Slowly I turn, step by step, inch by inch....

[captainsblog]

You may be hearing even more about Our Fair City in the coming day. Or rather, the not-so-fair one immediately to the north. Flying Wallenda descendant Nik will be wire-walking across the Falls on live television at 10 eastern.

Park officials have taken most of the suspense out of it by requiring him to wear a safety harness, although rumours abound that he plans to ditch it once he's on the wire. (One radio wag just commented that "his mom's making him wear a jacket because it's cold out," and another said he's planning on showing his daredevil support by running with scissors across the Rainbow Bridge.)

For all the national attention, it's been surprisingly underplayed in the local media- at least so far. I'm sure all the media machines will be cranking all night now that it's on, though.

I've offered my services as an opening act- for $5,000, I'll take a shower in my swim trunks and see if I can do it without slipping in the bathtub.

And yes, schadenfreude being what it is, I'll probably turn the boob tube on and watch it.

Comments

[bill_sheehan.livejournal.com]

I'll tune in for the main event. No offense, but I think I'll skip the opening act. :-)