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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta-Mass Ascension Pix Oct. 2
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Posted on 10/03/2010 9:58:30 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
Fall has officially begun in New Mexico.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Travel
KEYWORDS: balloonfiesta; fallishere; newmexico
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To: greyfoxx39
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:08:02 AM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(We now have confirmation that Barack Obama truly loves poor people. He is creating so many!)
To: greyfoxx39
Mass AscentionI know it's beautiful and all (so I've heard) but that's a freaky title for the event.
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:09:06 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(after your fifteen minutes are up you get a lifetime of ignominy.)
To: the invisib1e hand
I hadn’t thought of it, but you’re right. ;)
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:10:23 AM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(We now have confirmation that Barack Obama truly loves poor people. He is creating so many!)
To: greyfoxx39
What a spectacle of color and creativity.
I suppose, however, it's only a matter of time before someone insinuates something distasteful into it. I mean, beyond the typical southwestern genuflecting to goddesses and such.
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:15:38 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(after your fifteen minutes are up you get a lifetime of ignominy.)
To: the invisib1e hand; CedarDave; leapfrog0202; Tijeras_Slim; Quix
beyond the typical southwestern genuflecting to goddesses and such.All the genuflecting was done earlier during the State Fair ;)
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:24:42 AM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(We now have confirmation that Barack Obama truly loves poor people. He is creating so many!)
To: greyfoxx39
Fiesta is the one thing we miss the most since moving away from NM. We lived in the River’s Edge II subdivision, and quite often the balloons would drift over our neighborhood. Back in ‘01, one balloon got too low and smacked a couple of houses on our street, then landed about two doors down from us.
I don’t miss the traffic, though. When I worked at Sun Health, getting out of the area early in the afternoon was required when a glow was scheduled. Otherwise, gridlock.
To: the invisib1e hand
I suppose, however, it's only a matter of time before someone insinuates something distasteful into it. I mean, beyond the typical southwestern genuflecting to goddesses and such.Are you familiar with the "Burning of Zozobra" in Santa Fe? That's a strange spectacle. It was done recently - usually right around Labor Day.
To: Disambiguator
Zozobra is a hideous but harmless fifty-foot bogeyman marionette. He is a toothless, empty-headed facade. He has no guts and doesn't have a leg to stand on. He is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. He never wins. He moans and groans, rolls his eyes and twists his head. His mouth gapes and chomps. His arms flail about in frustration.
Hunh. Sounds like Jimmy Carter.
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:32:15 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(after your fifteen minutes are up you get a lifetime of ignominy.)
To: greyfoxx39
Is it this same weekend every year? I’d love to go sometime!
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:35:10 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
Is it this same weekend every year? I’d love to go sometime! I'm pretty sure it takes place right around the first of October every year. You can save the link I posted in post #2 to the official website for future reference.
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:47:54 AM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(We now have confirmation that Barack Obama truly loves poor people. He is creating so many!)
To: greyfoxx39
;) Did you guys move that power line?
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posted on
10/03/2010 10:48:36 AM PDT
by
righttackle44
(I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine.)
To: righttackle44
We found that moving power lines doesn’t work..the balloons just hunt them down. ;(
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posted on
10/03/2010 11:11:55 AM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(We now have confirmation that Barack Obama truly loves poor people. He is creating so many!)
To: greyfoxx39
I’ve always wanted to go!
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posted on
10/03/2010 11:44:40 AM PDT
by
bgill
(K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: greyfoxx39
I will never figure out why the knuckle heads in Dallas have their festival at the height of summer.
Balloons dont rise and people dont turn out to bake in the heat.
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posted on
10/03/2010 11:48:33 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: greyfoxx39
Looks like the alien went for a swim.
Doh!
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posted on
10/03/2010 11:54:31 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: SuziQ; bgill
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posted on
10/03/2010 12:04:34 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Looks like the alien went for a swim. When the balloons get tired of hunting power lines, they like to take a refreshing dip in the Rio Grande River. ;)
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posted on
10/03/2010 12:05:49 PM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(We now have confirmation that Barack Obama truly loves poor people. He is creating so many!)
To: greyfoxx39
And often they like to drag you trough the desert for a while!
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posted on
10/03/2010 12:15:09 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: the invisib1e hand
Well, if you have ever seen it... you would agree. It IS a mass accension. It’s so darned awesome. Simply the best!
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posted on
10/03/2010 12:15:56 PM PDT
by
cubreporter
( Trust Rush and you won't go wrong.)
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