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Have You Seen This? LSU bride tricks Alabama groom
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Love and marriage is strong, but football is stronger. - photo by Courtesy: YouTube

THE LAND OF MATRIMONY — I have a friend who is a huge college football fan, and he's especially loyal to one team.

In fact, he made sure when he got married that it was a Saturday that his team had a bye and then made sure to honeymoon to a place that had the right channel so he could watch their game the following Saturday.

I always thought my buddy took his fandom a little far to the point it was taking priority over his wedding. I now realize he's not as much the exception as the rule. This video showed me some people take it even farther.

This bride and groom are celebrating their wedding and the groom is apparently an Alabama fan and therefore a terrible person. I'm joking, but he's enough of a fan that he wanted to make sure the Crimson Tide were a part of the nuptials. His groom's cake was the Alabama logo and he even made jokes about how much better Bama is than his wife's team, LSU.

The bride got the last laugh, however, because when he cut into the cake it turns out his wife had the inside made into LSU colors. The place erupts and the groom starts looking for his lawyer uncle to have a discussion about an annulment.

OK, maybe he didn't, but these people and my friend are at a level of fandom I'll never achieve and you know what? I'm OK with that.

John has grown up around movies and annoys friends and family with his movie facts and knowledge. John also has a passion for sports and pretty much anything awesome and it just so happens that these are the three things he writes about.
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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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