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Ben Palmer
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//Ben -- Producer, Designer, Petrol Head, Technology Enthusiast
The Greatest Showman - From Now On Flash Mob Surprise Proposal
After months of under-the-radar planning and rehearsal, on Sunday 22nd December I surprised my wonderful partner Naomi with this performance.
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Context:
Naomi loves watching people perform live but knows I don’t have a musical bone in my body. Always considered myself tone deaf and rhythmically challenged. But that just made for a perfect surprise. The Greatest Showman is one of her favourite films and Soundtracks, which led me to this song.
Between work and our two kids we rarely have time to go out. A week ago I surprised her with tickets to a ‘wine and cheese’ event at a hotel in a nearby town. The tickets were fake, but gave me an excuse to get babysitters, and strategically walk past a ‘random’ bar for us to dip into...
... here’s a video of how it went down.
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Thanks:
HUGE thanks to Mike Freeman and the Singers Space in Soho (London) for teaching me to sing. I couldn’t hit one note before his lessons.
HUGE thanks to Becca and Alie the warm and immensely talented musicians, and to Kris Boobyer and the Enchorus choir (Alex, Amy, Giulia, Jamie, Josephine, Katie, Louisa, Shayanne), who all sounded amazing.
HUGE thanks to The Boom in Windsor, Barry the Manager, Brad PR Manager, and the staff that looked after us.
HUGE thanks to Yasmin for helping me keep my head screwed on rehearsing, assembling and choreographing the amazing dancers (George, Bianca, Felix, Lashon, Jonny) and to Billy and Julian for filming it all.
But most of all thanks to Naomi, who everyday helps me see and do things I’d never imagined. I’d do this a thousand times over for her.
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Context:
Naomi loves watching people perform live but knows I don’t have a musical bone in my body. Always considered myself tone deaf and rhythmically challenged. But that just made for a perfect surprise. The Greatest Showman is one of her favourite films and Soundtracks, which led me to this song.
Between work and our two kids we rarely have time to go out. A week ago I surprised her with tickets to a ‘wine and cheese’ event at a hotel in a nearby town. The tickets were fake, but gave me an excuse to get babysitters, and strategically walk past a ‘random’ bar for us to dip into...
... here’s a video of how it went down.
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Thanks:
HUGE thanks to Mike Freeman and the Singers Space in Soho (London) for teaching me to sing. I couldn’t hit one note before his lessons.
HUGE thanks to Becca and Alie the warm and immensely talented musicians, and to Kris Boobyer and the Enchorus choir (Alex, Amy, Giulia, Jamie, Josephine, Katie, Louisa, Shayanne), who all sounded amazing.
HUGE thanks to The Boom in Windsor, Barry the Manager, Brad PR Manager, and the staff that looked after us.
HUGE thanks to Yasmin for helping me keep my head screwed on rehearsing, assembling and choreographing the amazing dancers (George, Bianca, Felix, Lashon, Jonny) and to Billy and Julian for filming it all.
But most of all thanks to Naomi, who everyday helps me see and do things I’d never imagined. I’d do this a thousand times over for her.
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//Ben's Eventuri Capristo Audi RS 5 Coupé -- MORE INTAKE WORK!
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Swapping the Eventuri carbon fibre ducts for new prototype high temperature resin variants... for science!
//Ben's Eventuri Capristo RS 5
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2011 Audi RS 5 with Eventuri's full carbon fibre venturi intake system... and now Capristo's valved exhaust system with centre silencer delete! Captured on a GoPRO HERO5 Black with the standard frame mount. Custom modifications: - Quilted Alcantara door card trim - 230V socket under armrest (OEM A8 interver) - White ambient door pocket LEDs (OEM A8) - Red ambient cup holder LEDs - Passenger doo...
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2011 Audi RS5 with Eventuri's full carbon fibre intake system. Captured via GoPRO HERO4 Silver with the regular hardshell case. Custom modifications: - Quilted Alcantara door card trim - 230V socket under armrest (OEM A8 interver) - White ambient door pocket LEDs (OEM A8) - Red ambient cup holder LEDs - Passenger door controls (memory, lock) - Cooled glove box (OEM Q5) Aftermarket modifications...
American Dad - Delorean (Season 4, Episode 16)
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Stan is caught red-handed working on his secret Delorean.
Best proposal ever!
I accidentally said yes and I'm in the future in my bed with a flu.
For "the LEAST musical man on earth" that was a pretty good performance ! Congrats to you both.
I wish I had a guy that would do that for me! I'm 77, I doubt there are many guys left who would do that. Lucky lady!
So beautiful. True love
I seriously hate Francine and Hayley in this episode, calling it stupid and not knowing what back to the future is!🔥
I cried thru this whole thing...she is one lucky girl 👰♀
I always admired John DeLorean. The man had a magnificent chin and a dream. To build a car company from the ground up.
This was AMAZING! I have never cheered so hard for a stranger on the internet!! You go Ben! This was precious! I've never been a fan of massively public proposals or proposals that involve many friends or the whole family and things like this but this was incredible. The thought, the planning and the heart behind is was amazing. So happy, so pure. :)
How can someone with pipes better than most be labelled as not musical? That was amazing! I just wish you had a mic at the beginning
Wow you the man..
Yes!!! There are tears!!!!
Love the smile from the drummer (4:30), the dancers were a bit much only because of the space they had, and the singers were terrific. And, oh yeah, you have a heck of a voice! Well done! Mission Accomplished!
Yes king. Goddamn.
Definitely cried on this one
Wow wow wow wow ❤️❤️
Was für ein Antrag Ich heule mit 😢
Just saw video today and I cried. Congratulations 🎉
Well done Ben,well done 😊😊😊. You got me Ben I’m tearing up.😢
This was beautiful ❤❤
Epic.
Bawling! ❤
This is so sweet and so beautiful. I'm a guy and I'm not ashamed to say this but I am a major romantic and I love the way that this guy proposed!!! I love it!!!
I love love ❤
god
Congratulations❤
Nicccceee
What a fantastic gesture. Now the secret is to keep them coming.
Steve’s reaction is also how I would react in that situation.
I LOOOOOVE ITTTT!!! I CRIED MAN. THIS IS SOOOOO GREATTT!! 😍😭💖
Very well done!
I'm not crying!!!! You are!!! T_T
Life should be filled with moments like this!
Propose me like this and I'll say YES, I don't care who, from where or how. I will say YES.
That was awesome 🎉
This guy is amazing 🛐
That was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!! ❤God Bless your Marriage 🎉🥰✝️
Mighty
If you don't propose like this... than you havn't proposed!!!
#relationshipgoals
That was brilliant
Wow!! Amazing 🥹👌🏻
That sound effect when Steve says "It's MAGNIFICENT" gets me every time.
Not me sobbing
Just beautiful.✌✌✌✌🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I literally had tears in my eyes, this was AMAZING. Wishing you married bliss!
Crying! What a beautiful way to propose!
Who's cutting unions?? I have special memories about this song. Great to see that it means so much to others as well! Wish you guys all the luck in the world Ben and Naomi!
Steve is so cute when he giggled
Such a sucker for romance! Love this,
My!! This felt like something by Broadway..... dare I say even better.