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And each week, you tell us if we got it right.

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Aftermath.

Hey, everyone.

Thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

Today, we're speaking with guest expert Tom Hollowock.

Tom was the manager of Balloon Fest 86.

He has been doing special event logistics since 1978.

Tom recently retired and is now a screenwriter.

Let's hear what he has to say about Balloon Fest 86.

Hi, Tom.

Thank you so much for joining us today.

That was fun to be here, Rebecca.

So could you tell our listeners how you got involved

in the Balloon spectacle business?

Yeah, it was a thing that happened in the 80s.

The 80s were kind of a go-go time, if you recall.

It was, you know, like, you know, greed is good.

And corporations got into doing big special events.

In fact, the special event business

was kind of created in the 80s.

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