Showing posts with label surprise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surprise. Show all posts

5.23.2016

Florence + the Machine surprises teenage cancer patient with private bedside concert

15-year-old Karinya Chen had tickets to see the band, but had to cancel when her health declined.



Last week, indie rock band Florence + the Machine played a concert at the Austin 360 Amphitheatre, but their most important gig was a private show they played for one of their biggest fans -- a local teen in hospice.

Teen in hospice care gets bedside concert from Florence and the Machine

Several heartwarming viral videos show singer Florence Welch playing a personal bedside concert for a 15-year-old cancer patient Karinya Chen at Hospice Austin's Christopher House. The two are singing "Shake It Out" and "Dog Days Are Over" as duets, with Welch complimenting Karinya's harmonizing

Karinya had tickets to see Florence + the Machine on Thursday night, but had to cancel her plans when her health declined. That's when hospice staffers reached out the band, who were happy to pay a visit.

8.14.2015

Cute Central Park dance video turns into surprise proposal

To the tune of Frank Sinatra's "You Make Me Feel So Young."



It starts off as one of these super-cute dance videos that populate the internet. An attractive New York City couple dance around Central Park to the tune of Frank Sinatra's "You Make Me Feel So Young."

But then, the gentleman gets down on one knee...

Five years ago, dancers Amanda Phillips and Joshua Dela Cruz got together to film a dance reel. They apparently never finished it, but they did start dating. In this video, they finally get around to finishing that reel, but little did Amanda know, Joshua had incorporated a very big surprise into the routine.

Stick around for the final take...

1.09.2014

Surprise! Houston Rockets get scared by their mascot

Jeremy Lin keeps his cool. Chandler Parsons, not so much.



Is there anything funnier than watching grown men get the crap scared out of them? You never know what kind of sneaky surprise might be waiting to pounce in the Houston Rockets clubhouse. In this video, a seemingly inanimate Clutch the Bear, the Rockets' mascot, suddenly comes to life to prank the unsuspecting passing members of the team -- including Jeremy Lin. Take a look:

8.19.2013

Hypnotist helps out with surprise marriage proposal

It ain't a marriage proposal unless someone gets hypnotized.



Darren wanted to propose to his longtime girlfriend Christine. But these days, you can't just pop the question. You need to do something spectacular, funny and/or insane, with a dash of public embarrassment. So Darren enlisted the help of a hypnotist: Hypnotist show at Toronto CNE includes a marriage proposal.

It all went down over the weekend at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Weeks ago, Darren schemed with hypnotist/comedian Boris Cherniak, who was performing at the CNE, to get the couple on stage for a trick. Through the power of "hypnosis," Cherniak compelled Darren to propose to Christine with some considerable difficulty, much to the crowd's delight. That's when Cherniak pulled out a sign -- and Darren pulled out a ring.

Here's some YouTube video of the proposal, shot from the sidelines:

8.05.2013

Watch people lose their sh*t when Alexander Wang gives away free clothes



Last month, red hot fashion designer Alexander Wang invited New Yorkers, via social media, to a mysterious "one-time-only undisclosed event," with scarce details revealing only a location and time.

On the day of the event, curious fans were greeted with a video message from Wang, who revealed that when the doors opened, attendees would have exclusive access to pieces from the "T by Alexander Wang" collection. Oh, and everything was free. No shopping bags or carts, just whatever you could physically take.

Here's the video of folks losing their minds over some free Alexander Wang:

6.07.2013

Surprise! Runner goes to the hospital for back pain, gives birth to a baby

Whaaaaat. This week in Minnesota, a half-marathon runner in training went to the hospital suffering some terrible back pain. She thought she had ruptured a disc or pulled a muscle. Turned out she was pregnant... and going into labor: Runner's pain is no pulled muscle; it's a baby.

33-year-old Trish Staine apparently had no idea she was pregnant. After a two-hour run on Sunday, she had a sore back that got increasingly worse, and unbearable by the next day. She eventually ended up in the emergency room, where she and her husband were stunned to learn that she was carrying a baby.

And so Staine, a mother of two and stepmother to her husband's three boys, gave birth to baby girl -- 6 pounds, 6 ounces and 18.9 inches long:

11.20.2012

military dad surprises sons at football game



Check out this great video of Joshua Ricafrente, a gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, surprising his sons at an Eastern Carolina University football game: U.S. Marine Surprises Sons at College Football Game.

From the looks on their faces, 10-year-old Noah and 8-year-old Elijah had no idea that their dad, who had been deployed in Afghanistan for the past five months, would show up during halftime. The way they run in to his arms is pretty darn heartwarming. Take a look:

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