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FELICIA DAY: I'm here with my co-producer, Kim Evey.
KIM EVEY: Hello.
FELICIA DAY: Geek and Sundry co-mistress.
And we are going to learn how to do trapeze.
Is that correct?
Do trapeze?
KIM EVEY: Fly on trapeze?
FELICIA DAY: We're going to learn how to fly on
trapeze-ez-es.
So I am here with Richie Gaona, the owner of
flyingtrapeze.com, trapeze school.
And this is all in your backyard.
RICHIE GAONA: This is in the backyard.
FELICIA DAY: Wow.
I have a deathly fear of heights.
So that's going to be fun.
RICHIE GAONA: Well, that's one reason people come.
To get rid of that fear of heights.
FELICIA DAY: Really?
So this is actually a self-help sort of situation.
RICHIE GAONA: It's very self-help.
FELICIA DAY: Well, this might be the test of that for me.
RICHIE GAONA: And hopefully by the end of class my
son will catch you.
FELICIA DAY: Oh, what?
RICHIE GAONA: Yes.
You're going to stand up on the board.
FELICIA DAY: Oh gosh, I feel like I'm going to fall over.
RICHIE GAONA: That's right.
Put your hips in and the bar up a little higher.
Perfect.
So it's ready, set--
Did I say go?
FELICIA DAY: No.
Oh, OK.
RICHIE GAONA: Ready, set, go.
There, now you're listening, see?
FELICIA DAY: OK.
RICHIE GAONA: Ready, set, jump.
KIM EVEY: You said jump not go.
FELICIA DAY: What is--
RICHIE GAONA: This absorbs the sweat a little bit, gives you
a better grip.
You know, it's the gymnastics--
FELICIA DAY: And the pee?
RICHIE GAONA: That too, maybe.
Just let yourself stretch out.
So you need to kick your legs forward first.
Forward hard, now kick back one, two, now
hang from your knees.
Perfect!
Let go of your hands.
Your hands come right here, look up as much as you can.
Grab on to me.
Forward, now back one, two, now all the way up.
Perfect!
Let go of your hands.
Hands right there.
Squeeze tight.
FELICIA DAY: So have there been other people who are
worse at that part?
RICHIE GAONA: Yeah.
Oh, totally.
You guys did fantastic.
FELICIA DAY: Oh, good.
RICHIE GAONA: No, you guys are doing good.
Perfect.
All the way out and legs forward with a
smile all the way out.
There you go.
And drop.
FELICIA DAY: Oh, god.
RICHIE GAONA: That was awesome.
FELICIA DAY: I don't think I can do that again.
RICHIE GAONA: Good.
Good.
All the way out, there you go.
And legs forward.
Good, and drop.
Perfect!
FELICIA DAY: I don't know if I want to do it again.
KIM EVEY: My legs hurt.
FELICIA DAY: I had a panic attack.
KIM EVEY: Did you?
FELICIA DAY: I did and I couldn't hear him
when he said drop.
And it was like there was something, like my brain could
not jump start my body.
It's like when your car is like, brr-rrr-rrr.
I don't want to do it.
-You're doing great.
All right.
Feet together.
RICHIE GAONA: Be aggressive until I say legs up.
Go.
Now, wait, wait, wait, legs up, faster!
There you go.
Hands off right away.
There!
Grab the bar.
And legs down.
There you go.
No problem.
KIM EVEY: So is it getting better doing it over and over
again or worse?
FELICIA DAY: No.
KIM EVEY: Getting worse?
FELICIA DAY: I almost started sobbing at the top that time.
I felt a little floppy and I heard from other people that I
look floppy like a dead woman.
Have you played Trials HD?
Or if you killed someone in Skyrim and they fly--
grrggllaala.
KIM EVEY: Yeah.
FELICIA DAY: All right, I'm going to ney hey and I'm going
to Superman behind it.
-Yes.
FELICIA DAY: OK.
RICHIE GAONA: Hup!
Wait, wait, wait, legs up faster!
Good, you got it.
Now hands off.
Look up, look up.
And turn!
FELICIA DAY: Oh my god, never again.
RICHIE GAONA: Oh, yeah.
FELICIA DAY: I'm sorry, I don't want to do it again.
RICHIE GAONA: Remember, you called me.
FELICIA DAY: I know.
No, it's awesome.
It was fun.
RICHIE GAONA: Wait, wait, wait, legs up!
There you go.
Much better.
Hands off.
Look up.
Wait, wait, wait, turn!
FELICIA DAY: Yeah.
RICHIE GAONA: Ready and legs up.
Good.
Hands off now.
Look up.
Legs.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, legs up.
Good.
Get them in there.
Hands off.
Wait, wait, flip jump.
FELICIA DAY: Oh, so close.
At the end of the day, I feel like I actually won the best
because I enjoyed all parts of it except for the little
ladder part.
So it kind of gave me a sample of, like, this
could be a fun thing.
Finally I've worked through my fear.
I have to tell you, you have that calm sort of collected
presence that all the really good people here do have.
Like you're just really in control of
yourself and centered.
KIM EVEY: Well, I've missed doing stuff like this and I'm
too old now to do gymnastics, because it hurts everything.
FELICIA DAY: It's defying gravity.
At least you're playing with gravity here.
KIM EVEY: Exactly, so this is better.
FELICIA DAY: I hope that you can maybe try some
trapeze if you want.
Even if you're afraid, because you can't be more terrified
than I did when I started out today.
I will take you down.
OK, bye.