John Lennon follow up

In 1979, after Iran took 52 American Embassy staffers hostage, an FM station in Fresno, CA decided to do a radio promotion for the station (Y94). The rally was called "Bomb Iran Rally" and was held in Radcliffe Stadium. On the day of the rally, 3 buddies who had recently started up a new FM station in Fresno (KKDJ) decided to counter the "Bomb" rally - they hired a hot air balloon and one of the guys got in the basket with a giant stereo system (yes, that's what they were called back then) and drifted towards Radcliffe Stadium where several thousand pro-war frenzy Y94 listeners were blaring air horns and cops were pacing nervously. Then as the balloon crossed over the 50 yard line, "Give Peace a Chance" came pounding out of the speakers . . . . . . . the rally fell silent and some began to applaud, causing consternation among the Y94 staffers, a feeling further aggravated when the flyover garnered most of the press. John Lennon to the rescue again.

I read this story in the local SLO "New Times" written by Dean Opperman