Crazy Free Hugs - San Luis Obispo, CA

[bailey217769]

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[xxakli]

God Bless People

[DoctorLea]

I want a hug :( not from my cat though

[slohousesitter]

This is beautiful! Keep spreading the love!

[HeavensDownOnEarth]

My fav is all the huge group hugs!!!!

[dpinbna]

I've watched so many SLO videos in the last week because it looks like I might be moving there and this is the video I keep coming back to that actually makes me want to be there. Thank you for sharing this.

[MrPythonGuy]

the dude got to hug some pretty girls :) maybe i should do this some time haha jk

[CinnamonSex]

What kind of activism would free hugs be? Are you trying to make a statement with this?

[SuperSasha55]

nice way to bond with our people

[Rorabough]

what the fuck??? dont take anyone down bubble gum ally hippy.

[williamsrdan]

it will be taken down in parts for the earthquake retrofit. But part of the contract was that who ever did the work, at the end, had to put up gum of their own to restart it.

[wp23buck]

@williamsrdan Thats so awesome. I'm from San Luis, I dont think i ever noticed you doing that. Spread the light. the love. keep on doin it. We're all in this together.  Ah the love. its spreading. i can feel it.

[lindenjoy]

clever.

[Purrplegirl]

So cool- I don't know how I even found this video, and I remember being there at that farmers market and hugging you, though I didn't see me in the video. 215 hugs- countless smiles my brotha! PURE AWESOMENESS! :) SLO TOWN USA!

[williamsrdan]

@Purrplegirl

Well, check my other hugs video. I did it two different years, this was 2007, maybe you were 2008?

[maryrocks2008]

its sant louis

[WeeGee770]

baby ur soo crazy. he knows what it realli is. he is just a doof sometimes.

[williamsrdan]

@maryrocks2008

What is Sant Louis? Or do you mean Saint Louis?

Saint Louis is in Missouri, San Luis Obispo is in California.

[NinjaWorldProd]

cool video

[EmbracingHaight]

This is amazing! A friend of mine does a live global broadcast ((HUG)) every tuesday called Hugnation.

Thank you for your beautiful spirit, and the love you spread.

[cellulitelove]

aww that's great. But I hope you have a strong immune system lol

[WhiteTieUdie]

you got no friends

[williamsrdan]

....lol! I've got a lot of friends. I just love giving hugs, and spreading love to all people.

[oceanbrzs]

This is awesome! It's a great thing you did. I love my hometown! Do another one, ok? Next time, can you get Novo Restaurant in it somehow? Thx!

[williamsrdan]

Thanks, but no, I won't get novo. they cost too much and they replaced the greatest sandwich place in the world.

[dankusking]

Thats awesome, we need more people with this mentality in america. Im 21 and sometimes im afraid for my generation. Although, seeing this sort of thing gives me hope. Thanks!

[two1oceanoballa]

so many people do this now its crazy

[cheese71burger]

I'm an incoming freshman for 2009 and I'd absolutely love to do this with you next year.

[sanluisskywatch]

Awesome vid! Watch mine!

[skruuhipie]

Bring free hugs to Times Square...lemme know.

[abercombiiechiic101]

oh haha theres me..

[mistafresh86]

that is one of the best videos ive ever seen. i didnt see one person leave without a smile that whole video. how often do you get to make that many people smile in a day. ive seen this done many times and its a great thing. its fun, free and promotes happiness and the simplicity to do something small that can make a huge difference in everyones lives. that hug could have meant a lot to one of those people, or it could have just been something funny to do, either way, a hug makes everyone happy:)

[swpotf2]

I use to work at the almond booth there. I live in chicago now. This is a bit creepy have to say......

[williamsrdan]

cool, when did you work there? Every time I go by, I poke fun at them, saying that the almonds are deadly and stuff like that.

[YAMIYAMIRUSH]

Someone who types like they are a 12 year old immature girl texting her BFF on her cell phone shouldn't comment.

Oh yeah.. Don't forget to go to hell.

[kittyxproductions]

hahaha, the bear. i love slo, i just got back from farmer's market. :)

[rhyseyboy1]

haha thats really nice

[eringoebra]

what is WOW week?

[williamsrdan]

the local university's Week of Welcome.

[eringoebra]

aw, right on.

[jojoyomamaface101]

god i so totally miss san luis obispo my mom is buying us a house there and im going to go to college there haha

[williamsrdan]

awesome! Here's an early welcome to my city! Cuesta or Poly?

[ntiego]

thats a great idea!

god i lived in slo for 6 years and i consdier it the worst time of my life. i should have left sooner. but yeah, this is cool!!too bad i missed it!

[williamsrdan]

man, I love slo! sorry you didn't like it.

[koonkicker]

I love SLO.

[phyxiusone]

Love it! Who else can say they made 215 people smile in one hour(!!!)? Restores my faith in humanity.

Not to sound too hippie (not that that's a bad thing, I'm in San Francisco), but why can't more people just spread the love? Why all the hate in the world when things like this are so easy?

I saw a Free Hug-er on Haight st. last 4/20 (everyone was in a pretty hippie-mood that day)

[williamsrdan]

thanks!

and I totally agree! I have a friend who hands out free roses at our farmer's market every week. Most people think he's crazy, but it puts a smile on some people's faces. :)

keep smiling! :)

[SLOnative]

Nice job William! For those outside of this central coast town, the hugs appear to be given during one of San Luis Obispo's Thursday night Farmer's Market during Cal Poly's Week Of Welcome (WOW Week) to new students.

[williamsrdan]

lol. If you watch the entire video, you see that it was done during WOW.

And the last name is Williams, first name Dan.

thanks for the comment, though. But watch to the end! :)

[luappmek23]

dont try this in a gay bar they will run away buddy beards are so naff lol

[9010juiceboxer]

i just moved away from paso. geez this place is the bomb diggidy :) haha 'cause we're all gangsters like ME! this video is awesome!

[toalman]

fuck man i saw you downtown that night. i think your just horny and wanted some action

[williamsrdan]

LOL! no, it was to welcome the Poly Students, and havce some fun; put smiles on people's faces.

One of these days I'm going to do it again, it was fun.

[wingding1]

I love this video! This gives me fond memories of my days at Cal Poly. Thanks for posting this. Now my kids associate hugs with hearing Dave Matthews Band - cool. Go SLO.

[cwobriant]

Deathlok1's video is way better. And it was made before this one. Check it out people.

[williamsrdan]

yeah it was made first, and it's a better physical quality, but he stands around waiting, I went to the people! and had a lot more hugs.

[cwobriant]

Quality...

Not Quantity.

[phyxiusone]

they're not mutually exclusive in this case...

[deathlok1]

Hey! You gotta pay homage to the original guy! ME! At least say that you got the idea from me or something.. it hurts me and makes me sad that I don't get at least a tiny bit of credit. :-) PS.. How'd you post an 11min video!?

[williamsrdan]

right, you do deserve some credit for giving me a great idea.

Don't know how I got to post 11minutes, it just let me! I guess they thought it was good enough to let it slide.

[ImaMuffin]

Just so you know this brought a huge huge smile to my face. :) ...and I favorited it

[ImaMuffin]

damn I missed it

[babycc007]

That was so cute.Now i REALLY wanna do it at my towns fair :) *hugssss*

[ovarterra]

Free hugs for you.

If you like other free hugs,

Watch my video :)

From Portugal

[SweetUPnDOWN]

This is so inspiring....a great song choice....e-hug for doing this!

[QuynhMcCloud]

Awesome! This came out great Dan! i love how i just keep showing up in the scenes, lol. I think you could have used the song "what the world needs now, is love sweet love" but it was really good, i can't believe you cut it down to 11 minutes! i think our free hugs run was the best!