What are these people thinking? What the heck is going on here?

I took this photo back in early October, at the hot air Balloon-Fest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It wasn't until three weeks ago that I bothered to get my film developed, and it wasn't until today, that I flipped through them and saw this photo. I remember some type of vehicle driving by, packed with old farts and overweight tourists. The event was so large, that many such vehicles carried people around, so they could see more of the grand spectacular awesome cool note my sarcasm balloons, without having to walk around like the rest of us. I thought that this was kind of weird and funny and pathetic, so I took one photograph.

Actually, the people sitting in the red seats, and the "i'm too lazy to walk around like the rest of you" tourist shuttle is what I was aiming for. But it turns out, ..obviously this story has to lead somewhere, ..that the auto-focus on my camera didn't capture the touron-mobile or the people in the touron-mobile. Instead I get this Kodak Moment, this weird portrayal, this thought provoking image, ..this random group of four people who just happened to be walking in between.

THE CAST:

What is she thinking?

First we have "Leslie". Of course her name probably isn't Leslie, but hey, it could be. She looks like a Leslie. I know, this is stupid and crazy but it's better than calling her "that lady on the left".

Leslie, it could be said, has just come upon the realization of something terrible or shocking, of which the details we are not privy, and will likely never know. It could be anything. Maybe very recently a slushy has been poured down her pants. Better yet, perhaps she is merely "awed" by the hot air balloons. No. I say slushy.

What is she thinking?

Next we have "Rolanda". You can tell she is deep in thought; someplace far away. Or perhaps she is sad. I dunno. Old people are sometimes hard to place.

What is he thinking?

"Dave" is tired of this thing. This happens to be Dave's very first trip to the BalloonFest. Dave thought the balloons were very cool at first, but definitely not cool upon, hour four.

Dave isn't very happy right now. He still doesn't know about the kid in the parking lot who at this exact moment, is pissing all over his car.

Dave listened to his wife and took vacation time to drive 400 miles to Albuquerque. Dave won't listen to her, ..ever again. Next year he's going to the beach., and she can do whatever, ..wherever-else-the-heck she wants.

What is he thinking?

Last but not least we have "Miller". Miller actually sounds like a last name instead of a first name, and this fact bothers Miller a great deal. Miller is deeply saddened by some recent yet unknowns to us, turns of event. He finds it hard to lift his gaze. Besides, Miller's shoes are very interesting. He could stare at them for days.

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Tell us though. What is going on here?