tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post2064042329224704545..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: The boy in the balloonEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-87165083430902087912009-10-16T12:08:09.718-07:002009-10-16T12:08:09.718-07:00At Nick Mamatas'blog, he links to a FoxNews (n...At Nick Mamatas'blog, he links to a FoxNews (not the most trustworthy of sources, granted) article. Apparently the parents owe a lot of money, and tried getting various movies and TV shows off the ground in LA a while back. Sounds like a publicity ploy. I feel sorry for the kid and his siblings.<br /><br />Jeff P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-18877596822655340572009-10-16T09:10:23.887-07:002009-10-16T09:10:23.887-07:00If it is a hoax, it's shocking that the parent...If it is a hoax, it's shocking that the parents could (1) pretend their child was missing/imperiled, and (2) allow law enforcement resources to be spent on a wild goose chase. How self-absorbed does someone have to be to perpetrate this sort of nonsense?<br /><br />Wait--don't answer that.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-49946984172279825252009-10-16T08:57:25.459-07:002009-10-16T08:57:25.459-07:00As soon as I'd been informed that the family h...As soon as I'd been informed that the family had been on WIFE SWAP {sic/sick) twice (!), I was pretty sure that this was just a pathetic ploy.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-19326269995610048492009-10-16T05:39:10.941-07:002009-10-16T05:39:10.941-07:00I find it hard to believe that parents would ever ...I find it hard to believe that parents would ever pretend their child was in danger--I'm too much a believer in karma. However, didn't the kid say something like, "We were doing it for a show" when he was asked why he hadn't revealed his whereabouts?<br /><br />There's a real good plot for a story about how being on "reality" TV warps the values of the participants (and viewers) in this.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-47277900388003603412009-10-15T15:27:54.083-07:002009-10-15T15:27:54.083-07:00Boy's been found safely hiding in a box in the...Boy's been found safely hiding in a box in the garage attic. Hoax?Tom Piccirillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342750725233851622noreply@blogger.com