Does anyone remember the Fifth Dimension, the sunshine pop group who popularized champagne soul and recorded “Up, up and away…in my beautiful balloon”? Seems only a handful. Granted, I have eclectic musical tastes, but folks, that was a classic, even if it dates back to 1967.
And so was RCI’s Fall Regional Conference in Albuquerque, N.M., this past October (4-6). A classic, that is. The event was timed to conclude at the beginning of the city’s annual Hot Air Balloon festival, which saw 575 balloons from all over the world do a mass launch on Saturday morning (Oct. 7) at sunrise.