UPDATE: Aerialist performs on wheel
Circus Sarasota ringmaster star, Joseph Bauer, Jr., jumps rope atop the "Wheel of Destiny" on the roof of One Watergate on Tuesday in Sarasota. The stunt was done as a promotion for Circus Sarasota's upcoming season., which begins on Feb. 3.from the Sarasota Herald Tribune
By Billy Cox
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
"It was very, very windy up there today," Bauer told fans in the Park following his 12-minute act, which included skipping rope and running along the wheel while blindfolded. "That was a big issue, not to slip."
Although Circus Sarasota, which sponsored the promotional event, has yet to hear back from Guinness Book of World records, Bauer says his high altitude feat -- accomplished from a 19-story building atop a 50-foot spinning wheel -- is unprecedented in the history of the circus. When asked if there were record-setting categories of this nature, the Sarasota resident immediately replied, "Now there is.""It was very, very windy up there today," Bauer told fans in the Park following his 12-minute act, which included skipping rope and running along the wheel while blindfolded. "That was a big issue, not to slip."
Although Circus Sarasota, which sponsored the promotional event, has yet to hear back from Guinness Book of World records, Bauer says his high altitude feat -- accomplished from a 19-story building atop a 50-foot spinning wheel -- is unprecedented in the history of the circus. When asked if there were record-setting categories of this nature, the Sarasota resident immediately replied, "Now there is."
TODAY'S NEWSPAPER STORY
Although Circus Sarasota, which sponsored the promotional event, has yet to hear back from Guinness Book of World records, Bauer says his high altitude feat -- accomplished from a 19-story building atop a 50-foot spinning wheel -- is unprecedented in the history of the circus. When asked if there were record-setting categories of this nature, the Sarasota resident immediately replied, "Now there is.""It was very, very windy up there today," Bauer told fans in the Park following his 12-minute act, which included skipping rope and running along the wheel while blindfolded. "That was a big issue, not to slip."
Although Circus Sarasota, which sponsored the promotional event, has yet to hear back from Guinness Book of World records, Bauer says his high altitude feat -- accomplished from a 19-story building atop a 50-foot spinning wheel -- is unprecedented in the history of the circus. When asked if there were record-setting categories of this nature, the Sarasota resident immediately replied, "Now there is."
TODAY'S NEWSPAPER STORY
For the second year in a row, Sarasotans today can witness a daredevil aerial act conducted above the roof of One Watergate Condominium.
But instead of a high-wire skywalk, the dizzying public performance at 11 a.m. will showcase Joseph Dominick Bauer's ability to navigate his 50-foot-tall Wheel of Destiny with hazards that include double blindfolds and a jump rope. Erected upon a tripod base, the contraption features a wheel on top that can be spun by running on the inside or the outside; Bauer has hit top speeds of 35 mph.
Combined with the approximate 190-foot height of the Watergate, Bauer's tricks will take him about 240 feet off the ground, which could earn him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
But instead of a high-wire skywalk, the dizzying public performance at 11 a.m. will showcase Joseph Dominick Bauer's ability to navigate his 50-foot-tall Wheel of Destiny with hazards that include double blindfolds and a jump rope. Erected upon a tripod base, the contraption features a wheel on top that can be spun by running on the inside or the outside; Bauer has hit top speeds of 35 mph.
Combined with the approximate 190-foot height of the Watergate, Bauer's tricks will take him about 240 feet off the ground, which could earn him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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