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my love for him is rapidly deteriorating. talk about the game
The fuck is wrong with american commentators. Talk about the gane yoy idiots
Does anyone have the clip of him being confused by cam reddish’s outfit?
This seems like such a JVG rant
What are you allowed to do with a blimp?
finally someone who shares my affinity for blimps. they’re so cool and they are seldom talked about
This really reminded me of office space when the 2 consultants are talking about loving the entirety of Michael Bolton’s catalog.
That’s how much Kevin Harlan loves blimps.
I moved to LA last year and get way too excited whenever I see this big guy flying around
RIGID AIRSHIP
Careful Lana, the helium!
My favourite Kevin Harlan bit was him getting hyped about free frostys https://youtube.com/shorts/h5HrZT7XfUQ?si=EdRkDSh4vM-Cp3I-
Upvote if you’re one of the proud 111 🫡
Wind bag full of hot air.
“Im not a frequent flyer” killed me.
Same. “No seats” “I’m not a frequent flier”
Kevin Harlan is a gift
I was just thinking that the NBA needed more Blimp talk during games
I like hearing people talk about something that obviously excites them. Get this man on a blimp, TNT
Protect this man at all costs.
never forget the angry whopper
I’ll bet I’m the only person here who’s ridden on a blimp? Back in the late 80s the Slice (a defunct soft drink) blimp let you pay a couple hundred bucks and took off from the Oakland airport, floated out over the SF bay and over the golden gate bridge, and returned to the airport, where it was caught rather than landed. Pretty fun.
And that’s my blimp story. See if you can top it.
where it was caught rather than landed
Explain this bit please. Blimps don’t come to a controlled stop like every other vehicle in existence?
I just watched a season of Big Brother where a reward was getting to ride in the Goodyear blimp. When it landed, there was a group of like 10-15 people that had these ropes or cables and they kind of just catch the blimp as it slowly lands. Obviously the pilot brings it to a crawl but the ground team was pulling/directing it where it was going to land.
As someone below said, the blimp drops low to the ground and then about a dozen guys grab onto the lines and pull it down and tie it to the ground. And that’s how a blimp “lands”.
From my experience (watched blimps land at a local airport a few times as a kid) they don’t really land so much as hover near the ground. When they get close enough to the ground, there are mooring lines that come off the front of the blimp. The ground crew will grab them as the blimp drifts slowly in, and tie the blimp down, which is kinda like catching the blimp. IDK if the OP was referring to something different though. I’ve only seen Goodyear blimps.
My parents went up on one of the good year ones that’s based in Florida. I can’t remember how exactly it came to be - my dad operated on somebody who either was a blimp pilot or otherwise had an in, and then they got to go up. Apparently it was just an insanely cool experience.