Episode description
In the 1980s Cleveland Ohio was known as 'The Mistake on the Lake’. The city was famous for its high crime rate, high unemployment rate, & a toxic river so polluted it literally caught fire every few months. It was certainly not a destination for tourists, and citizens were moving away from the city at a rapid rate.
City officials decided enough was enough & tried to rebrand Cleveland as a vibrant, thriving, exciting location by hosting a fun, spectacular attempt to win themselves a Guinness World Record by releasing 2 million helium balloons into the atmosphere… what could possibly go wrong??
Jacob shares the story with Adam Densten - one half of Adam & Symon
Follow Adam on Instagram @adamdensten and @adamandsymonshow
Listen to Adam's podcast 'The Adam & Symon Show' https://link.chtbl.com/MsfHdsVJ
Skip straight to the story: approx 7:15
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Watch some of the news coverage of Balloonfest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0CT8zrw6lw&t=300s
Check out Treb Heining’s biography https://magicmadebydisney.com/2020/08/13/a-disneyland-balloon-boy-the-treb-heining-story-part-1/
Skip to part 2 if you wanna see Treb with Cher and her historic balloon arch ;)
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