Monday Bagpipe Report #2

Four weeks ago, I posted a short report on the SE Portland unicycling bagpiper (or bagpiping unicycler). This afternoon, my wife phoned with an update, reporting that the fellow had just unicycled by dressed in a Santa Claus outfit and playing Christmas carols. I'm sure sorry I missed it.

I lieu of videographic evidence, here's footage of some remarkable unicycle trickery by a guy named Dan Heaton. Of the scores of unicycling videos on the interwebs, I chose this one for its connections to the region and to culture: (1) Mr. Heaton was featured in a recent Columbia Sportswear commercial; and (2) the footage, shot in Seattle, includes locations with public art. I'm not sure whether an act such as this should be classified as a stunt or performance art, though comparisons with Crutch Master Bill Shannon, who was a hit at PICA's TBA Festival a few years ago, seem apt.