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Albuquerque, new mexico -- a hot air balloon crashes into a 700-foot radio tower, leaving the pilot and his two young passengers dangling from above with little hope for survival. bill chappell is a retired forester with the u.s. forest service. for the past 15 years, hes piloted a hot air balloon modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. ...

Party. fraternities at the university of texas have introduced culturally sensitive party theme rules. after one of the frats held a controversial border patrol fiesta. yes fraternities will be policing themselves and i trust them. the popular party themes that are forbidden are pimps and hos. golf pros and tennis hos. it says say anything no to anything involving the world ho. aristocrats and trophy wives. and cowboys and indians. thats a classic. among the acceptable themes, pajama jam. simply...

Bill chappell is a retired forester with the u.s. forest service. for the past 15 years, hes piloted a hot air balloon modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like an...

♪ every birth, death, confirmation, baptism, theres a fiesta. a wedding is eight days. you invite 200 people. you feed them breakfast, lunch and dinner. you have a band every day. and then they really consume. dont drink yet. for mother earth and her ancestors. and then you say stijibeo. >> stijibeo. thats extraordinary. back in the day, it was cheap stuff with a worm in it and there were rumors that if you ate the worm you would start tripping, that there was a hallucinogenic quality to

Confirmation, baptism, theres a fiesta. a wedding is eight days. you invite 200 people. you feed them breakfast, lunch and dinner. you have a band every day. and then they really consume. dont drink yet. for mother earth and her ancestors. and then you say stijibeo. >> stijibeo. thats extraordinary. back in the day, it was cheap stuff with a worm in it and there were rumors that if you ate the worm you would start tripping, that there was a hallucinogenic quality to mescal. >> yeah. >> is there ...

Cocktail in these indian villages. they wait until theres a special occasion. ♪ every birth, death, confirmation, baptism, theres a fiesta. a wedding is eight days. you invite 200 people. you feed them breakfast, lunch and dinner. you have a band every day. and then they really consume. dont drink yet. for mother earth and her ancestors. and then you say stijibeo. >> stijibeo. thats extraordinary. back in the day, it was cheap stuff with a worm in it and

Intoxication and ecstasy. the touch of a lover, the smell of a flower, the a-ha of an idea, all had gods and goddesses that took responsibility for those things. >> all of your mescals come from different villages and only that village? >> and only one maker in that village. we call our stuff single-village mescal because most mescals are made with a blend of different villages all put together. no one goes home and has a cocktail in these indian villages. they wait until theres a special occasi...

Every birth, death, confirmation, baptism, theres a fiesta. a wedding is eight days. you invite 200 people. you feed them breakfast, lunch and dinner. you have a band every day. and then they really consume. dont drink yet. for mother earth and her ancestors. and then you say stijibeo. >> stijibeo. thats extraordinary. back in the day, it was cheap stuff with a worm in it and there were rumors that if you ate the worm you would start tripping, that there was a hallucinogenic quality to mescal. >...

Confirmation, baptism, theres a fiesta. a wedding is eight days. you invite 200 people. you feed them breakfast, lunch and dinner. you have a band every day. and then they really consume. dont drink yet. for mother earth and her ancestors. and then you say stijibeo. >> stijibeo. thats extraordinary. back in the day, it was cheap stuff with a worm in it and there were rumors that if you ate the worm you would start tripping, that there was a hallucinogenic quality to mescal. >> yeah. >> is there ...

Confirmation, baptism, theres a fiesta. a wedding is eight days. you invite 200 people. you feed them breakfast, lunch and dinner. you have a band every day. and then they really consume. dont drink yet. for mother earth and her ancestors. and then you say stijibeo. >> stijibeo. thats extraordinary. back in the day, it was cheap stuff with a worm in it and there were rumors that if you ate the worm you would start tripping, that there was a hallucinogenic quality to mescal. >> yeah. >> is there ...