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Meet the coolest 83-year-old in the world | John Hetlinger

After a long and serious career as a pilot in the US Army and as a NASA employee, the wonderful man John Hetlinger set out to do what he loves most: karaoke to metal songs. The network was enthusiastic and naturally shared, and we couldn't ignore either. John Hetlinger was a pilot in the U.S. Army and even worked for NASA, but at the age of 82 he became famous for completely different reasons - a video of him performing the metal song "Bodies" by the band Drowning Pool went viral and collected over a million views in one day.  The video was generally shot in 2014, but came back into circulation and was a success after being posted on a major Facebook page of metal lovers. This video is ripping and charming thanks to the gap between the retired look of the older man with his black shorts and what looks like a parrot on his polo shirt pocket, and the hard singing and excited singing. He auditioned for "America's Got Talent" with the same song, in another powe...

High school educator rocks out at a metal gig (sign language translator)

High school educator rocks out at a metal gig in Austin. High school educator rocks out at a metal gig in Austin. A sign language translator stole that show at a heavy metal show by her intense signing for deaf metal fans, ABC News states. At a June 20 metal concert in Austin, Texas, Lindsay Rothschild-Cross' performance was captured on video and has racked up many views online.  She told ABC's 'Good Morning America' that she is brand-new to the style. "I grew up amidst Guns N' Roses, and Alice in Chains and Iron Maiden and stuff like this," Rothschild-Cross recounted .  "I've never really interpreted for death metal though. This is the first chance." The sign language educator said that she studies the artists before a performance.  She tries to express the emotion behind the songs, not only the lyrics themselves, she said.