Marin's 'Balloon Boy' from 1964 still flying high

Dan Nowell is a high-powered Corte Madera businessman these days, but on one morning 45 years ago, he was a high-flying boy defying death in the skies above Southern Marin.

[Adam]

Now that is a beautiful story. Well written. Thank you.

[cod fisher]

I was (and still am) 2 years younger that Dan, and went to school with him at Tam Valley school. I remember Danny's flight that day....I remember all huddling around the TV watching "To Tell the Truth". Yup, Dan was the Man.......

[Red Diaper]

And what of the pictures that were mentioned ?Top secret I guess.Geez

[Lisa]

Synched? Maybe "cinched?"

[Editer]

Red Diaper wrote:

And what of the pictures that were mentioned ?Top secret I guess.Geez

The IJ goons don't attach photos to stories until the end of their work shifts, probably around 11 pm.

[Doppelganger]

Hey, CW Nevius of the "SF Comical" just did this story! Have you no shame?

[NorthBayRover]

The pictures?

[NorthBayRover]

Excuse me.

[dubois]

Seems to me that this article was pretty much copied right from yesterday's article in the sfgate.... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi...

[get]

Lisa wrote:

Synched? Maybe "cinched?"

What would the world do without blowhards like you?

[cnn]

communist news network (CNN) would do a story like this since they don't report ANYTHING that Obama is doing to destroy this country.

-enemies list
-natural born citizen
-destroying healthcare
-nuclear proliferation around the globe
-letting afghans decimate our troops
-van jones - self admitted radical communist
-sustein - wants animals to have lawyers. Very strange. Also wants to harvest organs from alive people
-and the sick and perverted list of the radical left wing goes on and on and on.
Watch Fox News for Change to get THE TRUTH!!

[Fahrvergnugen]

I like the IJ story better (far more detail and personal recollection) and what a bonus! getting a picture taken with Mr. Coffee himself, Joltin' Joe!

[Downtown]

Red Diaper, Dubois, and Editer..you guys are unhappy donuts.. This ones for you: http://www.entertonement.com/clips/pqqdqyblwx... -

[Downtown]

Great article Brent Ainsworth!!

[John]

cnn wrote:

communist news network (CNN) would do a story like this since they don't report ANYTHING that Obama is doing to destroy this country.
-enemies list
-natural born citizen
-destroying healthcare
-nuclear proliferation around the globe
-letting afghans decimate our troops
-van jones - self admitted radical communist
-sustein - wants animals to have lawyers. Very strange. Also wants to harvest organs from alive people
-and the sick and perverted list of the radical left wing goes on and on and on.
Watch Fox News for Change to get THE TRUTH!!

Destroying healthcare, healthcare is already beyond destroyed, it is a joke set up so phycisians can bankrupt hard working Americans in their pursuit of accumulating more properties and Ferraris.

[Yehudi]

Interesting to find a true story while the other one appears a hoax.

[Thomas]

cnn wrote:

communist news network (CNN) would do a story like this since they don't report ANYTHING that Obama is doing to destroy this country.
-enemies list
-natural born citizen
-destroying healthcare
-nuclear proliferation around the globe
-letting afghans decimate our troops
-van jones - self admitted radical communist
-sustein - wants animals to have lawyers. Very strange. Also wants to harvest organs from alive people
-and the sick and perverted list of the radical left wing goes on and on and on.
Watch Fox News for Change to get THE TRUTH!!

jeesh you are pathetic, we won the election time for you to move to Utah.