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kimbutgar

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8. A guy I knew in high school is a balloon artist

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:43 PM

13 hrs ago

And he had gigs at the Kennedy center to do his balloon magic and he cancelled the dates. He stated he can not in conscience perform at the renamed center.

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A guy I knew in high school is a balloon artist kimbutgar 13 hrs ago #8

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True. Maybe with some time distance and a good spindoctor he can resurrect it further down the road. littlemissmartypants 39 min ago #22

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