A Taunton man’s late dad left him $10 to buy his first beer. He tweeted about it, and his story went viral.
“Cheers pops havin this one for you!”
A Taunton man sipped his first legal beer after turning 21 on Sunday, but what’s already seen as a milestone by many quickly became even more.Matt Goodman discovered that his late father had given his sister a $10 bill before he died of cancer in 2015, so that when Goodman came of age, his dad could still be the first to buy him a drink. “Almost 6 years ago before my dad passed he gave my sister this $10 bill to give to me on my 21st birthday so he could buy me my first beer,” he tweeted Sunday night. “Cheers pops havin this one for you!”
almost 6 years ago before my dad passed he gave my sister this 10$ bill to give to me on my 21st birthday so he could buy me my first beer, cheers pops havin this one for you! pic.twitter.com/oaIulpEJTc
— Matt Goodman (@mattg12699) December 6, 2020
Soon after, his story had gone viral with more than half-a-million people liking the social media post as of Thursday night.
“It was pretty awesome, actually. It felt like he was with me through that whole thing,” Goodman told Boston 25 News. “It felt like he was with me actually drinking a beer with me.”
By Tuesday, even Budweiser had gotten wind of Goodman’s late father’s gesture.
“We’re raising one to your pops, Matt,” the beer company tweeted. “He got your first beer and the next one’s on us.”
We’re raising one to your pops, Matt. He got your first beer and the next one’s on us. https://t.co/G29VzkzqAc
— Budweiser (@budweiserusa) December 8, 2020
And sure enough, that afternoon Goodman posted a photo of himself taking another sip, but this time from a can in front of a Christmas tree with 8 other cases of Budweiser sitting next to him.
Appreciate all of you asking for my venmo, but instead if you wanted to send money feel free to donate any amount to dana farber they did a lot for my dad so that would be much appreciated! https://t.co/sMVImMdqeI
— Matt Goodman (@mattg12699) December 8, 2020
“Ten dollars turned into 240 beers from Budweiser and now it can turn into however much money from donations. It’s crazy how much one little thing can lead to a way bigger thing,” he told the news station.
Goodman said over Twitter that he’s since been flooded with people asking for his Venmo account to buy him a beer, but asked that instead, they donate that money to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which treated his father.
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