to get in part of the guinness book of records hoping to close it up just out of gas or please welcome the spotlight because in short. least. you've considered russia's best guitarist years of composing and playing with the country's best artists started a solo korea to find inspiration his relationship with a classical canon and emphasizes the creativity of rearranging committed to the guinness book of records nine years ago after playing. flight of the bumblebee at technically challenging composition popular with rock musicians today the. taras his hands have been insured for half a million u.s. dollars joins us to discuss why classical music remains a benchmark for modern composition and before months. welcome to our program let me start with history i first met you in the one nine hundred eighty s. . a very popular jazz rock musician playing in one of russia's best jazz rock bands you're even invited to the status quo if i'm not mistaken the band which was extremely popular at the time why did you reject the career of a world class rock star and choose classical music instead. well

air my concerts but that doesn't happen very often only late at night that they're the guinness book of world records calls here the fastest guitar player in the world. and the flight of the bumblebee by. the speed of twenty notes a second true. but according to what she said that was just for fun. but what's difficult for you then the most difficult thing is to perform at a concert that changes people and lasts for two hours and to hold people's attention we play schubert beat harmonies for really use you're saying that the most difficult thing is to hold people's attention as this mean that you're playing your music for people who don't want to listen to it because they have to force them to sell me any of them know their little book music are all over the weekend when i performed in italy for example one person came up to me and said you know we talents are musical people but my wife knows next to nothing about music but she well. once you listen to the bush you're working miracles and i thought to myself if i can do it in the rush or in a bloody boss talking some are in moscow and people understa

the owner was in the guinness book of world records for owning the larnlest collection of beatles souvenirsthe world. >>> one pageant in india shows that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. women competed in a plus size beauty contest with minimum entry weight of 175 pounds. the pageant hopes to send a message about body image and acceptance. contestants slip into casual wear, evening gowns, and even swit suits, and the winner scores the new title along with a year long modelling contest. >>> it is crime fighting with the push of a button, with the help of a vending machine. as part of the search for new ways to keep the streets safe in japan, a beverage company installed vending machines equipped with a security camera and an alarm. customers can then trigger the machine when they feel threatened. by a random man in the surgical mask. >> love that. >> i know. >> that's like the perfect, you know -- >> it's like you getting ready to put your coins in. >> and you lurking in the corner. yes. >> look out, lynn. >> it is time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout th

. >> i think i'll make it into the "guinness book of world records." and they'll call me guinness la fressange, and i haven't walked the cat walk for chanel yet. i don't think they have ever had a model at 53. >> after the craze of 15-year-old russians, it's time. you can't keep doing the same thing. >> karl logger if he would and her have mended fences. la fressange was his muse. she was a sought-after model. but later the two had a falling out and went their separate ways. fressange founded a fashion line of her own in 1991. >> i thought i knew everything about being a model but being a designer is very different. >> her business partners ousted her in 1999. today she works as a consultant for the french luxury label. and she is still known as a style icon and still making cover page appearances. in 2009 she was voted the most fashionible woman in paris by readers in a newspaper. >> certainly i'm quite flattered to be the -- people sense that i love the city i live in. but i think it's also my attitude towards life. to still be a bit call keptish. >>

record is 21 feet, three inches. the unofficial measurement of the u mass snowball is 21 and 4 1/2 inches chshgs gives them a snow ball's chance in entering the guinness book world records. that may not be a world record, but -- >> i have that in my front yard, lynn. that's no record. >> rookies, bill. >> my car looks like a giantç snow ball. if i have any plans of going anywhere this weekend, they were just squashed. >> yes. >> and i -- people on the west coast really just don't understand. they're in los angeles and southern california. >> they understand. they're loving every second of it. >> and they're laughing. that's probably true. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it looks like the leaning power of pisa has some competition. a 15th century church, an iconic landmark in the czech republic described with human skulls and bones has begun to lean and sink into the ground. it's built on a cemetery and is estimated to contain remains of 40 to 70,000 people. engineers are currently trying to save the shaky structure. >>> this takes dancing to the beat of your own drum to a whole new

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records as he can. so far he's set 350. and currently holds about 125 that are officially recognized by the guinness book of world records, includingd for most world records. >> that's what i live for. >> reporter: ever since he set his first in 1979, he's trated the globe to search for more challenges to conquer in australia, he ran the fastest mile while hoola-hooping. in turkey, he ball lanced the longest pole on his chin. in cambodia, he jumped rope on a pogo stick longer than anyone else. and in mongolia, he ran the fastest mile in a sack while racing a yak. >> the point is a challenge. okay, it's something silly, but you're the best in the world in it. >> reporter: he makes no money at this. he has no sponsors, no endorsements. he squeezes practice in when he's not at his day job, manager of a health food store in queens. later this month, he will go for the record for farthest distance walking while bouncing a golf ball on the held of a club. >> i don't play golf but it's a record. wow, that's kind of interesting. i didn't even know what a sand wedge was. >> reporter: ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> you're pretty good

richard lewis wrote the guinness book of world records by playing rounds a year.the 56 holes every day for year. gosh, who is back his arm as he can play a full round about to a half hours. i guess he placed through. he had some major exercise obviously, walking half marathon every day with that. and by the way, when you keep score he shoots an average of 78 not too bad. that's respectable. at 6:57 a.m. right now, will be back with more couple of minutes.

good enough for the guinness book of world records.dience in 1967 on the "joey bishop show." >> ladies and gentlemen, sammy davis jr. >> reporter: but his decision to move east in the 1980s led him to the chair that he's probably most famous for. >> put it right here. you know? >> that's not where you're supposed to put it. >> reporter: philbin co-hosted a live show with kathie lee gifford for 15 years, enjoying strong ratings. in 2000 gifford left the show and was replaced by kelly ripa the ratings soared even higher. >> regis is kind of the perfect morning show host. he's playful. he's charming. he's funny. and he makes it all seem so effortless. >> reporter: coupled with his success on the mega hit "who wants to be a millionaire" -- judge final answer? >> reporter: philbin was plastered on network television nearly every morning and night. turning him into a pop culture icon. >> regis. >> regis? >> oh, that guy scares me. >> it's regis philbin! dressed like shrek. >> reporter: david letterman is just one of his well-known fans. when

the guinness book of world records said that it was the largest protest ever held in the history of humanity on one day, and it was somewhere between 12 and 14 million people. and it was one of the most extraordinary things. i think by that time, peter, i think most of us who had been involved in organizing -- and it had been over just a six week period, it's been a very rapid decision at a global movement, a global meeting of the world social forum had decided we should all do a protest on february 15th. and lo and behold, it actually happened that way just six weeks later. i think most of us knew the war was going to happen anyway, but there was this scrap of hope somewhere that if there was a massive enough mobilization and, indeed, what we saw that day -- i was in new york. the day before was the day the security council had met, february 14th. and that day amazing things had happened. in the council for the fist time when the french foreign minister -- this is after the two u.n. inspectors had come in and said we don't have evidence of mass destruction, we can't move it yet, but we have

degrees. >> both of the men were out to claim the record for the longest time spent in direct full-body contact with ice. of course, there's a classification for this from the guinness bookal word if they broke the record but they certainly had time to break the ice. >> very nice. the world's two coldest idiots. we'll be right back with more after this. [ female announcer ] does your hair color feel as healthy as it looks? it will with natural instincts. it's clinically proven. 80% of women agreed that natural instincts made their hair feel softer. the ammonia-free antioxidant formula actually protects hair from dryness, leaving it softer and healthier looking. for natural looking color in 10 minutes, get your hands on natural instincts. it's all good. for a rich color experience, try natural instincts 10 rich color creme shades. >>> an oklahoma city doctor has found new use for his iphone. with a case he designed, he has turned the phone into a working ecg or heart monitor. dr. david alpert says it is perfect for paramedics. he plans to unveil it at the consumer electronics show in las vegas, which opens today. there's an app for that. >>> some big medical news this mor

of the guinness book. i practically memorized it. >> reporter: in his 20s he got into meditation and decided that setting a world record was one waye first one record then another and another and another. >> okay, my philosophy is this, other human beings have broken those records. i'm a human being. i know how to meditate. why can't i break that record? >> reporter: ashrita has no sponsors, and this will come as a surprise, he actually does have a day job managing a health food store. >> i have to say i'm always thinking about the records. >> reporter: always on your mind. >> it's because -- yeah, it is. >> reporter: isn't it a little obsessive? >> yeah, maybe. >> reporter: maybe? it is obsessive. but it's an obsession he finds deeply fulfilling and, well, a lot of fun. >> you're in that moment, and nothing else exists except for, you know, you and whatever you're doing, so it's really -- i love that experience. >> he's really a great guy and ashrita, his real name is keith furman. he's off to bali this weekend where he's going to be skip jumping without a rope and forward rolls in a minute and bouncing a golf ball while walking

of the guinness book. i mean, i practically memorized it. >> reporter: in his 20s he got into meditation and decided setting a world record was one way to spiritualt i break that record? >> reporter: ashrita has no sponsors. and, this will come as a surprise to a lot of people, he actually does have a day job managing a health food store. >> i have to say i'm always thinking about the records. >> always on your mind? >> yeah, it is. >> isn't that a little obsessive? >> yeah, maybe. >> reporter: maybe? it is obsessive. but it's an obsession he finds deeply fulfilling. and, well, a lot of fun. >> you're in that moment and nothing else exists except for you and whatever you're doing. so it's really -- i love that experience. >> he's been at it since 1979. as you heard in the piece, first record, 27,000 straight jumping jacks. >> he has some fascinating ones like eating the most m&ms with chopsticks. >> that's a good one. >> i wonder how many other people are vying for that particular title. >> i wonder how he picks, how he decides what he's going to do. it's so crazy, some of this stuff. >> at least he's driven. >> we've all got goals, right? >>> co