I learned the term Schadenfreude from my friend Martin.
We've known each other a good 20-plus years at this point, and I think it's safe to say that he is one of the smartest, most well-read, incisive people I know.
Whether it's introducing me to the German word which refers taking pleasure in another's misfortune, or taking me to the Museum Of Modern Art so we could take a drink from Duchamp's "Fountain" or handing me the book that would force me to look at my self-absorbed past but then become the touchstone of my early thirties, Martin has been a reliable gadfly in my life.
So when he sends me a link to this video and called it "The awesomest Beatles song video ever" I know he's teasing me. He hates the Beatles. And he knows I like them.
And if you hate The Beatles, how could you not feel a little Schadenfreude, when viewing this video?
(And thanks to Martin himself, for letting me know the original video was taken down. Here it is again)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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