Hollywood
Whodunit: Thieves Hit Sunset Boulevard—15 Ft Muscle Man Balloon Promoting
HIV Testing, “Gone with the Wind”
HOLLYWOOD (May 27, 2009)--In a literal, if not classic
second story job, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s
largest AIDS organization, today reported an unusual Hollywood Whodunit:
a 15 foot high inflatable muscle man balloon sporting a sash to promote
free HIV testing and other AIDS services was stolen under cover of darkness—or
moonlight—from the roof of the AIDS group’s Sunset Boulevard
AHF Pharmacy and flagship Out of the Closet thrift store directly across
from the world famous Hollywood Palladium. A manager from AHF climbed to
the roof of the site early this morning to make sure the balloon would
also be ready for its close up as a parade float in the upcoming West Hollywood
Gay Pride Parade in mid-June only to discover the balloon’s tether
ropes slashed, and the muscle man gone with the wind. Thieves also made
off with the generator—no ransom has been demanded as yet. 
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