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Some Have BBQs, Some Have Fireworks, One Has a Cluster…

July 4th, 2008 by xformed

…of balloons to keep him entertained. Actually, he’ll be taking to the air on the 5th, but it makes for a good notification story for today.

Larry Couch, the cluster ballooning lawn chair guy will try to make a 300 mile journey, riding high in his lawn chair above Oregaon and Idaho.

You can track his progress live on his website, locating him with his on chair GPS unit.

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1 response about “Some Have BBQs, Some Have Fireworks, One Has a Cluster…”

  1. Steeljaw Scribe said:
    July 7th, 2008 at 11:49 am

    He, at least, had the good sense to (1) carry a BB-gun to kill the balloons and (2) execute his flight over dry land, unlike this poor soul…
    - SJS

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