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Oak Forest, IL, April 20, 1998—Giordano's Pizza of Palos Heights have made a deal with two of Chicagolands best balloonist to entertain for customers on Friday and Saturday Night from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Giordano's Pizza is known for their Famous Stuffed Pizza and is now incorporating family food with family entertainment. "We realize a lot of our customer are families, and kids get bored quickly. So we have hired two of Chicagoland’s best. It's cool what these guys can do with a balloons," says Bill Malliaras owner. "Dale and Ron are not your average, poodle making balloonist. These guys are doing quality work." says Malliaras.

Dale who is know as Magical Balloon-dude Dale and Ron Gandy have appeared all over the Chicagoland area. "I find everybody loves balloons, no matter what their age", says Dale. "I worked a lot of places over the years and find the southside starving for quality family entertainment", says Dale. "The people coming in are fun", says Ron. You may have seen either Dale or Ron working Bulls games, Navy Pier, Hollywood Park, or various restaurants. We have been doing this for a few weeks and the response has been outstanding. Parents have complemented us many times on how this addition has improved their dinning pleasure.

Ever since the first Giordano's opened in 1974 on Chicago Historic Southside, an now 22 years later, Giordano's adamantly embraces its reputation as the best in more ways than just pizza. Could it just have been the pizza that propelled Giordano's to expand from five restaurants in 1980 to more than 40 restaurants today? Of course not.

Cleverly integrating a unique, fun-loving dining atmosphere, an array of famous sandwiches, salads, spaghetti, lasagna and others pastas, appetizers, entrees, and deserts, along with a savory thin crust pizza, an efficient management infrastructure and experienced staff, Giordano's has now expanded through out Illinois, and into Indiana, Wisconsin, and Florida.

Magical Balloon-dude Dale is a Master Balloonist; this balloon entertainer is not your normal dog-making, heart-giving, sword-handing, balloon animal-making entertainer. This corporate entertainer creates latex art that will have people talking. A mix of balloon art along with comedy creates a fun-filled atmosphere that families go crazy over, making for the best corporate party entertainment. This Balloon Twister has entertained at numerous corporate and private events and is available for your next corporate event.

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