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…Cameron Hughes is a superfan?

Cameron HughesCameron Hughes is a professional superfan; paid by team owners to get crowds on their feet and to create team spirit wherever he goes.

“I’m that guy,” says Hughes “the funny, happy, dancing, possibly very drunk guy you’ve seen at the ballpark at least once.”

But he’s not drunk (he says he never drinks before games, and prefers to down three Red Bulls instead), and he’s not just doing it for fun either. Teams pay him an average of $2,000 per game to work his magic in the stands, and when you consider the fact that he works an average of 80 to 90 games per year, you’ll see that he’s making a comfortable six-figure salary by whipping fans, and maybe even you, into a frenzy.

So how did Cameron get his start?

After college, he moved to Los Angeles and tried to make it as an actor. At a Dodgers game, he put his acting skills to work in the stands, and was approached by the team about hiring him to do his “superfan” gig full time. Soon word of Cameron’s skills spread from team to team, and he started receiving unsolicited offers from all across the country. Before he knew it, the acting career was out the window, and he was doing a new kind of acting at any game that needed a little more spirit.

So keep Cameron in mind the next time you’re at a game and wondering what the guy dancing through the stands is doing, because he just might be paying the bills from your fun.

[Portfolio - Superfan Cameron Hughes]

…Ronnie Renner can fly?

Red Bull Experiment

What’s the highest you can jump a motorcycle out of a quarter pipe?

Ronnie Renner and the Red Bull Experiment decided to find out, and on July 11, in front of thousands of fans on the Santa Monica pier, he sailed some 59’2” trough the air and upside down to set a new world record:

[Red Bull Experiment]

…It’s Movie Monday: J.O.B.: A Short Surf Film

Red Bull would like to remind you that your life sucks.

Ok, so maybe that’s a little harsh, but their film, titled J.O.B.: A Short Surf Film, compares the lives of a suit and a surfer with a rather unsurprising conclusion: surfing is more fun than working a 9 to 5.

However, despite the fact that this is obvious surf propaganda, it does serve as a good reminder that sometimes, life is just more fun when you spend time outside of convention.

…Red Bull Surfing is amazing?

Red Bull Surfing

For some of the best barrel footage you’ve ever seen, check out Red Bull Surfing.

They’re utilizing a new technology called the 360 Camera, and it gives you a never before seen perspective inside of the barrel, putting you as close to the action as possible without strapping on a wetsuit.

[Red Bull Surfing]

…Red Bull lets you design your own Flugtag?

Red Bull Flugtag Flight Lab

The Red Bull Flugtag Flight Lab lets you build, customize, and fly your very own Flugtagmobile.

If design isn’t exactly your thing, then pick from a variety of pre-completed planes, and see how far you can get by flapping your wings.

[Red Bull Flugtag Flight Lab]

[Via: Trendwatch Daily]

…Rhys Millen is an injured motorsports legend?

There’s good news and bad news regarding Rhys Millen’s truck backflip.

The good news is that Red Bull has released another video about the jump:

The bad news is that on Rhys’ fourth cardboard box practice landing (he successfully landed three previous jumps into cardboard) he overshot the landing area and broke three vertebrae in his neck and compressed and broke two vertebrae in his back. Thus, no 360-degree Red Bull Experiment this year, though thankfully, Rhys will live to drive another day.

Anyone want to take his place?

[Red Bull Experiment]

…Rhys Millen is a motorsports legend?

Rhys Millen Backflip

Rhys Millen is my new hero.

After conquering Pike’s Peak and Formula D, he has decided to become the first person to purposely backflip an off-road racing truck.

As part of ESPN’s New Year’s Eve No Limits broadcast, Rhys will jump his truck off of a special ramp that he and his team designed and built, with the goal of landing wheels side down on the other side.

Can he do it?

Tune in to The Red Bull Experiment to find out.

[The Red Bull Experiment]

[Via: Autoblog]

…It’s Movie Monday: Red Bull BC One?

Red Bull BC One

The Red Bull BC One is a B-Boy competition that pits 16 of the world’s best B-Boys against each other in a one on one knock-out-battle to determine who is ‘The One’.

When athleticism and art combine, the result is amazing:

…Travis Pastrana can fly?

Travis Pastrana Parachute

Because jumping motorcycles and rally racing isn’t enough, Travis Pastrana tries to find new ways to die in his latest video, called Thrillbillies.

In the photo above, you can see him 12,500 feet above the ground without a parachute. Instead, Travis jumped with sunglasses, board shorts, and a can of Red Bull.

What more could you need, right?

Oh yeah…A parachute.

During the dive, Travis’ three jumping partners attached their parachute to the harness that he was wearing underneath his shorts, and parachuted everyone safely to the ground.

[EXPN - Plane Loco Slideshow]

[Via: Spluch]




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