From: "Ralph Dewey" <balloonz@flash.net>
To: <Balloon@fooledya.com>
Subject: Millennium Balloon Jam
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:42:59 -0400

I finally made it back from the Millennium Jam in Belgium.  I took a few
days after the jam to visit Germany.

If I had to pick one word to describe the Millennium Jam, AWESOME comes to
mind.  It may have topped both T&Jam and Twist and Shout 2000.  Leo (as
wells as Shirley, Johan and the IBS crew) mixed some of the best talents
from Europe and the USA and created an event that was top notch.  When you
put a couple of hundred twisters together in a big room all sharing their
best ideas, it'll blow you away.  I talked to a couple from Ireland who was
fairly new at balloon modeling.  They were only accustomed to seeing simple
dogs and giraffes before the jam.  Now a whole new world of possibilities
has opened for them.  They were like kids in a candy store.

I want to thank Leo Verlinden for elevating the art of balloon sculptures by
putting on such a wonderful event.  Keep up the good work.

Ralph Dewey				Joey To The World-7 Gospel Clown Convention
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