EPISODE · May 16, 2025 · 30 MIN
Before Blue Origin and Katy Perry, There Was Lawn Chair Larry
from Free Nights And Weekends · host Scott
Send us Fan MailThe Wright brothers had wings. Neil Armstrong had NASA. Lawn Chair Larry had a $110 Sears lawn chair, forty-five helium balloons, and the courage of a man who didn’t understand gravity. In this episode, Free Nights and Weekends salutes Larry Walters — the DIY aviator who soared into California airspace armed with Coca-Cola, sandwiches, beer, and zero formal training. Scott and Marc unpack how one man’s ridiculous dream of flight became a legendary moment in American folklore — decades before Blue Origin or Katy Perry’s “Firework.” It’s the high-flying, helium-fueled episode you didn’t know you needed.Show SponsorDon't Just Let Memories Live On FNAWDigitize them with The Digitize Center Angry that you don't have the latest Free Nights and Weekends Podcast gear? Fix that here! Support the showFree Nights and Weekends on Facebook Our WebsiteOriginal music provided by a few of the gentlemen of Supernal Endgame
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Send us Fan Mail The Wright brothers had wings. Neil Armstrong had NASA. Lawn Chair Larry had a $110 Sears lawn chair, forty-five helium balloons, and the courage of a man who didn’t understand gravity. In this episode, Free Nights and Weekends salutes Larry Walters — the DIY aviator who soared into California airspace armed with Coca-Cola, sandwiches, beer, and zero formal training. Scott and Marc unpack how one man’s ridiculous dream of flight became a legendary moment in American folklor...
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Before Blue Origin and Katy Perry, There Was Lawn Chair Larry
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