ROUSEings — USA Flag

  . It was a very hot summer some 20 to 25 years ago  when hundreds of balloon artists, entertainers and decorators, gathered in Athens, Georgia, USA. It was a time when "the South" (of the USA) was known for "Southern Hospitality" rather than for controversy over the Confederate Flag the way it is today.  Bobby and Maxine Burton of Flowers, Inc Balloons (now Burton & Burton) were rising stars of the balloon industry. They were especially well know for their Southern Hospitality and their great "Open House" events each summer." This particular summer, that hospitality included an outdoor event under...