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Have You See This? The spa-musement park
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It's a spa, it's an amusement park, it's a germaphobe's nightmare. - photo by John Clyde
John Clyde
KSL.com
Published: Dec 4, 2016, 3:50 AM


THE SPACOASTER I love amusement parks. I've visited several across the U.S. and hope to visit many more. With that, I have had some bizarre ideas for amusement parks that should likely never be made.

One is called "Nap On It," which is a park dedicated to my favorite pastime, napping. It'd have a smooth-rolling coaster where you can lie down and get an extra pillow if you're a premium member.

There was another idea for "Wing Thing," which is a park based around chicken wings. It's like Epcot, but instead of miniature versions of foreign cities, each area would highlight chicken wings from around the world. You can buy a "Frequent Flapper Card" and get a free wing in each country.

These are terrible ideas, and I should not be listened to but be honest, you'd totally go to "Wing Thing." Anyway, while my ideas are nuts, so is this idea from Beppu City in Japan.

Apparently, Beppu City is known for its natural hot springs, and has an idea to build a spa-musement park where you hang out in a towel and ride in rollercoasters filled with naturally warm water.

This video is delightfully weird, and what's even crazier is that the mayor of Beppu City appears at the end of the video and claims if they get one million views on the video, they'll build the park. The video is actually over two million views now, and it's time to see if Beppu City is ready to put their money where their towel is.

If the park is built, I don't think it's high on my list to visit. First of all, I don't want to get in used bath water doesn't sound ideal. The other thing is I don't trust the security of those towels. Not one bit.
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Have You Seen This? Street musician slays with clarinet
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Better than almost every face-melting guitar or drum solo. - photo by Facebook video screenshot
Martha Ostergar
KSL.com
Updated: Dec 30, 2018, 5:00 PM
Published: Dec 29, 2018, 1:57 PM

THE BIG EASY — Yeah, yeah, we all know that New Orleans is stuffed to the gills will incredible musicians.

But knowing that fact and then hearing that fact are two different things. You can step into any number of jazz clubs on any given night on Bourbon Street, and you’ll probably be impressed with virtually every act. Or you can sit at home on your comfy couch and watch this featured video.

In the video, you’ll see a woman who is in the groove. She is swinging hard, and wailing on her clarinet with a practiced expertise that makes it sounds so easy.

From note one you’ll be drawn in; your appreciation will grow with every second, and then your face will melt off when you realize how incredible she really is.

If you’ve never played a woodwind or a brass, you may not know everything that comes with a performance like this. Lung capacity and breath control are huge factors in keeping your notes clear and loud, and hitting those high notes is especially difficult.

So when this woman hits that high note and holds it for several seconds, you know you’re dealing with an exceptional musician. It means she has worked hard for years to develop skill on top of her natural talent, and we get to benefit.

It kinda makes you wonder how we let people get away with mumble rap and autotune when talent like this exists in the world.

I wish this video were longer, and I wish I had more information about this woman, but as it is, we’ll just have to appreciate the little flavor of New Orleans jazz posted by the Facebook group Clarinet Life.

Martha Ostergar is a writer who delights in the ridiculous that internet serves up, which means she's more than grateful that she gets to cruise the web for amazing videos to highlight for your viewing pleasure.
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