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	Larry Walters - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Larry was launched from his girlfriend's backyard in San Pedro, CA with the assistance of another friend.
		Larry was not rescued by a helicopter, but rather came down on his own will while possibly trying to land in an open field.
		Larry: Ah, the difficulty is, ah, this was an unauthorised balloon launch, and, uh, I know I'm in a federal airspace, and, uh, I'm sure my ground crew has alerted the proper authority.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Larry_Walters (529 words)

	Larry Walters Information
		Walters then attached the balloons to his lawnchair, filled them with helium, donned a parachute, and strapped himself to the chair with a pellet gun, a CB radio, sandwiches, soft drinks, and a camera.
		Walters always dreamed of flying but was unable to become a pilot in the United States Air Force due to bad eyesight.
		Walters was in brief demand as a motivational speaker after his flight and quit his job as a truck driver, but never was able to make much money from his fame.
	www.bookrags.com /Larry_Walters (1196 words)

	Lawn Larry, true story of Lawn Larry and his baloons.
		Larry Walters went to the local Army-Navy surplus store and purchased 45 weather balloons and several tanks of helium.
		Lawn Larry packed several sandwiches and a six-pack of Miller Lite and loaded his pellet gun figuring he could pop a few balloons when it was time to descend.
		Larry's plan was to lazily float up to a height of about 30 feel above his back yard and come back down in a few hours.
	www.itravelsingle.com /Lawn_Larry.html (301 words)

	Larry Walters, Airborne Adventurer
		Larry had prepared for most problems from something to drink, to CB radio, to ballast, and a way back down by popping the balloons.
		Larry's bold adventure has helped me set aside both fears of what people might think and also start taking risks to do some things that were a bit more adventurous and beyond what I normally would do.
		I think it was a great spirit of adventure and had Larry been around at the turn of the century, say 1900-1910, he would have been heroically hailed for his spirit and his acheivement...but now with so many regulators, and such sophistication that we can say it was "illegal, insane, and Darwinistic" we miss out.
	tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us /~acody/larry2.html (688 words)

	Forum Messages
		Larry's plan was to sever the anchor and lazily float up to a height of about 30 feet above his back yard, where he would enjoy a few hours of flight before coming back down.
		Larry hit the talk show circuit, appearing with Johnny Carson and David Letterman, hosting at a New York bar filled with lawn chairs for the occasion, and receiving an award from the Bonehead Club of Dallas while the FAA pondered his case.
		Walters countered by offering to admit to failing to maintain two-way radio contact with the airport and to pay a $1,000 penalty if the other two charges were dropped.
	www.mymontana.com /?template=forums_topic&ftid=2080 (2156 words)

	Cluster Balloonist-Moments in time
		Larry, who had just set a new altitude record for a flight with gas-filled clustered balloons (although his record was not officially recognized because he had not carried a proper altitude-recording device with him) became an instant celebrity, but the Federal Aviation Administration was not amused.
		Larry hit the talk show circuit, appearing with Johnny Carson and David Letterman, hosting at a New York bar filled with lawn chairs for the occasion, and receiving an award from the Bonehead Club of Dallas while the FAA pondered his case.
		Walters countered by offering to admit to failing to maintain two-way radio contact with the airport and to pay a $1,000 penalty if the other two charges were dropped.
	pnjwood.com /fotoblog/index.php?showimage=92 (901 words)

	Larry Walters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Walters then attached the balloons to his lawnchair, filled them with helium, donned a parachute, and strapped himself to the chair with a pellet gun (with which he intended to shoot the balloons to lower himself), a CB radio, sandwiches, soft drinks, and a camera.
		Walter's flight inspired a satirical narrative thread in Berke Breathed's Bloom County comic strip, where wheelchair-bound Cutter John and Opus the Penguin ride across the ocean to cause havoc in apartheid-era South Africa.
		The historicity of Larry Walters' flight was documented on an episode of Mythbusters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Walters (1477 words)

	The Straight Dope: Did somebody once go aloft in a lawn chair tied to a bunch of helium balloons?
		Larry, an authentic working-class hero (at the time he was driving a truck), went aloft July 2, 1982, from his girlfriend's backyard in suburban Los Angeles.
		Larry's original idea was that he would fly east to the Mojave desert, but it didn't quite work out that way.
		Sure enough, Walters was charged with reckless operation of an aircraft, failure to stay in communication with the tower, and flying a "civil aircraft for which there is not currently in effect an airworthiness certificate." He wound up paying a $1,500 fine.
	www.straightdope.com /classics/a3_131.html (506 words)

	Articles - Larry Walters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Walters then attached the balloons to his lawnchair, filled them with helium, donned a parachute, and strapped himself to the chair with a pellet gun (with which he intended to shoot the balloons to lower himself), a CB radio, sandwiches, soft drinks, and a camera.
		Larry Walters' flight is referenced in the third season of the Fox Comedy Arrested Development, wherein George Bluth Sr.
		Walter's flight inspired a satirical narrative thread in Berke Breathed's Bloom County comic strip, where wheelchair-bound Cutter John and Opus the Penguin ride across the ocean to cause havoc in apartheid-era South Africa.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Larry_Walters (1628 words)

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		Larry Walters, who achieved dubious fame in 1982 when he piloted a lawn chair attached to helium balloons 16,000 feet above Long Beach, has committed suicide at the age of 44.
		The stunt earned Walters a $1,500 fine from the FAA, the top prize from the Bonehead Club of Dallas, the altitude record for gas-filled clustered balloons (which could not be officially recorded because he was unlicensed and unsanctioned) and international admiration.
		Walters abandoned his truck-driving job and went on the lecture circuit, remaining sporadically in demand at motivational seminars.
	www.darwinawards.com /stupid/stupid1998-11a.html (529 words)

	Walters Ag, Inc.
		Larry Walters, the second child of ten children, was raised on a small farm south of Canton, and he attended Canton schools.
		Larry planted crops, spread fertilizer, sprayed the chemicals on the fields, and harvested the crops.
		Larry was given the option to purchase the equipment and the buildings at the Farmington plant or look for another job.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/2000/ihy000450.html (1005 words)

	To the Mountain Top
		Larry Walters loves to explore the Lake District, but on a metaphorical level he's had a few personal mountains to conquer.
		Walters is a retired chartered engineer who was born with cerebral palsy into a working class family in the 1930s and his future appeared very bleak.
		From an early age, Larry Walters discovered that he was different from others, and with his discovery came the realisation that he had a mountain to climb and a summit to reach.
	www.hayloft.org.uk /mountaintop.html (1226 words)

	Lawnchair Larry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Larry was launched from his girlfriend Carol Van Deusen's backyard in San Pedro, California with the assistance of another friend, Ron Richlin.
		Larry dropped his glasses during lift-off, but had a spare pair with him, and radioed his "ground crew," saying, "I can see perfectly don't worry." (Later in the flight, when his girlfriend reported she had found his glasses, he replied "Well, that's good news.")
		Larry's intention was that this would be a long-distance flight, and he planned for it accordingly.
	www.w8an.net /lawnchairlarry.html (648 words)

	"Lawn Chair Pilot" Larry Walters: July 1982 - Celebrities T-Z Quiz
		* Imagine being the Delta or TWA pilot that, on July 2, 1982, spotted Larry Walters on his lawn chair, floating along at an altitude of 16,000 feet.
		Helium filled weather balloons held him aloft (42 or 45 depending on the account).
		Walters knew that his bold adventure entailed risk.
	www.funtrivia.com /quizdetails.cfm?quiz=168435 (156 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Up, Up, and Away!
		The story was essentially true, although Larry had actually made his flight fifteen years earlier, and many of the details presented in the 1997 version were made-up or greatly embellished.
		Larry, who had just set a new altitude record for a flight with gas-filled clustered balloons (although his record was not officially recognized because he had not carried a proper altitude-recording device with him) became an instant celebrity, but the Federal Aviation Administration was not amused.
		A fictionalized version of Larry Walters' story was the basis for the musical "The Flight of the Lawn Chair Man," which played in Philadelphia in 2000.
	www.snopes.com /travel/airline/walters.asp (1860 words)

	Lawnchair Larry Flies!
		Satisfied it would work, Larry packed several sandwiches and a six-pack of Miller Lite, loaded his pellet gun-figuring he could pop a few balloons when it was time to descend-and went back to the floating lawn chair.
		Larry's plan was to lazily float up to a height of about 30 feet above his back yard after severing the anchor and in a few hours come back down.
		Once the crew determined that Larry was not dangerous, they attempted to close in for a rescue but the draft from the blades would push Larry away whenever they neared.
	tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us /~acody/larry.html (801 words)

	"Lawn Chair Pilot" Larry Walters: July 1982 quiz -- free game
		Larry intended to shoot the balloons for his eventual descent.
		Larry was in radio contact during the flight.
		Larry did not receive the altitude award for gas-filled clustered balloons because the flight was not sanctioned.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=168435 (404 words)

	Who...and then some
		When Larry Walters was 13 years old, he went to a local Army-Navy surplus store and saw the weather balloons hanging from the ceiling.
		Walters went to a friend's house in San Pedro Thursday night, inflated 45 six-foot weather balloons and attached them to an aluminum lawn chair tethered to the ground.
		Walters then lost his pistol overboard, and the chair drifted downward, controlled only by the gallon jugs of water attached to the sides as ballast.
	home1.gte.net /reso9ds7/who____and_then_some.html (1333 words)

	1982 Honorable Mention: Lawn Chair Larry
		(1982, California) Larry Walters of Los Angeles is one of the few to contend for the Darwin Awards and live to tell the tale.
		Larry's plan was to sever the anchor and lazily float up to a height of about 30 feet above his back yard, where he would enjoy a few hours of flight before coming back down.
		Larry's efforts won him a $1,500 FAA fine, a prize from the Bonehead Club of Dallas, the altitude record for gas-filled clustered balloons, and a Darwin Awards Honorable Mention.
	www.darwinawards.com /stupid/stupid1998-11.html (766 words)

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		Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality.
		Larry started getting numb in the cold atmosphere at 16,000 feet and decided to descend -- which he accomplished by popping some of the balloons with the BB gun.
		Larry was eventually fined by the FAA for four violations of the Federal Aviation Act, including operating a "civil aircraft for which there is not currently in effect an airworthiness certificate".
	www.manbottle.com /humor/Larry_Walters,_Lawn_Chair_Pilot.htm (611 words)

	Right bait can be secret of success - outdooramerican.com
		Walters said that as spring approaches, lily pads appear on his lake and make it difficult to use worms.
		Walters said if a worm is used, the bass may think it is an approaching snake and may be reluctant to go near it.
		Walters said he uses a worm with a weight attached to it or deep-diving plugs.
	www.outdooramerican.com /news/stories/20050306/features/2061901.html (653 words)

	mythbustersfanclub.com - Poppy Seed Drug Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Armed with little more than a hand held BB gun to descend by shooting the balloons one by one, he was too frightened to use it for fear that he would plummet to the earth.
		Walters’ girlfriend, Carol, spent her life savings and maxed out her credit cards to help pay for the equipment.
		Larry Dougherty, private investigator, this is a very alive debate, as many people say you will test positive as those who say you won’t.
	www.mythbustersfanclub.com /mb2/content/view/15/27 (1369 words)

	Who...and then some
		When Larry Walters was 13 years old, he went to a local Army-Navy surplus store and saw the weather balloons hanging from the ceiling.
		With the help of his ground crew, Larry then secured himself into the lawn chair which was anchored to the bumper of a friend's car by two nylon tethers.
		Larry started shooting out a few balloons to start his descent but had accidentally dropped it.
	mysite.verizon.net /reso9ds7/who____and_then_some.html (1333 words)

	damnum absque injuria » Larry Walters: Somebody Famous Said Something About Liberty and Security, Um, I Think (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Attorney Larry Walters was a guest on Bill O’Reilly’s show today to discuss the differing evidentiary standards in Britain and America for investigating terrorists.
		WALTERS: Britain is a different society, and we have a Bill of Rights, something that we fought the American Revolution against the UK to be able to obtain, and we’re the leaders in the world in terms of civil liberties.
		Walters says he is concerned that “you’re talking about giving up basic constitutional rights to get a little bit of security.” (emphasis added).
	www.xrlq.com /2006/08/10/larry-walters-somebody-famous-said-something-about-liberty-and-security-um-i-think (2480 words)

	firstamendmentcenter.org: news
		Her attorneys, David Wasserman and Larry Walters, have made a specialty of defending people against pornography charges in Polk County and representing free speech issues on the Internet.
		Larry Walters, one Robinson's attorneys, says it remains to be seen what Polk County residents find objectionable.
		Walters says the Robinsons' case will break new ground on an issue that has remained elusive, despite an attempt by Congress to regulate Internet content.
	www.firstamendmentcenter.org /news.aspx?id=5806&printer-friendly=y (1443 words)

	Becoming the Best at Qwest
		Walters embarked on a fourfold strategy: embracing the front-line associates, emphasizing results, talking straight with the union, and distancing himself from some of the six "coaches." He feared that these managers -- who reported to him and supervised 10 or 12 telephone representatives -- were holdovers from the previous management days.
		Walters' meetings with the union were described by both sides as straightforward, candid discussions that set the foundation for an excellent working relationship.
		Walters freely admits, "I do want to be liked." He spends much of his day working the rooms of his call centers, looking for opportunities to talk with his employees about their lives.
	gmj.gallup.com /content/print/14593/Becoming-the-Best-at-Qwest.aspx (2926 words)

	Adventure (Sermon Illustrations, Bible Quotes And Choice Observations (Higher Praise Illustrations)
		He took along a six-pack of beer, a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, and a BB gun, figuring he could shoot the balloons one at a time when he was ready to land.
		Walters, who assumed the balloons would lift him about 100 feet in the air, was caught off guard when the chair soared more than 11,000 feet into the sky -- smack into the middle of the air traffic pattern at Los Angeles International Airport.
		Walters, a North Hollywood truck driver with no pilot or balloon training, spent about two hours aloft and soared up to 16,000 feet -- three miles -- startling at least two airline pilots and causing one to radio the Federal Aviation Administration.
	www.higherpraise.com /illustrations/adventure.htm (1279 words)

	Star bares her 'views' on Barbara Walters, ABC on Larry King Live
		Walters had claimed she felt 'betrayed' by Reynolds' impromptu on-air announcement about her not coming back for the next season.
		Walters to say I feel she is the wrong personality and style for the show because she has a big mouth.
		Walters (who has had her share of misfortunes in the field of love) have understood that side of Star as well.
	www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/7433.html (4739 words)

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