Post Secret Fridays - Issue 088

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Computer Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, Love

Can you find love online?  Yes, you can.  Look at Ryan and I.  We're at 6-1/2 years and counting. :-)

I posted this video on Facebook over a year or two ago.  Once again, it goes to show why I started blogging again.  I can't find things I posted on Facebook older than year or more.  Memories, kind words, loving comments, ridiculous shenanigans (all gone).  

Luckily, someone on Facebook posted this video online the other day, and I can store it on my blog forever.  It is absolutely adorable, never mind that the guy is hot.

Putting that aside, Jacob, the 21 year star in the video, became a YouTube sensation with over 500,000 hits within a matter of days. He uploaded the video you're about to see, as a love confession to his online friend, Anthony in sign language. It literally melted the hearts of millions within weeks!

Jacob and Anthony have been together since April, 2010, and are still madly in love. In a recent interview, they both confessed that neither is deaf or hard of hearing. Anthony says he is a fan of sign language, and wanted the opportunity to converse with the deaf. Jacob took notice of this, and took the time to learn as well, "For me, sign language is an art form. It is like teaching your hands to dance! From our very first date, Anthony and I started to learn sign language; we spent an entire evening together, discovering each other."

The beginning of the video was a completely private moment between them. Anthony remembers his reaction when he saw it for the first time: "Even if you do not know sign language, it is clear that every gesture has a sexual meaning. When I saw it, I was left speechless. He was so adorable, so personal, so beautiful ... "

Asked on why they decided to upload something so personal on the internet, they stated, "We see it as an expression of gay love, as many people try to connect gays with sex. The responses were amazing, but we do not think they were posted only because they see a delicious boy without a shirt using sign language. We think the reason it has become successful is because of the message. "

"The video means a lot to us, and has given many people the opportunity to see what real love between two boys consists of. We are glad we gave the world a chance to smile. "



and now, time for the video...

The song playing in the background is performed by Aaron & The Gays, and it's titled "Computer Sex".  Lyrics are after the jump...

Must Watch - Must Read: Would You Die For The One You Love?

How do you do turn that cheesy "Hero" song by Enrique Iglesias into something amazing? 

You make an emotionally, poignant video using sign language, an adorable dorky kid, a beautiful young girl, and tears, lots and lots of tears.

This video produced by Sean Berdy from ABC's "Switched at Birth" is absolutely amazing. I literally cried watching this. The lyrics themselves are perfect, but showing the girl how much he loves her and how he would stand by her no matter what, was perfection.  And -- all -- done -- by sign language.  A--mazing.  It doesn't even come close to this "Hold It Against Me" version from February.

Basic Sign Language

And you thought there was no way you could ever learn to sign language.  Good thing for you, this basic chart will teach you things you never knew existed.

Hold It Against Me - The Deaf Version

Okay... if this is the only way I can enjoy a Britney Spears track, then by all means continue to make them this way.  Oh stop, I'm just kidding.  I love Britney, just not as much as you die-hard fans.

Michael Chase Martino seems to think that deaf people need to enjoy the song just as anyone else.  So he took the liberty of making a video, even taking his shirt off in the process (not sure why).  Actually he doesn't look bad, he's quite hot.  He kinda reminds me of hot nerd, like in a Clark Kent / Peter Parker kinda way.

For all intent and purposes, I thought Michael did a great job, and if the reason behind it was to really help deaf people, then Kudos to you Mr. Martino.  Even if the shirt removal was quite random. :-)

Check out the video below.