By finding the root issue, we are able to create a foundation that will lead us to have a more prosperous relationship with the restaurant environment.

 

But yeah... I have a few of my artists working on the Applause Technique starting this week. So, hopefully I'll have a better understanding of the mechanics fairly shortly... (and we'll see how much their tips increase as they try this new idea out too... ;-)

 

One thing though, when we spoke about the event you led me to beleave there would be about 50 kids and families hehehe  I guess NY gets a bigger turn out there were about 200-250 kids ...  I never asked how many would be attending untill 2 days before, so I spent a bit of time the day before and over-night making up 125 assorted pieces.  That helped with the crowd the day of the event.   I was toast by the end but it was well worth the work.

 

Anyway,  they did use the same sign they had in Chicago with my tradmark, after the event I mentioned it to the woman who had hired me  from the agency, she brought over a woman who worked in marketing for NG...   She ( the marketing lady)   gives me a whole diferent story then they gave Dale,   To Dale they said that they brain-stormed the name.   what she said to me was that they used the name Animaloons because they thought that I worked with/for Dale, and animaloons was our name , so they thought it would be ok to use it...   Thing is when Dale made his post after working the event I had still been in negotiations with them and hadent been contracted to work the NY event yet.    I had been in negotiations with them for weeks but they didn't like my contract... whole nother story.

 

They offered to let me keep the signs and promissed not to use the name again.

 

I know the kids and families like my work and I do hope they call me again,   It was ALOT of work but Alot of full too.

 

AJ 

 

Uhhh....  maybe twisting or applause AND money would be better.  You can't deposit applause in the bank, Jonathan! 

 

Regards,  Chris

 

I did my second balloon show.

 

Here are a couple pictures from JUST BEFORE my show. Through a strange set of circumstances I was hired by a theatre in Maine for a balloon show. They contacted me with the situation that they had a fully booked theatre (500 seats) and no entertainment ... and would I be interested. YES!

 

After talking with the theatre director on the phone and stopping in to see the theatre (a bit daunting I must admit) he asked, "Can you hold a room that large?" "Yes I can" I answered without hesitation.

 

To be honest, I had no idea if I could or not. But I knew I wanted to try. It ended up being a huge success and they've hired me for another show this summer.  

 

The cool part is that night was the opening night of Charlie Brown so I got to use their set as my backdrop - rocked.

 

The other cool thing is that the night before my show, Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janice Joplin's band) played the same theatre. I didn't recognize the lead guitar player or lead singer when they asked for one of the balloon masks I had prepped for my show. I told them if they wanted it to come to the show. - I told Big Brother they couldn't have a balloon! HA!

 

 

 

Amazing Jason, that is a very sweet offer and a wonderful compliment, but I'm going to have to respectfully decline your offer to apply for the 'applauder position'.  The next time you are in town on one of my working nights there is just absolutely no way you are going to leave your balloons in your car(again)... You are going to have to suit up and join me in the twisting fun.   Together we will just take the restaurant by storm and they won't even know what's hit them until it's too late.

 

As for the applause sign... I think that's a wonderful idea!!  I can already see me using it during my library shows.  Just holding up a sign that says applause would be fun, but the idea of using one that has a 'touch of magic' with it as it changes sayings?  Now how cool is that!!  Not only do you get the excitement of the applause spreading through your audience, but you also maintain control.   Totally cool!

 

Happy twisting,

Bonnie, The Balloon Lady

 

Maybe all of us that work in the restaurant should make it a practice to try and go out and get applauded one night. Rather than working for tips or working for parties and events or working for return customers... I wonder what type of difference it would make if we worked for applause instead.

 

*thinking*