I know I'm a little late with this news (as I am with everything) but I'm still early enough to give the notice that tomorrow,
the 15th, is "officially", in internet mob terms,
"Cheer Up Keanu Day".
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It all started with the above paparazzi image. Doesn't Keanu Reeves look so sad? Cheer up, guy! In an effort to make
Keanu feel better, some Keanu fans have designated June 15th as Keanu Reeves Day. Others insist that it's July 1st.
What do you do on Keanu Reeves Day? It depends on who you ask.
The ball continued rolling on Reddit, with this epic Keanu appreciation thread with over 2,000 comments. Then someone
posted a photoshop of Keanu eating a bird. Then came this photoshop of Keanu eating a miniature version of himself on a bench.
From there, someone suggested that there be a holiday to celebrate what a good guy Keanu Reeves is. Finally, someone suggested
a day to celebrate Keanu on July 1st, during which people would give money to cancer research.
Now Tumblr is churning out Keanu 'shops, mostly sourced from anonymous message boards.
"On June 15th, we plan on sending letters, emails,_thumbnail.gifts,
and any other niceties and kind words to a real bro, Keanu Reeves.
Keanu has come on some tough times lately, and doesn't seem to
have the same youthful lust for life as he did even ten years ago.
Please participate in Cheer Up Keanu Day, and hopefully bring a
smile to Keanu Reeves' face."
When will he cheer up? Hopefully this week, with the help of his anonymous friends on the web.
"Back in the late 90s and fresh out of college I got my first job
as an assistant prop designer on the set of Chain Reaction (Keanu
was a supporting actor with Morgan Freeman). EVERY DAY for
the last few weeks of filming, Keanu treated the stage hands
and "grunt workers" (including myself) by taking us out for free
breakfast and lunch. He was genuinely a very nice guy to work with."
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courtesy of urlesque.