Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte is paying $35 million to catch a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian spacecraft later this month. Laliberte calls himself “the first clown in space.”
Laliberte will also use his trip to raise awareness of world drinking water issues. Link -via Dave Barry's Blog
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte told reporters he plans to tickle the professional astronauts while they're sleeping, and he's also bringing red clown noses to try to lighten things up on the orbiting station.
"I'm a person with a pretty high spirit, who's there to crack jokes and make jokes to those guys, and while they're sleeping, you know, I'll be tickling them," Laliberte said.
Laliberte will also use his trip to raise awareness of world drinking water issues. Link -via Dave Barry's Blog
Surely that would be a better use of his money if he was serious about making people happier and lightening things up.
and he loses a lot of it playing poker.
i guess he just likes to spend the money he has for things that he likes. good for him.