Beast Meets West

"You know, it must be tough to fly a hot-air balloon when it's this hot out," remarked Paolo. I had never thought about it before, but it turned out he was right. Cameron Balloons of Bristol, England, had made a balloon that could circumnavigate the world, but they couldn't make one that could get off the ground against the heat of an October afternoon in Arizona.

After a while, Kevin the AMC flack came up and told us apologetically that there would be no rides today. "The thermal situation isn't the greatest," he said.

Bob Burns

Paul Blaisdell in the 1950s as Cuddles the She Creature (left), and chatting with Kathy Burns (right).

Paolo Vescia

Cuddles comes to Tempe Diablo.

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