Here's What *He* Said, At Last
About 10 days ago, I wrote a long article about my efforts to get Steve Carell's commencement address at this year's Northwestern University graduation ceremony posted on YouTube. It wasn't there, but at least I was able to track it down -- buried in the full graduation video that was buried on the Northwestern website.
Well, we have a Breaking News Update:
It took WEEKS – and I like to think my repeated noodging of several Northwestern officials may have had something to do with it, but…
Northwestern has finally posted Steve Carell’s commencement address on YouTube!! O huzzah!
Now, yes, I know it could be pure coincidence, and something they were planning to do anyway. But – a) when I wrote all these people several times, no one ever said “We plan to post it on YouTube. Please leave us alone.” All I got was telling me where it was buried, and b) it took almost a month to post it, which could have been done in one day.
So, I’m going with my noodging assertation, and will stand by it until contradicted by school officials. Which I think is unlikely to happen, so I’m on very safe ground.
If you chose not to check out the commencement address when I first sent the convoluted link, because it was too much a bother, but you wanted to see the speech -- which is a light-hearted, but a lot of fun and very funny -- the DIRECT link is...here! Just scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Victoire!
BONUS UPDATE:
And as long delayed miracles happen, Northwestern finally posted the speech on YouTube. So, to save people the time of having to click through to the NU page and scroll, here it is!
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