Stoppie... almost lost it!

I went out riding last night with a couple of buddies. We were all practicing wheelies, and of course I am the worst... Anyhow we rolled up to a stop sign and bam, I had the rear way up there. It felt almost vertical, I instinctively leaned my weight back and released both feet outward. I kind of came down to the right side a bit, like a roundoff. Kept her upright, thought, if she's going down, I want to try and lay her down not go over. The guys behind said the rear wheel was at least chest high. To bad we didn't have it on film, and don't know If I have the balls to try that again.