February 24, 2010
When I was twelve, we didn't have cable television, so if we wanted to see any music videos, we waited for NBC's Friday Night Videos. On one particular Friday night, the video for Survivor's "The Search is Over" was scheduled. The cool thing about this is my Uncle Alex (UA) is in the video. So on that particular Friday night, me, my brother (Hey brother!), my mom, and my grandma gathered around the T.V. to catch a glimpse of UA on the small screen. When his scene finally arrived, my mom or grandma jumped up and shouted, “There's Al! There's Al!” We captured the moment on VHS and watched the video over and over for the next several weeks. That videotape has since been lost, broken, or erased. Not that it matters, I don't have a VCR I could play it on now anyway. But thanks to the Internet, I was able to locate a decent clip of the video. It was quite a search, but now it's over.
UA is the guy answering the phone in the video and today is his birthday. Happy Birthday UA!