‘Burque Babble reposts from last year his “Ten Reasons I Don’t Heart The Balloon Fiesta.”
It’s good stuff, especially if you know Albuquerque and the Fiesta — and have a sense of humor about them. A favorite excerpt:
#7: Those 9:30 P.M. teasers for the local 10:00 TV news that attempt to tie everything back to Albuquerque and those stinkin’ balloons….
THIS IS TOM JOLES, Tonight at 10, FIRST ON FOUR, Six U.S. Soldiers Are Killed In Iraq, find out local reaction tonight from Balloon Fiesta Park … Plus, weatherman Larry Rice inexplicably stands out LIVE at a darkened Balloon Fiesta Park to tell us how Typhoon Brittany off the coast of Japan might impact winds at tomorrow morning’s launch.