Park Ranger Was Fired Because He Simply Couldn't Stop Dancing On the Job
Huffington Post- A park ranger’s love of public dancing may have sent him waltzing into the unemployment line. Deryl Nelson, 51, worked at Coolidge Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for seven years. About a year into into the job, he drew cheers for joining a group of visitors doing the Macarena. After that, there was no stopping him and he would boogie oogie oogie at impromptu moments. “It’s all about enjoying what you do and that’s the way I feel,” Nelson said told WRCB TV. “[It’s] clean fun. It’s nothing like doing any bumping and grinding.” Some say otherwise. Work was a kick for Nelson until recently when he was booted off the job after a woman named Melissa Parsons filmed one of his dance sessions and posted it online.
See! Deryl isn’t out there bumping and grinding. He’s out there to have fun. Squeaky clean fun while doing whatever park ranger’s do on the job. He shouldn’t have to apologize for those dance moves. Quite the opposite actually. The park visitors who see one of his displays of grace and perfect technique should count their lucky stars they’re able to witness greatness like that in the flesh. I guess this Melissa Parsons who posted the video online that eventually got Deryl fired doesn’t like self expression and/or fun. Be more of a prude lady. Those moves weren’t provocative, it’s called art. Art that brings a smile to people’s faces. If we’re living in a world where a park ranger can’t randomly break into the Macarena without getting fired then we’re all fucked. And if we’re being honest, Deryl doesn’t need that stupid park ranger job anyway. It actually might’ve been holding him back. He can take those moves to Vegas and make a killing every single night as a street performer. I didn’t even know half those dance moves existed let alone were being practiced in the Tennessee wilderness. The drop-down-to-the-ground-bend-all-the-way-backwards-then-slowly-rise-to-your-feet-while-egging-the-crowd-on-with-one hand is a hard 15 on the 1-10 difficulty scale. As hard as it gets in terms of dancing. My advice for Deryl would be keep doing you and the eye balls will find you.