‘Bubble Pirate’ cited for littering
during public performance
Posted By: Ketchuplover, 9/1/2024 3:16:37 PM
The livelihood of a U.S. Navy veteran who puts on bubble shows for families across San Diego as “The Bubble Pirate” is up in the air after he was cited last week for liquid littering during one of his performances. Sandy Snakenberg, 63, has been creating bubble art — or “bubbleology” as he calls it, referring to both the science and spectacle of it — for over a decade, a trade he picked up while he was living in Singapore. “I was just enjoying blowing the simple bubbles that you blow and people walking by were enjoying them,” he said. “I got kind of hooked sharing the joy of it.”
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“I was just enjoying blowing the simple bubbles that you blow and people walking by were enjoying them,” he said. “I got kind of hooked sharing the joy of it.”
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Let’s go to the tape:
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Zealots in government can burst your bubble.