Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:44:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Larry Moss <moss@balloonhq.com>
To: Balloon Twister List <balloon@balloonhq.com>,
Subject: Re: Curious about Congratulations!

Judy Bradt wrote:

> I just received my Special Events magazine today and noticed that Royal
> Sorrell and Larry Moss were nominated for a gala award for best balloon
> sculpture.
> 
> Congratulations!!  And good luck!!

Thanks. :-)

Mike Kenyon wrote:

> and realized I have no idea what this message is about. Special 
> Events magazine? Gala award? Balloon sculpture by Royal Sorrell and 
> Larry Moss? What is this all about - Larry? Royal? Is there anyone 
> who can shed some light on this, like what Special Events magazine 
> is, what the sculpture is, and most important of all, is a picture of 
> the sculpture available at BHQ?

Special Events magazine is, as you can guess from the name, a magazine
devoted to the special events industry.  You can learn more about the
magazine at http://www.specialevents.com.  They have a bunch of back issues
online (or at least articles from them).  That would be the best way to
find out about the magazine.  

Every year they offer gala awards for the most spectacular special events.
They have quite a few categories.  Best balloon creation is just one of
them.  That's what Royal and I were nominated for.  It looks like we're up
against Air Dimensional Design from Van Nuys, CA.  The pictures of the
entries aren't online, so I have no idea what their creation looks like.

The sculpture that Royal and I entered is the soccer player sculpture we
did in Belgium with a huge number of other people that attended the
Millennium Jam in June.  40,781 balloons without a frame or anything else
to hold it together.  The pictures, along with a 5 minute video showing the
construction, and a complete list of everyone that helped is at
	http://www.balloonhq.com/MJ2000-web

In addition to the stuff online, check out the latest issues of Balloon
Magic and Balloon Images.  (Thanks Kristie and Stephanie.)

We're still waiting for confirmation, but there's a very good chance that
this project will also be on Guinness Primetime sometime this season.

Larry Moss
BalloonHQ.com