the artistic crime of the century

Watched Man on Wire, and absolutely loved it! It's a documentary about the guy who walked a tightrope that he and his buddies illegally rigged up between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

The guy is a nut -- there's just no way around that. But I love nuts. You know me ... I am always inspired by stories of people who refuse to let go of their crazy dreams, no matter what. He decided on his goal even before the towers had been completely constructed, and just blindly and almost belligerently forged ahead, creating an elaborate plan to accomplish the impossible, recruiting others to assist him, fearlessly ignoring wisdom and common sense.

And he succeeded! I was covered in goosebumps as I watched him step out on that wire -- a quarter of a mile up in the air, with no safety harness or net. Woo hoo!

So there's all that, plus the soundtrack included one of my very favorite pieces of classical music:

http://www.last.fm/music/Anne+Queff%C3%A9lec/_/Trois+Gymnopedies%3A+No.+3?autostart

You can read more about Man on Wire on IMDB here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/
It's recently been released on DVD.