Man On Wire

This is a great documentary. I highly recommended it to viewers. I saw the movie, "The Walk", in the movie theater and the blu ray player. I don't remember hearing about the Man on Wire on TV news. I was 5 years old at that time until I found out who is Philippe Petit when I got older. My husband saw Petit walking on the wire between the towers on TV news when he was almost 6 years old. Philippe Petit's dream finally came true. He did it!

I had a HUGE crush on Philippe after seeing him perform with Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey. My awesome mom staked out the L.A. Colosseum's parking lot between shows and flagged him and his friend down. He was delighted to pose for a photo with me and autograph my circus program. He drew a stick figure of a tightrope walker on a slackrope over a circus ring then signed it "To Tammy from the top of New York" on a photo of the historic walk that was in the program. It's my happiest adolescent memory. :-)

What a way to look back on an almost forgotten part of my childhood. To see the Twin Towers in their glory brand new is wonderful in a melancholy way. Phillipe's character and spirit demonstrate what independent thought and determination will yield with absolute focus.