Al the Optimist on screen (or his twin)

[peregrina2000]

What do you think? Is the guy saying something unintelligible at about the 8 minute mark of this video Al or just someone who looks a lot like his forum avatar? (it's a very nice video by the way).

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/one-word-camino-video.35798/#post-333219

 

[Icacos]

The gentleman in the red shirt? He sure looks like the real McCoy. What a delightful video; I love all the smiling faces.

 

[wayfarer]

My money is on it being our Allan.

 

[Mike Savage]

I agree it is him and exactly what I would expect him to say since he shared the dialect from his hometown!

How about it Al, is it really you?

 

[KinkyOne]

And the best T-shirt in whole video: Tienda de comestibles

 

[Al the optimist]

Yes it was me along with some friends after dinner in Rabanal. Soon after one of the Aussie ladies had heel problems, ending up on sticks and bussing each day to stay in touch with her camino family. The shirt was a gift from the bar/shop in Ages where they remembered me from my birthday 2 years ago. The word by the way was floccinaucinihilipilification. When asked to think of a word summing up the camino it just sprang to mine. Based on Latin it means "Rendering meaningless that which is meaningless". Seems appropriate to me.

 

[Houlet]

I've muttered something that sounds very similar many a time.