FREE HUGS SoCal May 2006

[lnoonl]

power hugs !

[rustynail2]

i want a shirt that says that

[FiERYxRAYE]

it looks scripted

[liamgdoyle]

I did this at school :3

[asmiley200]

Awesome Job!!! Hugs from Bangor, Maine

[katiebear10]

lol im going to try that

[sugasuga7]

omg i love the slow motion one

[Viet4Lyfe12]

hes doing it for the chicks LOL jks

[idiotsvideo]

That's not the point... you're supposed to spread it.

[plonkey]

This music is just awful but the guy in the vid is doing a wonderful thing!

[MIKECOOL3000]

yeh not enuf actual hugs, but good effort. also its too obvious its being filmed, so people are hugging just cos of the camera, not cos they want to

[chekje]

i actually thought the music sucked. the video was cool but the songs didnt fit.

[sivina1]

i love the music and spirit in this video. go ahead spread some happiness with free hugs

[kevincease]

hey it doesn't matter who did it first. The idea is there, and thats what we all need.

[Kassyduhh]

Pfft, its good, but give propper hugs, no gangster crap.

[sko9laz]

qft...

[jeeeeess]

Don't you mean Wth? Maybe you could cheak up on your internet abreviations my friend.

[idiotsvideo]

it's a sound you moron, not an abreviation.

[bigkd69420]

ummm i dont think that this guy is as genuin as the original guy but its still a good concept and we need to embrace this

[GypsyGirl1313]

it's so sweet

[anotherbadpoet]

who cares if juan mann started, and posted first. spread it on!

[missgwish]

we did a free hugs compaign in college! it was great, everyone loves a good hug!

[GypsyGirl1313]

u r an idiot XD

[Katerzz1]

this is a great idea

but i got to admit

you give out some pretty WEAK hugs there buddy haha.

I did too at first, i was the about the worst hugger out there but now I'm pretty pro.

[salazarsanabria]

I love this video, it's cute, lovely, pretty... =]

[salazarsanabria]

just.... lovely =]

[DBsaiyaman]

I just love these cute Free Hug videos:3

Good work

[Marlein1984]

I did like it, but I agree with some of the other comments that the hugs you gave to the guys weren't really hugs. You say you did this before Juan Mann did it? maybe you could do it again and see if the responses are differant from people! And give the guys a real hug aswell ;-)

[rogueisland]

The more free hugs - the better! (((you)))

[ephebus]

hehe good work. Don't think we should compare one set of "free hugs" with the next, they're all great and so much better than doing nothing. Way to go, keep it cool :)

[jeanhoyx]

hahhaha. loving the slow mo hug.

[Dortmund1]

WONDERFUL THATS GREAT

[yeehong21]

Based on the soundtrack of this video, I didn't whether HE wanted to give hugs or steal their wallets.

[budanfamily]

continue to spred the love.

much love from the hug brigade

minneapolis, MN USA

[RupDoosh]

u shud do free hugs on the beach with girls in bikinis

[jotsmmar]

well it's ok

[erickperez]

Two men can hug each other, that does not mean that they're gay, that means that they're humans that can feel appreciation, love and other feelings. Depressed guys (like me) need of hugs, so don't stop, hug people to make them feel better.

[tittiit]

i love this, tryin to make the world a more fuzzy better place to live, more loving :D i just love the whole free hug idea :D Me and my friend's are gonna do it, or im gonna make them ;) and were gonna tell other people about it and in the end everyone will be all fuzzy wuzzy and huggin each other :D

[leahface321]

LMFAO aww the slow mo hug

[Peekingduck]

These guys are outstanding!

[Josswa]

Thanks for that. Especially for including hugging guys just as much as hugging girls. I HATE the taboo that guys cannot show friendly affection by simple friendly hugging, don't you?

[raggas23]

I think that it's really cool.

[raggas23]

I thinks that it's really cool.

[onyxkat]

What the fuck is up with the fake hugs with the guys? A man hugging another man isn't a social taboo.

[Sceptical112]

There's a lot of camera starring. Haha, this is a brave thing to do though. You looked like you were having more fun than giving more hugs. I still don't think it's that fair that you're only getting more attention because of the Free Hugs Campaign. I've seen this before Juan's video. Music does matter, for some reason because its part of presentation. For example, when you order a drink, you don't want dirt in your glass.

[brunoburnquist]

it does not demonstrate love in its hugs, does not appear a pure feeling.

[cherylcork]

Hugs Hugs and more Hugs from Australia

[babyphat99]

hehehehehehehehe luvin da slow mo hugz hehehehehe

[LM22102]

Man, what's with these half-hug-guy-hand things?! XDD I love the video though, you're brave ;-; I think I'd get lynched if I tried anything like that here. Or get taken by the cops. >>; HAHA. Oh man, (commenting while watching) that slow-mo hug was AWESOME. That's how hugs are suppose to be. =D Where are you guys located?

[patheticninja]

i did same thing at my school , evryone should do this :P giving people some hugs is so cool :)

[picturesinclouds]

go to you tube LONG BEACHIN WITH MO

interview with the band and Juan Mann plus great accoustic version of free hugs song

[wally1979]

There's a big difference between giving a hug to spread love, and giving hugs and semi-hugs to look nice...

[Jokeberg]

Dude fuck off you fags!!!!

[ChldrnOfKorn777]

how about you WASTE your time and energy someplace else? people like you are why the world sucks so bad.

[coyoxi]

Sus abrazos no son sinceros, así que despierta sospecha y temor en la gente. Lástima, mucha gente no encontró lo que buscaba...

[benjiferrero]

:o) I've made a free hugs video too after seeing Juan's original version. Trouble is it's not the same where I live..

[oxxte]

es una lastima que una iniciativa tan hermosa como la de juan mann la hallan destruido de esta manera lo abrazos donde calidad , no se trata de tomar un letrero y filmarce para salir en internet es dar afecto a quien lo necesita .

It is a pity that an initiative as beautiful as that of juan mann it embraces find destroyed hereby where quality, it is not a question of taking a sign and filming to go out in Internet it is to give affection to whom he it needs.

[tykergixxer]

this is wahathappens when you translate languages on the internet. "it embraces find destroyed hereby where quality" thats my favorite.

[hblaken]

verdade

[DdEeliicious]

those hugs look sooo fake but iam glad u had the guts to do it

[whaldawg]

Nice job dude. I like the slow mo hug near the end!! Haha.

[amie1968]

Very good my friend! (((( H U G ))))

[MiSSJENNiFERx3]

ok all you hug is girls? likw WTF! and when you hug like the 5 guys in here or whatever there like your friends and your kidding around gay ass losers!

[rokkanlover]

hey miss.. give im a break, what about if you do it too.

[tomlav06]

Good word on the hugs i wish i had the bollocks to do it in england some chavs would probably try to ruin it.

[Hostile]

Well look at that. A fan of the Free Hugs campaign is criticizing you. The entire campaign was designed as a simple method of spreading love instead of hate, and he wants to tell you that your hugs aren't PERSONAL enough, or that you filmed it wrong.

What the fuck? This is why I can't be bothered to do what you did. I'm not sure that these people are actually WORTH IT. Still, much respect for having the strength to love. I envy it.

[resplendence2]

ya dude. your hugs are terrible, theyre like half hugs and you look really shy and keep looking at the camera a lot, it looks like u are just filming random people that are hugging you. sorry man.

[annagan]

Lousy hugs.

[BubbaBrz]

Very bad choice with the music, and your hugs are cold and meaningless.

[cmjarrah]

this is gay house! u can reproduce a good thing!

[zalzaron]

nasty comments cause the only reason he is doing it is to get girls...

really broken the idea here

[USfirefly]

go you for having the guts to do it!!

[TheAlmightDchan]

Why are so many people leaving nasty comments?

It's really great no matter what they say!

[FSU44]

Libérez les étreintes du compartiment la Floride de paume = Free Hugs from Palm Bay Florida

[initialdfreak]

hmmm, looks like tyler mall if im not right..?!

[Nekrocow]

Hugs from Paraná, Argentina too =)

[tipsyrebel]

thast great... i tried it too w.friends...didnt work otu quite as well but we amde a lot of ppl smile =)

[itsyanyan]

fag.

[xkissthechaos]

this sucks. there's nothing meaningful to it.

bad music.

bad hugs.

[themethod]

fuck you

[xkissthechaos]

think bout it.

what's the music got to do with hugs?

[Gunnhilder]

Get over yourself hag. you only think its not meaningful because you don't like the song. and maybe thats the only way that guy feels comfortable giving hugs. Stop being a people hater when he's just trying to do something good. Juan Mann's video may have gotten more recognition but the idea is still the same.

[jkdet]

We all need a good rockin hug.

[xrcastell]

QUE BIEN QUE SE AHCE ESTO HE

[bq552]

thats not a real hug, bad song choice, nd make a bigger sign!!!

[millymollymandy16]

youtubers should do free hugs campaign in their local town spread the love!

hmm i might just do that SPREAD THE WORD

[infoseekr]

good try... better than mine. lol...

but next one actually HUG people amke it meaningful....

[jkchae]

Good job!^^ Hug form S.Korea.

[twicenightly99]

hey lets spread dieses and bacteria lets hug

[djgrammer]

what???

[Spikey666]

Spread disease seriosly what the hell does your hug involve? . I really wouldn't like to hug you and find out.... he's an ass bandit

[kinein]

Regardless it was a good thing done and posting it on youtube shows support for the whole concept. Free hugs, and the act of hugging is not some invention that was created but Juan Mann definately is the largest symbol!

[djgrammer]

that guy gots to get some bigger balls or something, why even do it if your gonna be like- "uh o.k theres your hug"

[7H7ILI]

world peace!!!!

[djgrammer]

it was o.k, he didn't look like he was really into it though, too bad. i think that guy might have been homophobic,...

[hkl]

Indeed--he didn't seem warm or jolly enough to look inviting from a distance.

[Stepes]

hehe pretty sweet :D just some guy-hugs could have been warmer :P

[gabeybabey82]

Nice to know that yours was posted before Juan Mann's... but I must tell you he has been doing his "Free Hugs" campaign for over two years. He is in Pitt Street Mall Sydney atleast once a week giving free hugs. Just because he likes to make people smile. Not for publicity at all. The footage was taken and put together by the band the Sick Puppies. Not staged at all. Just in a days work for Juan.

Free hugs for everyone!

[alikia73]

hug fo all

[jitterbugmanda]

its all about actually being hugged...i hugged the dude in sydney (the origanal) and its all about actaully connecting with each other not a pat on the back.

[sipolastaken]

Hey they arent hugs!! its not right if ur going to do a video of free hugs u better actually friggn hug them!

[jaguarx79]

lol ..what all hug can do :)

[Soulrak87]

I think he was just trying to prove that he could be close to a girl...

[rockerchick]

ehh....not as good as the korean one but meh at least you tried.

[GracieKai89]

where was this?

[heinekeen]

do warmer hugs...i gave 5 stars though..i love free hugs series!

[sambens]

hugs from Monterrey,Mexico

[ILoveLife81]

hey man!! those are not hugs!! lol

[nikcso]

hug from hungary

[dumbledor123]

the music dosent go with it at all... dont like it at all.. and when you give the guys the "hugs" they arent hugs.. they are like gangster moves

[pimp53X4life]

lol when his in the mall, in the first bit, the sines like on his knees, they those hot ass girls hug him, and he holds it up high, lol nice nice

[confuzzledsim]

tut tut tut... decent hugs are needed! and you need more love in those "guy hugs" geesh. the girls are so much more entusiastic about it! but it was cool, but the music aint to great...

[pethcir]

The "guy hugs" are kind of gay, which is ironic. You gotta put some love emotion into them!

[vanessasinthehouse]

wheres the meaningful hugs.. theres no love.. :(

[Morphine1988]

LOVE.

[MarkusDorkus]

hugs from poland

[rorriann]

You need to learn how to give a decent HUG!!!

[Noiseworker]

Isn't the point of the exercise the hug itself?

[missconceptions]

Which mall is that? It looks like Montclair. lol.

[Krinsche]

How can you guys pick on the music!?! Unbelievable. It's not the music that counts, so put off the music and put on your maria carey CDs if you like, whatever... hahaha! Nice video, thanx a lot! Hugs from Germany!! :-)X

[Thegoodlol]

i didn't like the music..

[royned4eva]

I liked that! it was sooo nice!

[MasterBubble]

You Suck ! . I Did not think so BUT YOU suck

[GammaKurosaki]

you suck!

jk...not that good though

[ZebraRaine]

I also suggest more meaningful music, but that's just my opinion. Great video, though! Wasn't it a tad embarrassing doing that? ;)

[jbenitez22]

Keep it up. I agree with others, next time select some music that has more feeling... it adds a lot to your message. Trust me... its what i do everyday for a living! Either way, big props to you for doing it! Peace

[gonecrazy77]

lol i like that part in the abercrombie. thats were everyone needs hug=) lol

[wpeterwilliamson]

Most of these hugs look a bit awkward, coulda had a bit more ethusiasm! But well done for trying.

[beccccccaaaaaaaa]

couldve picked better music :D

[pretzel123]

you didnt look like you really meant those hugs.

they were more "awkward ass out hugs" (-wedding crashers)

E is for effort.

[jewpoet]

Uhm nice try...think it's shoot at Ayala Cebu?

[mybrainisexploding]

the anyway you want it moment is worth it

[groovdafied]

I'm sorry, but props are not the same, but good try. It's the message that counts.

[koyukionna]

Lol good for you.

[annie261]

haha i just randomly came across your video and i was like hm that username is familiar. and then i saw your fruity self in there and was like joeyyyy

[xtramental99]

if utoob is a catalyst for more of this, excellent!

[oohlala112b]

Hey. I see all these negative comments and I just want to say how very upsetting that is. It's not in the music or the format or the quality of video. It's that you got out there, crossed the line and just did it! I give you so many kudos!

[waeom]

nowhere near as good as the 'inspiring story free hugs campaign one'

[tylervirgo]

sweet no bad done but would it of been betta without the distraction of the camera ?

[boamuro]

Bad music. I think it's obvious this guy is just a perv trying to get a hug from a hot blonde chick. What's up with the hand shake "hug" to the guys? -- he needs to hug them the same way he does to the women.

[yellowzboi]

we need a hot chick to spread the word...

[FreddyChow]

Those "random strangers" look like your friends...how lame. The spirit of "Free Hugs" is nowhere to be found in your video.

[latinguitar00]

Dude wrong wrong music...TI??? come on man....and yea you shoulda hugged everybody..your defeating the purpose and inspiration that the original Campaign started....good motives though...God Bless

[DER08]

La idea es muy buena, me gusto mucho, pero estoy de acuerdo que la musica no ayuda mucho, con otra seleccion musical seria EXCELENTE

[theivingbullet]

that gay hug was funny as heck man i just started laughing hahahahaha slow motion

[urrie]

bad music. and you shake the men's hands. youre a pussy, hug a man

[insane2777]

Yeah good job but not great music

[IslandShinKiba]

yeah... the music. I dont need to repeat what everyone's saying.

[KarakaraKurin]

Music makes my ears bleed D:

[yelnilapple]

wrong music. video was good. content was good. :] pass the message.

[syaoranpies]

WRONG MUSIC

[Nekko]

Wrong music, but Generic asian male hugs couldn't hurt.

[3dscott]

to bad it's the wrong music. -_-

[kxttxya]

Despite all those negative comments, I love this video. We need more Asian/Pacific Islanders to do this kind of thing. (the incubus was a nice addition, lol) rock on & peace!!

[Ridyum13]

seriously..

[zcoffee]

Nice try, but shaking someone's hand is not a hug. Be a man, hug a man. It's not sex for God's sake.

[xnightvision]

Wrong music, good intention. This guy has done nothing wrong, and is just passing on the message just like Requiemis said. There is no need to diss him. Jeez. Have some heart, people.

[Requiemis]

meh look at this... this is so sad... a guy is passing on the message... whats the problem with you people insulting him? he had guts to do this. i think you are missing the point of all this "Free Hugs" spirit...

[ImAStar1994]

Free hugs for everyone!!!! 8)

<3 Emily

[AHREJA]

this is pure shit..

everyone prefeer "Inspiring Story! Free Hugs Campaign"

so..

fuck you

[dittotl]

thank you for your "faux love" hugging propaganda

[Spytje]

I guess he he all knowed him X_X

[FiraFlame]

Wrong music, and the first two weren't even hugs :<

[thenaymacunglay]

this is quite gud,not that bad...

[cybercvg3rd]

i you a filipino

[Whatshername62188]

I totally agree with Firetear. The Juan Mann one was alot better. Also not as many people were involved.

[BleedingDragon]

Sorry but i think he do this to hug some Girls...not to comfort sad people... The Inspiring Story is much more better than this video

[boogski]

dudes getting props rather than hugs. the point of giving hugs is to up lift others and urself and such...nonetheless, I would have given you a hug...

ps. whats up with T.I wrong music fool..

peace out and God bless, one love..

[diessel555]

Keep on! Nice job..

[willcov]

This is so bad, he just poses for the camera the whole way through. "Inspiring Story! Free Hugs Campaign" is way better, and the guy is so much cooler and into it.

[Jackky]

...is this in riverside? tyler mall? dammit i was going to do it there too xD

[ngt55ps]

Bad music, but good to see the orignal campaign expanding. I'd love to see something like this sweep the nation.

[smallvillerocker]

yeah so would I

[Trinityx808]

I'm going to make a Free Hug Video!! WOOT

[Pesnja]

The music sucked.

[martinyearly]

hehe. true :P