Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
A guy around here is supposed to be building a rocket in his backyard that will be capable of blasting him into space, straight from his backyard. I hope he survives the trip and doesn't hit any planes on the way up (or down). I guess he's going to get to see space, sounds a little chancey.
You know, I kind of like that poor little fella myself.
You got that right. When I had read the original story I confess I felt badly for the hypnotist, wondering how she was going to make out. I was glad to read some fellow Austinites pitched in to help her. While Austin is a liberal hotbed, one of the things I like about living in this town is the air of weirdness that permeates it.
A guy around here is supposed to be building a rocket in his backyard
I've read or seen a story about a guy doing that, but I don't remember where he was located... may have been a different guy. It sort of reminds me of the story of the guy who tied a bunch of helium balloons to his lawn chair and took off for a jaunt at 16,000 feet over Los Angeles....
Yeah, I think there's more than one...
Did the guy with the lawn chair survive?
Oh, yes he did. Floated around for 45 minutes or so until he shot out some of the balloons with a pellet gun he'd brought along for just that purpose, and descended back down. Here's a link to a website with the story, including his rather sad end years later.
That is my most favorite song on the soundtrack! I just love choral music, and boy choirs have a very special sound!
Is his name Wallace? (see "A Grand Day Out" one of the Wallace and Gromit movies!)
Those are the easiest kinds of sneaks!
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