No One Thought He'd Live to be 70!

Today, August 13th is high wire walker Phillippe Petit's 70th.  Born in 1949 and still going strong.

You may remember him best for the 45 minutes he spent walking and dancing back and forth on a high wire he'd stretched across the Twin Towers on August 7, 1974.    His resume prior to that included performing on a wire between the towers of Notre Dame, Paris.

The only fall he had during this insane occupation was 45 ft. resulting in some broken ribs while practicing for a circus appearance.

Somewhere he made the decision to stay on the ground and in short order became an equestrian, learned juggling, fencing, rock climbing' became a bull fighter and developed an interest in construction.  He built himself a barn in the Catskills using only 1800 wood-working tools.

                      Bonne anniversaire, Phillipe Petit!