Randy and Dollie Lou make their home in northwest Arkansas in the small town of Cave Springs . Randy got involved in ballooning in 1983 when good friend Jim Bolte of Rogers, who was crewing for a balloonist from Missouri, invited him to come along on a flight. Randy crewed for several more years for other local pilots. Randy was content with crewing until his first trip to Albuquerque in 1997. Randy then earned his private license that September and is now a familiar site in the skies of Northwest Arkansas.
Candy resides in North Little Rock and is a student pilot.
Candy went for her first balloon ride in 1996 and enjoyed it so much that she bought one. This balloon became famous in central Arkansas in 1997 when it was stolen from Candy's front yard. Candy called the newspaper and local radio stations asking for help from the public. After days of radio airtime and a feature story in the paper an anonymous caller told her where she could find the trailer. Candy enjoys going to rallies and meeting other balloon people.