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Balloon Boy barfs on live TV
Look (said in Fred Armisen’s Barack Obama voice), I haven’t paid much attention to this 6-year-old kid Falcon Heene and his flying saucer-building dad. From the second I heard the story yesterday about the family that not once but twice appeared on the surreality TV show “Wife Swap,” I figured he was likely hiding or the mad scientist dad was just trying to get some attention for his gadget. It was just a little too “Truman Show” to be real.
Turns out, Falcon was hiding after dad had yelled at him, and now the news channels have something to yap about for 48 hours.
Great. Count me out.
However, there is one thing that can draw me in at least for a minute. (Seriously, at this point they are begging me to watch.) The family appeared on “Today” this morning, with dad looking like he’s spent a few too many hours in the Saxon Pub. But dad wasn’t the one with the queasy stomach. At about the six-minute mark of the video, young Falcon vomits, right after calmly asking his mother for a cup. And the interview just keeps rolling along. Between two “Wife Swap” appearances and being exploited on TV after being shamed by his father, I think young Falcon may end up a tad scarred. In terms of famous child “actors,” I’m thinking Falcon will end up a little more Corey Haim than Ron Howard.
Weird.
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By think before you write
October 16, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this
Funny you talk about news channels “yapping” yet you are doing the same thing hypocrite.
By take your own advice
October 16, 2009 12:59 PM | Link to this
Then he clearly stated why he chose to write on the subject outside of the general chatter. This is the bast part of the whole fiasco.
By jimmycity
October 16, 2009 3:12 PM | Link to this
Obviously an attention *****. I feel as nauseous as the kid.