It’s been a great time for Nathan Apodaca, and if you haven’t heard of this 15 minutes of fame and much deserved attention, here’s a warm-hearted story we all desperately needed.
Nathan Apodaca, who is known as @420doggface208 on TikTok, is employed at a potato warehouse in Idaho and a father of two. He was on his way to work when his car broke down and decided to take his skateboard, and on his way filmed himself lip syncing Fleetwood Mac Dreams while drinking a bottle of Ocean Spray’s Cranberry Juice.
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Following the 2.3 million views, it has caused a large burst of social media challenges, including the CEO of Ocean Spray, and Fleetwood Mac to get involved to share the love.
Due to all the free publicity Ocean Spray received, they decided to show their appreciation by surprising the Tik Tok star with a brand new 2020 Nissan Titan 4X, filled with his favorite Ocean Spray juice.
Since then, this Latino longboarder has banked over $30,000 to the viral star. Apodaca has said that he would give some of the money to his mother and would use some to upgrade his RV, which lacks running water. “It’s been a wild ride for sure.”
Though the song is decades old, Dreams now holds the No. 9 position in the US Top 50 most-streamed songs on Spotify, the craze also seems to be introducing new fans to Fleetwood Mac. Spotify saw Fleetwood Mac listening increase by 127% worldwide, as well as a 242% increase in people listening to the song for the first time, according to the streaming company.
Fleetwood Mac’s blissed-out track, which was originally released in the 1977 album Rumors, has also received renewed attention following the viral video.
After the popularity of his video, the Idaho star shares, “I love my Cranberry Raspberry Ocean Spray, so now I have a truckload.”
SOURCE: TikTok
Jessica Velle is writer from Los Angeles, CA. She focuses on shining a light on culturally diverse stories.
