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Name		Robert Wise
Nickname
Address		Fairview, TX
Phone		972-548-9727
Email		N/A
Birthday		????
Gender		Male

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Start Date	End Date	Department	Position	Full / Part Time
5/28/1968	8/31/1968	Merchandising	Balloon Blower	Full Time

What I did at Astroworld

I was Astroworld's first balloon blower. I was the only full-time balloon blower during the 1968 summer, although they had someone fill in for me on my one off day each week.

What I want to share with you.

I was Astroworld's first balloon blower. On busy days, I would blow up large bunches of balloons for the three balloon girls to take out into the park to sell. One girl was very small and, with a big bunch of balloons in her hand, she would float up a little when she walked. It was a fun summer for me, in spite of being out in the sun most of the day (I worked from noon until near closing six days a week). I still sometimes have dreams of blowing up balloons and can still do the tying motions that I did all of that summer of 68. All the kids were friendly except maybe for some of the talent. After the park closed, some of the ride operators would stay and run the rides for the employees. They often ran the rides faster for us than they did for the guests. The Black Dragon was my favorite. Does anyone remember when they sent most of the employees home a couple of days before the park opened on June 1, 1968 because some worker had gotten killed? Does anyone remember the little temporary shacks that HR used when you were hired, if you were hired in May 1968? Remember how new everything smelled those first few weeks? The party they threw for the employees who stayed until the end of the summer was a huge bash and a lot of fun. Lots of pleasant memories. I wish I had taken pictures of everything and everyone.