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Tonight I had the opportunity to do one of the coolest things ever . . . . crew for the Brooks and Dunn hot air balloon before their concert at Blossom Music Center in Cleveland. Cindy met me at my house at 2:45pm and Mike and Debby picked us up around 3:15. We made our way to Blossom and arrived at around 4:10. We met Joe (the pilot of the B&D balloon) by the truck and started talking about the weather. It was beautiful and sunny with some large clouds in the sky, but nothing looked to omin… Continue

This past weekend was the Thurston Classic Balloon Festival in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The weather looked like it was going to be so - so and we were not expecting anything for the weekend. After only about an hour and fifteen minute car ride, we arrived at the Days Inn on Friday @ around 3:00pm. We checked into the hotel, registered, and then made our way to our room. We got ourselves ready for a flight, met Aaron, (our local crew) and headed for the field. There were storms all over and thing… Continue

This past weekend I traveled with Debby Young to Coshocton, Ohio to compete in the Coshocton County Hot Air Balloon Festival. The weather looked like it was going to be decent, with the possibility of rain on Saturday. The drive down was quick and painless and when we arrived we were the first ones to register. It looked great, but breezy and we weren't convinced there was going to be a flight that night. Sure enough, the flight was canceled and after enjoying a hog roast dinner we went back to… Continue