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\"What's<\/a>Today’s Fantastic Friday selection needs little introduction as you’ll soon see. Pay close attention to the handsome young man in the red and white Simpson sweatshirt who appears at the 57 second mark. This summer he got married. And it was a wonderful day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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My state is populated in large part by hard-working, low-emoting, never-wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve stock. Not a people given to big scenes and making themselves stand out in\u00a0 a crowd. So when my cousin, who also lives in this state, shared this link on Facebook, I was surprised.<\/p>\n

Seems that one particular college crowd, also in this state, is pushing the edges of the keep-your-eyes-to-the-ground mentality of their elders. The chorus from Simpson College<\/a>, a private United Methodist College located south of Des Moines in Indianola, made their presence known last weekend.<\/p>\n

They got plenty of notice last Sunday during their flash mob performance of the Hallelujah Chorus at Jordan Creek Mall in West Des Moines. One man in the crowd even started singing along. In my state, people like that are called exhibitionists. Proof of how these things can get out of hand and should be stopped.<\/p>\n

But I didn\u2019t stop it. I shared the link on my FB wall, and now several other people have shared it on their walls. And another of my cousins, also from this state, sent an email to all our cousins (and there are lots of them) with the YouTube link attached because guess what? Her son is in the Simpson College Chorus, and there\u2019s a really good shot of him, singing away with his heart on his sleeve and emoting for all the world to see.<\/p>\n

Click on this link<\/a> to view the YouTube video. At the 57 second mark, pay close attention to the tall, bearded, handsome young man wearing a red Simpson College sweatshirt and his hands in his pocket. That\u2019s my cousin\u2019s son.<\/p>\n

Believe me, all his hard-working, don\u2019t-make-yourself-stand-out rellies are pleased as punch that he and the other members of the chorus didn\u2019t follow their elders\u2019 examples. In fact, I\u2019m wishing I was brave enough to do something to spread Christmas cheer myself<\/p>\n

Any suggestions?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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