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An excerpt (but there's also good news story/video attached):
Love Warriors
A 94-year-old Baptist Minister and his 35-year-old grandson soothe lonely hearts with online hugs, and in the process, preserve a legacy.
SAN DIEGO - Caleb Shikles was possessed with an optimism so relentless you had no choice but to surrender to it.
The ex-Baptist minister with a shock of white hair died in late March just a week shy of his 95th birthday; but not before leaving a unique legacy online — a weekly, worldwide, virtual hug via HugNation.com.
Hug Nation was the brainchild of Caleb's grandson, John Styn, a Burning Man disciple, artist and Internet pioneer with pierced nipples, washboard abs, shocking pink hair and a dizzying creative energy. In 2001, John was living in an experimental "webcam house" in San Diego where dozens of cameras recorded occupants' every move.
"Thanksgiving Day we invited a bunch of people who didn't have anyone to hang out with into this chat room; and if you had a webcam, turn it on yourself," says John. "As people were going around the table sharing what they were thankful for, it felt like we were together. It felt like we were sharing. People were crying."
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An excerpt (but there's also good news story/video attached):
Love Warriors
A 94-year-old Baptist Minister and his 35-year-old grandson soothe lonely hearts with online hugs, and in the process, preserve a legacy.
SAN DIEGO - Caleb Shikles was possessed with an optimism so relentless you had no choice but to surrender to it.
The ex-Baptist minister with a shock of white hair died in late March just a week shy of his 95th birthday; but not before leaving a unique legacy online — a weekly, worldwide, virtual hug via HugNation.com.
Hug Nation was the brainchild of Caleb's grandson, John Styn, a Burning Man disciple, artist and Internet pioneer with pierced nipples, washboard abs, shocking pink hair and a dizzying creative energy. In 2001, John was living in an experimental "webcam house" in San Diego where dozens of cameras recorded occupants' every move.
"Thanksgiving Day we invited a bunch of people who didn't have anyone to hang out with into this chat room; and if you had a webcam, turn it on yourself," says John. "As people were going around the table sharing what they were thankful for, it felt like we were together. It felt like we were sharing. People were crying."
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Re: HugNation
Wed, June 13, 2007 - 8:34 AMTotally. Rad.
o o o o o o o o o o o
