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“Hey Jerrie”, the video I made with 91 year old female drummer on an oxygen tank, Jerrie Thill, is the little engine that could! Every week since we made it in 2009 the video has steadily grown. With absolutely no promotion since then it steadily gained viewers. Nothing dramatic but inching along a few hundred or thousand every week. Then all of a sudden a couple of weeks ago the numbers started going crazy. Tens of thousands of new views a day to the 1,079,439 it is today!
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I’ve had some videos that have gotten close to the million mark but they’ve mainly loaded on the views in one big chunk around the time of release. But Jerrie, who departed this plane last year, just kept on ticking and crossed over the magic number a couple of nights ago.
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There’s something wonderful about this happening to Jerrie. She had a wonderful career, working steadily since being discovered by Al Capone’s brother while her parents ran gin for the boys during Prohibition. But she never had recognition in the millions or even tens of thousands and the million mark would make her VERY happy indeed.
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More about Jerrie here.
Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com
AW, how sad and cool and cool and bittersweet at the same time! You Go Jerrie – and Allee!!
Chris W.
Sounds like it may have gotten a mention on Slashdot or Digg or something like that, for the numbers to shoot up so quickly all of a sudden.
Chris W.
Sounds like it may have gotten a mention on Slashdot or Digg or something like that, for the numbers to shoot up so quickly all of a sudden.
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Doreen
I love this!!!
Troy
Still drawing crowds from the great beyond. I’m still amazed by the age progression in the vid — doing what you love really does keep you young.
Mike Winer
Allee – this is such a great tribute to an amazing women – I just love it