SING, SING AGAIN!
I admire the tenacity of those, well, interesting folks who give it their all in an effort to break Guinness World Records. In fact, residents in a city not far from my own are attempting to make it into the famous book for completing a very festive activity.
Residents of Wausau, Wisconsin are warming up their voices and will make another attempt to break the world record for the largest crowd singing Christmas carols. Last year, 2,000 people turned out to sing for the record, but they fell short of the 7,501 needed to break the current record set by Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, which was set in 2004.
Residents of the small north central Wisconsin city will really have to come out in force if they want to break the record. City officials say the record is achievable, though to break the record, about one in five Wausau residents will have to attend. Some speculate that last year’s turnout was lower because several hundred people were upset that the song list didn’t have any traditional Christian songs.
City officials say if they do not get enough people to attend the event they’ll make a run at another record–belting out ten songs in 20 minutes. I guess if at first you don’t succeed, sing, sing again.
RECORD BREAKING TV TALENT
If you are flipping through the channels on Japanese TV, you are almost guaranteed to see Norio Minorikawa. He hosts news shows, talk shows, wildlife shows – even his country’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” There’s practically no escaping him. Which is why he recently awarded a Guinness World Record for most live hours on the tube by a TV host.
According to the Guinness website, the hyper verbal TV personality, better known to his TV fans as Monta Mino, spends a total of 21 hours and 42 minutes every week on live TV across 11 shows.
“I’m touched. I want to die talking,” Minorikawa told local news reporters.
In addition to his live work, Minorikawa also hosts prerecorded programs including “Millionaire,” the wildlife show “Amazing Animals” and “Full Throttle TV,” on which he advises viewers on lifestyle, health and relationships.