Fort Worth man is behind some of the ‘holidays’ you see on social media, such as Brisket Day, Donut Day, Barbecue Day, Selfie Day.
Rick McNeely, aka the Holiday Guy, has created several holidays. His most popular, he said, is National Selfie Day, June 21.If you’re celebrating an obscure holiday today, you might want to thank Rick McNeely, aka the “Holiday Guy.”
“I got the name Holiday Guy from an interview I did for a college newspaper two years ago, based on the many holidays I’ve created,” McNeely said. “I got the idea from a holiday calendar called Brownielocks. They have every crazy holiday ever invented. They also offer the way to make your own holiday andMcNeely explained that to own a holiday, you simply have to buy the domain and website. He noted the folks at Brownielocks do legal research to make sure the holiday is available to become yours.
“I was very excited because I wanted to eat hot dogs for seven days. My mom crushed my hopes and dreams by telling me it’s not a real holiday — but that stuck with me,” he said. “Why was that holiday on a printed calendar? For what reason? Who started it?His two favorite holidays, though he does not own them, are Halloween and New Year’s Eve.
“In 2016, it went viral on Twitter and it became a big annual event. I never thought it would go global - it did!”“Rick just likes to make people smile and make them happy. I think he bases his holidays around that,” said Sara Brooks of Burleson. “Like Selfie Day, that one grew fast and now we see people from all over celebrating it.
He is also an actor, claiming numerous small parts, commercials and independent movies to his credit. He was also a touring comic for three years and he plays bass guitar.
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