Resistance is futile, I will shape it Writers ideas bend, contort, and transforms concepts and beliefs before my eyes. I stand before an audience transforming the ordinary balloon in to the extraordinary. A balloon may resist me, but I will prevail and transformation it in to a doll. My brain resists new ideas that the author vows will make me better. In the book , The War of Art, I’ve learned not to give in to resistance, but to beat [...]
I like to arrive early for a birthday party and as I was sitting in my car outside the house. I could not help notice a big forest green truck drive past. In the back cab window, on the right side, was a sticker saying, “Bad Ass!” and on the left side was an outline of a boy giving the middle finger. I did not think much of it until I saw a bright pink neon wig pop out of [...]
No Head is Too Big for a Hat Balloons twirl about as spectators watch in delight; you present the guest of honor with a well crafted hat. Instantly the head repels the hat like two negative magnets with the same polarity. It is now a game of cat and mouse to see if you can get the hat on the head. You can hear the disappointment in the audience as they say “keep it on, it’s cute”. Don’t be [...]
I restock and take inventory of my balloon apron after every show. This assures I have what I need for the next show. I review what the most requested design was and what caused the surge of requests? Each year I do the same with my business. I evaluate what I did last year and how did I achieved it. Like at a show, if I’m making something that I don’t like, I modify the design to make it more [...]
Simply complicated, that’s how I roll. The job of a balloon entertainer is to make the completed look simple, but sometimes we make the simple complicated. Balloon designs that we have made 100’s of times become simple. It does not matter how many balloon twists are involved or the number of balloons. A challenge at a client’s request pokes at our ego and we stray from the norm and simply go for it. We mentally tell ourselves there must be [...]
Why not help keep the US economy growing in your community? The door buster holiday season is upon us and people are scrambling to chow down their Thanksgiving dinner and run off to stand in a line. Waiting hours just to get that special purchase, willing to endure the craziness and join in the comrade of getting a bargain. Those who snoozed lost out, or did they? Every year you hear people complaining that what they came for is not [...]
May your stuffing be tasty, May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy, Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious, And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your Belly and Thighs! Happy Thanksgiving! God Bless! Subscribe to Dale’s Blog and get notified when new posting occur. Do You Twitter? Click Here To Follow Me on Twitter or Add Dale to your Facebook Fan Page. Share on Facebook


















