Wednesday, 12 August 2009  Man On Wire - Philippe Petit  Did
anyone catch this fabulous docu-film on BBC2 the other weekend
(Sunday 2nd Aug)? I Sky Plus'ed it and only got round to
watching it last night (hence this rather belated post), but I
have to say it was a completely enthralling and truly gripping
ride.  I first became aware of the genius\madman (delete as
appropriate!) that is Philippe Petit back in the year 2000. On
holiday in Canada, a friend and I took a day trip out to
Niagara. The falls were simply awe inspiring... It's somewhere
i'd wanted to visit ever since I was a child, and they did not
disappoint. However, once you've 'done' the falls there is
little left of much interest. The town that has built up around
the falls is a pretty tacky affair to be honest... think
Southend seafront with a wonder of the world bolted on the side!
Still, we were there for the day, so thought "in for a penny.."
blah blah, and hit the touristy trail. This included a visit to
the Imax cinema which was showing a fi