OK, you are familiar with Nowhere Man, Burning Man, Rambling Man, Hoochie Coochie Man, Traveling Man, Solitary Man, Piano Man, Mr. Tambourine Man and Bob Mann; but have you ever heard of The Falling Man?
His is a 9/11-related story that appears, for obvious reasons, this time of year. Here is his story from Wiki:
The fact that he was never identified adds to the mystique surrounding The Falling Man (click here). CBS Sunday Morning did a good interview a few years ago with the photographer Richard Drew who took the tragic photo(s) (click here.) (Richard took several photos (3:42 mark in video) of The Falling Man in addition to the one above showing him completely vertical.)
P.S. There was also this interesting YouTube interview with a fella who fell 22 stories in one of the Towers on 9/11 and survived it (click here.)
Tom Petty’s Free Fallin’ is ranked Number 1 on the list of best “Falling” songs. However, how about we go with something a little more upbeat and sunny to offset these otherwise depressing 9/11 memories?