Friday, May 22, 2009

What do you take from watching Eugene, the Librarian?

Fancy that you'll get into the semi? I have already had standing ovation from two thousands people. I can die happy now.
-Eugene the Librarian

Amazing. One of my favourites to win this season BGT. Simon and Piers ought to be ashamed of what they did here. I guess they must have forgotten lesson from Susan Boyle's episode which Amanda called "a wake-up call".

Anyway, if you keep coming back to this video or share it with anyone, you may want to ask yourself why you keep coming back and what kind of conversation you have about the video. As Henry Jenkins puts it (when reflecting on the Susan Boyle phenomenon), the "meaning doesn't reside in the video itself -- we won't exhaust it no matter how many times we watch it. The meaning rests in the conversations that [in this case, Eugene and not Susan Boyle] enables us to have with each other."

So it follows that the meaning that colours our conversation is what we take from watching Eugene.

2 comments:

  1. Never say never - the power of perseverance and confidence :-)

    Thanks for posting this.

    Take care and God bless you.

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  2. Yes I agree. We can learn a lot from Eugene. I wish that he goes all the way to BGT final. And best and wishes for you and family.

    Take care and keep safe always.

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