The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
Every year the Chicago Bulls put on a family clinic, where athletes and families get together for an evening of fun in the guy. This year I had the opportunity to participate in the event. I didn’t do the balloon decorations; I was there to entertain. Inside the Berto Center, the players are introduced. You … Read more
A photographer captured the fun of a holiday party at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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 … Read more
Why not help keep the US economy growing in your community? The doorbuster 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 to get that particular purchase, willing to endure the craziness and join in the comrade of getting … Read more
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. … Read more
Could be eight hours for more, but won’t exceed 24 hours. You can call it beginners luck or just lucky that I was selected in my first casting call for a talent agency. Now, I would love to tell you more, but I really don’t know much more about the gig. It’s an eight-hour gig … Read more
Turkey is the food that we eat once a year Have you noticed the day after Thanksgiving, the desire to eat more turkey is gone? We may eat it cold, warm, mix it into other food dishes, but after just a couple of days, we are turkeyed out. What’s up with that? Unlike hamburgers, pizza, … Read more
Balloon entertainers stuff their turkey’s differently While most of the world works vigilantly to create the perfect turkey stuffing, balloon entertainers are working on making the ideal turkey to stuff in a balloon. Yep, you read it right, stuffing a turkey into a balloon. You may think we’re trying to preserve the turkey by encapsulating … Read more
Whoa, take ‘er easy there, Pilgrim Like the Pilgrims, the first balloon entertainers were breaking new ground. With limited resources, they had to use what was available to them and develop skills and techniques to ensure their survival. The Pilgrims had the new America, which gave them the freedom to express themselves. Like the development … Read more
The Days is long, but we want to do it everyday While most people enjoyed the extra hour of sleep; I was getting up 1 hour earlier than normal, so for me it was a normal day. I scurried off to the Willis Tower to entertain at the Chicago’s Millennium Club for an 8:30 am … Read more