Did anyone watch this last night ?

[Bassman]

This was pretty amazing last night

[mccoyblues]

I was all set to watch and my wife came in and said no way. But I did watch him cross Niagara Falls a few years ago.

[Lonnie]

Watched the final third of the walk after our last set last night. I truly don't know what to say.

[Fingerplucked]

I'm afraid of heights.  We were at Cedar Point last week with me wimping out of all the roller coaster rides.  Last night Jadene and Haley were watching the insanity in the Grand Canyon and I walked in for the last part.  I pointed out that it all starts with roller coasters, that roller coasters are a gateway drug.

I don't think they bought it, but I'm sticking with that story.

[Bassman]

its all fun and games until this happens

[Ann T]

We watched it, and I wondered why we subjected ourselves to it. My husband was sweating. I wondered periodically, what if he falls off and gets killed on national TV? How will the Discovery Channel spin that? I noted that the corporate sponsors were for daredevil stuff: helmet cameras, Ninja motorcycles...no mainstream company would likely want to be associated with it if Wallenda died.

[Kramster]

20 sec delay ...so not really live enough

[Village Idiot]

I didn't watch it last night, but I watched it just now, and read about it here.


Two quotes from that:

Before the walk, a group of Navajos, Hopis and other Native Americans stood along a nearby highway with signs protesting against the event.

The stunt was touted as a walk across the Grand Canyon, an area held sacred by many Native American tribes. Some local residents believe Wallenda has not accurately pinpointed the location and said the Navajo Nation should not be promoting the gambling of one man's life for the benefit of tourism.

And then

"Mr Wallenda needs to buy a GPS or somebody give this guy a map," said Milton Tso, president of the Cameron community on the Navajo Nation. "He's not walking across the Grand Canyon. He's walking across the Little Colorado River Gorge on the Navajo Nation. It's misleading and false advertising."

It's still really, really high though.

[iamjohnne]

My Friend Estrella Berosini (one of Joni's "Ladies of the Canyon") had this to say:

Estrella, Circus Girl, and the entire Berosini Circus Family, here and in The Czech Republic, loudly applauds Nik Wallenda for his amazingly difficult and dangerous walk across The Grand Canyon. As the daughter of another high wire walker, I can attest that this feat had far more things that could have gone wrong than were spoken of or anticipated. Bravo, Nikky!!!!

Estra's father Vaclav Berosini was the only non family member to perform with the Wallendas.

Another quote from Estra:
I am friends with a few members of the Wallenda family. My aunt, Josephine Berosini/Konyot, remains the only woman to have walked across The Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, Florida. She was also the only woman ever to have performed a solo high wire act at Madison Square Gardens. The Berosini family, including my father Vaclav (Veno) Berosini, were invited to the USA, representing Czechoslovakia at the 1939 World's Fair in NYC. A few posts below this is a photo of my father walking the wire. The Wallenda and Berosini circus families are both part of the very few occupying the upper echelon of circus aerial performers.


I knew Estrella back in the days of the Flick Coffee House in Miami during the Sixties. She is a marvelous singer.

[millring]

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Johnne, maybe you know of them but there a number of Youtubes about the Flick coffehouse. Here is one.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q8caI5QRKg

There are some more on calico1947's youtube channel, your friend pops up from time to time.

www.youtube.com/user/calico1947?feature=watch