing into different subway cars at each stop."
May we all have this much fun while ushering in the New Year. Perhaps keep a copy of Dead or Alive's 1985 album Youthquake on you should you be looking for a pick-me-up; this guy is dancing to their song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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