Weirdoe Magnet/There is power in Jesus. (yes, this DOES belong in RSU.. somewhat)

[Murde Mental]

So I was riding down my usualy little path of pavement when I was stopped by this young foreign-looking man in his 20's dressed in a clean white collared shirt, straight black pants and black leather shoes carrying a guitar case.

He tells me(In very broken and accented english):

"You are blessed by Jesus"

"I am? Yeah, I guess I am"

"Yes, you are blessed by Jesus. Jesus has blessed you and with his help you can do great great things."

"Sweet, that's pretty cool"

"Yes. I was looking at you do that thing there and I knew that you were blessed by Jesus. Do you pray before you do this?"

"Umm no sir, I don't"

"You have to pray because Jesus will help you and with Jesus' help you will learn better and the Bible it says to ask and you shall receive. So you ask Jesus, and he will help you"

"I don't think Jesus has time to help me land a double-crankflip"

"Jesus always has time because he is very powerful"

"Yeah, I guess you're right"

"What is your name?"

"My name is Owen"

"Hello, my name is Ham. H-A-M. Ham"

"Like the meat?"

"yes-yes, like the meat"

"that's cool... oh, I see you have a guitar-case there... do you play the guitar?"

"Yes. I play the guitar"

"oh neat, It's kindof like the unicycle... You have to practise and practise and then you get the hang of it"

"Yes and I pray to Jesus and he helps me learn"

"What kind of music do you play?"

"Guitar"

"yeaaah... but do you play the blues? Rock and Roll?"

"I play this song. I think it is a very nice song. Do you know it?"

(he then proceeds to sing the timeless classic of "the corner master's store" But replaces the words by: There is power! Power! Power in Jesus Christ! in his bloooood! In his blooooood! There is power! Power! Power in Jesus Christ in his holy, holy blood!)

"Ummm kinda... those weren't the right words though"

"Then you don't know the song"

"I guess not"

"Did you go to church today?"

"Nah, I was busy"

"You should never be too busy for God because God is never too busy for you and the power of man can do very little, but the power of God can do everything"

"Damn, yeah, that's cool"

"Yes"

"So you should pray before you do this because Jesus will help you"

"Ok, Will do Ham!"

"Okay, have a great great day brother"



That was a short summary of my conversation with the man. It's somewhat funny. I never thought that Jesus would help me land double-crankflips but hey, Jesus was way cool... He could land more crankflips than Shaun on speed.

That's so cool. Jesus was so cool.

Weird though... while obviously having been brain-washed, the man really shined out as being genuinly happy. Which is pretty concerning... surely this state of mind can't possibly help him relate to, or understand other people but hey... it seems to work for him.

To each his own path towards happiness I guess.







Oh and btw, I landed a double-crankflip... creepy...

[unicyclepa]

so thats why kris is so good it all make sence now "I got a calling from the lord" if you know what im talking about

[harper]

You're wrong, this doesn't belong in RSU except that you actually used the word unicycle. Maybe you should consider posting this in the tutorials section and maybe opening a class for learning (or simply acquiring) high level skills. There is power in your wall sockets, too, but I don't recommend that you plug yourself in to learn a 540 unispin. Not that it wouldn't be a learning experience.

[James_Potter]

Hahaha, sweeet man, that is so cool. One time someone at the church I used to go to said God has given me a very special gift, when I showed him that I could solve the rubiks cube real fast.
Anyway, maybe you should pray before you ride next time. See what happens. Just for kicks.

[Murde Mental]

Originally Posted by harper

You're wrong, this doesn't belong in RSU except that you actually used the word unicycle. Maybe you should consider posting this in the tutorials section and maybe opening a class for learning (or simply acquiring) high level skills. There is power in your wall sockets, too, but I don't recommend that you plug yourself in to learn a 540 unispin. Not that it wouldn't be a learning experience.

It's not a tutorial because it hasn't been proven to be effective or worthwhile yet. I started this thread with a small anecdote to get us started on the topic of "unconventional unicycle learning-strategies". Like you said.

This tottaly belongs in RSU. A title change might be in order but the topic remains relevant nontheless.


yeah...

[U-Turn]

Originally Posted by unicyclepa

so thats why kris is so good it all make sence now "I got a calling from the lord" if you know what im talking about

That background song is so beautifully ironic and prophetic... if you listen closely to the words. It's definitely not a "God's helping me" song.



Thanks Murde... I'm looking forward to your next video! I'm still playing the last one often. BTW there seem to be two different versions of the Keep Movin' song on it, and I've only been able to find the one by Mr. Scruff... am I missing something?

[Murde Mental]

Originally Posted by U-Turn

That background song is so beautifully ironic and prophetic... if you listen closely to the words. It's definitely not a "God's helping me" song.



Thanks Murde... I'm looking forward to your next video! I'm still playing the last one often. BTW there seem to be two different versions of the Keep Movin' song on it, and I've only been able to find the one by Mr. Scruff... am I missing something?

I don't think so.. I cut the first song in half and put in the Mr.Scruff one in between. The Supergrass song is "Moving" I believe...


Yeah... I got some mad heeby-jeebies when he was singing that song aswell... I was thinking "Oh man, this ain't right..." :P

I love having these little experiences.

Like the time I came back from a ride, sat down, and talked to this ex Motocross athlete who told me about how he had destroyed his knees, had to relearn how to walk and give up his athletic career.

It was a sad story... We had a good talk.

[U-Turn]

Originally Posted by Murde Mental

I don't think so.. I cut the first song in half and put in the Mr.Scruff one in between. The Supergrass song is "Moving" I believe...

Sweet, thanks! A couple of weeks ago I spent more than a couple of hours looking; there are tons of songs called "Keep Moving" or similar.

Excellent music.

[Tim Morin]

Cool story.

[dan de man]

this thing happend to me aswell cept he was all like so why do you not belive in jesus it was like he was trying to convert me. I mean i have respest for other religions, but those type of peoplle who keep going on and on just piss me off any here agree w/ me

[uni57]

Originally Posted by harper

You're wrong, this doesn't belong in RSU

Allow me to summarize the story...

Owen went unicycling. He talked to some guy about unicycling and other topics. He finally landed a double-crankflip on his unicycle.

Way to go! Thanks for posting that story here in RSU!


Edit: I actually would prefer to see this in JC, because over there it would be a topic we could have more fun with.

[Erant]

There is power in your wall sockets, too, but I don't recommend that you plug yourself in to learn a 540 unispin.

Signature-worthy.

[underdog]

Originally Posted by harper

There is power in your wall sockets, too, but I don't recommend that you plug yourself in to learn a 540 unispin.

I can guarantee that this would get me to do a 540 unispin faster than praying.

BTW, definitely 'sig-worthy.'

[bmemike]

Originally Posted by underdog

I can guarantee that this would get me to do a 540 unispin faster than praying.

BTW, definitely 'sig-worthy.'

Either route - praying or sticking a finger in the wall socket will accomplish the same thing - bringing you closer to god.

[Murde Mental]

Originally Posted by bmemike

Either route - praying or sticking a finger in the wall socket will accomplish the same thing - bringing you closer to god.

hahahaha clever!