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Nervous Man Plays Violin While Paragliding

Okay, so maybe it’s just me and I’m under-thinking the situation, but If (and this is a BIG IF) I was nervous about going paragliding for the first time (and…

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Okay, so maybe it's just me and I'm under-thinking the situation, but If (and this is a BIG IF) I was nervous about going paragliding for the first time (and the reason it would be a BIG IF is I would NEVER consider doing this in the first place), I just wouldn't go.  That being said, I'm not a Turkish musician.  Apparently, if I was, I would soothe my nerves by  playing a violin in mid-flight?

That's exactly what Fikret Eren did and the whole thing went viral yesterday after he posted a video of himself  doing just that.  And, it worked.   Eren loves paragliding so much now that he is now enrolled in a class to get his own gliding license.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.