Exclusive: Interview with the Balloon Boy
Don’t ask me how, but I managed to score an exclusive interview with six-year-old Falcon Heene, otherwise known this afternoon as Balloon Boy, moments after he emerged from the attic in his family’s home unharmed. This all after he hid in a box for hours while authorities in Colorado scrambled to save him from the makeshift hot air balloon he was allegedly piloting and while the Internet and daily routines screeched to a halt while people were waiting, saying things like, “Forget work, what about Balloon Boy?”
Q: How did you get such an sweet name?
A: Which one? Falcon or Balloon Boy?
Q: Why did you untie the balloon in the first place?
A: Because… Why wouldn’t I? I have the CNN app on my iPhone. I was just watching everything go down, laughing.
Q: Your brother said that he saw you get inside the balloon as it left the ground. This wasn’t exactly true?
A: If you knew him, you’d know that he’s always been a liar. He’s had it out for me since I can remember.
Q: Would you do it again?
A: Hell yeah.
Q: Any regrets?
A: Hell no. I don’t regret anything, ever.