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Hot Air Balloon Story
Airdate: Tuesday - February 6, 1973

WOR Show

(Syndicated Release)

audio

(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

You might have been scared by Boston Blackie. . .

Show Description

The scrambled egg theory of the brain - up to 16 years old the brain is not solidified yet. Shep is in the Boy Scouts, the Moose Patrol, and the Jamboree is coming up. Shep was a junior patrol leader in Troop 41 Martin, Howard Emde, Shep, and Flick decide to build a Hot Air Balloon for their project. He describes how they made it from plans found in a magazine. Making Kerosene, Parafin, and Excelsior mix for fuel. Shep hesitates for a while about telling the rest of the story which he eventually does tell. It seems they underestimated the effects of the fuel. Martin lites it and there was a great cloud of smoke and the heat rose the balloon high up into the air in a ball of flame. It comes down and burns down 1/3 of Warren G Harding School.

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Americana Hotel
•	Backpacker Magazine
•	Holland America
•	John Barleycorn Pub

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	Ballet Mecanique

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	Nick

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Not Determined

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		February 6, 1973	Hot Air Balloon Story
		February 5, 1976	Hot Air Balloon Project

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