Balloons, Woody and Bears

and I laughed like I always do
and I cried, like I cry for you
and balloon man blew up in my hand
—Robyn Hitchcock

The topic of balloons came up after dinner last night. Maybe you’ve been to BigBoysBalloons.com and you already know they specialize in big and unusual balloons.

Everyone has their thing. But some quirks are exceptionally dangerous.

Like after watching the Behind-the-Music-like exposé of Grizzly Man (Timothy Treadwell) last night on ABC Primetime. They didn’t focus so much on his intimate footage of bears, but more so, the tragedy that would become his life when he didn’t get the gig as Woody on Cheers. That spiraled into a bout of drugs and some meandering until he had a religious experience up in Alaska with a bear.

It’s no spoiler to tell you that he went bonkers filming these beasts, getting way too close and eventually dying by their paws. Oh, and even though they say he had a girlfriend—he was supergay. The full article is here. The movie is out soon.

The moral of this entry? Don’t be too upset if you don’t get the Woody part, bears kill fags, and balloons are your friend.