The world of balloon entertainment, by Dale Obrochta
The eat more chicken company logo gets twisted Being a promotional balloon entertainer, and have spent the majority of my life working with balloons. Customers assume you can create anything on the spot. I can be working a trade show, and somebody will hand me a business card and request their logo. Many times the … Read more
Who says a rubber chicken can’t be funny The fun part of being a balloon entertainer is taking the ordinary and putting a twist on it. For example, the chicken sandwich is not only comedic but cute. I’ve found that my audience likes to see artistry mixed with a touch of offbeat humor. I’m pretty … Read more
If you like golfing, then you should love performing on stage Golf is both exhilarating and frustrating with every swing of the golf club. The same is true with entertaining on stage. In golf, every course is different, just like every entertaining venue. Every show challenges you to be perfect, similar to strategic layout of … Read more
If the client wants Sonic the Hedgehog, then you have to develop a design for it. I’m not into gaming, and when a client asks for a particular game character I have to do an Internet search on the character. I’ve seen Sonic the Hedgehog, but never played the game or made the character. So, … Read more
What’s the best gig you can work? A bakery that specializes in cupcakes! The mouth watering little desserts that just makes you want to have just one more. Now, that’s the type of balloon gig I like to work. I’m lucky this week because I will be working at Swirlz Cupakes Customer Appreciation Day September … Read more
What is Your Restaurant Entertainment Question? If you have any questions about restaurant entertainment or want to challenge me on the points or strategies within, please let me know, using social media. Ask me questions through http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dale-Obrochta/62467853995 or tiwwter.com/BalloonAnimals. If not in a hurry, post a detailed message here. If you think your question only … Read more
Wow, it starts in September with the politicians making promises and boasting about their accomplishments – do you feel the wind. Imagine if we could harness all that hot air and put in to a balloon. Balloon Artists around the world would not need a balloon pump, but could recycle the hot air being spewed … Read more
This weekend, will be the first of many Sunday’s that I will be performing in paradise. Come leave your daily stress behind and let the relaxing atmosphere and comedic balloon artistry tickle your artistic funny bone. Come to a place where the balloon art is awesome, the cocktails are cool, and the staff is friendly. … Read more
It amazes me how many people just do not follow through on a phone call. They have the client’s full attention and try to rush through the call and just tell them what they are and what they provide and that is it. No follow up to the call – talk to any professional sales … Read more
Representatives from Paramount Pictures contacted me this past week and asked if I would entertain at four theaters premiering their new kid’s movie, “How to Train Your Dragon.” Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons and based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The action-comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a … Read more