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Have You Seen This? A plan, a motorcycle and a tight rope
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Everyone loves to see an awesome stunt. Like a person slacklining from an incredible height, a plane doing tricks or a motocross rider throwing a backflip. Well, what about all three at once? - photo by John Clyde


STUNTLAND We all love a good stunt. But we see them so often now thanks to YouTube and our smartphones that we constantly need bigger and better.

Someone just slacklining won't cut it anymore. A dirt bike backflip? Please, let's get creative. Even stunt planes seem tame at this point. We're second-hand adrenaline junkies. We don't want to be the person trying to walk a tightrope high in the air, or try to rotate a motorcycle completely backwards while airborne, or do aerials in a small airplane, but we are tired of seeing people do these things.

That means those people who have the guts to actually pull this stuff off now need to get even crazier because our lazy bones want more. Well, we got more.

This video shows a motorcyclist (Jimmy Fitzpatrick) throwing a backflip in front of a guy slacklining (Sketchy Andy Lewis) all while a stunt pilot (Melissa Andrzejewski) flies underneath them. It's pretty amazing and all of us who don't actually want to do any of these things are grateful for your insanity for the sake of our entertainment.
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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

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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