Video of people from 1 to 100 hitting a drum

"People in Order" is a 3-minute film that shows 100 people, from the age of one to 100, hitting a drum. It was made by Lenka Clayton and James Price. (Via Arbroath)

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Jack Fear

I dunno, DJQ – #41 was jammin’ out pretty good.

I liked #87: “STOP THAT BANGING!”
LOLcat Stevens

That is so neat. Nothing says “It’s great to be alive” like banging on a drum.
Dave X

#89 looks familiar… is he an actor or something?
Real Life Pixel

That made me smile.
bobkat

#59 is a WIZARD!!!
Petestreet

I created an account so I could say…. That was great. Really cool. There were a few extraordinary people, but it was just interesting to see the progression of ages.
Megan64

That was great. I realized towards the end that I had a big ol’ grin on my face.
bxrguy

#100 ROCKS! “Is that it?” as if to imply she’s going to be late for her sky-diving lesson. Hope she’s around to do 120!
JIMWICh

I had exactly the same reaction as MEGAN64. One of the most wonderful things ever in bOING bOING’s Directory Of Wonderful Things.
Dav

Ninety-one and playing the drums!

Love it!
Duo

#99 appears to be in great shape for his age. And #49′s beard is almost freaky.
Keneke

Where’s all the over 100 year olds? ;)
jeannieh

The unenthused drummers were almost as much fun to watch as the enthused ones.

Brilliant!
Anonymous

there’s the video remix of where 49 starts doing a funny drum beat. anyone know what i mean?
gabrielm

And #49′s beard is almost freaky.

Wait – she doesn’t appear to have a beard…
eih10dv65g

I liked #15 (the cape!), #44 (the only person who actually seems to know how to play the drum), #59 (best hair ever), and #78 (the suit!) the best.

@#11/duo — Did you mean #59?
gentaro

best post ever. just like megan64 said, huge smile on my face.
Kotario

It’s interesting how the accents change around 70 or so.
Takuan

then let’s keep on dancing
Gloria

Old British people rock the best.
deejayqueue

That’s a cool idea, but out of 100+ people, they couldn’t find 1 that could hold the sticks right or actually play? Maybe they did but wanted to keep the “ordinary people” look of the film, but I think at least one of those people should have had a clue how to play. I know, I know that’s not really what the video was about, but still. Just a small rant about a small detail.
CharlesV

Reminds me of the Boredom’s 77 Boadrum. Only that’s 77 drummers playing at the same time, not sequentially. ;)

http://www.viva-radio.com/77Boadrum/video.php