JOEIS DEBER UL A O: P T PHO Above: The Special Shape Glowdeo is an outgrowth of those first Balloon Fiesta balloon glows, and evolved from the Special Shape Rodeo afternoon flights. shapes flying in the mid- shapes and direct the shape O 1980s. If you wanted one of T event. It turned out that these shapes to appear at PHO I directed the first seven A your event, you had to pay T years of the Special Shape S the pilot to put it up. Our Rodeo, helped negotiate all best selling point was to tell OON FIE the shape contracts, and the pilots this would be the ALL flew a special shape in all largest gathering of shapes B the events. in the world and being part Another problem was of it was something they OFFICIAL that the Balloon Fiesta should not miss. charged a commercial fee During these early years for any balloon displaying a of the Balloon Fiesta, corporate logo. I soon found members of the Board did out to get any commercial a lot of the ground level work to make the Balloon shapes we needed to waive these fees. The board Fiesta successful. This included Board members agreed to waive the commercial entry fees, but taking on key flying event official duties, preparing only for the events on Thursday and Friday evening. the field, preparing pilot packs, registration and a Commercial shapes still had to pay if they wanted to hundred other things. My job was to recruit special fly during the daytime events. ® 142 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta