The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
Orland Hills, IL, March 21, 2008 – Magical Balloon-dude Dale and crew will be performing roaming balloon entertainment at Olympia Fields Country Club Easter Brunch. This is the 10th year that Dale will be performing at Olympia Fields Country Club and now includes three additional balloon twisters to entertain club members. This private event is scheduled … Read more
I just arrived at Aurelio’s in Griffith IN and I am getting my balloon supplies together when two little boys and their mother entered the restaurant. The littlest boy quickly checked out the room to figure out where they’re going to sit. As he turns around, he sees me and recognizes my balloon apron. The … Read more
I was entertaining with balloons at the Mercy Home for Boys & Girls St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The crowd size for this event reached 1,500-2,000 people. Luckily, I wasn’t the only balloon twister performing that day. There were four balloon artists and four face painters. The start was slow because of the Chicago St. Patrick’s … Read more
The question really came from a member of the Olympia Fields Country Club. I have been balloon entertaining at the club for about 10 years and do all the holiday parties. This year, while talking with the Banquet Manager, a father and his son stepped in to the manager’s office to wish everyone a Happy … Read more
Entertainers Tip 4October 5, 2002, mbd2.com update notice – Restaurant Calendar If I was going to secretarial school, one of the first lessons that would be taught is to document every telephone call with a date and time. This is common business practice. But, do we do it? I received a call on my pager, … Read more
I am slowly adding video to the mbd2.com balloon store. If you’re not familiar with the store it sells balloon supplies and equipment to balloon entertainers. The first product I chose was the MacPump manual floor balloon pump. I figured this would be a good product to demonstrate. I first had to get my background … Read more
Since my new digital camera can take video, I mounted the camera to the train that delivers the food at my Thursday night restaurant Choo Choo Johnny’s Eatery. I synced it with an old radio ad, hopefully the new advertisment will mention me by name. They dropped the face painting on Fridays, so the balloon … Read more
Orland Hills, IL, March 14, 2008 – Magical Balloon-dude Dale will be providing balloon entertainment at the Mercy Home for Boys & Girls on March 15, 2008, from 1:00-4:00 pm. The Mercy Home invites the public to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with them at the Hilton Chicago for its 13th Annual Shamrocks for Kids Post Parade … Read more
Fox’s Restaurant in Orland Park is known for it’s St. Patrick’s Day party and this year with it happening on a Monday made the weekend busy. Friday night I was doing my roving balloon entertainment and on completion the family asked if I could pose with the kids and their balloon animals. This happens often … Read more
Entertainers Tip 3 October 1, 2002 The key is practice, practice, practice. Does this mean I have to fill the house up with teddy bears and balloon puppy dogs? Yes! In the beginning, we all have to make hundreds of teddy bears before we get the proportions correctly. “But I’ve been balloon twisting for some … Read more