June 16, 2012

Celebrating Wallenda

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Downtown Sarasota was filled last night as a block party was held to cheer on resident Nik Wallenda as he attempted to be the first person ever to walk across Niagara Falls -- from the American side to Canada. Nik is a 7th generation circus performer...as in The Flying Wallendas.  It was broadcast live on ABC and the crowd watched nervously as he walked on a 2-inch wire high above the falls -- and even talked to the anchors mid-walk. It went flawlessly!  Nik even bowed on one knee and waved to the crowd toward the end and ultimately ran the last several feet.   Although ABC required him to wear a safety tether (which Nik made clear he did not prefer) he did not need to use it.  Sarasota is so proud of Nik Wallenda.  Congratulations!

7 comments:

Kathy said...

Wow! I was wondering how that turned out. Such a gutsy maneuver. His ancestors would have been proud of him!

Michelle said...

That is one brave feat! I am glad he made it!

Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...

What an amazing feat and he made it look so easy. Carrying that 40-pound pole with strong winds must have been excruciating!

Bises,
Genie

Jim Klenke said...

They got some great camera angles of him crossing. He wants to do the Grand Canyon next....oh boy.

Coolkayaker1 said...

Let him skip the leash, if he wants.

Jack said...

It was quite a daring feat. But, I always think of chicken crossing the street when I read about events like this.

Birdman said...

2 words!
NUT CASE... the entire family! hahahaha