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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

OCTOBER, 16, 2008 THE ENERGIZER BUNNY® HOT HARE BALLOON.. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIVING

OCTOBER, 16, 2008
 THE ENERGIZER BUNNY® HOT HARE BALLOON..
 THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIVING

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The Energizer Bunny® first went airborne in September, 1994, leading a hare-and-hounds race at the 21st annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race in St. Louis. She has been breezing across the country ever since. She has floated over cities from Upstate New York, to the southern tip of California.

( She sure gets around... doesn't she?)


That’s One Big Bunny!


The Energizer Bunny® Hot Hare Balloon is the world’s biggest hot air balloon.
At 166 feet tall, (the height of a six-story building and 15-feet taller than the Statue of Liberty) The Energizer Bunny® Hot Hare Balloon’s feet are a gigantic size 98, which always makes for interesting landings.

(I gripe cause they don't make grownup people shoes for a size 5 foot... now this size 98 could prove to be a might embarrassing.. whoa!)



JUST HOW BIG .." IS".. BIG?



Hot Hare Vital Statistics

All the details about the Energizer Bunny® Hot Hare Balloon—the world's largest hot air balloon.
Total Height:    166' — 15' taller than the Statue of Liberty
Ears Height:    60' — as tall as the Presidents' faces on Mount Rushmore. EB's ears alone, are the height of an entire average-sized hot air balloon.
Head:    30' wide x 45' long
Glasses:    32' wide
Drum:    45' diameter, 20' wide
Nose:    16' wide
Arms:    40' long
Tail:    20' diameter
Sandals:    60' long, 12' wide, 4' deep
Shoe Size:    98
Balloon Volume:    180,000 cu. ft. — 550,000,000 AA batteries could fit inside the Energizer Bunny® Hot Hare Balloon. That's enough power to juice a portable CD player for everyone in the United States.
Balloon Weight:    1,170 lbs. — the same as 4,680 D batteries, which would power 2,340 flashlights or a portable stereo for 9 months straight.
Double Burner Output:    30,000,000 BTU/hour — the equivalent amount of heat produced by 5,000 gas grills.
Deflation Ports (Vents):    93
Fabric:    5,000 linear yards, 60' wide
Thread:    84 miles

( 84 MILES of thread..... WHOA!)



When will the Energizer Bunny® Hot Hare will breeze into your community.

2008 Balloon Schedule

(Looks like we have missed all of them for the year 2008.. but now that I know that it is not a UFO or maybe somebodies idea of joke for lockie.. yep.. I 'll be looking for it in 2009! I wonder if they fly her in the Thanksgiving Day Parade.. bet she is too big .. but I will check it out!)



Date      Event      Location


April 17 - 20, 2008     Sunrise Community Balloon Race     Miami, FL
April 24 - 26, 2008     Kentucky Derby Balloon Festival     Louisville, KY
May 1 - 4, 2008     Strawberry Festival     Chadbourn, NC
May 15 - 17, 2008     Preakness Balloon Race     Baltimore, MD
May 24 - 25, 2008     Alabama Jubilee Balloon Classic     Decatur, AL
June 13 - 15, 2008     Gulf Coast Balloon Festival     Pennscola, FL/Mobile, AL
June 18 - 22, 2008     DFW Summer Balloon Classic     Dallas, TX
June 28 - 29, 2008     Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic     Santa Rosa, CA
July 3 - 6, 2008     Lisle Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival     Lisle, IL
July 17 - 20, 2008     Wellsville Balloon Festival     Wellsville, NY
July 25 - 27, 2008     QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning     Readington, NJ
August 6 - 10, 2008     Metro New York Balloon and Music Festival     Long Island, NY
August 22 - 24, 2008     Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival     Denver, CO
September 5 - 7, 2008     Great Reno Balloon Race     Reno, NV
September 12 - 14, 2008     Snowmass Balloon Festival     Snowmass, CO
September 19 - 21, 2008     Great Forest Park Balloon Race     St. Louis, MO
September 25 - 28, 2008     Pelississippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival     Knoxville, TN
October 3 - 12, 2008     Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta     Albuquerque, NM


Be a Hot Hare Volunteer


Be part of the Energizer Hot Hare Balloon Team. To volunteer when the
Energizer Hot Hare Balloon Team comes to a town near you, e-mail the
pilot at HotHareCrew@netzero.com.

(OH YEAH.. YOU KNOW IF I CAN GET THERE .. LOCKIE WILL BE LOOKING DOWN ON THE WORLD, UNLESS THEY WANT ME TO LIKE.. SHOVEL COAL OR SOMETHING.. THEN THEY CAN GO FLY A BUNNY!)

        


IF YOUR NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE YET... GIT'R DONE FOLKS!

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9 comments:

  1. I'd freak if I saw that bunny over my house LOL.......hope you have a good day gal!

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  2. SEEN IT! Well, not up close and personal.. but saw it in the air one year.
    Very cool! LOCKIE CAN FLY!!

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  3. Is it true that the energizer bunny likes quickies?.......................and if so,"are there other energizer bunnies out there?".............................I'm always so curious.

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  4. Crystal I would freak too! hehehe.. that would be something though.. I would love it!

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  5. hahahahahahaaa! No way in hell am I about to get into anything like that and float above the ground .. I don't even like air planes.. but to depend on something sown together with thread.. oh no!
    But man it is too cool isn't it?

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  6. This EB Bunny... doesn't do anything quick Freddie.. she just does it right and never stops .. just keeps right on going .. getting the job done... lol..

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  7. I have heard that kind of thing is what killed Elvis, Freddie and he wasn't even an alien.. so be careful buddy!

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