A Tight Rope Walk To Inspiration
I just finished work on a film and am currently in that in-between time that all artists go through. Painters call this their "Blue Period." Usually, when I feel like this I can lure myself out of it by visiting museums, spending time with friends, going to the beach, reading autobiographies, watching inspirational stories on TV (which means I am glued to my OWN channel) or what I can find on-line. So, I began to scour the internet for inspiring stories when I vaguely remembered a story that I heard when I was younger, it was a story that seemed more fantastical than reality based. I remembered hearing a about a man who walked across the World Trade Center on a tight rope - yes - that's right A TIGHT ROPE. A quick google search lead me to the infamous Philippe Petit a French, world renown high wire artist. On August 7, 1974 Petit completed an unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Petit not only walked the 200 ft gap betwee...