Mick Fleetwood surprises Idaho Falls’ TikTok star on air
IDAHO FALLS – The world’s newest pandemic pastime – obsessing over Idaho Falls TikTok star Nathan Apodaca – shows no signs of slowing down.
Apodaca, known online as Doggface, became famous after a Sept. 25 video of him sipping cranberry juice and lip-syncing to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” went viral. As he explained, he was skateboarding that day because his car broke down on the way to work. Not wanting to be late, he grabbed his juice and skateboarded the last mile to the potato factory.
The video has since been viewed more than 50 million times across all platforms and skyrocketed the 1977 song to No. 1 on iTunes.
On Thursday, Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood surprised Apodaca on air. During a BBC interview, Apodaca was asked what he thought Fleetwood would make of his video.
“Tell you what, should we ask him?” the interviewer asks before bringing Fleetwood onto the screen.
Apodaca, of course, greeted the musician with his trademark “chill vibes.”
“Hey, Mac, what’s up?” he asked. “That’s insane.”
“I just want to say, outside of Fleetwood Mac, you know we owe you. It’s such a great story and so needed in days that are really challenging. And not to get into that whole thing, but I’ve heard you speaking and it makes people smile. … Congratulations on a wild, wild skateboard journey that has led us to talking today. It’s truly my pleasure,” Fleetwood told Apodaca.
Apodaca thanked Fleetwood for recreating his video. “I hope to goodness one day we meet. I feel like I (want) to know you. You’re right in my heart,” Fleetwood said.
In a cute ending, the interviewer asked Apodaca who was behind him. Apodaca’s eldest daughter Angelia peeked her head into view and confirmed “Landslide” was her personal Fleetwood Mac favorite.
“I hope Stevie’s watching. She’s going to be overjoyed,” Fleetwood said at the end of the interview, referencing his bandmate Stevie Nicks.
Last week, TikTok ran a national commercial that featured both Apodaca’s famous video and Fleetwood’s recreation. It aired during the Major League Baseball playoffs Thursday.
Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes and “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon followed Fleetwood’s lead by filming their own tribute videos.
Ocean Spray, the brand of cranberry-raspberry juice Apodaca sips in his video, owes the TikTok star: Its stock price doubled after the video went viral. The company thanked Apodaca by coming to Idaho Falls on Tuesday to drop off a “cranberry red” 2020 Nissan truck filled with cranberry juice.